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.WebsiteMembers.Past members.Dream Theater is an American band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by, and while they attended in,. 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. Was announced as the new permanent drummer on April 29, 2011.The band's highest-selling album is the gold-selling (1992), which reached No. 61 on the chart. Both the 1994 release and their 2002 release also entered the charts at No. 32 and No. 46, respectively, and received mostly positive reviews. Was ranked number 95 on the October 2006 issue of magazine's list of The greatest 100 guitar albums of all time.
It is ranked as the 15th Greatest Concept Album as of March 2003 by.As of 2018, Dream Theater has sold over 12 million records worldwide and has received two nominations. Contents.History Formation (1985–1987) 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 and songs in the rehearsal rooms at Berklee.Myung, Petrucci, and Portnoy joined together on the name Majesty for their newly formed group. According to 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 ' (from the album ) sounded 'majestic'. It was then decided that Majesty would be the band's name.The trio then set out to fill the remaining positions in the group. Petrucci asked his high school bandmate to play the keyboard.
After he accepted the position, another friend from home, was recruited as lead vocalist after band members heard him sing a cover of 'Queen of the Reich'. 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, to concentrate on the band.
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'Another Won' from The.Problems playing this file? See.The beginning months of 1986 were filled with various concert dates in and around the New York City area. During this time, the band recorded a collection of demos, titled.
The initial run of 1,000 sold out within six months, and dubbed copies of the cassette became popular within the progressive metal scene. The Majesty Demos are 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, who was far older and more experienced than anyone else in the band, successfully auditioned for the group. 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 threatened legal action for 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, and the name stuck. 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. Dream Theater signed their first record contract with Mechanic on June 23, 1988 and set out to record their debut album.
The band recorded the album at Kajem Victory Studios in. Recording the basic tracks took about 10 days, and the entire album was completed in about 3 weeks.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 opening for the classic rock power trio.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 or, and Dominici's stage presence was not what they wanted for a front man. Shortly after, however, the band 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. It would be another two years before Dream Theater had a replacement vocalist.Addition of James LaBrie and Images and Words (1991–1993). James LaBrie joined the band in January 1991 and has been their vocalist ever since.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 front man. John ultimately decided that his personal commitments were more important and he opted not to join the band.
On June 9, 1990, at a gig at Sundance in Bay Shore, New York, Dream Theater introduced Steve Stone as their new singer. Stone had successfully recorded demos with Dream Theater, but he was fired following a single, ill-fated live performance. According to Mike Portnoy, Stone moved around the stage in a rather odd manner, seemingly doing a bad impression of. 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 ), although they were actually performing in Bay Shore. 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. 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, of band. 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.
And (now ), a division of, 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 ).The first album to be recorded under their new record contract was (1992). For promotion, the label released a CD Single and for the song ', but neither made significant commercial impact. The song ', 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. A third video clip was produced for ', 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, caused Images and Words to achieve gold record certification in the States and platinum status in Japan. A tour of followed in 1993, which included a show at 's famed.
The show was recorded and released as, 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.Awake and Kevin Moore's departure (1994–1995). 'Voices' from.Problems playing this file? See.Eager to work on fresh material, Dream Theater retreated to the studio in May 1994., Dream Theater's third studio album, was released on October 4, 1994 amidst a storm of fan controversy. Shortly before the album was mixed, Moore had announced to the rest of the band that he 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. As a result, the band had to scramble to find a replacement keyboardist before a tour could be considered.Former / keyboardist, who would go on to become a member of, was among the biggest names to audition, but the band members were eager to fill the position with keyboardist. 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 in. Although the show was a success, and Rudess was asked to fill the keyboardist position permanently, he opted to tour with The instead, since it granted him more personal latitude.
Dream Theater hired fellow Berklee alumnus, who had previously toured and recorded with and, to fill in for the. By the conclusion of the tour, the band decided to take Sherinian on as Moore's full-time replacement. A Change of Seasons, Falling into Infinity (1995–1998). 'Carpe Diem/The Darkest of Winters' bridge from.Problems playing this file? See.Once again finding themselves with a new member, the band did not immediately start working on new material. Fans around the world, united on the YtseJam (the most popular form of communication between Dream Theater fans at that point), had begun to put pressure on the band to officially release the song '. 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 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 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.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 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 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. The unused songs were later released in the Ytsejam Records release The Falling into Infinity Demos.The material that made it onto the album proper was released as, 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 ' 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, 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, in and The. The album was released at around the same time as the video, 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, ' Mike Varney invited Portnoy to assemble a progressive ' to work on an album, which would become the first in a long string of side-projects for the members of Dream Theater. The lineup consisted of Portnoy on drums, Petrucci on guitar, on bass, and keyboardist Jordan Rudess, who had finished with the Dixie Dregs. The band assumed the name, 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.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, 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, was released to high critical acclaim, being lauded as the band's masterpiece, despite only reaching No. 73 on the US album chart.The album was mixed by, but only a few of his mixes made it on the final album. The bulk was remixed by, who had produced 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 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 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, which was certified Gold in the US on November 8, 2002.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.
The original cover depicted one of Dream Theater's early logos (the Images and Words-era burning heart, modeled on the of Christ) modified to show an apple (as in ') instead of the heart, and the New York skyline, including the twin towers of the, in the flame above it. In an unfortunate coincidence, the album was released on the same date as the.
The album was quickly recalled by the band and was re-released with revised artwork later, 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). Dream Theater after a concert in Paris during the first European leg of their tour (2005). From left to right:, andAfter their Train of Thought promotional tour, Dream Theater entered 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.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 ' saga ('The Root of All Evil', steps 6-7 in the 12-step plan), as well as the title track, a musically versatile 24 minute epic rivaling 'A Change of Seasons'.
Octavarium received mixed reviews from fans and has been the subject of spirited debate. Octavarium was the last album under their seven-album deal with, which had inherited the contract upon its absorption of.Dream Theater started the extensively throughout 2005 and 2006 to celebrate their 20th Anniversary as a band, including a headlining spot on alongside and put together by frontman, also featuring,. During a show on August 2, 2005 in Dallas, the band paid tribute to 's late guitarist by performing the song ' as an encore. In addition was the unexpected appearance of fellow musicians (Symphony X vocalist), (Fear Factory vocalist) and (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 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 released on August 29, 2006 through, 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. Systematic Chaos and Greatest Hit (2006–2008).
Dream Theater playing live March 8, 2008For 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 with legendary studio engineer. Dream Theater's ninth studio album, was released on June 5, 2007. The record marked their first with new label, which in 2010 would become a wholly owned subsidiary of the band's previous label.
Roadrunner implemented increased promotion for the album and Systematic Chaos duly reached number 19 on the Billboard 200. It also oversaw the release of a video for ' 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', 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 with the song '.In the same year, the first version of Rich Wilson's, an authorized history of the band's first twenty years, was released.The 2007–08 started off in Italy. Dream Theater played in the concert on June 3, 2007., as well as various other European festivals including the Netherlands' Fields of Rock Festival, UK's, the French festival alongside,.
The North American leg of the tour began on July 24 in, and wrapped up on August 26 in,. They played with opening acts. The Chaos In Motion Tour continued for the rest of the year and into 2008, playing shows in, and, for the first time,.On April 1, 2008, a two-disc entitled was released by the band. The title jokingly references the song ', the band's only significant. 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.
Unlike most 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. Unlike previous Dream Theater tours, performances were held in cities that they had not visited before in the past (such as, 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, 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 to engineer and mix the record. The album, entitled, was released on June 23, 2009. 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. 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.
The album featured 'The Shattered Fortress', the last in Mike Portnoy's 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.' The band also embarked on a second Progressive Nation tour, including the tour's first performances in Europe., and supported Dream Theater in Europe, while, and 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 tour in North America were and 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 soundtrack EP. 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.
'Raw Dog' includes the first ever commercially recorded track, performed by, as well as Dream Theater's final recorded performance with on drums. In December 2009, during their tour whilst visiting Australia, Dream Theater appeared with one support act, Pain of Salvation. In March 2010, they toured South America with. Afterwards, during the summer of 2010, Dream Theater supported on the US and Canadian legs of their which were the last shows DT played during 2010.
Mike Portnoy's departure (2010–2011). Rudess and Petrucci dueling in, (2008).Some of Dream Theater's more notable touring partners included,. In 2005, Dream Theater toured North America with the festival, co-headlining with Megadeth, and have played with Megadeth and Iron Maiden physically on stage.The band's full world tours, since Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence, 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. 'Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star', live at Nagoya, Japan.Problems playing this file?
See.There is also a significant amount of humor, casualness, and improvisation attached to a Dream Theater concert. In the midst of 'A Change of Seasons' it is quite common for themes such as those for and to be quoted, and Rudess routinely modifies his solo section in the song and others, often playing the section of 'When the Water Breaks' from. Several songs included on Once in a LIVETime include snippets of others' pieces, such as 's 'Free Bird' and '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 's main melody played by Petrucci while performing the intro solo of 'Through Her Eyes' in, the Turkish March at a concert in, and the opening riff of 's ' at a show in,. 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 ' 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 songOccasionally, 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 and performed an encore as the fictitious band dubbed. They usually performed a cover of 's 'Perfect Strangers,' and, on one occasion, '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.
Concert of the A Dramatic Tour of Events in 2012. LaBrie in the foreground; Myung and Rudess in the background.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, the band is seen performing in an octagonal shaped maze.
As the animation continues Jordan Rudess spontaneously turns into and John Petrucci catches fire. In ' from the Chaos in Motion DVD, the band battles against a monster by shooting fireballs from guitars, throwing drum sticks, and screaming. Shows and concerts Dream Theater played and recorded a live performance at the on April 26, 2004. It was later released as on October 5, 2004.Dream Theater's largest audience as a headlining act was 20,000 in on December 6, 2005. This was during their first tour of 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 signed a proclamation officially marking July 30, 2007 as Dream Theater Day in the state of Utah.In 2008 Dream Theater started the tour, along with,.
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.' On February 13, 2009, Dream Theater announced the official line up for their tour. The tour was originally set to feature bands including Swedish bands and, as well as. 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 and would replace Pain of Salvation and Beardfish on the tour.
This lineup change has put 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,. The tour ran throughout September and October 2009.In June/July 2010 Dream Theater were the opening band for Iron Maiden during the first leg of their which included 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 to promote.
In January 2014, they started the Along for the Ride Tour to promote their. 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. Dream Theater wordmark and 'Majesty' symbolDespite the band being forced to change their name, Dream Theater adopted a custom (known as the Majesty symbol) and 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 ' mark, which was re-worked by for use on the album artwork for.In September 2010, a fan of Dream Theater discovered that all of the letters of 'DOMINICI' fit together perfectly into the Majesty symbol.
When Charlie discovered this, he laughed and mentioned that 'it only took them 25 years to figure out the 'Dominici Code!' ' This has earlier also been discovered as shown on the comment section of DTFAQ and in the DTNorway Podcast Episode 2 from 2008, with Charlie Dominici. Musical style 's described Dream Theater's music as a 'dense blend of and post- '.The band is well noted for being one of the early progenitors of the genre. The original members, Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci and John Myung, have strong influences from progressive rock bands such as, and, heavy metal bands such as and, various bands, and even the of the day.
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.Mike Portnoy has also stated that the band's slower songs are in appreciation of artists such as, and.Dream Theater's music has also been described as.Dream Theater's 2003 album showcased a heavier sound. This decision was inspired by the positive feedback received from their previous heavier songs on stage.1999's was praised for its display of old-fashioned progressive rock, and was influenced by classic conceptual rock records such as ', 's and, 's, and 's.Dream Theater's music occasionally borrows elements of other musical styles including,.
Band members. Current members. – guitars (1985–present), backing vocals (1989, 1996-present). – bass (1985–present).
– lead vocals (1991–present). – keyboards, piano (1999–present). – drums, percussion (2010–present)Former members.
– lead vocals (1985–1986). – keyboards, piano (1985–1994).
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– drums, percussion (1985–2010), backing vocals (1989, 1996-2010). – lead vocals (1987–1989). – keyboards (1995–1999, though he played live with them as a hired gun from October 1994 ), backing vocals (1997)Timeline. Main article: Studio albums. (1989). (1992).
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(2013). (2016). (2019)Bootleg culture Dream Theater have released a series of official bootlegs, demos, and other rarities through YtseJam Records, headed by Portnoy.