Petrucci and LaBrie breaking down the album:
6/29/11 11:44AM
1 On the Backs of Angels
2 Build Me Up, Break Me Down
3 Lost Not Forgotten
4 This is the Life
5 The Shaman's Trance
6 Outcry
7 Far From Heaven
8 Breaking All Illusions
9 Beneath the Surface
new song/single "On the Backs of Angels" and cover art.
I haven't heard it yet obviously. From many of the comments, I'm pretty curious, but still not expecting my jaw to drop or anything. The comments online are comparing it to oldschool Dream Theater, Six Degrees, Falling Into Infinity and Awake. And I guess there is piano, audible bass guitar, and not any solos that over extend their welcome.
I guess I'll know later today, whether that linkg is pulled or not.
The cover art is nothing amazing, but not terrible. But cover art rarely means a ton to me anyway.
a few more words about the album from Petrucci in this viedeo.
dt.net
1 On the Backs of Angels
2 Build Me Up, Break Me Down
3 Lost Not Forgotten
4 This is the Life
5 The Shaman's Trance
6 Outcry
7 Far From Heaven
8 Breaking All Illusions
9 Beneath the Surface
edits are pending...
September 13th is in fact the official release date.
RoadRunner press release
Progressive titans Dream Theater have announced the title/release date of their new album. Check out the press release!
(New York, NY): The recent announcement that Mike Mangini would be joining Dream Theater, replacing departed drummer Mike Portnoy caused such fanfare that Mangini was a trending topic on Twitter, second only to England's Royal Wedding. Now, the band is revealing more information about their upcoming album. The new album is titled A Dramatic Turn of Events. The much-anticipated platter, which marks Mangini's recorded debut, will be released via Roadrunner Records on September 13th and will be supported by a massive world tour.
"I'm incredibly psyched with the way this album came out and can't wait to share it with everybody," guitarist John Petrucci, who also serves as the producer for A Dramatic Turn of Events, said. "We are currently in the mix stage with the great Andy Wallace and it's all sounding amazing!"
"We have poured our hearts and minds into the creation of this album," keyboardist Jordan Rudess offered. "All the life changing events that surrounded us before, as well as during the whole process, fueled our desire to dig deep within ourselves and create the best music we possibly could."
Vocalist James LaBrie said, "In the grand scheme of Dream Theater's career, the last several months have been such an incredibly positive, fulfilling and rewarding experience. The new songs and sound has never been so spirited or rejuvenating. I cannot wait for every one of our fans to sink their audio senses into this batch of tunes."
My take is, it's a title, so what? The music itself will determine how good or bad it is of course. But the criticism on so many of the forums over the title and even song names is pretty much to be expected. "Haters gonna hate"..now a cliche. I hope in a few years that phrase does fade, but it is relevant in the days of web meme-ing and internet trolling everywhere.
I guess the cover art and more info about it should be posted soon (like later today 6/8/11) in fact.
