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Didam is a ___MASK33___ in the Dutch province of Gelderland . It is located in the municipality of Montferland , about 18 km east of Arnhem . Manfred Dikkers ( born ___MASK4___ 31 , 1971 in Didam ) is a drummer from the Netherlands . He has been involved in several recording projects , mainly over the ___MASK42___ . ___MASK16___ collaborations include artists Alan Goldstein ( bassist for Florida - based band Aghora ), Tymon Kruidenier ( guitarist for Exivious and ex - member of Cynic ), Grega Habic ( guitar maestro from Slovenia ), Santiago Dobles ( Aghora ) and Glenn Snelwar ( At War With Self ) with whom he collaborated on two albums . Currently besides session work , he also plays in Bigband Nuenen . ___MASK64___ 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 ___MASK64___ Theater . Though a ___MASK54___ 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 . At ___MASK8___ With Self is the project conceived by multi - instrumentalist Glenn Snelwar , best known as one of the guitarists on the Gordian ___MASK50___ debut ___MASK48___ which featured members of Cynic , Watchtower , King Crimson and Dream Theater . ___MASK20___ Crimson are an English ___MASK73___ formed in London in 1968 . The band has undergone numerous formations throughout its ___MASK43___ of which 21 musicians have been members ; since January of 2017 it has consisted of Robert Fripp , Jakko Jakszyk , Tony Levin , Mel Collins , Pat Mastelotto , Gavin Harrison , Bill Rieflin and Jeremy Stacey . Fripp is the only consistent member of the group , and is considered the band ' s leader and driving force . The band has earned a large cult following . A Familiar Path is the third chapter of At ___MASK8___ With Self , the music project led by multi - instrumentalist and composer Glenn Snelwar . It is a return to Snelwar ' s roots as a musician that maintains the concept of the project changing for each release . The original concept in which Snelwar combined classical guitars into progressive and thrash metal has been re - visited and fully realized with A Familiar Path . The new incarnation of At ___MASK8___ With Self features Manfred Dikkers , who joins Snelwar again from the Acts of God sessions on drums and percussion . The tracks on A Familiar Path are `` the heaviest , most aggressive and accurate version of what I ' ve had in mind for combining metal and progressive influences with classical guitars '' says Snelwar . Instrumental tracks such as a hybrid half - classical , half - metal rendition of a Heitor Villa - Lobos ___MASK19___ study , the Slayer - meets - King Crimson aggression of Concrete and Poison and Diseased State , a new rendering of Reflections originally featured on the debut Gordian ___MASK50___ disc and the ___MASK19___ shred of The Ether Trail , are balanced with the vocally - centered title track and Ourselves . A Familiar Path is accompanied with artwork that completes the emotion and intensity inspired by the 42 minutes on the disc .