MIKE PORTNOY Talks METAL ALLEGIANCE, THE WINERY DOGS And THE NEAL MORSE BAND In New Video Interview

During Shiprocked 2015, drum legend Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs, ex-Dream Theater) spoke with MP Warrior Rick Triana about playing with Metal Allegiance, the recording process of the second The Winery Dogs album, and the new Neal Morse Band album The Grand Experiment which is outnow. Check out the interview below:

ShipRocked 2015 sailed roundtrip between the Port Of Miami and Great Stirrup Cay in the Bahamas from February 2nd – 6th  on board the Norwegian Pearl. The jaunt featured heavy metal all-star band Metal Allegiance, Black Label Society, Buckcherry, P.O.D., Sevendust, Tremonti, Living Colour, Lacuna Coil, Nonpoint, Otherwise, Zach Myers of Shinedown with J.R. Moore & Zack Mack, Crobot, Thousand Foot Krutch.

Drummer Mike Portnoy has checked in with the following:

“From my personal archives…this was a BLAST! Cast of Characters: Mike Portnoy, Frank Bello, Rex Brown, David Ellefson, Scott Ian, Gary Holt, Alex Skolnick, Chris Broderick, Mark Osegueda and Troy Sanders.”

Fan-filmed video of the Metal Allegiance set is available

Metal Allegiance featured singers Philip Anselmo (Down, ex-Pantera), Mark Osegueda (Death Angel), and Joey Belladonna (Anthrax), guitarists Chris Broderick (Megadeth), Scott Ian (Anthrax), and Gary Holt (Slayer/Exodus), bassists Frank Bello (Anthrax) and David Ellefson (Megadeth), and drummers Charlie Benante (Anthrax) and Mike Portnoy (The Winery Dogs, ex-Dream Theater)