Mike Mangini, John Myung, James LaBrie, Jordan Rudess, John Petrucci
Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 under the name Majesty by John Petrucci, John Myung, and Mike Portnoy while they attended Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts. They subsequently dropped out of their studies to further concentrate on the band that would ultimately become Dream Theater. Though a number of lineup changes followed, the three original members remained together along with James LaBrie and Jordan Rudess until September 8, 2010 when Portnoy left the band. In October 2010, the band held auditions for Portnoy's replacement drummer. Mike Mangini was announced as the new permanent drummer on April 29, 2011. The band finished recording a new album, A Dramatic Turn of Events, which is due September 13, 2011.
The Band is well known for the technical proficiency of its instrumentalists, who have won many awards from music instruction magazines. Guitarist John Petrucci has been named as the third player on the G3 tour six times, more than any invited players. In 2009 he was named the No. 2 best metal guitarist by Joel Mc. Iver in his book The 100 Greatest Metal Guitarists. He was also named as one of the Top 10 Greatest Guitar Shredders of All Time by GuitarOne magazine. Former drummer Mike Portnoy has won 23 awards from Modern Drummer Magazine and is also the second youngest person (at the age of 37) to be inducted into the Rock Drummer Hall of Fame. John Myung was voted the greatest bassist of all time in a poll conducted by MusicRadar in August through September 2010. The Band was inducted into the Long Island Music Hall of Fame in 2010.
The Band's highest selling album is the gold selling Images and Words (1992), which reached #61 on the Billboard 200 charts. Both the 1994 release Awake and their 2002 release Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence also entered the charts at #32 and #46 respectively and received mostly positive reviews. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence also led to Dream Theater becoming the initial band reviewed in the Music Section of Entertainment Weekly during its opening week of release, despite the magazine generally preferring more mainstream music. In 2007, Systematic Chaos entered U.S. Billboard 200 at #19. Dream Theater has sold over 2.1 million albums in the U.S, and over 10 million records worldwide.
Systematic Chaos (2007)
Black Clouds And Silver Linings (2009)
Black Clouds And Silver Linings (2009)
The Band's highest selling album is the gold selling Images and Words (1992), which reached #61 on the Billboard 200 charts. Both the 1994 release Awake and their 2002 release Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence also entered the charts at #32 and #46 respectively and received mostly positive reviews. Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence also led to Dream Theater becoming the initial band reviewed in the Music Section of Entertainment Weekly during its opening week of release, despite the magazine generally preferring more mainstream music. In 2007, Systematic Chaos entered U.S. Billboard 200 at #19. Dream Theater has sold over 2.1 million albums in the U.S, and over 10 million records worldwide.
The Band's tenth studio album, Black Clouds and Silver Linings, was released on June 23, 2009. It entered the U.S. Billboard 200 at #6 and Eurochart Hot 100 at #1, marking their highest entry on either chart. Dream Theater began recording their eleventh studio album, A Dramatic Turn of Events, in January 2011; it is currently being mixed.
Dream Theater - Another Day (Images And Words)
Dream Theater - Constant Motion (Systematic Chaos)
Dream Theater - Constant Motion (Systematic Chaos)
Studio Albums:
1. When Dream And Day Unite (1989)
2. Images And Words (1992)
3. Awake (1994)
4. A Change Of Seasons (1995)
5. Falling Into Infinity (1997)
6. Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes From A Memory (1999)
7. Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence (2002)
8. Train Of Thought (2003)
9. Octavarium (2005)
10. Systematic Chaos (2007)
11. Black Clouds And Silver Linings (2009)
12. A Dramatic Turn Of Events (2011)
Band Members:
1. John Petrucci (Guitar, Backing Vocals) (1985–Present)
2. John Myung (Bass Guitar, Chapman Stick) (1985–Present)
3. James LaBrie (Lead vocals, Percussion) (1991–Present)
4. Jordan Rudess (Keyboards, Continuum, Lap Steel Guitar) (1999–Present)
5. Mike Mangini (Drums)
Former Members:
1. Mike Portnoy (Drums, Backing Vocals) (1985–2010)
2. Kevin Moore (Keyboards) (1986–1994)
3. Chris Collins (Vocals) (1986)
4. Charlie Dominici (Vocals) (1987–1989)
5. Derek Sherinian (Keyboards, Backing Vocals) (1994–1998)
Source: wikipedia.org, dreamtheater.net, youtube.com
