Dream Theater News
- Win autographed Forsaken animation cells!
- Dream THeater at iTunes
- Autographed copies of DT's Greatest Hit
- Dream Theater's Greatest Hit - Listening Party
- DREAM THEATER'S GREATEST HIT (...and 21 other pretty cool songs) - due April 1st
- Progressive Nation 2008 - Press Release
- Anime News - Gonzo Animates Dream Theater's "Forsaken" Music Video
- "Forsaken" video premiere on Saturday, January 26th
- Constant Motion voted #2 video of 2007 on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball!
- SFAM voted best album of the last decade at DPRP!
- Forsaken Video teaser at RR.com
Dream Theater News Archive
- Dream Theater News Archive (1998-2007)
Media Updates
Dream Theater Charity Auction Press Release
Added on 05-01-2008For Immediate Release
April 30, 2008
Contact: Samantha Cattaneo
315-434-9477 or scattaneo@campgooddays.org
CHARITY AUCTION SERIES TO BENEFIT
CAMP GOOD DAYS & SPECIAL TIMES
Charity Auction Series to Begin May 5th
Syracuse, NY - An Ebay auction beginning on Monday, May 5th will kick off the second wave of the Dream Theater Charity Auction Series to benefit Camp Good Days and Special Times. Camp Good Days is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for children, adults and families whose lives have been touched by cancer and other life threatening challenges. For 29 years, Camp Good Days has been providing free residential camping programs at their Recreational Facility in Branchport, New York as well as year-round support activities. Such an accomplishment would never be possible without friends like Dream Theater and events like this charity auction.
Since August 2007, Dream Theater has been donating band-related memorabilia to Camp Good Days in an effort to raise funds and awareness for Camp via a series of Ebay auctions. The Dream Theater Charity Auction Series generally runs in conjunction with the band's tour dates and so will begin May 5th, as the band reconvenes it's "Chaos in Motion" Tour.
The items being auctioned in the coming weeks will include (but not be limited to) an autographed copy of Dream Theater's newest CD, "Greatest Hit (and 21 other pretty cool songs)", compliments of Rhino Records and a band- and author-autographed copy of Rich Wilson's Dream Theater biography, "Lifting Shadows". Perhaps the pinnacle of the auction series will be a "Music Man" John Petrucci-model guitar, which Ernie Ball has generously built and donated for this cause. Autographed tour shirts and tour books will be auctioned intermittently as well; hopefully creating different price levels for potential bidders.
New items will enter the auction approximately every 10 days, beginning May 5th. Samples of the auction items can be viewed via the Dream Theater Charity Auction "Ebay store" http://stores.ebay.com/Dream-Theater-Charity-Auction-Site.
For more information about this auction series or Camp Good Days and Special Times, please contact Samantha Cattaneo - scattaneo@campgooddays.org - 315-434-9477 or visit http://www.campgooddays.org/
For Dream Theater tour information please contact:
Jessica Ricci - ricci@roadrunnerrecords.com - (212) 274 - 7561
Dream Theater is currently on the road with "Progressive Nation 2008" with opening acts Opeth, Between The Buried And Me & Three. For more information about the Dream Theater, visit www.dreamtheater.net.
For Rhino Records information, please contact:
Jason Elzy - jason.elzy@rhino.com - (818) 238-6220
About Rhino Entertainment
Based in Burbank, California, Warner Music Group's Rhino Entertainment was formed 29 years ago and is the world's leading pop culture label. Emphasizing flawless sound quality, bonus tracks, informative liner notes, award-winning creative packaging, an offbeat sense of humor and a strong social conscience, Rhino continues to set the standard for excellence in the reissue business it pioneered in both the physical and digital worlds. Rhino is also expanding the definition of what a catalog music company is as evidenced by the label's recent name and likeness representation deal with legendary band Grateful Dead. The vast Rhino catalog of more than 5,000 CDs, videos, and digital exclusive albums features material by Aretha Franklin, Ray Charles, The Doors, Chicago, Black Sabbath, John Coltrane, Yes, Alice Cooper, Linda Ronstadt, The Ramones, The Monkees, Carly Simon, Curtis Mayfield, among many others.
Win autographed Forsaken animation cells!
Added on 04-04-2008Enter to win an autographed "Forsaken" video animation cell from Dream Theater, The End Records and Roadrunner Records!
Click here for details.
Dream THeater at iTunes
Added on 04-01-2008"Well, three DT items were added to iTunes today....
And iTunes f*cked up 2 of the 3!! (ugh....why us???????)
Don't get me wrong, I love and support iTunes and find it an incredibly convenient way of shopping for music....but it isn't exactly DT-friendly!!!
- Forsaken EP (with 2 live tracks) - this one seems to be correct...(however because of some ridiculous iTunes EP rule, we weren't allowed to include the live version of TDEN because it was "too long"....)
- Greatest Hit (and 21 other pretty cool songs) - Disc 2 seems to be labelled incorrectly on this....so you have to relabel it yourself or wait a day or two for them to correct it.
- Greatest Hit (and 5 other pretty cool videos) - that's right! The first 6 DT promo videos are now available on iTunes - unfortunately the actual "greatest hit" itself (Pull Me Under) is currently missing from the bundle....once again, this should be fixed in the coming days....
MP"
You can buy "Greatest Hit (and 5 other pretty cool videos)" at iTunes through these links:
Autographed copies of DT's Greatest Hit
Updated on 03-27-2008"For a limited time, order the new "Greatest Hit (...and 21 other cool songs)" collection from Dream Theater from our old friends at Newbury Comics and have it shipped to your door autographed by the band. Hurry before they are gone!"
Please note that the autographed copies are now sold out.
Click here for all the details!
Dream Theater's Greatest Hit - Listening Party
Added on 03-20-2008"The first-ever best-of compilation from Dream Theater is a 2-CD, twenty-two track set spanning 1991-2005 that spotlights the band's virtuoso musicianship, elaborate orchestration and spectacular songwriting. Greatest Hit (...and 21 other pretty cool songs) features rare single edits, B-sides and three awe-inspiring new remixes by Kevin Shirley, recently celebrated for his work remixing Led Zeppelin.Order now at CD Universe (USA) or Play.com (Europe).
Join us as we stream some tracks from the album."
DREAM THEATER'S GREATEST HIT (...and 21 other pretty cool songs) - due April 1st
Added on 01-12-2008DREAM THEATER COLLECT THEIR GREATEST HIT
(...& 21 other pretty cool songs)
The Acclaimed Band’s First-Ever Best-Of Compilation Spans 14 Years of Progressive Hard Rock and Includes Rare Edits and B-Sides
Features Three New Remixes by Kevin Shirley of
“Pull Me Under,” “Take The Time” and “Another Day”
Two-Disc Set Available April 1 from Rhino
ORDER NOW AT CD UNIVERSE (USA) OR PLAY.COM (EUROPE).
LOS ANGELES - After recently celebrating the band’s 20-year anniversary, Dream Theater returns with its first-ever best-of collection. Spanning 1991-2005, the two-disc set contains rare single edits, B-sides and a trio of new remixes that spotlight that band’s nonpareil musicianship, complex arrangements and amazing songwriting. Dream Theater’s GREATEST HIT (...& 21 other pretty cool songs) will be available from Rhino on April 1 at all physical retail outlets and www.rhino.com for a suggested retail price of $19.98 and at all digital retail outlets for a suggested retail price of $12.99.
Referring to Dream Theater’s first and only major radio hit, “Pull Me Under,” the compilation’s tongue-in-cheek title is a testament not only to the band’s sense of humor but also highlights the acclaimed New York-based quintet’s ability to make music and cultivate a legion of fans on its own terms, without help from radio or MTV. The collection features more than two hours of progressive hard rock from James LaBrie (vocals), John Myung (bass), John Petrucci (guitar/vocals), Mike Portnoy (drums/vocals) and Jordan Rudess (keyboards).
The collection contains three newly remixed versions of tracks from Dream Theater’s breakout 1992 album, Images And Words: the aforementioned “Pull Me Under” as well as “Take The Time” and “Another Day.” Portnoy says this album presented the perfect opportunity to give the songs a bit of a facelift. “The original mixes always sounded a bit ’80s’ to me, so we had our good friend and longtime mixer Kevin Shirley give the tracks a bit of an update to sound more like the rest of the Dream Theater catalog. The songs remain the same (no pun intended-Kevin just mixed that album as well), but there are little nuances in the tracks that I forgot were originally there, and it’s very cool to hear them again.”
The collection’s 22 songs are split evenly between two discs, which are divided into “The Dark Side” (the metallic) and “The Light Side” (the melodic). Filled with some of the band’s most sinister sounds, the first disc lives up to the billing of “The Dark Side.” Longtime fans will appreciate the abundance of alternative versions of classic tracks, including single edits of “Lie,” “Home,” and “Misunderstood.” Disc One concludes with two tracks from the band’s 2005 album Octavarium: “The Root Of All Evil” and “Sacrificed Sons.”
The second disc, “The Light Side,” spotlights the band’s melodic side and features an alternate mix of “Through Her Eyes,” a single edit of “Solitary Shell” and “To Live Forever,” a 1994 B-side from the U.K.-only single of “Lie.”
A grassroots phenomenon for 20 years, Dream Theater continues to record studio albums acclaimed for award-winning musicianship as well as artistic vision. To meet the demands of a demanding global fan base, the band also maintains an active touring schedule that regularly includes sold-out performances around the world.
Dream Theater has currently been on the road since June 2007, traveling the globe in support of their latest studio album Systematic Chaos. Their world tour will conclude with a final run throughout North America in May as they premiere their “Progressive Nation” package tour with Opeth, Between The Buried And Me, and 3 supporting.
DREAM THEATER’S GREATEST HIT
(...& 21 other pretty cool songs)
Track Listing
Disc 1: (The Dark Side)
Disc 2: (The Light Side)
- “Pull Me Under” (2007 Remix)
- “Take The Time” (2007 Remix)
- “Lie” (Single Edit)
- “Peruvian Skies”
- “Home” (Single Edit)
- “Misunderstood” (Single Edit)
- “The Test That Stumped Them All”
- “As I Am”
- “Endless Sacrifice”
- “The Root Of All Evil”
- “Sacrificed Sons”
- “Another Day” (2007 Remix)
- “To Live Forever”
- “Lifting Shadows Off A Dream”
- “The Silent Man”
- “Hollow Years”
- “Through Her Eyes” (Alternate Album Mix)
- “The Spirit Carries On”
- “Solitary Shell” (Single Edit)
- “I Walk Beside You”
- “The Answer Lies Within”
- “Disappear”
ORDER NOW AT CD UNIVERSE (USA) OR PLAY.COM (EUROPE).
Progressive Nation 2008 - Press Release
Added on 11-05-2007November 5th 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
DREAM THEATER'S "PROGRESSIVE NATION" featuring OPETH, 3 and BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME to embark on inaugural tour of North America throughout April & May 2008.
New York progressive metal pioneers DREAM THEATER are set to unveil their maiden voyage of "PROGRESSIVE NATION". A package tour they will headline that will also feature the talents of OPETH, 3 and BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME.
The tour is the brainchild of DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy who explains: "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"
While DREAM THEATER co-headlined 2005's GIGANTOUR along side MEGADETH, as well as embarking on previous co-headlining runs with both QUEENSRYCHE and JOE SATRIANI, they have primarily built their 22 year career on the road playing solely to their own audience. Portnoy comments: "I've always prided myself on personally hand picking new and exciting opening acts for DREAM THEATER in the past. Bands such as PORCUPINE TREE, SYMPHONY X, SPOCK'S BEARD, FATES WARNING, PAIN OF SALVATION and KING'S X. In all of these cases, it was important for me to pick bands that I admire and respect but also ones that I know our fans will enjoy. And I think playing with DT has helped expand all of those band's fanbases as a direct result. I am hoping PROGRESSIVE NATION will continue to do the same thing in offering an audience for more daring and experimental acts that otherwise may not get the mainstream exposure they so rightly deserve."
Joining the bill for this inaugural run is Sweden's legendary OPETH who have been enjoying an ever-growing and expanding audience of their own for many years now. DT's Roadrunner Records label-mates will be ready to unleash their new album come next spring and PROGRESSIVE NATION should be a great launching pad for their next World Tour cycle. Guitarist/Vocalist Mikael Akerfeldt adds: "We're very excited about this upcoming tour with DREAM THEATER. It will be the first tour that we're doing in support of our upcoming record, and also somewhat of a dream come true personally as I've been a fan of theirs for a long time. It's quite intimidating to be on the bill with such amazing musicians but obviously we'll try and give them a run for their money and pull out a few nice licks of our own. I guess we'll need to practice a little bit for this....how boring! Yet, I can't wait for this tour to start and I'm sure we'll have a blast with the DT guys as well as together with the other bands on the bill!"
Also on the bill with their unique blend of pop, funk and hard rock is upstate New York's 3 who issued the following statement: "3 is very pleased to announce its participation in the PROGRESSIVE NATION tour. For well over a decade DREAM THEATER has been the vanguard of progressive rock and we are completely psyched to flex with these heavyweights, playing much of our new record "The End is Begun". This package will rock and awe fans everywhere as one of the most important tours of the year. It's a progressive way of music, a progressive way of life....welcome to the PROGRESSIVE NATION tour."
North Carolina's BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME are enjoying rave reviews and critical acclaim for their latest CD "Colors" and are looking forward to sharing the stage each night with both DREAM THEATER and OPETH. Vocalist/Keyboardist Tommy Rogers comments: "We are very excited to be touring with two bands that have been such an integral part of our musical upbringing. It is a wonderful opportunity to have our music heard by new ears."
DREAM THEATER are currently in the middle of their "Chaos In Motion" World Tour which has already traveled extensively throughout Europe and North America in support of their latest Roadrunner Records CD "Systematic Chaos". The World Tour will continue throughout 2008 hitting Asia, Australia and South America before concluding with PROGRESSIVE NATION returning to North America in April/May 2008.
Portnoy hopes that this first venture of PROGRESSIVE NATION will prove to be a success that can enable himself and DREAM THEATER to continue the package into future years and begin a tradition that musicians and fans alike can count on for quality musicianship and artistic integrity on future tours.
For more information as well as tour dates to be announced soon, visit:
www.dreamtheater.net
www.myspace.com/dreamtheater
www.roadrunnerrecords.com
Anime News - Gonzo Animates Dream Theater's "Forsaken" Music Video
Added on 01-28-2007Gonzo Animates Dream Theater's "Forsaken" Music Video
"Forsaken" video premiere on Saturday, January 26th
Updated on 01-25-2007Dream Theater's new anime video for the track "Forsaken" will have its exclusive World Premiere on MTV2's Headbangers Ball on Saturday, January 26th, 2008.
If you live in the US, you can now view the video at Headbanger's Blog.
(the video is also available in the "Nightmare Cinema" videoplayer on the main page)
Constant Motion voted #2 video of 2007 on MTV2's Headbanger's Ball!
Added on 01-04-2007Dream Theater's "Constant Motion" video was voted #2 video of 2007 on MTV2 Headbanger's Ball Top 20 countdown this past weekend!
MTV2's end-of-year show was voted on by over 120,000 viewers.
SFAM voted best album of the last decade at DPRP!
Added on 12-12-2007"Earlier this year, did a poll of the last 10 years amongst the readers of the Dutch Progressive Rock Page (DPRP) and "Scenes From A Memory" came out winning by a landslide!
The Road To DPRPoll 2007
Also in the best track department, Transatlantic's "Stranger In Your Soul" and "All Of The Above" ended up at numbers 1 and 3, with DT's "Octavarium" snuck in between at number 2. DT's "The Spirit Carries On" also came in the top 10 at 7th position.
In the "best thing that happened to prog in the past 10 years" section Transatlantic came at number 1 and Dream Theater at 7th position."
Forsaken Video teaser at RR.com
Added on 12-05-2007"Dream Theater and Roadrunner Records are ecstatic to announce that the band's new video, "Forsaken", will premiere in early 2008. We think this anime-themed video will be the best from Dream Theater. Period.
To whet your appetite, we're giving you a peek at the video's main characters here. That's Leo on the left and Alice on the right. You'll learn more about them over the coming weeks..."
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