Dream Theater
American progressive metal band formed in 1985.
Shortly before the album was mixed, keyboardist Kevin Moore announced he would quit the band.[1] Dream Theater hired Derek Sherinian to fill in for the Waking Up the World Tour, and later took him on as Moore's full-time replacement.[2] On June 23, 1988, Dream Theater inked their initial recording agreement with Mechanic Records, and their first album was cut at Kajem Victory Studios in Gladwyne, Pennsylvania.[3] The band's debut, When Dream and Day Unite, came out in March 1989, generating much less excitement than the group had hoped for.[4]
Following the fourth concert of the promotional tour, vocalist Charlie Dominici was dismissed.[4] More than two hundred vocalists were tried out by the band, including John Arch, who had previously sung for Fates Warning but chose not to join.[5] Jordan Rudess took over as the group's third permanent keyboardist in 1999, succeeding Sherinian.[2]
Quick Facts
- Also known as
- Majesty (1985–1988)
- Origin
- Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
- Genre
- Progressive metal
- Years active
- 1985–present
- Label
- InsideOut
- Roadrunner
- Warner Bros.
- Atlantic
- Elektra
- East West
- Atco
- Mechanic
- YtseJam
- Spinoffs
- Liquid Tension Experiment
- Explorers Club
- OSI
- Platypus
- Sons of Apollo
- Metal Allegiance
- Current members
- John Myung
- John Petrucci
- Mike Portnoy
- James LaBrie
- Jordan Rudess
- Past members
- Chris Collins
- Charlie Dominici
- Kevin Moore
- Derek Sherinian
- Mike Mangini
Facts from the source article.
What the cited sources add
The Metropolis 2000 world tour took over a year to complete and was by far their largest tour to that date.[6] Classic Rock magazine, in March 2003, listed that same album as the 15th best concept album ever made.[7] Loudwire's editorial team ranked Dream Theater as the 38th greatest metal band in history.[8] The group has been described as one of the "big three" in progressive metal, alongside Queensrÿche and Fates Warning.[8]
Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence entered the Billboard album chart at position 46 and topped the Billboard Internet chart.[9]
References
- Wikipedia, "Dream Theater" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: EastWest Records Press Release. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dream Theater" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: This was referenced in the documentary "The Score so Far", on the second disc of the Score DVD. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dream Theater" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Portnoy, Mike (2004). Nathan Edmonds help produce "When Dream and Day Unite Demos" 1987–1989 [CD Liner Notes]. New York: YtseJam Records. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dream Theater" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Mike Portnoy.com The Official Website", Mikeportnoy.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dream Theater" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "John Arch Interview by Jeff Wagner (1995)", Fateswarning.com (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dream Theater" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Gold & Platinum Searchable Database – August 09, 2014", RIAA (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dream Theater" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Guitar World's (Readers Choice) Greatest 100 Guitar Albums Of All Time", chud.com; "Classic Rock Magazine – Rock's 30 Greatest Concept Albums (March 2003)", rocklistmusic.co.uk (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dream Theater" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Dream Theater", iMusic; "John Petrucci", TC Electronic; "Dream Theater, Megadeth, Mastodon Among Grammy Awards Nominees", Blabbermouth.net, November 30, 2011; "Dream Theater Earn Second Grammy Nomination – Dream Theater – The Astonishing Out 1.29 | Official Site Official Blog", Dreamtheater.net, December 7, 2013; "SLEEP TOKEN, GHOST, SPIRITBOX, DREAM THEATER, DEFTONES & More Nominated For GRAMMYs", Metal Injection, 2025-11-07; "Dream Theater Artist GRAMMY.com", grammy.com; "The 13 essential progressive metal albums you need to know" en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "Dream Theater" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Billboard Chart history for Dream Theater"; DreamTheater.net reported that Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence had reached No. 1 on the Billboard Internet Charts. (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
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