Dream Theater have released a new song, “The Gift of Music,” and you can check it out below.
It's the first single from the band's new double concept album, The Astonishing, which will be released January 29.
Recorded at Cove City Sound Studios in Glen Cove, New York, with John Petrucci producing, Richard Chycki (Aerosmith, Rush) engineering/mixing and arranger, composer and conductor David Campbell orchestrating, The Astonishing paints a tale of a retro-futurist post-apocalyptic dystopia ruled by medieval style feudalism. It’s a place aching for a Chosen One to rise above the noise and defeat an Empire defined by the endless drone of noise machines and the illusion of safety in bland conformity.
The band also has announced the initial dates of its 2016 world tour, which brings them to North America in April. You can check out all the dates below.
Dream Theater is John Petrucci (guitar), John Myung (bass), James LaBrie (vocals), Jordan Rudess (keyboards and continuum) and Mike Mangini (drums).
Photo: Jimmy Fontaine
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DREAM THEATER: 2016 WORLD TOUR
FEBRUARY
18 London, England Palladium
19 London, England Palladium
22 Amsterdam, Holland Carre Theater
23 Amsterdam, Holland Carre Theater
24 Amsterdam, Holland Carre Theater
26 Oslo, Norway Konserthus
27 Oslo, Norway Konserthus
28 Oslo, Norway Konserthus
MARCH 1 Stockholm, Sweden Cirkus 2 Stockholm, Sweden Cirkus 4 Hannover, Germany Kuppelsaal 5 Paris, France Palais des Congres 6 Paris, France Palais des Congres 8 Copenhagen, Denmark DR Koncerthuset 9 Berlin, Germany Friedrichspalast 10 Bochum, Germany Ruhrcongress 14 Nurnberg, Germany Meistersingerhalle 15 Frankfurt, Germany Alte Oper Hall 17 Milan, Italy Teatro Degli Arcimboldi 18 Milan, Italy Teatro Degli Arcimboldi 19 Milan, Italy Teatro Degli Arcimboldi 22 Stuttgart, Germany Liederhalle Hegel-Saal 23 Zurich, Switzerland Kongresshaus
APRIL 14 Quebec City, QC Theatre du Capitole 15 Montreal, QC Bell Centre 16 Toronto, ON Sony Centre 18 Albany, NY Palace Theatre 19 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre 20 Hartford, CT Oakdale Theatre 23 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall 24 Baltimore, MD Hippodrome Theatre 26 Greensburg, PA Palace Theater 27 Cincinnati, OH Taft Theatre 30 Chicago, IL Chicago Theater
MAY 1 Minneapolis, MN State Theater 3 Denver, CO Paramount Theatre 7 Los Angeles, CA The Wiltern 10 Portland, OR Schnitzer 11 Seattle, WA Paramount Theater
The Astonishing Track Listing:
Act 1 1) Descent of the NOMACS 2) Dystopian Overture 3) The Gift of Music 4) The Answer 5) A Better Life 6) Lord Nafaryus 7) A Savior In the Square 8) When Your Time Has Come 9) Act of Faythe 10) Three Days 11) The Hovering Sojourn 12) Brother, Can You Hear Me? 13) A Life Left Behind 14) Ravenskill 15) Chosen 16) A Tempting Offer 17) Digital Discord 18) The X Aspect 19) A New Beginning 20) The Road to Revolution
Act 2 1) 2285 Entr’acte 2) Moment of Betrayal 3) Heaven’s Cove 4) Begin Again 5) The Path That Divides 6) Machine Chatter 7) The Walking Shadow 8) My Last Farewell 9) Losing Faythe 10) Whispers on the Wind 11) Hymn of a Thousand Voices 12) Our New World 13) Power Down 14) Astonishing
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