New Dream Theater Album Sept 2013

Passenger

Dream Theater have announced that they will release their brand new, self-titled album through Roadrunner Records on September 24th.

This will be their second record to feature drummer Mike Mangini, who replaced founding member, Mike Portnoy in 2011 and debuted with the band on their previous album, "A Dramatic Turn Of Events."

John Petrucci stated:

"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."

Dream Theater will be available in a wide range of distinctive versions, including standard and special edition CDs, 180 Gram Vinyl Double LP, and a Limited Edition Box Set.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EIjhQhm1JvU

GLaDOS

Sadly can't really get very excited about this. Since Train of Thought I feel DT have become more and more mediocre with each album. Hope to be proven wrong.

Passenger

After Portnoy left I thought that it was exactly what DT needed to shake things up a bit but alas A Dramatic Turn of Events was lacking most of all in the drum department and it only highlighted Portnoy's large influence on the production side of things especially.

I hope Mangini will have more input on this album and the drums are as prominent in the mix as Pornoy's were as the guy is an excellent musician. ADTOE was still a decent album with some magnificent musicianship and arrangements but it just wasn't comparable to earlier releases.

I still have high hopes for the new album though and look forward to hearing the new tracks.

Joe_Dull

Really excited for this, Dream Theater never fails to impress!

Lightbulb Sun

Passenger wrote: »

After Portnoy left I thought that it was exactly what DT needed to shake things up a bit but alas A Dramatic Turn of Events was lacking most of all in the drum department and it only highlighted Portnoy's large influence on the production side of things especially.

I hope Mangini will have more input on this album and the drums are as prominent in the mix as Pornoy's were as the guy is an excellent musician. ADTOE was still a decent album with some magnificent musicianship and arrangements but it just wasn't comparable to earlier releases.

I still have high hopes for the new album though and look forward to hearing the new tracks.

I think Petrucci wrote all the drum parts for the last album, is that true?

Links234

ScienceNerd wrote: »

Sadly can't really get very excited about this. Since Train of Thought I feel DT have become more and more mediocre with each album. Hope to be proven wrong.

agree totally, they just lost something after that album

Passenger

Lightbulb Sun wrote: »

I think Petrucci wrote all the drum parts for the last album, is that true?

Apparently the drums were all programmed before Mangini was hired but hopefully he'll have full creative control over the drums on the new album.

Lithium93_

It'll be an interesting album, now that Mike Mangini has been fully integrated into Dream Theater writing process, and please don't attack me when i say, i think it actually did a lot of good for Dream Theater when Mike Portnoy jumped ship

Mushy

Uk dates in February just announced.

Lithium93_

Mushy wrote: »

Uk dates in February just announced.

Yet no Irish date

Somnus

Passenger wrote: »

After Portnoy left I thought that it was exactly what DT needed to shake things up a bit but alas A Dramatic Turn of Events was lacking most of all in the drum department and it only highlighted Portnoy's large influence on the production side of things especially.

I hope Mangini will have more input on this album and the drums are as prominent in the mix as Pornoy's were as the guy is an excellent musician. ADTOE was still a decent album with some magnificent musicianship and arrangements but it just wasn't comparable to earlier releases.

I still have high hopes for the new album though and look forward to hearing the new tracks.

This. I absolutely love DT's earlier work, and I was really hoping that Mike Portnoy's departure would result in a more interesting direction on their latest album. In the end I found it to be quite forgettable. I wasn't mad on some of the stuff Portnoy was writing on the last few albums, but he was all for the fans/live shows, so in the end I do feel it was a bit of a loss.

I'll still try to be open minded for the new album though

Lithium93_

Well the cover & tracklisting for the new Dream Theater album has been announced



1. FALSE AWAKENING SUITE
i. Sleep Paralysis
ii. Night Terrors
iii. Lucid Dream
2. THE ENEMY INSIDE
3. THE LOOKING GLASS
4. ENIGMA MACHINE
5. THE BIGGER PICTURE
6. BEHIND THE VEIL
7. SURRENDER TO REASON
8. ALONG FOR THE RIDE
9. ILLUMINATION THEORY
i. Paradoxe de la Lumière Noire
ii. Live, Die, Kill
iii. The Embracing Circle
iv. The Pursuit of Truth
v. Surrender, Trust & Passion

Passenger

Interesting tracklisting with two suites. Even more excited about Mangini's contribution to the songwriting process.

In January, Petrucci said of Mangini’s work, “When people hear the drumming on this album, they’re gonna be pretty freaked out. On the last album, he did a great job, but he wasn’t there for the writing process and he was interpreting drum parts that I had programmed. Even though he used his creativity, of course, to change them up and do his thing, I feel like now he’s just Mike Mangini unleashed. It’s all him. It’s all his creativity, all his decisions and ideas and man, the guy’s an animal.”

Joe_Dull

To confirm for whoever asked - the drums for A Dramatic Turn of Events were programmed by the rest of the band, so Mangini had no creative input. This album he's appearing as a fully integrated contributor. Damn, that cover and tracklist have me very excited

rainbow kirby

Wembley Arena Valentine's Day, OH gonna get his arm twisted for this one

xerces

I'll definitely check this out, I'm interested to see what they can conjure up next. I'd agree that Train of Thought was the last Dream Theater album that really impressed me, but I'm hopeful that these guys have another great album in them. We'll see anyway.

Dark Artist

A Dramatic Turn of Events was okay but I thought Black Clouds & Silver Linings was an amazing album, so I'm not too worried. I expect it'll be pretty good.

We're a long way away from the Metropolis Pt 2 days though.

xerces

Dark Artist wrote: »

I thought Black Clouds & Silver Linings was an amazing album

Yeah I do put that album on every now and again, 'A Nightmare To Remember' is great.

Oral Slang

Hmmm, wonder could I make this gig? Normally go to see them on every tour, but I'll have a 3 month old & a 2.5 year old. I'd really need to sweet talk my brother in London to mind 2 kids or else bring someone with me.

Somnus

xerces wrote: »

Yeah I do put that album on every now and again, 'A Nightmare To Remember' is great.

Yeah, as much as I kinda give out about DT's later stuff, I listened to Black Clouds loads when it came out. It's a decent album, despite the terrible, terrible lyrics (Count of Tuscany I'm looking at you!) :P

Lithium93_

Dream Theater in studio clip #2

Passenger

Dream Theater has released a third in-studio clip from the recording process of the band's upcoming self-titled album.

In this one, John Petrucci takes the time to go over many of the songs on the band's forthcoming record in detail.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yXhWdX2l9c

Lightbulb Sun

Stream of the New Song - The Enemy Inside

http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/08/04/dream-theater-enemy-inside-premiere/2613895/

Passenger

On first listen, the song sounds very much like a continuation of the style heard on A Dramatic Turn of Events. The drums don't have that Portnoy bite that was lacking on the previous album and that I was sure would be rectified on this album. Rudess' obligatory keyboard solo added absolutely nothing to the song. I'll give it a few more listens anyway.

GLaDOS

It's not bad, fairly enjoyable.

Passenger wrote: »

Rudess' obligatory keyboard solo added absolutely nothing to the song.

Agree with this, bring back Kevin Moore!

Somnus

Passenger wrote: »

On first listen, the song sounds very much like a continuation of the style heard on A Dramatic Turn of Events. The drums don't have that Portnoy bite that was lacking on the previous album and that I was sure would be rectified on this album. Rudess' obligatory keyboard solo added absolutely nothing to the song. I'll give it a few more listens anyway.

Agree with this all right.

It's not a bad song. I like the catchy chorus. I'll reserve judgement till I hear the full album... But I can't help myself feeling that I won't find it particularly memorable. I do think the chorus has a really good hook though

roast

I quite like that new track. LaBrie is getting a little more bearable.

Dark Artist

Have to say I'm really liking this new song. It doesn't have the bore factor that a lot of songs on the last album had for me. It's the first of their singles that I've actually liked in years. I'm hearing a lot of what's been done before by them but in general I think it's fairly savage, and I agree about LaBrie. He sounds good.

Passenger

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoVAUUFjl0I

Official Lyric Video.

Have to say, I'm certainly warming to this song now that I've had a few days with it. The drums appear to be a little prominent in the mix compared to ADTOE. Fair enough, on ADTOE they were programmed by Petrucci and they've certainly improved but probably not as much as I would have hoped. Though only hearing the full album will show how good Mangini's sound actually is. Anyway, it's a decent start by DT.

Lightbulb Sun

I like the song, it's not amazing but it's definitely good enough.

Passenger

In the Studio Clip #4.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-iSONcgqj24