Seems to me MM was done dirty. DT was adamant that he was NOT a temporary drummer when they hired him. I get it if they weren’t seeing eye-to-eye in terms of creativity and band direction, but it seems they just booted him so they can get MP back.

My copypasta from another post:

I for one missed Portnoys influence on the music. Not necessarily as a drummer, but as a songwriter and general arranger. I always liked Manginis drumming, including his work before DT, so I’ve always been curious how DT would be if Portnoy was involved more on the production side.

Either way, I’m happy to again be able to hear the DT i fell in love with all those years ago (well, minus Derek). I hope to see them live again soon.