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 →
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 →
By Greg Maki I don’t know if anything makes me feel more inadequate as a music critic* than trying to review a new work by a band as accomplished as Dream Theater. I know a bit about music, but the things these progressive metal titans do are so intricate and so far beyond my understanding... Continue Reading →
Progressive metal band Dream Theater has released a music video for "Invisible Monster," the first official single from its upcoming 15th studio album, "A View from the Top of the World" (Oct. 22, 2021, InsideOutMusic/Sony Music; pre-order here). The video was directed by William “Wombat” Felch (Mudvayne, HellYeah, Crobot, Static-X, Nefariant) and follows the story... Continue Reading →
Dream Theater has released an animated music video for "The Alien," the opener of its upcoming 15th studio album, "A View from the Top of the World." The record is set for an Oct. 22, 2021, release via InsideOutMusic/Sony Music. It is available for pre-order in various configurations at https://dream-theater.lnk.to/AViewFromTheTopOfTheWorld. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V462IsOV3js “It’s the first one... Continue Reading →
Progressive metal titans Dream Theater will release their 15th studio album, "A View from the Top of the World," on Oct. 22, 2021. The seven-song album marks the band's second studio record with InsideOutMusic/Sony Music, and it was produced by John Petrucci, engineered and additional production by James “Jimmy T” Meslin and mixed/mastered by Andy Sneap. The artwork was created... Continue Reading →
