By Greg Maki—And just like that, another year has come and gone. And what a year 2025 was for heavy music, led by this summer’s instantly legendary Back to the Beginning concert and Ozzy Osbourne’s passing just a couple weeks later—not unexpected but no less devastating because of that. Those titanic events served to shine... Continue Reading →
Progressive metal band Dream Theater will release its latest live album on Nov. 28, 2025, via Inside Out Music/Sony Music. "Quarantième: Live à Paris" documents the iconic lineup of vocalist James LaBrie, guitarist John Petrucci, bassist John Myung, keyboardist Jordan Rudess and drummer Mike Portnoy’s sold-out show from Paris, France, on their 40th anniversary headline tour of Europe.... Continue Reading →
With its next U.S. tour kicking off this week, progressive metal band Dream Theater has released a music video for "Bend the Clock" from its 16th studio album, "Parasomnia," released earlier in 2025. The new album showcases the band's iconic lineup of James LaBrie (vocals), John Petrucci (guitar), John Myung (bass), Jordan Rudess (keyboards) and Mike Portnoy (drums).... Continue Reading →
On the heels of its sold-out 2025 40th anniversary North American tour that wrapped in March at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, Grammy-winning progressive metal band Dream Theater will set out another run of U.S. dates in September and October. As referenced nightly from the stage on the last run, the upcoming... Continue Reading →
Louder Than Life has unveiled its 2025 lineup, featuring more than 160 bands performing on six stage from Sept. 18 to 21 at the Highland Festival Grounds at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky. The 11th edition of Louder Than Life boasts the largest lineup in the history of producer Danny Wimmer Presents. In addition to the previously announced return... Continue Reading →
After wrapping up the European leg of its 40th Anniversary Tour 2024–2025 last week, Dream Theater has released the next piece of music from its upcoming 16th studio album, "Parasomnia." “A Broken Man” is the latest track from the reunited lineup of vocalist James LaBrie, guitarist John Petrucci, bassist John Myung, keyboardist Jordan Rudess and drummer Mike Portnoy. The... Continue Reading →
Grammy-winning progressive metal band Dream Theater will release "Parasomnia," its 16th studio album, and first with drummer Mike Portnoy in 15 years, on Feb. 7, 2025, via Inside Out Music/Sony Music. A music video for the album's first single, "Night Terror," director by Mike Leonard, can be seen below. The album was produced by Petrucci,... Continue Reading →
More than 13 years after leaving, drummer Mike Portnoy has rejoined Dream Theater, the band he co-founded in 1985 with guitarist John Petrucci and bassist John Myung at the Berklee College of Music. Along with vocalist James LaBrie and keyboardist Jordan Rudess, they are set to enter the studio to start working on Dream Theater's... Continue Reading →
With the inaugural run of its Dreamsonic 2023 tour about to commence, progressive metal band Dream Theater has released an official music video for another song from its 15th studio album "A View from the Top of the World." “Answering the Call” is the fifth video released and another CGI spectacle created by longtime collaborator Wayne Joyner. The track has... Continue Reading →
Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci has added more dates to his first headlining solo tour. Shows in Boston, Massachusetts (Oct. 7), New York, New York (Oct. 13) and Washington, D.C. (Oct. 15) were announced in July 2022, and fans demanded more performances after learning that the tour would feature former Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy and legendary bassist Dave LaRue all... Continue Reading →
