Dream Theater have introduced their sixteenth studio album, Parasomnia, arriving February seventh. The video for the lead single “Night time Terror” has additionally been unveiled.
The monitor is the primary studio recording to function drummer Mike Portnoy since 2009’s Black Clouds & Silver Linings and clocks in at almost 10 minutes in size.
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Portnoy instantly makes his presence heard, guiding the intro with a barrage of drum fills earlier than guitarist John Petrucci locks into the track’s central riff, signaling the opening verse. The band deftly keep within the backdrop towards singer James LaBrie’s hovering vocals, however the instrumental fireworks begin about midway via the monitor. That is what DT followers have been ready 15 years for: a hyper-technical prog exercise guided by the propulsive drumming of Mike Portnoy — the sound of a band in peak type.
Operating 71 minutes in size throughout eight tracks, Parasomnia was produced by Petrucci and engineered by James “Jimmy T” Meslin, with mixing by Andy Sneap. The band’s longtime collaborator Hugh Syme as soon as once more contributed sleeve art work.
Parasomnia might be accessible in a number of bodily configurations, together with a deluxe 2-CD/Blu-Ray field set (that includes instrumentals, a Dolby Atmos 5.1 combine by Mark Gittins, hi-res stereo mixes, animated visualizers, and a 68-page booklet). Varied gatefold double-LP vinyl variants, plus a standalone CD digipak launch, can even be accessible. Pre-orders begin Friday (October eleventh) by way of this location.
In the meantime, Dream Theater might be hitting the highway for a beforehand introduced North American tour the day the album drops, kicking off the trek February seventh in Philadelphia. Get tickets right here.
Under you’ll be able to stream the Mike Leonard-directed efficiency video for “Night time Terror” and see the album artwork and tracklist.
Parasomnia Art work:
Parasomnia Tracklist:
01. In The Arms Of Morpheus
02. Night time Terror
03. A Damaged Man
04. Useless Asleep
05. Midnight Messiah
06. Are We Dreaming?
07. Bend The Clock
08. The Shadow Man Incident