A Dramatic Turn Of Events is the 11th studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater, released on September 13, 2011 through Roadrunner Records. It is the band's first recording to feature drummer Mike Mangini, following the departure of founding member Mike Portnoy in September 2010.
The album was written, recorded, mixed and mastered between January and June, 2011 at Cove City Sound Studios in Long Island, New York. It was produced by John Petrucci and mixed by Andy Wallace. Its first single, On the Backs of Angels, was released via YouTube on June 29. Currently, the band has just finished touring Europe in support of the album.
Search For a New Drummer:
A little more than a month after Mike Portnoy's departure, Dream Theater began auditioning for a new drummer in New York City. The drummers invited to audition were Mike Mangini, Derek Roddy, Thomas Lang, Virgil Donati, Marco Minnemann, Aquiles Priester and Peter Wildoer. Each candidate was given three songs to learn for the audition A Nightmare to Remember, The Dance of Eternity and The Spirit Carries On and was given only a few weeks to prepare.
Each audition lasted for around three hours and included a jam session, song test, and riff test where drummers were asked to play along with a selection of pre-written riffs, written specifically for the auditions. The candidates were notified whether they had been chosen on November 5; however, the results of the audition were not made public until April, 2011 via a three part YouTube documentary series called The Spirit Carries On. In the last episode of the series, it was revealed that Mike Mangini was the drummer selected. In November, shortly after Mangini joined the band, Portnoy e-mailed them asking to rejoin, but his attempt was rebuffed.
Search For a New Drummer:
A little more than a month after Mike Portnoy's departure, Dream Theater began auditioning for a new drummer in New York City. The drummers invited to audition were Mike Mangini, Derek Roddy, Thomas Lang, Virgil Donati, Marco Minnemann, Aquiles Priester and Peter Wildoer. Each candidate was given three songs to learn for the audition A Nightmare to Remember, The Dance of Eternity and The Spirit Carries On and was given only a few weeks to prepare.
Each audition lasted for around three hours and included a jam session, song test, and riff test where drummers were asked to play along with a selection of pre-written riffs, written specifically for the auditions. The candidates were notified whether they had been chosen on November 5; however, the results of the audition were not made public until April, 2011 via a three part YouTube documentary series called The Spirit Carries On. In the last episode of the series, it was revealed that Mike Mangini was the drummer selected. In November, shortly after Mangini joined the band, Portnoy e-mailed them asking to rejoin, but his attempt was rebuffed.
1. Released: September 13, 2011
2. Recorded: January-May 2011 at Cove City Sound Studios in Long Island
3. Genre: Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock
4. Label: Roadrunner
5. Producer: John Petrucci
Dream Theater Personnel:
1. James LaBrie (Lead Vocals)
2. John Petrucci (Guitars, Backing Vocals)
3. Jordan Rudess (Keyboards, Continuum)
4. John Myung (Bass)
5. Mike Mangini (Drums, Percussion)
2. Recorded: January-May 2011 at Cove City Sound Studios in Long Island
3. Genre: Progressive Metal, Progressive Rock
4. Label: Roadrunner
5. Producer: John Petrucci
Dream Theater Personnel:
1. James LaBrie (Lead Vocals)
2. John Petrucci (Guitars, Backing Vocals)
3. Jordan Rudess (Keyboards, Continuum)
4. John Myung (Bass)
5. Mike Mangini (Drums, Percussion)
Mike Mangini (Drums, Percussion)
Release:
In July 2011, A Dramatic Turn of Events was voted Roadrunner Records' most anticipated album of Q4 2011, receiving 67% of the vote and beating such artists as Megadeth, Trivium, Opeth and Machine Head.
Dream Theater - On The Backs Of Angels
Track Listing:
1. On The Backs Of Angels (Petrucci) (8:45)
2. Build Me Up, Break Me Down (Petrucci) (6:59)
3. Lost Not Forgotten (Petrucci) (10:11)
4. This Is The Life (Petrucci) (6:57)
5. Bridges In The Sky (Petrucci) (11:01)
6. Outcry (Petrucci) (11:24)
7. Far From Heaven (LaBrie) (3:56)
8. Breaking All Illusions (Myung, Petrucci) (12:25)
9. Beneath The Surface (Petrucci) (5:26)
James LaBrie (Festival France, 2011)
John Petrucci (Festival France, 2011)
John Myung (Festival France, 2011)
Jordan Rudess (Festival France, 2011)
Mike Mangini (Festival France, 2011)
Notes:
1. The limited Deluxe Collector's Edition of A Dramatic Turn of Events includes a second disc with instrumentals of all the tracks.
2. Bridges in the Sky was originally titled The Shaman's Trance.
3. A Dramatic Turn Of Events is the first Dream Theater album to feature lyrics by bassist John Myung since Fatal Tragedy from Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory.
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