Dream Theater News

DREAM THEATER keyboardist Jordan Rudess and his 13-year-old daughter Kayla have recorded a song called "For The Moment" to raise money for an organization that is close to their hearts.

England's answer to Dream Theater , Threshold has been plugging away and producing fantastic albums since their formation in the early 90's. This might be one of the best in their catalogue.

Rock band Aces Over Eights performs tonight at The Sterling Hotel in Allentown. Residence: Stroudsburg / Poconos Members : Adam Vodofsky , Mike Ferrari , Tom DiPietro , Justin "Jut" Feiertag Web site: myspace.com/aoerockmusic , facebook.com/aoerockmusic Influences: "I bought my first Pearl Jam record when I was 11 years old, although I don't sound ...

DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy has issued the following update: "As 2009 is finally winding down and no DREAM THEATER plans have been made public yet for 2010, I'd like to just give a quick rundown of what we have planned to prevent any rumors or speculation that I'm starting to see brew.... "As you know, after Thanksgiving we will be heading ...

Italian news blog Musica Metal recently conducted an interview with Pete Trewavas , bassist for the progressive rock supergroup TRANSATLANTIC .

Between the Buried and Me - The Great Misdirect Review Posted by Enrique on 10.30.2009 Improbably, BTBAM tops itself once again.

SPRING AND A RETURN TO U.S. IN SPRING Dream Theater 2009 continues to be a watermark year for Dream Theater .

Often in the middle of the night, while his wife sleeps beside him, John Sheridan picks up his iPhone from the nightstand and shakes the device like it was a conductor's wand on fire.

Every sequence can be totally chaotic, random, or strict and controlled. Hexatone is capable of producing constantly changing, insanely addictive rhythms.

Influenced by both modern and classic artists like UK , PLANET X , RUSH and ALLAN HOLDSWORTH , RELOCATOR have developed their own purely instrumental style.

The Progressive Nation tour is an ambitious package tour highlighting the best of prog-metal.A Effectively a double headliner of Opeth and Dream Theater, plus two support bands, doors opened at 5:30, with the music starting just after six, making it a real marathon if you were standing.A And the early start meant it was straight to the gig from ...

Spencer Matulaitis of liPureGrainAudio.com conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy when the band played the Molson Amphitheatre in Toronto, Ontario, Canada on August 14, 2009 as part of the Progressive Nation tour.

According to DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy 's webmaster, DREAM THEATER will film footage for the promotional video for the song "Wither" at the following shows: Oct.

Mike Portnoy of progressive metal giants DREAM THEATER will make an in-store appearance on Saturday, December 5 at Drummers Dream in Sydney, Australia.

Spiritech of Australia's PyroMusic.net recently conducted an interview with DREAM THEATER drummer Mike Portnoy .

Progressive metal giants Dream Theater have just released the " Wither " EP via online retailers.

He states, " Tony Carey and Derek Sherinian have played some [keyboards] on it now and when Pontus Norgren is finished doing live sound for OPETH , then the mix can be finalized." Doogie previously stated about his upcoming solo CD, "This will be an album that covers many aspects of music that I have enjoyed over the years and then some." Vicky ...

On Sunday, August 23rd, 2009, I had the pleasure of attending Progressive Nation 2009 - and it was a blast! Here are some thoughts about each band: the location was at the Chicago Theater - and thank you to the promoters for picking a location just 3 blocks from where I live.

After progressive metal band Dream Theater finished its hard-charging second song at the San Jose Civic Auditorium, the lights dimmed and three large monitors above the stage flashed to keyboardist Jordan Rudess' fingers.

A forthcoming article in the Chronicle will tell the story of professional musicians who have begun employing Apple Inc.'s IPod Touch and IPhone in their performances and recordings.