* Mike Mangini - Drums, percussion (2010 - present) * John Petrucci - Guitars, backing vocals (1985 - present) * John Myung - Bass, Chapman Stick (1985 - present) * James LaBrie - Vocals, percussion (1991 - present) Some of their more notable touring partners include Deep Purple, Emerson Lake and Palmer, Iron Maiden, Joe Satriani, King's x, Marillion, Megadeth, In Flames, Pain of Salvation, Porcupine Tree, Opeth, Queensrÿche, Spock's Beard, Fear Factory, Enchant, Symphony X, Yes, Big Wreck, I Mother Earth and Fates Warning. In a famous example, guitarist John Petrucci was named as the third player on the G3 tour with Steve Vai and Joe Satriani, following in the foot steps of Eric Johnson, Robert Fripp, and Yngwie Malmsteen.ĭream Theater is also noted for their musical versatility and the many different genres their music incorporates, which has made it possible for them to perform with a very diverse range of acts.
They are highly respected by many of rock and metal's biggest names, leading to collaborations between Dream Theater members and many other well known musicians.
The band is well-known for the technical proficiency of each instrumentalist, winning many awards from music magazines. The album is available in two formats, first one being just a regular edition CD and the other being a CD/DVD album with the entire album mixed in 5.1 surround sound and also "Chaos in Progress - The Making of Systematic Chaos" (a 90-minute documentary directed by Mike Portnoy). The band released an album entitled Systematic Chaos, their ninth studio album, in collaboration with their new label Roadrunner Records. In January of 2005, the band obtained their first United States platinum disc (representing 100 000 DVDs sold) with Live At Budokan, recorded April 2004 in Tokyo, Japan. Dream Theater has sold over two million albums in the U.S., and over 8 million albums and DVDs worldwide.
Recently Black Clouds and Silver Linings reached #6 on the Billboard 200 Charts. Systematic Chaos entered US Billboard 200 at #19. Dream Theater's (commonly abbreviated 'DT') three highest selling albums are the gold selling Images and Words (1992), despite it reaching only #61 on the Billboard 200 charts, and Awake (1994) which reached #32 on the Billboard 200. The band has had moderate mainstream success, notably with Pull Me Under in the early 1990s, which received extensive MTV rotation. Though a number of lineup changes followed, including Portnoy's departure in 2010, Petrucci and Myung remain today along with James LaBrie, Jordan Rudess and Mike Mangini. 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, before they dropped out to support the band.
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