Dream Theater - Wikipedia

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Dream Theater
Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in
Dream Theater
1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung and
Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in
Boston, Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of their
studies to concentrate further on the band that would ultimately
become Dream Theater. Though a number of lineup changes
followed, the three original members remained together until
September 8, 2010, when Portnoy left the band. Mike Mangini was
announced as the new permanent drummer on April 29, 2011.
The band's highest-selling album is the gold-selling Images and

Words (1992), which reached No. 61 on the Billboard 200 chart.[1]
Dream Theater in 2011. From left to right:
Both the 1994 release Awake and their 2002 release Six Degrees of
John Myung, Jordan Rudess, James
Inner Turbulence also entered the charts at No. 32 and No. 46
LaBrie, Mike Mangini and John Petrucci.
respectively and received mostly positive reviews. Metropolis Pt. 2:
Scenes from a Memory was ranked number 95 on the October 2006 Background information
issue of Guitar World magazine's list of The greatest 100 guitar Also known as Majesty (1985–1988)
albums of all time.[2] It is ranked as the 15th Greatest Concept Origin Boston, Massachusetts
Album (as of March 2003) by Classic Rock Magazine.[3] United States
As of 2018, Dream Theater has sold over 12 million records Genres Progressive metal ·
worldwide,[4][5] and have received two Grammy Award progressive rock
nominations.[6][7] Years active 1985–present
Labels Inside Out ·
Roadrunner · Warner
Contents Bros. · Atlantic · Elektra
· East West · Atco ·
History
Early years
Mechanic · YtseJam
The Atlantic years Associated acts Liquid Tension
The Roadrunner years Experiment · Explorers
Record deal with Sony Music Club · MullMuzzler ·
Live performances OSI · Platypus ·
Shows and concerts Transatlantic · the Jelly
Tours Jam · Annihilator ·
Cover songs Extreme · Sons of
Logo and imagery Apollo
Musical style Website www.dreamtheater.net
Band members (http://www.dreamtheat
Current members er.net)
Former members
Timeline Members John Myung
Notes John Petrucci
Discography James LaBrie
Studio albums
EP Jordan Rudess
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Theater 1/29
Bootleg culture Mike Mangini

Demo series
Studio series Past members Mike Portnoy
Live series Chris Collins
Cover series
Kevin Moore
Certifications
Charlie Dominici
Awards and honors
Other recognition Derek Sherinian
References
Further reading
External links
History
Early years
Formation
Dream Theater was formed in Massachusetts in 1985 when guitarist John Petrucci, bassist John Myung, and drummer
Mike Portnoy decided to form a band while attending the Berklee College of Music. The trio started by covering Rush
and Iron Maiden songs in the rehearsal rooms at Berklee.
Myung, Petrucci, and Portnoy joined together on the name Majesty for their newly formed group. According to The
Score So Far... documentary, they were waiting in line for tickets to a Rush concert at the Berklee Performance Center
while listening to the band on a boom box. Portnoy commented that the ending of the song "Bastille Day" (from the
album Caress of Steel) sounded "majestic". It was then decided that Majesty would be the band's name.[8]
The trio then set out to fill the remaining positions in the group. Petrucci asked his high school bandmate Kevin Moore
to play the keyboard. After he accepted the position, another friend from home, Chris Collins, was recruited as lead
vocalist after band members heard him sing a cover of "Queen of the Reich" by Queensrÿche.[9] During this time,
Portnoy, Petrucci, and Myung's hectic schedules forced them to abandon their studies to concentrate on their music,
as they did not feel they could learn more in college. Moore also left his college, SUNY Fredonia, to concentrate on the
band.
The beginning months of 1986 were filled with various

"Another Won"
concert dates in and around the New York City area. During
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this time, the band recorded a collection of demos, titled The
"Another Won" from The Majesty
Majesty Demos. The initial run of 1,000 sold out within six Demos.
months, and dubbed copies of the cassette became popular
within the progressive metal scene. The Majesty Demos are Problems playing this file? See media help.
still available in their original tape format today, despite being
released officially on CD, through Mike Portnoy's YtseJam Records.
In November 1986, after a few months of writing and performing together, Chris Collins was fired. After a year of
trying to find a replacement, Charlie Dominici, who was far older and more experienced than anyone else in the band,
successfully auditioned for the group.[10] With the stability that Dominici's appointment brought to Majesty, they
began to increase the number of shows played in the New York City area, gaining a considerable amount of exposure.
Shortly after hiring Dominici, a Las Vegas group also named Majesty[11] threatened legal action for intellectual
property infringement related to the use of their name, so the band was forced to adopt a new moniker. Various
possibilities were proposed and tested, among them Glasser, Magus, and M1, which were all rejected, though the band
did go as Glasser for about a week, with poor reactions from fans. Eventually, Portnoy's father suggested the name
Dream Theater, the name of a small theater in Monterey, California, and the name stuck.[12]
When Dream and Day Unite (1988–1990)

With their new name and band stability, Dream Theater concentrated on writing more material while playing more
concerts in New York and in neighboring states. This eventually attracted the attention of Mechanic Records, a
division of MCA. Dream Theater signed their first record contract with Mechanic on June 23, 1988[13] and set out to
record their debut album. The band recorded the album at Kajem Victory Studios in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania.
Recording the basic tracks took about 10 days, and the entire album was completed in about 3 weeks.[14]
When Dream and Day Unite was released in 1989 to far less fanfare than the band had anticipated. Mechanic ended
up breaking the majority of the financial promises they had made to Dream Theater prior to signing their contract, so
the band was restricted to playing around New York City. The promotional tour for the album consisted of just five
concerts, all of which were relatively local. Their first show was at Sundance in Bay Shore, New York opening for the
classic rock power trio Zebra.[15]
After the fourth show, Charlie Dominici was let go because the band was starting to feel the limitations of his voice
based upon the vocal style they wanted. The band was looking for a singer with a style more like Bruce Dickinson or
Geoff Tate, and Dominici's stage presence was not what they wanted for a front man. Shortly after, however, the band
Marillion asked Dream Theater to open for them at a gig at the Ritz in New York, so Dominici was given the
opportunity to perform one last time.[15] It would be another two years before Dream Theater had a replacement
vocalist.
The Atlantic years
The addition of James LaBrie and Images and Words (1991–1993)
"Pull Me Under"
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"Pull Me Under" from Images and
Words.
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Following Dominici's departure, Dream Theater fought successfully to be

released from their contract with Mechanic, and set about auditioning singers
and writing material for their next album. In their search for a new singer, they
auditioned over 200 people, among them former Fates Warning front man John
Arch. John ultimately decided that his personal commitments were more
important and he opted not to join the band.[16] On June 9, 1990, at a gig at
Sundance in Bayshore, New York, Dream Theater introduced Steve Stone as
their new singer. Stone had successfully recorded demos with Dream Theater,
James LaBrie joined the band but he was fired following a single, ill-fated live performance. According to Mike
in January 1991 and has been Portnoy, Stone moved around the stage in a rather odd manner, seemingly
their vocalist ever since. doing a bad impression of Bruce Dickinson. Additionally, he shouted "Scream
for me Long Beach!" several times throughout the show (Dickinson can be heard
saying this on Iron Maiden's live album Live After Death), although they were
actually performing in Bayshore.[17] It was five months before Dream Theater played another show, this time all-
instrumental (under the name YtseJam). Until 1991, the band remained focused in an attempt to hire another singer
and writing additional music.[15] It was during this period that they wrote the majority of what would become Images
and Words (1992).
In January 1991, the band received a demo tape from Kevin James LaBrie, of glam metal band Winter Rose.[18] The
band had received the tape just before they were about to commit to another singer. The band was so impressed by his
demo that he was flown from Canada to New York for an audition. LaBrie jammed on three songs with the band, and
was immediately hired to fill the vocalist position. Once recruited, LaBrie decided to drop his first name to avoid
confusion with the other Kevin in the band. For the next few months, the band returned to playing live shows (still
mostly around NYC), while working on vocal parts for the music written before acquiring LaBrie. Derek Shulman and
Atco Records (now East West), a division of Elektra Records, signed Dream Theater to a seven-album contract based
on a three-song demo (later made available as "The Atco Demos" through the Dream Theater fan club).
The first album to be recorded under their new record contract was Images and Words (1992). For promotion, the
label released a CD Single and video clip for the song "Another Day", but neither made significant commercial impact.
The song "Pull Me Under", however, managed to garner a high level of radio airplay without any organized promotion
from the band or their label. In response, ATCO produced a video clip for "Pull Me Under", which saw heavy rotation
on MTV. A third video clip was produced for "Take the Time", but it was not nearly as successful as "Pull Me Under".
The success of "Pull Me Under", combined with relentless touring throughout the U.S. and Japan, caused Images and
Words to achieve gold record certification in the States and platinum status in Japan. A tour of Europe followed in
1993, which included a show at London's famed Marquee Club. The show was recorded and released as Live at the
Marquee, Dream Theater's first official live album. Additionally, a video compilation of their Japanese concerts (mixed
in with documentary-style footage of the off-stage portion of the tour) was released as Images and Words: Live in
Tokyo.
Awake and Kevin Moore's departure (1994–1995)

Eager to work on fresh material, Dream Theater retreated to
"A Mind Beside Itself: II – Voices"
the studio in May 1994. Awake, Dream Theater's third
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studio album, was released on October 4, 1994 amidst a
"Voices" from Awake.
storm of fan controversy. Shortly before the album was
mixed, Moore had announced to the rest of the band that he Problems playing this file? See media help.
would be quitting Dream Theater to concentrate on his own
musical interests, since he was no longer interested in touring or the style of music which Dream Theater
performed.[19] As a result, the band had to scramble to find a replacement keyboardist before a tour could be
considered.
Former Yngwie Malmsteen/Dio keyboardist Jens Johansson, who would go on to become a member of Stratovarius,
was among the biggest names to audition, but the band members were eager to fill the position with keyboardist
Jordan Rudess. Portnoy and Petrucci had come across Rudess in Keyboard Magazine, where he was recognized as
"best new talent" in the readers' poll. The two invited him to play a trial gig with the band at the Concrete Foundations
Forum in Burbank, California.[15] Although the show was a success, and Rudess was asked to fill the keyboardist
position permanently, he opted to tour with The Dixie Dregs instead, since it granted him more personal latitude.
Dream Theater hired fellow Berklee alumnus Derek Sherinian, who had previously toured and recorded with Alice
Cooper and KISS, to fill in for the Waking Up the World Tour. By the conclusion of the tour, the band decided to take
Sherinian on as Moore's full-time replacement.[8]
A Change of Seasons, Falling Into Infinity (1995–1998)
Once again finding themselves with a new member, the band "A Change of Seasons"
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around the world, united on the YtseJam Mailing List (the "Carpe Diem/The Darkest of
Winters" bridge from A Change of
most popular form of communication between Dream Seasons.
Theater fans at that point), had begun to put pressure on the
band to officially release the song "A Change of Seasons". Problems playing this file? See media help.
This had been written in 1989 and was intended to be a part
of Images and Words, but at almost 17 minutes, it was deemed too long for studio placement. It had nevertheless been
performed live by the band, who continued to revise it in the years leading up to 1995.
The petition was successful, and the group entered BearTracks Studios in New York in May 1995 to rewrite and record
the now 23-minute-long song with Sherinian contributing significantly to the final product. The band released "A
Change of Seasons" as an EP along with a collection of cover songs from a live show recorded at Ronnie Scott's Jazz
Club in London earlier that year.
After a brief run of small concerts and a short break, the band released a special Christmas CD through their official
fan club, consisting of rare live tracks recorded during the band's early years. They continued releasing a new CD each
Christmas until 2005.[20]
Meanwhile, there were several changes at East West, and Dream Theater's main contact within the label was fired. As
a result, the new team at the company were unaccustomed to the relationship Dream Theater had with former East
West personnel, and they pressured them to write an album that was more accessible. In mid-1997, they entered the
studio to write their next album. In addition to pressuring the band to adopt a more mainstream sound, East West
recruited writer/producer Desmond Child to work with Petrucci on polishing the lyrics to his song "You or Me". The
whole band substantially reworked the song, and it appeared on the album as "You Not Me" with a chorus that bore
little resemblance to the original. Child also had a noticeable impact on the album, with a shift towards less complex
and more radio-friendly compositions.
The band wrote almost two CDs worth of material, including a 20-minute-long follow-up to the Images and Words
song "Metropolis–Part I: The Miracle and the Sleeper". The label, however, did not allow the release of a double album
because it felt that a 140-minute record would not be well received by the general public. James LaBrie also felt that
the CD should be a single disc.[21] The unused songs were later released in the Ytsejam Records release The Falling
Into Infinity Demos.[22]
The material that made it onto the album proper was released as Falling Into Infinity, which received a mixed
reception from fans who were more familiar with the band's earlier sound. While the album was moderately
progressive-sounding, tracks such as "Hollow Years" and "You Not Me" prompted some to believe it was the dawn of a
new, mainstream-sounding Dream Theater. Overall, the album was both a critical and commercial disappointment.
Although Portnoy did not speak out publicly at the time, he later revealed in the 2004 DVD commentary for 5 Years in
a Livetime, that he had been so discouraged during this period that he had considered disbanding Dream Theater
altogether.
During the European leg of the Touring Into Infinity world tour, two shows were recorded for a live album entitled
Once in a LIVEtime, in France and The Netherlands. The album was released at around the same time as the video 5
Years in a Livetime, which covered the years from Kevin Moore's departure to the Falling Into Infinity promotional
tour.
Addition of Jordan Rudess and Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999–2000)
In 1997, Magna Carta Records' Mike Varney invited Portnoy to assemble a progressive 'supergroup' to work on an
album, which would become the first in a long string of side-projects for the members of Dream Theater.[23] The lineup
consisted of Portnoy on drums, Petrucci on guitar, Tony Levin on bass, and keyboardist Jordan Rudess, who had
finished with the Dixie Dregs. The band assumed the name Liquid Tension Experiment, and would act as a medium
through which Portnoy and Petrucci could once again court Rudess to join Dream Theater. In 1999, he accepted an
offer to become the third full-time Dream Theater keyboardist, replacing Sherinian.[8]
With yet another new member, Dream Theater entered BearTracks Studio once again to write and record their next
album. As a result of an ultimatum from Portnoy, the label gave the band complete creative control. The band began
by revisiting the follow-up to "Metropolis–Part I", which had been partially written during the Falling Into Infinity
sessions but which had not been completed or used on that album. They decided to expand the 21-minute song into a
complete concept album, with a story revolving around themes such as reincarnation, murder and betrayal. To avoid
stirring up the fan base, a tight veil of secrecy enveloped the writing and recording process. The only things fans were
privy to prior to its release were a track list that had been leaked against the band's wishes, and a release date. In 1999,
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory was released to high critical acclaim, being lauded as the band's masterpiece,
despite only reaching No. 73 on the US album chart.[1]
The album was mixed by David Bottrill, but only a few of his mixes made it on the final album. The bulk was remixed
by Kevin Shirley, who had produced their previous album, Falling into Infinity. The rest of the mixes can be heard in
the band's official bootleg The Making of Scenes from a Memory.
The subsequent Metropolis 2000 world tour was by far their largest to date, and took over a year to complete. The
concerts reflected the theatrical aspect of the album, with the first half of each show comprising the entire Scenes
From a Memory album accompanied by a film showing dramatized portions of the story projected onto a video screen
behind the stage. For the last date of the North American leg, at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City, actors were
hired to play characters in the story, and a gospel choir was enlisted to perform in some sections of the performance.
The show was filmed and eventually released in early 2001 as the band's first DVD release, Metropolis 2000: Scenes
from New York, which was certified Gold in the US on November 8, 2002.[24]
Since several songs from the second half of the four-hour show had to be cut from the DVD to save space, the band
also released the full show on the live CD Live Scenes from New York. The original cover depicted one of Dream
Theater's early logos (the Images and Words-era burning heart, modeled on the Sacred Heart of Christ) modified to
show an apple (as in "Big Apple") instead of the heart, and the New York skyline, including the twin towers of the
World Trade Center, in the flame above it. In an unfortunate coincidence, the album was released on the same date as
the September 11 attacks. The album was quickly recalled by the band and was re-released with revised artwork
later,[25] although the few copies which were sold with the original artwork have since become rare collector's items.
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2001–2002)

Putting the whole ordeal behind them, Dream Theater once
"Overture"
again entered BearTracks Studios to record their sixth studio
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album. Four years after they first petitioned East West to
Part one of the eight parts that
allow them to release a double album, they finally got their constitute "Six Degrees of Inner
chance with Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence. The first disc Turbulence".
consisted of five tracks of 7–13 minutes in length, and the
second disc was devoted entirely to the 42-minute title track,
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which remains to date the longest song Dream Theater has
written. Many of the song's melodies and musical themes originated in an instrumental piece, written by Rudess,
which would eventually become the song's "Overture". Those themes were then expanded by the rest of the band to
form individual chapters in a complete story.[8]
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence was very well received by critics and the press. It was the most publicized of Dream
Theater's albums since Awake, debuting on the Billboard charts at No. 46[26] and the Billboard Internet charts at
No. 1.[27] The subsequent world tour included a select few special "album cover" gigs (see Cover songs section, below),
in which they played Metallica's Master of Puppets and Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast in their entirety.
Train of Thought (2003–2004)

In 2003, Dream Theater entered the studio to write and record another album. Unlike Scenes from a Memory, which
had been written and recorded simultaneously in the studio, the band took a different approach by setting aside three
weeks for writing prior to recording. In the middle of the recording sessions for the album, a special tour with two
other progressive metal bands, Queensrÿche and Fates Warning, was undertaken in North America. Referred to in the
band's promotional material as the "Escape from the Studio American tour", the tour featured Queensrÿche and
Dream Theater as co-headlining acts with Fates Warning performing supporting act duties. As a finale for each concert
there was an extended encore in which both Dream Theater and Queensrÿche performed together on stage
simultaneously, often playing cover songs.
At the completion of the tour, Dream Theater returned to the studio to finish the recording of their seventh album,
Train of Thought. In contrast to the extended songs of their previous album, the band aimed to write a more song-
oriented album, inspired in part by covering the Master of Puppets and Number of the Beast albums on their previous
concert tour.[28] Although the album was a critical success, its more straightforward metal sound alienated many of the
band's existing fans, who had been attracted by the band's roots in progressive rock.[8] During this time they also re-
released their first two live videos for the first time on DVD, entitled "Images and Words: Live in Tokyo/5 Years in a
Livetime" on June 29, 2004, through Rhino Records. This release was certified Platinum on March 22, 2006.[24]
Another world tour followed, named Train of Thought Tour. A modest North American tour was completed by the two
bands, which Dream Theater supported Yes, a band which had been a major influence on their own musical style.
After which Dream Theater continued to tour the world with their so-called "An Evening With Dream Theater" shows.
The latter were captured in another live CD/DVD release, recorded at the famous Nippon Budokan Hall in Tokyo,
Japan on their Train of Thought Tour. Live at Budokan was released on October 5, 2004, and was certified Platinum
in the US on January 26, 2005.[24]
Octavarium (2005–2006)
After their Train of Thought promotional tour, Dream Theater
entered the Hit Factory studios in NYC to record their eighth album.
They would in fact become the final group to use the famous studio,
which closed on April 1, 2005.[29]
Octavarium was released on June 7, 2005, and took the band's sound
in yet another new direction. Its eight songs included a continuation
of Portnoy's "Twelve-step" saga ("The Root of All Evil", steps 6-7 in
the 12-step plan), as well as the title track, a musically versatile 24 Dream Theater after a concert in Paris
minute epic rivaling "A Change of Seasons". Octavarium received during the first European leg of their tour
mixed reviews from fans and has been the subject of spirited debate. (2005). From left to right: Mike Portnoy,
John Petrucci, James LaBrie, John
Octavarium was the last album under their seven-album deal with
Myung and Jordan Rudess
Elektra Records, which had inherited the contract upon its absorption
of EastWest Records.
Dream Theater started the Octavarium Tour extensively throughout 2005 and 2006 to celebrate their 20th
Anniversary as a band, including a headlining spot on Gigantour alongside Megadeth and put together by frontman
Dave Mustaine, also featuring Fear Factory, Nevermore and Symphony X. During a show on August 2, 2005 in Dallas,
the band paid tribute to Pantera's late guitarist Dimebag Darrell by performing the song "Cemetery Gates" as an
encore. In addition was the unexpected appearance of fellow musicians Russell Allen (Symphony X vocalist), Burton
C. Bell (Fear Factory vocalist) and Dave Mustaine (Megadeth vocalist/guitarist), who joined the band on stage to
perform parts of the song.
Dream Theater later departed from Gigantour 2005 a few dates before it ended and continued on with their own series
of concerts, several of which were recorded and released for the band's fanclubs. The 20th anniversary tour concluded
with a show at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 1, 2006. Though the show had minimal promotion, it
was sold out days after tickets were made available. This show, which was recorded for a CD/DVD called Score
released on August 29, 2006 through Rhino Records, featured songs from the band's entire history, as well a second
half accompanied by a full symphony orchestra (the "Octavarium Orchestra"). This release was the band's third Live
DVD release to be certified Platinum in the US on October 11, 2006.[24]
The Roadrunner years
Systematic Chaos and Greatest Hit (2006–2008)

For the first time in their career, the band decided to take the summer off after
their show at Radio City Music Hall. In September 2006, Dream Theater
entered Avatar Studios to record their follow-up to Octavarium with
legendary studio engineer Paul Northfield. Dream Theater's ninth studio
album, Systematic Chaos, was released on June 5, 2007. The record marked
their first with new label Roadrunner Records, which in 2010 would become a
wholly owned subsidiary of the band's previous label Atlantic Records.
Roadrunner implemented increased promotion for the album and Systematic
Dream Theater playing live Chaos duly reached number 19 on the Billboard 200. It also oversaw the
March 8, 2008 release of a video for "Constant Motion" on July 14, the band's first music
video since Hollow Years in 1997. The album was bookended by the two parts
of "In the Presence of Enemies", an epic duology written and conceived as a
single piece but split into two halves for the purposes of the album. The other six tracks included the most recent part
of Portnoy's continuing AA Saga with the song "Repentance".
In the same year, the first version of Rich Wilson's Lifting Shadows, an authorized history of the band's first twenty
years, was released.[30]
The 2007–08 Chaos in Motion Tour started off in Italy. Dream Theater played in the Gods of Metal concert on June 3,
2007.,[31] as well as various other European festivals including the Netherlands' Fields of Rock Festival, UK's
Download Festival, the French festival Hellfest Summer Open Air alongside Megadeth, Korn, Mastodon and Slayer.
The North American leg of the tour began on July 24 in San Diego, California and wrapped up on August 26 in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They played with opening acts Redemption and Into Eternity. The Chaos In Motion Tour
continued for the rest of the year and into 2008, playing shows in Asia, South America and, for the first time,
Australia.[32]
On April 1, 2008, a two-disc compilation album entitled Greatest Hit (...and 21 Other Pretty Cool Songs) was released
by the band. The title jokingly references the song "Pull Me Under", the band's only significant radio hit. It also
includes three song re-mixes from their second album, Images and Words, five edited versions of previously released
songs, and a track from a single B-side. Unlike most greatest hits compilations, Dream Theater was actively involved
with the album, coming up with the track listing that they felt best represented their musical careers.
After the release of Greatest Hit, drummer Mike Portnoy organized a new tour called Progressive Nation 2008. Unlike
previous Dream Theater tours, performances were held in cities that they had not visited before in the past (such as
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) or cities they had not played in for several years. This tour also marked the first
time, since the release of Images and Words, where the group performed in small venues and performance halls.
In September 2008, the band released a DVD set called Chaos in Motion 2007–2008, featuring songs recorded at
several shows during the Chaos in Motion tour.
Black Clouds & Silver Linings (2008–2010)

On October 7, 2008, Dream Theater returned to Avatar Studios to begin work on their tenth album, resuming their
relationship with Paul Northfield to engineer and mix the record. The album, entitled Black Clouds & Silver Linings,
was released on June 23, 2009.[33] In addition to the standard CD, the album was made available on vinyl LP, as well
as a 3-disc Special Edition CD that includes the full album, a CD of instrumental mixes of the album and a CD of six
cover songs from artists such as Queen and Rainbow. On July 1, 2009, the album debuted at No. 6 on Billboard's Top
200 album chart, with first week sales totalling 40,285, making their highest entry on the chart.[34] The album
featured "The Shattered Fortress", the last in Mike Portnoy's series of songs about his 12-step recovery from
alcoholism, as well as the song "The Best of Times", described by Portnoy as "a real heavy personal subject about my
dad who passed away during the making of the album ... He was battling cancer throughout its making."[35]
The band also embarked on a second Progressive Nation tour, including the tour's first performances in Europe.
Opeth, Unexpect and Bigelf supported Dream Theater in Europe, while Zappa Plays Zappa, Pain Of Salvation, and
Beardfish were slated to perform on the North American leg. However, Pain of Salvation and Beardfish were unable to
tour with Dream Theater and Zappa Plays Zappa because of financial troubles within their respective record labels.
The two new bands that filled the vacated slots for the Progressive Nation 2009 tour in North America were Bigelf and
Scale the Summit with Bigelf performing on both European and North American legs.
After the Progressive Nation Tour, Dream Theater re-entered the studio to write and record a brand new instrumental
track for inclusion on the God of War III soundtrack EP God of War: Blood & Metal. The track, entitled "Raw Dog"
(God (of) War reversed), marked the first time that the band has written and recorded an exclusive track for an
outside project.[36] "Raw Dog" includes the first ever commercially recorded harpejji track, performed by Jordan
Rudess, as well as Dream Theater's final recorded performance with Mike Portnoy on drums. In December 2009,
during their Black Clouds & Silver Linings tour whilst visiting Australia, Dream Theater appeared with one support
act, Pain of Salvation.[37] In March 2010, they toured South America with Bigelf. Afterwards, during the summer of
2010, Dream Theater supported Iron Maiden on the US and Canadian legs of their summer tour which were the last
shows DT played during 2010.[38]
Mike Portnoy's departure (2010–2011)

On September 8, 2010, Mike Portnoy announced that he would be
leaving Dream Theater, citing better relationships in other projects,
burnout, and his desire for a break as reasons.[39] Elaborating on the
situation for MusicRadar, John Petrucci revealed that originally,
Portnoy did not want to leave the band; he only wanted to take a five-
year break.[40] He eventually dropped this number to around one
year.[41] Only after the rest of the band rejected his proposal did Mike Portnoy announced that he would
Portnoy decide to quit. be leaving Dream Theater on September
8, 2010.
After Portnoy left Dream Theater, relationships between him and his
former bandmates became strained. In February 2011, Portnoy
complained that no one from the band was returning his calls and e-mails.[42] However, later Portnoy commented that
both Petrucci and Rudess were the only members that stayed in touch with him. Tensions became especially high
when Portnoy called James LaBrie "disrespectful" for comments LaBrie made during an interview,[43] stating that
Dream Theater were "not sad at all" that Portnoy was no longer a band member. As of July 12, 2011, LaBrie has not
remained in touch with Portnoy.[44] At one point, false reports surfaced that Portnoy had sued Dream Theater.[45]
Portnoy has since stated that he would rejoin the band in a heartbeat, stating: "They are the ones that have closed the
door on it. I’ve only needed a break, and I’ve had that break. So I’m ready, willing and able. But I honestly don’t think
they ever will; they’ve closed their door on it and I think they’re too headstrong in having to prove themselves without
me. So I wouldn’t count on it. But my door is always open."[46]
A little more than a month after Portnoy's departure, Dream Theater began auditioning for a new drummer in New
York City. The drummers invited to audition were Mike Mangini, Derek Roddy, Thomas Lang, Virgil Donati, Marco
Minnemann, Aquiles Priester, and Peter Wildoer.[47] The candidates were notified whether they had been chosen on
November 5;[48] however, the results of the audition were not made public until April 2011 via a three-part YouTube
documentary series called The Spirit Carries On.[49] In the last episode of the series, it was revealed that Mangini was
the drummer selected. Petrucci later explained that Portnoy approached them to rejoin after they had selected
Mangini; Mangini by this time had left his job as a professor at Berklee and committed to Dream Theater full-time, so
Portnoy's offer was rebuffed.[50]
A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011–2012)

Dream Theater entered Cove City Sound Studios to begin working on a new album on January 3, 2011.[51][52] Writing
was completed on March 2 and done without Mangini.[53] On April 14, LaBrie began tracking vocals and by June 28,
the album's mixing and mastering by Andy Wallace were finished.[54][55][56] Released worldwide on September 12 and
in the United States on September 13, A Dramatic Turn of Events debuted at number one in some countries and
attained the eighth position on the Billboard 200,[57] the band's second ever top ten debut position on that chart after
Black Clouds & Silver Linings.[58] Although the album received mixed reviews,[59] it won numerous awards from
music publications and its lead single, "On the Backs of Angels", was nominated for Best Hard Rock/Metal
Performance at the 2012 Grammy Awards,[6] representing the band's first ever Grammy nomination.
Dream Theater kicked off their tour in support of A Dramatic Turn of Events on July 4, 2011 in Rome, Italy.[55][60] The
second leg of the tour took place in North America, where the band headlined with Trivium.[61] After a short break to
conclude 2011, the band returned to Europe with Periphery,[62] to Asia with Andy McKee, to North America with
Crimson Projekct and then to South America for the final leg of the tour.[63] On August 19 and 20, two shows were
recorded at Luna Park in Buenos Aires, Argentina for a live Blu-ray release by Over the Edge Productions.[64][65][66]
After a six-month delay, Live at Luna Park was released on November 5, 2013, by Eagle Rock Entertainment.[67] The
tour concluded on September 1, 2012, in Brasília, Brazil.
On December 25, 2013, at 06:00:00 EST, as a holiday gift to the fans, Dream Theater released a free electronic 2-CD
set of live tracks that were not recorded for Live at Luna Park from their 2011-2012 tour in FLAC format via
BitTorrent.[68] The release date and time are an allusion to their 1994 song 6:00, the intro of which contains a
repeated sample of the line "Six o'clock on a Christmas morning" as spoken by Helena Carroll in The Dead.[69][70]
Dream Theater's July 19, 2012 cover performance of King Crimson's 21st Century Schizoid Man with Crimson Projekct
is notably omitted from this release due to copyright concerns.
Self-titled album (2013–2014)

Writing for Dream Theater's twelfth studio album commenced on A Dramatic Tour of Events.[71] During soundchecks,
the band would jam and record their ideas, and John Petrucci would bring in material he wrote independently.
Following the conclusion of the tour, the band took a break but continued writing. They reconvened in early 2013 to
enter the studio.[72]
In December 2012, Dream Theater re-signed with Roadrunner Records.[73] The band's self-titled twelfth album was
released on September 23, 2013 as part of the new agreement with Roadrunner. The album sold more than 34,000
copies in its first week and landed on the Billboard 200 chart at No. 7, the band's third consecutive top 10 album. In
addition, the album cracked the top 10 in 24 countries including Japan, Germany, Argentina, The Netherlands,
Finland, Italy, Switzerland, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Austria, Australia and United Kingdom.[74] Dream Theater's
seventh live album, Live at Luna Park, was released on November 5, 2013.
On July 8, 2014, Dream Theater released The Studio Albums 1992–2011, a box set spanning all albums from Images
and Words to A Dramatic Turn of Events.[75]
On September 30, 2014, Dream Theater released their eighth live album and film, Breaking the Fourth Wall, which
was recorded live from The Boston Opera House on March 25, 2014. During this concert, the band were joined by the
Berklee World Strings and the Berklee Concert Choir, directed by Eren Başbuğ, for the second half of the set.[76][77]
The set list for the tour featured the entire second half of Awake, in celebration of the album's 20th anniversary,
including the song "Space-Dye Vest", which had never been performed live. The set list closed with a performance of
four songs from Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory, in celebration of the album's 15th anniversary.[78] The Along
for the Ride Tour concluded on October 30, 2014.
The Astonishing and Images and Words anniversary tour (2015–2017)

On January 6, 2014, John Petrucci said that Dream Theater were already "planting seeds for album No. 13". He
commented: "There are some song ideas and little things like that -- nothing really official, but the seeds just start to
get planted. One of the great things about this career is that you have the opportunity every time to go in and start
again with a blank slate and think, 'What can we do differently? How can we make this better? Where can we go from
here?' Every album has a story, and to constantly have a fresh opportunity to do it is really satisfying."[79]
The band headed into the studio in February 2015 to record its thirteenth album.[80][81] The album, titled The
Astonishing was released on January 29, 2016. It is a concept album set in a dystopian future society devoid of real
music, centering on a conflict between a group of rebels and an oppressive empire.[82] Two singles, "The Gift of Music"
and "Moment of Betrayal" were released on December 3, 2015 and January 22, 2016, respectively.
Throughout 2016, Dream Theater went on a tour titled The Astonishing Live to support the album. They played the
album in its entirety, with an intermission between the two acts, only playing songs from earlier albums on occasions
later in the tour. Their performance was accompanied by a visual representation of the story on background screens.
The band also made it a point to play at indoor theater halls such as Radio City Music Hall. In 2017, Dream Theater
went on another tour, titled Images, Words & Beyond, to commemorate the 25th anniversary of Images and Words.
Each night they performed the album in its entirety, as well as "A Change of Seasons", which was originally written
during the Images and Words sessions, and other selections from their catalogue.
Record deal with Sony Music
Upcoming 14th studio album (2017–present)

In a May 2017 interview with Rockbook, frontman James LaBrie talked about the style of the band's fourteenth studio
album: "It's really important for us that the new album will be our best effort. It should be who we are at that
particular moment. [...] But if along the way we feel that there is another album we should recognize once again, then
we'll do it."[83] In December 2017, Dream Theater announced that they have signed a worldwide longterm deal with
Sony Music via Sony's progressive music label imprint Inside Out, for the release of the album.[84] In an interview with
Loudwire, Petrucci revealed that the album will not arrive before 2019.[85] The band planned to enter the studio in
June 2018 with a release being slated for February 2019.[86] The writing process started on June 11, 2018,[87] starting
with live demos and everyone involved,[88] being confirmed by Petrucci, LaBrie and Mangini.[89][90] This is a different
approach from the album cycle of The Astonishing, and more akin to Dream Theater's first three albums and their self-
titled album. They finished writing on July 10, 2018.[91] Tracking began on July 17th, 2018, starting with Mangini,[92]
followed by Petrucci,[93] Myung,[94] Labrie[95] and Rudess. [96] The album will feature pieces written collectively and
lyrics written by Petrucci, Labrie, Myung and (for the first time ever) Mangini.[97]
Live performances
Throughout their career, Dream Theater's live shows have gradually become bigger, longer and more diverse. Prior to
Portnoy's departure, Dream Theater "rotated" its set lists to ensure that fans who attended multiple shows in the same
area would not see too many (or any) songs repeated. Portnoy, who constructed the set lists, would take into account
the set list from the last time the band was in a particular city for the benefit of fans who saw the band on successive
tours.[98]
Some of Dream Theater's more notable touring partners included

Porcupine Tree, Symphony X, Between the Buried and Me, Deep
Purple, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Iron Maiden, the Dixie Dregs, Joe
Satriani, King's X, Marillion, Megadeth, Trivium, In Flames, Pain of
Salvation, Opeth, Queensrÿche, Riverside, Spock's Beard, Fear
Factory, Enchant, 3, Yes and Zappa Plays Zappa. In 2005, Dream
Theater toured North America with the Gigantour festival, co-
headlining with Megadeth, and have played with Megadeth and Iron
Maiden physically on stage.
Rudess and Petrucci dueling in Buenos The band's full world tours, since Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence,
Aires, Argentina (2008). have predominantly been so-called "Evening with..." tours, in which
the band performs for at least three hours with an intermission and
no opening act. The show that was recorded for Live Scenes From
New York was nearly four hours in length, and resulted in Portnoy almost being hospitalized after acquiring severe
food poisoning from the food he ate before the show.[99][100]
There is also a significant amount of humor, casualness, and

improvisation attached to a Dream Theater concert. In the
"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
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midst of "A Change of Seasons" it is quite common for
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star", live
themes such as those for Major League Baseball and The
at Nagoya, Japan.
Simpsons to be quoted, and Rudess routinely modifies his
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section of "When the Water Breaks" from Liquid Tension
Experiment 2. Several songs included on Once in a LIVETime include snippets of others' pieces, such as Lynyrd
Skynyrd's "Free Bird" and Rimsky-Korsakov's "Flight of the Bumblebee." Other quotations include "Mary Had a Little
Lamb" during "Endless Sacrifice" on the Gigantour, a calliope-inspired break between verses of "Under a Glass Moon",
a quote of "Don't Cry for Me, Argentina"'s main melody played by Petrucci while performing the intro solo of "Through
Her Eyes" in Buenos Aires, the Turkish March at a concert in Istanbul, and the opening riff of Rush's "A Passage to
Bangkok" at a show in Bangkok, Thailand. On the "20th Anniversary World Tour" Rudess has even thrown in a short
"Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star" theme in a break during "Endless Sacrifice," and during a concert in Israel he started a
spontaneous "Hava Nagila" later accompanied by the rest of the band. In Mumbai during the 25th Anniversary tour
celebrating the album, Images of Words, the band closed the tune 'As I Am' off the album ' Train of Thought' with
Metallica's song Enter Sandman[101]
Occasionally, a member of the audience is picked at random to perform on stage, an example of which can be seen
during Portnoy's drum solo on the Live at Budokan DVD. There have also been many impromptu renditions of
"Happy Birthday" when a member of the band or crew has a birthday corresponding to a tour date, which normally
results in a birthday cake being thrown at the subject.
Perhaps the best example of Dream Theater's unpredictable concert structure came during Derek Sherinian's time
with the band. At selected shows the band members all swapped instruments and performed an encore as the fictitious
band dubbed Nightmare Cinema. They usually performed a cover of Deep Purple's "Perfect Strangers," and, on one
occasion, Ozzy Osbourne's "Suicide Solution," At some shows, Sherinian, Petrucci and Portnoy would take the stage
together under the name "Nicky Lemons and the Migraine Brothers." Sherinian, wearing a feather boa and novelty
sunglasses, would perform a pop-punk song entitled "I Don't Like You" with Petrucci and Portnoy backing. In Chaos in
Motion tour, in several concerts before "Trial of Tears," Portnoy and Petrucci would change positions.
In the Score and Chaos in Motion DVDs, an animation has accompanied

certain parts of the songs, showing the band playing along to the music as
cartoon characters. On the Score DVD, during the song Octavarium, the band
is seen performing in an octagonal shaped maze. As the animation continues
Jordan Rudess spontaneously turns into Santa Claus and John Petrucci
catches fire.[102] In "The Dark Eternal Night" from the Chaos in Motion DVD,
the band battles against a monster by shooting fireballs from guitars, throwing
drum sticks, and screaming.[103]
Shows and concerts

Dream Theater played and recorded a live performance at the Nippon
Budokan Hall on April 26, 2004. It was later released as Live at Budokan on
Concert of the A Dramatic Tour
October 5, 2004.[104]
of Events in 2012. LaBrie in the
foreground; Myung and Rudess
Dream Theater's largest audience as a headlining act was 20,000 in Santiago,
in the background.
Chile on December 6, 2005.[105] This was during their first tour of South
American countries other than Brazil (which they had visited in 1997 and
1998). The show was released on DVD through Portnoy's YtseJam Records.
In 2007, after their show in Salt Lake City on July 30, Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. signed a proclamation officially
marking July 30, 2007 as Dream Theater Day in the state of Utah.
In 2008 Dream Theater started the Progressive Nation 2008 tour, along with Opeth, Between the Buried and Me, and
3. The tour is the brainchild of Mike Portnoy, who stated, "I've been wanting to assemble a package tour like this for
many years now. With all of the festivals and package tours that go through America, I've been talking with our
manager and agent for over 10 years now about doing something that focuses on the more progressive, musician-
oriented side of hard rock and metal. I decided it was time to stop talking the talk, lace up and finally walk the
walk."[106]
On February 13, 2009, Dream Theater announced the official line up for their Progressive Nation 2009 tour. The tour
was originally set to feature bands including Swedish bands Beardfish and Pain of Salvation, as well as Zappa plays
Zappa. On June 22, 2009, Mike Portnoy announced that Pain of Salvation and Beardfish would not be touring the
North American leg of the Progressive Nation 2009 tour because of record label complications. In the same
announcement, Portnoy stated that the bands Scale the Summit and Bigelf would replace Pain of Salvation and
Beardfish on the tour.[107] This lineup change has put Bigelf on both the North American and European legs of the
Progressive Nation 2009 tour. The tour's North American leg ran throughout July and August 2009. On March 26,
2009 it was announced that Dream Theater would take the Progressive Nation tour to Europe for the first time
alongside Opeth, Bigelf and Unexpect. The tour ran throughout September and October 2009.[108]
In June/July 2010 Dream Theater were the opening band for Iron Maiden during the first leg of their Final Frontier
Tour which included Madison Square Garden as one of the many venues. On December 7, 2010, Dream Theater
announced on their website that they would be headlining the High Voltage Festival alongside Judas Priest in 2011. In
July 2011 they started A Dramatic Tour of Events to promote A Dramatic Turn of Events. In January 2014, they
started the Along for the Ride Tour to promote their self-titled album. On December 13, 2016, Dream Theater
confirmed 5 UK tour dates for their Images, Words & Beyond 25th Anniversary Tour, starting in Birmingham on April
18, 2017.[109]
Tours
Number
Associated
Tour name Dates Support acts Legs of Location
album
shows
April 28 – When
When Dream and opened for Marillion United
November 14, 1 5 Dream and
Tour Unite (November 14, 1989) States
1989 Day Unite
North
September 27, various local bands
America
Images and Tour 1992 – April 23, Heavens Gate (German 3 120
Japan
1993 dates on European leg)
Europe Images and
Galactic Cowboys North Words
May 15 –
Music in Progress (American leg) America
November 28, 3 73
Tour Damn the Machine Japan
1993
(European leg) Europe
I Mother Earth (American
leg)
Fates Warning (1st North
Waking Up the October 20, 1994 European leg) America
6 88 Awake
World Tour – August 3, 1995 Echolyn (American one- Japan
offs) Europe
Threshold (2nd European
leg)
A Change of October 26–30,

N/A 1 3 Japan
Seasons Tour 1995
A Change of
Pleasure Crush (27th) Seasons
Home for the December 27– United
Rudess Morgenstein 1 4
Holidays 30, 1995 States
Project (28th, 29th)
Rudess Morgenstein
December 4–14, Project (4th, 6th) United
The Fix for '96 1 5
1996 Einstein (5th, 12th, 14th) States
Beth Hart Band (5th)
An Evening of April 10–19,
Enchant 1 8 Europe
New Music 1997
Big Wreck (1st and 2nd
Brazil
September 11, American leg)
North
1997 – Vanden Plas (European Falling into
Touring into Infinity 9 97 America
September 26, legs) Infinity
Europe
1998 Full On the Mouth (3rd
Japan
American leg)
Deep Deep Purple (headliner)

August 4–30, North
Purple/ELP/Dream Emerson, Lake & 1 18
1998 America
Theater Tour Palmer (special guests)
An Intimate
December 26– North
Evening with N/A 1 5
30, 1998 America
Dream Theater
Pre-Scenes from a South Scenes from
July 31, 1999 N/A 1 1
Memory Korea a Memory
Scenes From a November 8–24,
Tiles 1 13 Europe
Memory Tour 1999
Metropolis 2000 January 31 – Dixie Dregs (1st American 6 104 North
October 21, 2000 leg) America
Star People (1st American Asia
leg) Europe
Spock's Beard (1st
European leg; 2nd American
leg)
opened for Iron Maiden
(2nd European leg)
Porcupine Tree (3rd
European leg)
Pain of Salvation (1st

European leg) North
January 19 –
Joe Satriani (co-headliner; America
World Tourbulence November 8, 7 109
2nd American leg) Asia
2002 Six Degrees
King's X (2nd American Europe
leg) of Inner
Turbulence
Queensrÿche (co-
Escape from the June 23 – August headliner) North
1 32
Studio 2, 2003 Fates Warning (opening America
act)
Empty Tremor (Italian North

January 16 –
Train of Thought one-offs) America Train of
September 22, 5 76
Tour opened for Yes (2nd Asia Thought
2004
American leg) Europe
Megadeth (co-headlined;
Gigantour leg)
Fear Factory (Gigantour
leg)
The Dillinger Escape North
Plan (Gigantour leg) America
June 10, 2005 – Nevermore (Gigantour leg) Asia
Octavarium Tour 5 82 Octavarium
April 1, 2006 Life of Agony (Gigantour Europe
leg) South
Symphony X (Gigantour America
leg)
Dry Kill Logic (Gigantour
leg)
Bobaflex (Gigantour leg)
Dominici (select dates on
1st European leg)
North
Riverside (select dates on
America
1st European leg)
Asia
June 3, 2007 – Redemption (1st American
Chaos in Motion 6 92 Australia
March 14, 2008 leg)
Europe
Into Eternity (1st American Systematic
South
leg) Chaos
America
Symphony X (2nd
European leg)
Opeth
Progressive April 29 – June 4, Between the Buried and North
1 23
Nation 2008 2008 Me America
3
Bigelf (Progressive Nation
2009)
Scale the Summit
(Progressive Nation 2009;
North America only)
North
Zappa Plays Zappa
America
(Progressive Nation 2009; Black
Asia
Black Clouds & June 6, 2009 – North America only) Clouds &
7 118 Australia
Silver Linings Tour August 8, 2010 Opeth (Progressive Nation Silver
Europe
2009; Europe only) Linings
South
Unexpect (Progressive
America
Nation 2009; Europe only)
Pain of Salvation
(Australian leg)
opened for Iron Maiden
(2nd American leg)
A Dramatic Tour of July 4, 2011 – Trivium (1st American leg) 6 121 North A Dramatic
Events September 1, Periphery (2nd European America Turn of
2012 leg) Asia Events
Andy McKee (Asian leg) Europe
Crimson ProjeKt (2nd South
American leg) America
North
America
Asia
Along for the Ride January 15 –
N/A 5 97 Australia
Tour October 30, 2014 Dream
Europe
South Theater
America
30th Anniversary June 25 – August
N/A 1 25 Europe
Tour 2, 2015
Europe
February 18 – North
The Astonishing The
December 5, N/A 4 94 America
Live Astonishing
2016 South
America
Europe
January 30 – Asia Images and
Images, Words &
December 2, N/A 3 79 Oceania Words (25th
Beyond
2017 North Anniversary)
America
Cover songs
Dream Theater have covered other artists' work throughout their career. They have performed cover songs live and in
studio, with many of those live performances being recorded for official release. A Change of Seasons features Elton
John, Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Kansas, Queen, Journey, Dixie Dregs and Genesis live covers. Through
YtseJam Records, the band have also released full album live cover performances of Metallica's Master of Puppets,
Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast, Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon, and Deep Purple's Made in
Japan.[110] The special edition of Black Clouds & Silver Linings includes a bonus disc with Rainbow, Queen, Dixie
Dregs, Zebra, King Crimson, and Iron Maiden covers. Other notable artists covered by Dream Theater include Black
Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne, Pantera, Rush, the Who, and Yes.[111][112]
Logo and imagery

Despite the band's being forced to change their name, Dream Theater adopted a
custom logo (known as the Majesty symbol) and wordmark which has appeared on
the vast majority of their promotional material and on the front cover of every
Dream Theater studio album. The Majesty symbol is derived from Mary, Queen of
Scots' mark,[113][114] which was re-worked by Charlie Dominici for use on the album
artwork for When Dream and Day Unite.[115]
Dream Theater wordmark
In September 2010, a fan of Dream Theater discovered that all of the letters of and "Majesty" symbol
"DOMINICI" fit together perfectly into the Majesty symbol.[116] When Charlie
discovered this, he laughed and mentioned that "it only took them 25 years to figure
out the 'Dominici Code!'"[117] This has earlier also been discovered as shown on the comment section of DTFAQ[115]
and in the DTNorway Podcast Episode 2 from 2008, with Charlie Dominici.[118]
Musical style
AllMusic's Stephen Thomas Erlewine described Dream Theater's music as a "dense blend of progressive rock and post-
Halen metal". The band is well noted for being one of the early progenitors of the progressive metal genre.[119] The
original members, Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci and John Myung, have strong influences from progressive rock bands
such as Rush, Yes, and Pink Floyd, heavy metal bands such as Iron Maiden and Judas Priest, various speed metal
bands, and even the glam metal of the day.[120] This synthesis created a unique metal that was not traditional of the
day: it had distorted guitars and fast riffing, but the music focused more on technical proficiency and precise execution
than on heavy metal riffs. The band's music has focused on three main elements: metal, melody, and progressive
roots.[121] Mike Portnoy has also stated that the band's slower songs are in appreciation of artists such as Peter
Gabriel, U2, and Journey.[122] Dream Theater's music also borrows elements from the 1970s and '80s art rock sound
of musicians such as Kate Bush, Peter Gabriel, Electric Light Orchestra, the Moody Blues, and Procol Harum.[123][124]
Dream Theater's more recent albums such as A Dramatic Turn of Events and Dream Theater lean heavily towards
hard rock,[125][126] while still maintaining their trademark progressive rock and metal sound, whereas their 2003
album Train of Thought showcased a darker, heavier, sometimes more straightforward metal sound, and much of
their progressive rock sound was absent, replaced by metal elements such as riffing and shredding.[127] This decision
was inspired by the positive feedback received from their previous heavier songs on stage.[128] 1999's Metropolis Pt. 2:
Scenes from a Memory was praised for its display of old-fashioned progressive rock,[129] and was influenced by classic
conceptual rock records such as the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, Pink Floyd's The Wall and The
Final Cut, the Who's Tommy, and Genesis's The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway.[130]
Dream Theater's music occasionally borrows elements of other musical styles including symphonic rock, symphonic
metal, arena rock, soft rock,[131] and classical music.[132]
Band members
Current members Former members

John Petrucci – guitar (1985–present), backing Mike Portnoy – drums, percussion (1985–
vocals (1989, 1996–present)[133] 2010), backing vocals (1989, 1996–2010)[133]
John Myung – bass (1985–present) Chris Collins – lead vocals (1986)
James LaBrie – lead vocals (1991–present) Kevin Moore – keyboards (1985–1994)
Jordan Rudess – keyboards (1999–present) Charlie Dominici – lead vocals (1987–1989)
Mike Mangini – drums, percussion (2010– Derek Sherinian – keyboards (1995–1999,
present) touring 1994-1995[134][135][136])
Timeline
Notes
In the wake of Charlie Dominici's departure from the band in October/November 1989[137][138] the band worked
with several singers on a temporary basis before fully committing to James LaBrie; they first worked with John
Arch, though he wasn't seriously considering joining the band, then John Hendricks, then Steve Stone (who had a
one-off live appearance with the band[139]), then finally Chris Cintron, who they were ready to commit to and
officially welcome into the band before James LaBrie's audition arrived.[140][141]
During the 1997-1998 world tour, the band would switch their instruments around for brief "Nightmare Cinema"
interludes in the concerts; John Myung played the keyboard, Derek Sherinian played the guitar, John Petrucci
played the drums, and Mike Portnoy played the bass. They would often cover Perfect Strangers during these
segments.[142]
In 2004, Charlie Dominici and Derek Sherinian joined the band as a one-off on stage during the encore of the
March 6th show as guests, to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the When Dream And Day Unite album.[143]
Discography
Studio albums
When Dream and Day Unite (1989)
Images and Words (1992)
Awake (1994)
Falling Into Infinity (1997)
Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999)
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)
Train of Thought (2003)
Octavarium (2005)
Systematic Chaos (2007)
Black Clouds & Silver Linings (2009)
A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011)
Dream Theater (2013)
The Astonishing (2016)
EP
A Change of Seasons (1995)
Bootleg culture
Dream Theater have released a series of official bootlegs, demos and other rarities through YtseJam Records, headed
by Portnoy.[144]
Demo series
The Majesty Demos 1985–86 (CD)
When Dream and Day Unite Demos 1987–89 (CD)
Images and Words Demos 1989–91 (CD)
Awake Demos 1994 (CD)
Falling Into Infinity Demos 1996–97 (CD)
Train of Thought Instrumental Demos 2003 (CD)
Studio series
The Making of Falling Into Infinity (CD)
The Making of Scenes From a Memory (CD)
Live series
New York City – 3/4/93 (CD)
Tokyo, Japan – 10/28/95 (CD)
Old Bridge, New Jersey – 12/14/96 (CD)
Los Angeles, California – 5/18/98 (CD)
Bucharest, Romania – 7/4/02 (DVD)
When Dream and Day Reunite – 5/6/04 (CD/DVD)
Santiago, Chile – 12/6/05 (DVD)
Cover series
Master of Puppets (CD)
The Number of the Beast (CD)
The Dark Side of the Moon (CD/DVD)
Made in Japan (CD)
Uncovered 2003–05 (CD)
Certifications
RIAA gold and platinum certifications[145]
1. Images and Words (Album) (Gold) – February 2, 1995

2. Metropolis 2000: Live Scenes From New York (Video Longform) (Gold) – November 8, 2002
3. Live at Budokan (Video Longform) (Platinum) – January 26, 2005
4. Live in Tokyo/5 Years in a Livetime Video Longform (Platinum) – March 22, 2006
5. Score (Video Longform) (Platinum) – October 11, 2006
Other platinum and gold certifications
1. Awake (Platinum) (Japan)
Awards and honors

Burrn! magazine
In 2007 Jordan Rudess was awarded "Best Keyboards Player of the Year."
A Dramatic Turn of Events won Best Album and Best Front Cover in 2011.[146]
Guitar World
The album Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory was ranked No. 95 on the magazine's list of the 100 Greatest
Guitar Albums of All Time.[147]
Total Guitar
John Petrucci won Guitarist of the year award (2007)
Ultimate Guitar Archive
In 2009, Dream Theater were placed on the Top 10 in Ultimate Guitar's The Greatest Metal Bands of the Decade.[148]
Classic Rock magazine
Dream Theater won The Spirit of Prog Award at the Classic Rock Roll of Honour 2009 in London.[149][150] They were
also nominated for the Album of the Year Award for their album, Black Clouds & Silver Linings in 2009, but lost to
AC/DC's Black Ice.[151]
Rolling Stone
On July 25, 2011, Dream Theater were placed on the list "The Best Prog Rock Bands of All Time", chosen by the
Rolling Stone Magazine's readers poll.[152]
MusicRadar
The MusicRadar readers poll placed Dream Theater amongst "The 30 greatest live acts in the world today" (as of
2010). They peaked No. 5 on the list, placed over artists like Metallica, Muse, U2 and Coldplay.[153]
John Myung, from August through September 2010, was voted the greatest bassist of all time. In the same time frame,
Mike Portnoy was voted the second best drummer ever, losing out to Joey Jordison. In December 2010, James LaBrie
was voted the 15th best frontman of all time (with Axl Rose coming first and Freddie Mercury in second). Jordan
Rudess was voted the best keyboardist of all time in a poll conducted from June to July this year, with John Petrucci
coming second in a shred-guitarist poll conducted in May this year (losing out to Al Di Meola).
Metal Edge
Derek Sherinian was voted "Best Keyboardist" in Metal Edge magazine's 1998 Readers' Choice Awards.[154]
Metal Storm
The webzine Metal Storm honored Dream Theater with an award in 2009, when Black Clouds & Silver Linings was
voted Best Progressive Metal Album.[155]
The Prog Report
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Turbulence at #14, Awake at #18, and Train of Thought at #38.[156]
Other recognition
At Dream Theater's Salt Lake City show, Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr. signed a proclamation making July 30,
2007, "Dream Theater Day".[157]
Dream Theater were featured twice in the Xbox 360 Game With Fame event. They played Halo 3 in December
2007[158] and Call of Duty: World at War in June 2009.[159]
In November 2010, Dream Theater was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame.
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ew-with-james-labrie/)
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The band's highest-selling album is the gold-selling Images and

Bootleg culture Mike Mangini

The beginning months of 1986 were filled with various

When Dream and Day Unite (1988–1990)

The Atlantic years

The addition of James LaBrie and Images and Words (1991–1993)

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Following Dominici's departure, Dream Theater fought successfully to be

Awake and Kevin Moore's departure (1994–1995)

A Change of Seasons, Falling Into Infinity (1995–1998)

Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2001–2002)

Train of Thought (2003–2004)

The Roadrunner years

Systematic Chaos and Greatest Hit (2006–2008)

Black Clouds & Silver Linings (2008–2010)

Mike Portnoy's departure (2010–2011)

A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011–2012)

Self-titled album (2013–2014)

The Astonishing and Images and Words anniversary tour (2015–2017)

Record deal with Sony Music

Upcoming 14th studio album (2017–present)

Some of Dream Theater's more notable touring partners included

There is also a significant amount of humor, casualness, and

In the Score and Chaos in Motion DVDs, an animation has accompanied

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A Change of October 26–30,

Deep Deep Purple (headliner)

Pain of Salvation (1st

Empty Tremor (Italian North

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The Making of Scenes From a Memory (CD)

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