Dream Theater continue a recent streak with ball of fire new single “Moment Of Betrayal”, an exciting yet measured march from new 2x album The Astonishing that sets each section in conjunction towards a composition steadily ascending in excitement. Like the better DT epics, no matter how many parts or rhythmic shift there is a larger compositional scope at play.
Love to see these guys hit the road with the currently also flying high again Queensryche and/or Megadeth.
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This double album follows on the recent heels of ambitious 2x releases from acts like Iron Maiden and Periphery and is sure to be pretty insane as it is Dream Theater we are talking about. Glad to see longer form albums making a comeback!
New song audio and tour dates BELOW.
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Progressive metal icons Dream Theater are streaming their new song “The Gift of Music”, which is taken from their upcoming thirteenth studio album The Astonishing. You can listen to it below.
The Astonishing is due for release on January 29th, 2016 via Roadrunner Records, and will be Dream Theater’s first studio album in nearly three years since the release of their self-titled twelfth studio album.
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Dream Theater announces Breaking The Fourth Wall!
Dream Theater will release Breaking the Fourth Wall: Live From The Boston Opera House on September 30th. The performance was filmed at the Boston Opera House featuring very special guests from the Berklee College of Music orchestra and choir. Be sure to pre-order the webstore exclusive Blue-Ray & 3CD set with a poster!
Click HERE to check it out.
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Santa Cruz death metal outfit DECREPIT BIRTH have been working on new material which will be the follow up to their brutal 2010 release, Polarity.
Drummer Samus has been keeping his chops up with his newest cover of “Dance of Eternity” by DREAM THEATER.
Samus comments on the new material: “This one is gonna be fucking nasty. Matt and I have bee on Skype every week or so, throwing ideas around each other, bong hits, comparing our nipples, etc… but I have nothing further for you as of this moment. The music is coming”
“Dance of Eternity” as interpreted by Samus can be rocked HERE. When I clicked on it I also got an ad before the drum video for Bud Light Straw-Ber-Ita. How freakin disgusting can you get?!!! Ewwww!!!!! Thank God the Samus vid was worth it. Bleghh.
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Since I’m apparently just in that kind of mood today, here’s more in-studio footage. This time prog legends Dream Theater have released the second video in a series documenting the creation of their upcoming self-titled record, out September 24th via Roadrunner.
The band also comments:
“Dream Theater, our first self-titled album, will be released September 24th. While that’s still a little while from now, today we released the second clip in a series documenting the making of the record. In it, John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess (along with engineer Richard Chycki) discuss their creative process and how the band holes up in the studio for months at a time to write and record. Petrucci and vocalist James LaBrie also discuss the way the lyrics come together.”
Check out the second (and first) studio vid here.
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As we reported a couple weeks ago, Dream Theater are currently prepping for the release of their new self-titled record. Out via Roadrunner on September 24, the record is now finished with the mixing process. Guitarist John Petrucci writes via Facebook: “Can’t wait to share the new DT music with everyone!”
Renowned progressive metal outfit Dream Theater are set to release their latest record on September 24th via Roadrunner. Surprisingly, after a nearly three decade career, they’re finally doing a self-titled album. The lineup for Dream Theater is as follows: John Petrucci on guitar, John Myung on bass, James LaBrie on vocals, Jordan Rudess on keyboards and continuum, and Mike Mangini on drums. After drummer Mike Portnoy’s departure back in 2010, this is the first record to have new drummer Mangini fully integrated in the creative process.
Dream Theater was recorded at Cove City Sound Studios in Glen Cove, New York, with John Petrucci producing and studio luminary Richard Chycki (who has done work Aerosmith and Rush) engineering and mixing.
Petrucci had this to say about the new record:
“I see every new album as an opportunity to start over. To either build or improve upon a direction that has been evolving over time or to completely break new ground. This is the first self-titled album of our career and there is nothing I can think of that makes a statement of musical and creative identity stronger than that. We’ve fully explored all of the elements that make us unique, from the epic and intense to the atmospheric and cinematic. We’re incredibly excited about Dream Theater and can’t wait for everyone to hear it.”
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Dream Theater are back in the studio recording their twelfth studio album, which is supposed to arrive later this year. Last Friday, their guitarist John Petrucci posted several photos from the studio on his Facebook along with the caption, “Let the fun begin…”
Dream Theater’s last studio album A Dramatic Turn of Events was released in September 2011 on Roadrunner Records. Last month, they announced that they had renewed their contract with that label.
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Dream Theater have renewed their contract with their current label Roadrunner Records, who originally signed the band in January 2007 and released their last three records. They comment:
“We are all very excited to be re-signing with Roadrunner Records! Over the past five years from the release of ‘Systematic Chaos’ to our latest, ‘A Dramatic Turn of Events’, we’ve developed strong creative and professional bonds with everyone at Roadrunner as well as many great friendships along the way. Roadrunner’s dedication and commitment to Dream Theater has been evident to all of us from the very beginning, and is consistent in all departments and on all levels, right on through to the top. Roadrunner is a record label that is not only great at what they do but who truly understand what Dream Theater is all about as well as the amazing people who support us all around the world whom we proudly call our fans. They are a record company we relate to as an organization firmly rooted in its ideals and mission, while always pushing the envelope in an effort to keep things moving ever forward. We’ve reached many career defining milestones while at Roadrunner and are all incredibly pumped in anticipation of our continued future together!”
Dream Theater’s last studio album A Dramatic Turn of Events was released in September of last year on Roadrunner. They are currently writing new material for their next album for a 2013 release.
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Dream Theater have announced that they will be adding a second leg of their World Tour in support of their A Dramatic Turn of Events album. The band will kick off their summer dates June 15th in Rochester, New York.
To see a full list of cities, dates, and venues, click here.
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California rockers Kill Devil Hill and Mike Portnoy’s new project Adrenaline Mob are heading out on the road together this coming May.
The run, which will be comprised of current and former members of Black Sabbath, Pantera, Dream Theater, Symphony X and Disturbed, kicks off on May 10th in Cleveland and will make stops in Dallas, Chicago and Orlando before wrapping up in Charlotte, NC on May 22. Click here for tour dates.
Adrenaline Mob is the powerhouse vocals of Russell Allen (Symphony X), the shredding guitar attack of Mike Orlando (Sonic Stomp), the rhythmic bass playing of John Moyer (Disturbed) and the drumming virtuosity of Mike Portnoy (Ex Dream Theater/Avenged Sevenfold).
Kill Devil Hill is comprised of famed bassist Rex Brown, (Pantera, Down) drum monster Vinny Appice (former drummer with Black Sabbath, Dio and Heaven And Hell), guitar virtuoso Mark Zavon and vocalist Dewey Bragg and are gearing up to release their self-titled debut album on May 22nd via SPV/Steamhammer.
Adrenaline Mob will be touring in support of their Elm City Records debut Omertá.
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Progressive metal band Dream Theater has released a lyric video for their song Build Me Up, Break Me Down from there 2011 album A Dramatic Turn of Events off of Roadrunner Records.
These Berklee School drop outs can weave a tale and true to form the video is as long as it is epic
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If you have a few extra minutes you can check the video out here.
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Jordan Rudess, keyboardist for New York progressive metal act Dream Theater, was recently interviewed by Noisecreep and has named five albums that changed his life.
Here are a few descriptions for the albums he chose:
“The combination of the energy, the harmonies and intricate chord changes, opened up my mind to the possibilities of what I could do with a keyboard.”
“It literally sounded like his guitar was talking. I still haven’t heard anyone make a wah-wah pedal sound like that.”
“They are a band filled with really amazing players. The way their parts intertwined with other each other was so…The word ‘glorious’ comes to mind when I think about that album.”
To find out which albums he chose, click here.
Dream Theater’s most recent album “A Dramatic Turn of Events” was released September 13, 2011 via Roadrunner Records.
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While on tour in Wolverhampton, England, Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci was recently interviewed by iGuitar online magazine. The interview, which is part of the latest issue of iGuitar, consists of a 27 minute in-depth feature about him and the band. You can check out a preview of the video here. For the full story and interview click here.
Dream Theater’s most recent album “A Dramatic Turn of Events” was released September 13, 2011 via Roadrunner Records.
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Upstate NY's Surmiser are a grunge, hard rock and post punk marriage who play every note with the conviction of lifers who have long since given up the notion of turning back. The band is an excellent power trio and have just released their buzzed about latest effort Hold The Static.
Songs about depression, addiction and self assessment pair with focused but inspired soul eruptions that take you on a journey through a wide range of emotions. Surmiser are very much worth checking out, constantly working on ways to expand their impact and body of songs to mirror their experiences into something representative to their values in sonic form.
