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Dream Theater - This is the life
The addition of Mike Mangini and A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011--present)
After Mike Portnoy's Departure, auditions to find a new drummer were to begin in October.[38] An interview with James LaBrie conducted on October 8, 2010 confirmed that there were seven world-class drummers lined up for auditions,[39] which would be taking place through the rest of October. On January 3, John Petrucci stated on his Twitter account that Dream Theater entered the studio to begin recording their eleventh album, but still had not revealed who the new drummer was.[40] Two months later, Petrucci posted on his Facebook page that the band had finished writing the next album and would soon begin the tracking process.[41]
On March 17, 2011, John Petrucci addressed on his forum page, since there was frustration among the fan base about who the new drummer was, he commented: "I appreciate everyone's patience regarding the announcement (or lack thereof!) of DT's new drummer. I know it has been very frustrating to have to wait for the news. Believe me, we are busting at the seams to tell everyone and rest assured that our decision will not disappoint on any level!".[42]
On April 21, 2011, the band released a trailer for an upcoming documentary, entitled "The Spirit Carries On", in reference to a song from the album "Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory, about the search for their new drummer. This trailer revealed the seven drummers who auditioned; Mike Mangini, Virgil Donati, Marco Minnemann, Peter Wildoer, Thomas Lang, Derek Roddy and Aquiles Priester.[43] On Friday April 29, 2011, Dream Theater revealed over YouTube, in the third and final episode of the documentary, that they chose Mike Mangini as Portnoy's replacement.[44]
On May 24, 2011, John Petrucci announced that they will be working with legendary producer Andy Wallace for mixing the album.[45] On June 7, 2011, John Petrucci revealed over Facebook and Twitter that the title of the band's upcoming album will be A Dramatic Turn of Events.[46] A track listing of the new album was revealed on June 8, 2011.[47] On June 28, 2011 Mixing and mastering of the album had been completed, and on the following day released their first single from the album, "On the Backs of Angels".[48]
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