DREAM THEATER to release double concept album in January

THE ASTONISHING JANUARY 29TH

FIRST SINGLE “THE GIFT OF MUSIC” STREAMING NOW

YOUTUBE:https://youtu.be/CdPn1mCmqoE

Dream Theater, one of the most prolific and iconic progressive rock bands of the last thirty years, are set to release their eagerly awaited double concept album, The Astonishing, on January 29th. Yesterday the band premiered the album’s lead single, “The Gift of Music,” in an exclusive interview with Rolling Stone in which founding guitarist John Petrucci discussed the origins of the conceptual double album.

Consisting of 34 tracks spread across 2 unique acts, The Astonishing is available now for pre-order at all DSP’s (http://flyt.it/DTTheAstonishing), with all orders accompanied by an instant grat download of “The Gift of Music,” which is currently streaming on Dream Theater’s official YouTube channel. “The Gift of Music” plus additional Dream Theater material can also be streamed here: http://flyt.it/DTTheAstonishingSP (album art and track listing attached).

The Astonishing will also be available in a wide range of distinctive versions, including standard 2-CD set, 4-LP vinyl box set and a limited edition deluxe box set, all of which are currently available for pre-order at http://flyt.it/DTTheAstonishingStore.

Recorded at Cove City Sound Studios in Glen Cove, New York, with John Petrucci producing, studio luminary Richard Chycki (Aerosmith, Rush) engineering/mixing and legendary arranger, composer and conductor David Campbell orchestrating, The Astonishingpaints a tale ofa retro-futurist post-apocalyptic dystopia ruled by medieval style feudalism. It’s a place aching for a Chosen One to rise above the noise and defeat an Empire defined by the endless drone of noise machines and the illusion of safety in bland conformity.

Dream Theater will tour the U.S. in support of The Astonishing this coming spring, performing the double album in its entirety while transforming venues into immersive and interactive settings for a unique and unparalleled live experience. Full details on the U.S. tour will be announced shortly. Furthermore, Dream Theater are set to kick off a momentous European headline run which will get underway February 18th at the Palladium in London, England. The winter run will see the prog-virtuosos delivering a one-of-a-kind set in which they will be debuting The Astonishing live in its entirety for the very first time (see attached itinerary). For up-to-the-minute news and ticket information, please visit http://www.dreamtheater.net/tour.

The Astonishing follows 2013’s worldwide smash album “DREAM THEATER,” which earned a second Grammy nomination for the band, topping Billboard’s “Hard Rock Albums” while simultaneously entering at #7 on the Billboard 200. The extraordinary chart position marked the group’s third consecutive top 10 debut, and also saw “DREAM THEATER” making top 5 chart debuts in Japan, Germany, Italy, Canada, Argentina, Switzerland, Holland, and Finland, as well as top 10 debuts in Denmark, Austria, and Norway, with career high debuts in the United Kingdom and Australia. Rolling Stone touted the legendary collection as “…the birth of a new era in the band’s career.”

For additional news and information, please visit www.dreamtheater.net, www.facebook.com/dreamtheater, www.twitter.com/dreamtheaternet, www.youtube.com/dreamtheater, www.roadrunnerrecords.com, and www.instagram.com/DTImages.

Dream Theater is: John Petrucci (guitar), John Myung (bass), James LaBrie (vocals), Jordan Rudess (keyboards and continuum) and Mike Mangini (drums).

DREAM THEATER

THE ASTONISHING

RELEASE DATE: JANUARY 29TH

ACT 1

1. Descent Of The NOMACS

2. Dystopian Overture

3. The Gift Of Music

4. The Answer

5. A Better Life

6. Lord Nafaryus

7. A Savior In The Square

8. When Your Time Has Come

9. Act Of Faythe

10. Three Days

11. The Hovering Sojourn

12. Brother, Can You Hear Me?

13. A Life Left Behind

14. Ravenskill

15. Chosen

16. A Tempting Offer

ACT 2

1. 2285 Entr’acte

2. Moment Of Betrayal

3. Heaven’s Cove

4. Begin Again

5. The Path That Divides

6. Machine Chatter

7. The Walking Shadow

8. My Last Farewell

9. Losing Faythe

10. Whispers On The Wind

11. Hymn Of A Thousand Voices

12. Our New World

13. Power Down

14. Astonishing

17. Digital Discord

18. The X Aspect

19. A New Beginning

20. The Road To Revolution

DREAM THEATER

EUROPEAN TOUR 2016

February 18th – March 23rd

FEBRUARY

18 London, England Palladium

19 London, England Palladium

22 Amsterdam, Holland Carre Theater

23 Amsterdam, Holland Carre Theater

24 Amsterdam, Holland Carre Theater

26 Oslo, Norway Konserthus

27 Oslo, Norway Konserthus

28 Oslo, Norway Konserthus

MARCH

1 Stockholm, Sweden Cirkus

2 Stockholm, Sweden Cirkus

4 Hannover, Germany Kuppelsaal

5 Paris, France Palais des Congres

6 Paris, France Palais des Congres

8 Copenhagen, Denmark DR Koncerthuset

9 Berlin, Germany Friedrichspalast

10 Bochum, Germany Ruhrcongress

14 Nurnberg, Germany Meistersingerhalle

15 Frankfurt, Germany Alte Oper Hall

17 Milan, Italy Teatro Degli Arcimboldi

18 Milan, Italy Teatro Degli Arcimboldi

19 Milan, Italy Teatro Degli Arcimboldi

22 Stuttgart, Germany Liederhalle Hegel-Saal

23 Zurich, Switzerland Kongresshaus

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