Added: Sep 21, 2007
From: SquierStrat82
Duration: 9:4
In the Presence of Enemies Part 1 From DVD "SysDRUMatic Chaos"
Channel: Music
Tags: 1 chaos dream drum dvd enemies in mike of part part1 portnoy presence sysdrumatic systematic the theater
Rating: 4.93 (333 ratings) Views: 93906' favoriteCount='564 Comments: 25
chocojoelikesrush Says:
Sep 6, 2008 - 7/8 is one of my favorite time signatures, but yah it's all about how you play it.
JordanMKD Says:
Sep 13, 2008 - why just don't disable commenting on this and other videos about Portnoy? Cause i can see there are lots of trools.
tomodrum Says:
Sep 15, 2008 - If I must choose one song of DT, this is it. Love it. But I still haven't quite got the whole meaning. I mean the man sells his soul to "The dark master" but "the fallen"(as in "the servants of the fallen")is not the dark master, right? So are there two big boss figures in this song and the dark master is making the dude fight the other one?
teotheater Says:
Sep 18, 2008 - composer,creator.artist,monster on DRUMS.this is Mike Portnoy my friends.God help us.
teotheater Says:
Sep 18, 2008 - At 1.48-2.18 you send me to hell.fantastic!!!
SuperballBG Says:
Sep 18, 2008 - It's a pleasure to watch him play.
ildiodelmetallo Says:
Sep 21, 2008 - Yeah, i'll say exactly the same thing.
ildiodelmetallo Says:
Sep 21, 2008 - I'm ignorant about drummers & drumming. But...you know...if EVERYBODY (yeah, people, music critics...everybody) says that Mike Portnoy is one of the best player in the world, well, probably his playing skills are non THAT bad...and yes, i'm ironic. Sorry for my bad english ^^
woodsterix Says:
Sep 25, 2008 - oh yes
studentguy122 Says:
Sep 29, 2008 - To be honest, anything you say will fan the flames. Youtube comments are among the stupidest on the internet. Maybe it's because of how accessible the medium of video is.
alvagingra2 Says:
Oct 13, 2008 - music is better than sex!
scarabseer Says:
Oct 17, 2008 - I love this album, but don't like how the crashes are presented in the final mix. They are much too quiet, especially in The Dark Eternal Night.
AutoDidactic26 Says:
Oct 19, 2008 - one of my favorite drum fills is the one he does at 4:57. I don't know why. It just sounds really good.
anash258 Says:
Oct 22, 2008 - ahahha! lol! hahaa.. nice joke dude.. anyway~ Mamy! Mike Portnoy is a Magician! :D i want him cast a spell on my drumset and change it into his Drumset! :D hehe~ anyway~ ahha.. but mybe its diferent day, he need to change cloth and stuff.. aha.. i mean this WHOLE song aren't easy to compose.. i might be took 1 month? or more? mybe~ im just guessing.. ahha.. lol..
sirchaox1224 Says:
Oct 23, 2008 - I'd rather he turn my drumset into a leprechaun. So he can grant me wishes. :D
martins531 Says:
Oct 24, 2008 - the god of druming!!!;D
Gudes69 Says:
Oct 24, 2008 - pure druming. * * * * * --->
anash258 Says:
Oct 26, 2008 - ahahah! lol! leprechaun? haha! u cant catch it.. :D hehe~ anyway! his the best yooo! his my damn 1st idol!
sldr23876 Says:
Oct 27, 2008 - haha some papers fell off at 1:04
melastraigo Says:
Oct 30, 2008 - Let me introduce you... my favourite drummer! Amazing! By the way... 2:00 to 2:17 ... I love that part!
residualbill Says:
Nov 1, 2008 - Yeah for sure! I would love to get anywhere near his level on drums. He has to be my favorite drummer and this is my favorite Dream Theater song!
watdoyouwant Says:
Nov 1, 2008 - i do agree he is one of my fav too
jks2389 Says:
Nov 3, 2008 - Everything from about 4:30 on is my favorite DT song ever. He borrowed some grooves from These Walls too.
metalsinani Says:
Nov 5, 2008 - im learnin the guitar for this, but god hes amazing, i think even a rapper could call that

chocojoelikesrush Says:
Sep 6, 2008 - haha, a little bit. Rush tends to not have those 16th note runs that last forever though.