Latest about Dream Theater
John Petrucci: “If a guitarist is onstage playing their ass off, backing tracks don't bother me. But if they're faking it or pretending, that's a whole different thing”
Dream Theater's shredder-in-chief weighs in on the use of pre-recorded elements in live shows, and discusses his first-ever headline solo tour, which sees him sharing the stage with Mike Portnoy for the first time since 2010
5 scorching shred skills you can learn from John Petrucci
Awaken your picking mastery with these prog metal techniques in the style of the virtuoso Dream Theater guitarist
John Petrucci talks buying and selling guitars: “I’m completely illiterate in the world of vintage guitars and Les Pauls and Strats and all that stuff”
Dream Theater’s magus of the fretboard on the Les Paul copy that sparked his love of humbuckers and why he might give Django a run for his money…
10 of the best songs over 10 minutes long
Here are some of the greatest - and longest - tracks that clock well into the double digits
Five practice tips from Dream Theater's John Petrucci
In this classic GW lesson, the Dream Theater guitar great helps you get more out of your practice sessions
How John Petrucci revolutionized Phil Collen's guitar rig
The Dream Theater shredder persuaded Def Leppard to go all digital following 2018's G3 tour
John Myung dishes on his new signature bass amp, practice regime and whether he ever screws up
The Dream Theater bassist checks in to talk gear, tone and technique following the release of A View From the Top of the World
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Foo Fighters sweep up three awards at the Grammys, Dream Theater scoop Best Metal Performance for The Alien
The Recording Academy paid tribute to Taylor Hawkins in its In Memoriam segment, though notably excluded late Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison
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