New York, NY: A little more than a month after drummer Mike Portnoy’s sudden departure from Dream Theater, the band held three days of auditions in New York City. Over an incredibly productive three-day period, the band played, jammed and spoke candidly and at length with seven of the world’s greatest drummers. The remaining members of the band got to know the candidates musically,personally and professionally and thus assessed the fit of each drummer’s incredible chops with the band’s trademark prog-rock sound.

After intense consideration, the band has unanimously chosen drummer Mike Mangini (Extreme, Steve Vai, Annihilator) to fill the seat behind the kit which was left vacant by Portnoy’s departure late last summer.

Chicago, IL, April 27^th 2011 - Death Metal legends JUNGLE ROT have announced their signing to Chicago, IL based Victory Records.

 The Kenosha, WI based quartet JUNGLE ROT have garnered a great and faithful following in the last 17 years due in large part to having a style more similar to the Big 4 heavyweights, rather than the typical Cannibal Corpse and Suffocation imitations that the underground extreme music scene is so oversaturated with. The style and approach JUNGLE ROT expose the public to is one of efficiency and execution that has been perfected over the years. Touring with such notable acts as Hatebreed, Deicide, Cattle Decapitation, Goatwhore, Vader, and many others has solidified their place in metal history.