An dieser Stelle weitere Infos zur geplanten Kollaboration von Akerfeldt, Wilson und Portnoy. Die Gerüchte sind endlich keine Gerüchte mehr:
The interview is almost over, but as a last question I ask Mike about the rumours saying that he and Mikael Åkerfeldt, the mastermind behind Swedish metal act Opeth, are planning to do something together.
“Yeah, he’s coming down tonight actually. Most of the guys are. I’ve been a fan of theirs for years, and we’ve become friends the last couple of years. He and I and Steven Wilson [of Porcupine Tree] have talked about doing something together. Hopefully some time soon we’ll be able to coordinate our schedules and make it happen. I think me and Steven want to make it heavy, and I think Mikael wants to, uh, not be heavy. Because me and Steven want to do stuff that we can’t do with Porcupine Tree and Dream Theater, and get to some really heavy stuff. And I think that Mikael wants to get away from the heavy stuff because he does that all the time with Opeth, so who knows. Maybe we’ll meet somewhere in the middle. I think it’ll be great. I mean, I’ve had great experiences collaborating with other people, especially people who are the kind of leaders of their bands. That was kind of what Transatlantic was about, since Neal Morse and Roine Stolt are kind of the leaders of their bands, you know. It was a great creative environment, and I think a similar chemistry would happen with Steven and Mikael.”
Es sind bereits neue Gerüchte im Umlauf, ob auch Robert Fripp an diesem Projekt teilnehmen wird oder nicht. Es heisst wieder abwarten. Die Chancen scheinen jedoch nicht allzu schlecht zu stehen, da Fripp für Porcupine Tree auf der Deadwing-Tour einige Opening Slots gespielt hat.
Über den Zeitrahmen kann im Moment wohl nur gerätselt werden. Wilson scheint ziemlich beschäftigt zu sein – Stupid Dream reissue, Lighbulb Sun reissue, Live DVD, Blackfield, Schreiben und Aufnehmen des neuen PT Albums, etc. 2006 wirds wohl nicht zustande kommen, hoffen wir jedoch auf 2007!
Hier gibts das gesamte Interview mit Portnoy bei Drummer’s Digest zu lesen.
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