Mike Portnoy, the drummer for the progressive heavy metal band Dream Theater, presents a fantastic instructional DVD for intermediate to advanced players. Topics include: drum set assembly, double-bass techniques, odd time signatures, grooves and phrasing, and more. Portnoy, with John Myung on bass and Derek Sherinian on keyboard, plays various examples from Dream Theater songs:

"Pull Me Under"
"Voices"
"Metropolis"
"A Change of Seasons"
"Surround"
"Take the Time"
"Erotomania"