Dream Theater Line Up January Release For 'The Astonishing'
Friday, 04 December 2015
Written by Huw Baines
Dream Theater have confirmed the January 29 arrival of their new album, ‘The Astonishing’.
The concept record runs to 34 tracks and is split into two ‘acts’. Discussing it in an interview with Rolling Stone, John Petrucci said:
“The idea to do a concept album as a band felt right. The last one we did was about 15 years ago, and it really felt like we were in a good place to do this. I knew that what needed to happen, first and foremost, is that we had to have a story to base this on, because the idea of basing an album off of a loose concept or something that was sort of arbitrary, that didn't interest me at all. I wanted this not only to be a concept album, but really to write a full show. And to have all the elements in place, the story needs to drive that. We needed to have the storyline, a plot, places, characters, maps — you name it.
“So that started about two and a half years ago; it took about a year for me to get that story done and ready to present to the guys. And I wanted to write from a place that was familiar to me, so I knew that music had to play a role in the story somehow. I'm a huge fan of the sci-fi and fantasy genres, so I had a pretty good idea of where I wanted to go. But it was a matter of really diving into it and working on it, revising and revising again, and working on it every day until I had something solid.”
Dream Theater will play ‘The Astonishing’ in full at London’s Palladium on February 18 and 19. Check out a new song, The Gift of Music, below.
Dream Theater Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows:
Thu February 18 2016 - LONDON Palladium
Fri February 19 2016 - LONDON Palladium
Click here to compare & buy Dream Theater Tickets at Stereoboard.com.
We don't run any advertising! Our editorial content is solely funded by lovely people like yourself using Stereoboard's listings when buying tickets for live events. To keep supporting us, next time you're looking for concert, festival, sport or theatre tickets, please search for "Stereoboard". It costs you nothing, you may find a better price than the usual outlets, and save yourself from waiting in an endless queue on Friday mornings as we list ALL available sellers!
