Mike Portnoy: 'Name That Tune' on Pokemon Drum Kit 

Only a drummer can fall sitting down.

Exclusive footage of Mike Portnoy jamming on the drums used in St. Anger

He is the type of guy that would buy his niece a Hello Kitty drumkit just to play it when he babysits her

this fella is actually pretty decent, he might even make it as a musician.

Loudwire has turned my favorite drummer into a meme

He was born with a great talent, he grew up becoming a star, after this video he became a legend.

U know when ur playing good when the literal drum set is trying to escape while playing

How do they not get Hot For Teacher, it’s by far the most recognizable line he played.

It's about time he got his kit

Give the man his purple-star crash!

wait a second!......Ya STILL GoT thE FuCKinG ORaNGe STARS!!!

7:35 Oh so that's why they call it a kick drum.

"My life after Dream Theater"

I thought he was gonna evolve when he started to play angel of death

Mike Portney Rocks as a drummer and a human being! Love his sense of humor to do this!

PAINKILLER sounds so boss no matter where its done!

Metal musicians with a sense of humor is my aesthetic. Mike Portnoy is a national treasure.

I’m actually pretty impressed that kit can take that abuse 😂

I see Lars donated his St. Anger drum kit to Loudwire

I love that this man is even willing to do this, but then also commit so fully. Thank you.

Mike Portnoy: The only person to fall while playing drums.

This guy honestly has a fantastic personality xD

i love this guy. he seems so nice and actually fun to be around

Crazy thing is Mike sounds better on this kids Pokémon kit then 80% of the drummers out there with their own drums!!! Lmao!!😂🤣😂

"You can't even name a fucking Van Halen song" lmao this is my guys right here lmao

You got Mike Portnoy to play on a Pokemon drum kit and Zakk Wylde to play on a Hello Kitty guitar. Next goal is to get Robert Trujillo to play on a Power Rangers bass guitar.

Mike portnoy: The man of many falls

When my son asks me to buy him a set of drumms i'll show him this and say: "When you make pokemon drums sound like this, i'll get your drumms"

this the funniest shit

Mike is such a lovely guy and is really into helping up and coming drummers. i work FOH sound engineer, working the festival circuit here in america and then australia , uk, germany circuits , and have had the opportunity to meet him. i am also female and a drummer, the whole time i spoke to him, he wanted to here about me and how i have worked my way through a very male oriented profession. i had a heap of questions i wanted to ask him about his life and he just wasn't interested at all , no massive ego which is rare these days ! i got a free drum lesson as well, not on the kit but talking about the kit and he is the most knowledgeable drummer i have ever met.

Just goes to show, it doesn't matter what kit you have, if you've got technique, you can play anything and sound awesome 👍

i want to see him playing Dance of Eternity on this kit

Combining metal and Pokémon is the fastest way to get me watching your video Good job loudwire

That damn orange star!!!!! 😂😂😂

EVEN POKEMON RESPECTS THE DOUBLE BASS

We need a compilation of Mike falling over his hello kitty and Pokémon drums😂

I loved Mike on Avenged Sevenfold’s Nightmare album. He did fantastic as The Rev’s stand in after his untimely death. What a great guy.

We need a song collaboration with Portney and Zakk Wylde on his Hello Kitty guitar!!

Metal Band Members: * shouts and "playing Satan songs" * Also Metal Band Members:

what surprises me is the drum tuning... these toms sounds amazing for a kids kit XD

Still better sounding than the drumkit on St. Anger...

I knew he was gonna do Painkiller

6:16 Totally recognized Hot for Teacher. I was hearing the guitar in my head!

Man, this was FUN! A drummer has got to know hot to be an entertainer, and he sure knows how to be one. Hilarious musician. Impressive human being. Greetings from Portugal.

That was entertaining af

Why the ORANGE STAR

This guy should be Dream Theater's next drummer.

That's cute, lots of kids wanna have that kit! You're actually promoting the Metal musics to the kids! Funny! Those kit passed the adult abuse! There you go Kids!

Mike Portnoy being Mike Portnoy because Mike Portnoy is Mike Portnoy.

The singing gave me nightmares...

I love this man with every fiber of my being, protect him at all costs

I like how he holds his breath and gets a running start when he launches into some parts.

Mike Portnoy: 'Name That Tune' on Pokemon Drum Kit but every time he falls or breaks the kit it gets faster

Poor Mike Portnoy, once a brilliant and influential drummer, now a living meme

He could play on a dead log and make it sound good.

1:00 nice little sneaky Van Halen Reference 🙃

The kit sounds phenomenal, but I don't feel like this drummer is quite up to par... Who is he?

I clicked on this so hard I've always wondered what he would sound like on his favorite kit Did not disappoint, now do a Pokemon Guitar for Zakk Wylde

Oh man..this guy give a huge influence so many drummer in my country..and now he playing that kits? I hope he doing this just for fun.. Mr Portnoy..you are a legend...please stay that way..

Thanks so much Mr. Portnoy for recognizing the talent of Deden Noy! Your a good man Mike, thank you so much, Canada 🇨🇦 loves the generosity!!!!

Is that the drum kit used by Lars in St. Anger?

Mike Portnoy Signature Nintendo Pokemon Drum Kit. $999.99 at Guitar Center. Get yours today!

He wanted a Pokémon set and he got it - with a double bass! He rocks. Follow your dreams!

This man is a national treasure

Now Zakk Wylde should play another song on a Pokémon guitar.

The Toms sound better than mine xDD

"Thank you very much, I can now actually preform like a True professional" 😂😂🙈🔥🔥🔥 ❤️

Please please someone make a GIF of him playing and singing “We’re Not Gonna Take It”😂😂😂

the effects at 7:14 caught me completely off guard

Imagine Meshuggah on this kit

*And this is one of the reasons why I love Dream Theater*

Damnn....the intro of hot for teacher Van Halen was smoking, MIKE PORTNOY remember that name....he can make anything sound like pro....hell yeah..........

Looks like the perfect size for Lars ulrich

lol loudwire coulndt guess hot for teacher

this guy is quickly becoming my fave drummer. He is so much fun and he made that kit sound okay

I just love seeing him play on a little drum set, super entertaining but his skill is fun to watch too.

He should ask Tama to build him Pokemon kit, that would be awesome af.

I nailed hot for teacher about 3 seconds in. Undeniable.

Holy smokes!!!! For MIKE to pull off any of his songs with those tiny sticks and the drums being so small and not staying in place-- is absolutely phenomenal!!!!!!! The science behind drumming does not apply to him because he knows exactly how to get some love out of this kit!!!!! 🥰🥰🥰🥰😁😁😁😁🤘🤘🤘🤘🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

3 years later... I'm still fucking dying here man! XD

I've been trying to master the 'Honor thy father' fill for weeks now without messing up and here's Portnoy doing it on a pokèmon kit.

Well I got here before it goes viral

The producer spared no expense this time.

Mike Portnoy screaming "ANGEL OF DEATH!!!" while destroying a Pokémon drumkit is something I didn't know I needed 😆

I'll never get tired of these....

literally every song he played sounded like Sepultura

This is the most wholesome thing I've seen today.

5:36 yes!

Hello Kitty needs to step their drum game up, Pokemon's have obviously better toms and the bass is much more swift and punchy.

He makes them sound better than I would've thought, honestly.

Mike Portnoy with a Pokémon drumkit - now I can die in peace!

The Angel Of Death part had me crying lmao

Gotta thrash em' all!!!!!

Portnoy's new signature kit looks sick!

Lars called from St. Anger, he wants his drum kit back

Just love these vids...great sense of humour...and yet still sound brilliant !!...cracks me up everytime he falls...😂😂

Run To The Hills, Run For Your Life !! He is really great drumer !!

After he left Dream Theater, the band was never the same again! This guy's got my respect!

Me: *watches 4 recent drum covers and fill compilations* RU-vid: Dream Theater plays on Pokemon Drum Kit 3 years ago the algorithm at its finest folks xD

Also impressed at the resilience of those pokemon kits.