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Progressive ___MASK17___ ( sometimes known as prog ___MASK17___ or technical ___MASK17___ ) is a fusion ___MASK92___ melding heavy ___MASK17___ and progressive ___MASK67___ which combines the loud " aggression " and amplified ___MASK79___ - driven ___MASK84___ of the former with the more experimental , cerebral or " pseudo - classical " compositions of the latter . Whilst the ___MASK92___ emerged towards the late - 1980s , it was not until the 1990s that progressive ___MASK17___ achieved commercial success . Dream Theater , Queensrÿche , Tool , Symphony X and Fates Warning are a few examples of progressive ___MASK17___ bands who achieved commercial success ; additionally , many other thrash and death ___MASK17___ bands started to incorporate elements of progressive music in their work . Progressive ___MASK17___ ' s popularity started to decline towards the end of the 1990s , but it still remains a largely diffused underground ___MASK92___ with a committed fan ___MASK49___ . ___MASK52___ Tension ___MASK90___ ( LTE ) was an instrumental progressive metal band founded by Mike Portnoy , then Dream Theater ' s drummer , in 1997 . The band has released two albums through Magna Carta Records . A third album , with the absence of John Petrucci was released in 2007 under the name " ___MASK52___ Trio ___MASK90___ ". A ___MASK66___ with the absence of Jordan Rudess ( mostly ) was released in 2009 under the name " ___MASK52___ Trio ___MASK90___ 2 ". Three live albums and two videos were released in 2009 by the complete band . ___MASK24___ Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci , John Myung , and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Boston , Massachusetts . They subsequently dropped out of their studies to concentrate further on the band that would ultimately become ___MASK24___ Theater . Though a ___MASK51___ of lineup changes followed , the three original members remained together along with James LaBrie and Jordan Rudess until September 8 , 2010 , when Portnoy left the band . In October 2010 , the band held auditions for a drummer to replace Portnoy . Mike Mangini was announced as the new permanent drummer on April 29 , 2011 . 4NYC is an ___MASK30___ by Jordan Rudess which was recorded live September 24 , 2001 and released September 10 , 2002 . The ___MASK30___ came about as part of Rudess ' s reaction to the September 11 , 2001 terrorist attacks . In an effort to raise money for the American Red Cross and to help ease the pain associated with the great loss he and the people of New York felt , he and his wife organized a benefit concert . The tracks comprise performances from that concert and improvisations done in Rudess ' s studio the following week . Jordan Rudess ( born Jordan Charles Rudes ; ___MASK91___ 4 , 1956 ) is an American keyboardist and composer best known as a ___MASK68___ of the progressive metal / ___MASK6___ Dream Theater and the progressive rock supergroup ___MASK52___ Tension ___MASK90___ .