For John Petrucci, the question isn’t so much, “What did you do during the pandemic?” Rather, it’s, “What didn’t you do?” Ever since global lockdowns kept musicians of every stripe off the road for much of 2020 and well into this year, the Dream Theater guitarist has been busier and more prolific than ever. He wrote, recorded and released his second solo album, Terminal Velocity; soon after, he got together with his Liquid Tension Experiment supergroup members (bassist Tony Levin, Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess and former DT drummer Mike Portnoy) to bang out Liquid Tension Experiment 3, their first record in 22 years.
The guitarist also partnered with Iron Smoke Distillery to introduce his first signature bourbon whiskey (Rock The Barrel), and he even came out with his own brand of grooming products. Yes, you read
