Dream Theater – Dream Theater 2LP (Clear Vinyl)

Dream Theater – Dream Theater

Dream Theater. A name that is associated with the development of prog metal like no other. A fact that is also reflected on the self-titled new album by the US cult formation:
With "Dream Theater", the band around frontman James LaBrie now releases a true masterpiece in terms of creative ambition, adventurousness and, last but not least, artistic reinvention. Pure energy, the passionate pursuit of dynamics, melody and heaviness form the four pillars and the solid foundation on which Dream Theater have always stood and in which "Dream Theater" is also rooted.

Once again, the material is dominated by LaBrie's almost magical, unmistakable vocals, which are accompanied by Petrucci's equally characteristic guitar wizardry, the solid rhythm work of John Myung, the atmospheric keyboards of multi-instrumentalist Jordan Rudess and, of course, the essential drumming of drum giant Mike Mangini. And so "Dream Theater" turns out to be 100 percent Dream Theater, including a return to the sensory-bewildering instrumentals for which the band is notorious. With "Dream Theater", Dream Theater have created the heaviest, most bombastic sound in their history to date.

Atmospheric, otherworldly and unquenchably passionate on the one hand, yet equally genre-defining and above all timeless, Dream Theater are still notoriously open to new horizons after more than 25 years. With their 12th album, Dream Theater prove themselves to be one of the most exciting and innovative genre formations, whose drive for perfection and further development is unbroken.

Tracklist:
A1 False Awakening Suite (2:41) 
   A1.i Sleep Paralysis
   A1.ii Night Terrors
   A1.iii Lucid Dream
A2 The Enemy Inside 6:17
A3 The Looking Glass 4:52

B1 Enigma Machine 6:01
B2 The Bigger Picture 7:40

C1 Behind The Veil 6:52 
C2 Surrender To Reason 6:34
C3 Along For The Ride 4:44

D1 Illumination Theory (22:16)
   D1.i Paradoxe De La Lumière Noire
   D1.ii Live, Die, Kill
   D1.iii The Embracing Circle
   D1.iv The Pursuit Of Truth
   D1.v Surrender, Trust & Passion

Label: Atlantic
Released: 2013/2026