The wait is over! Dream Theater has announced their first record with drummer Mike Portnoy since 2009 named Parasomnia, due out February 7. Dream Theater is streaming the first single "Night Terror" above in all its lengthy, heavy glory alongside a pretty dark music video directed by Mike Leonard.
"Night Terror" certainly feels like Dream Theater picked up where they left off with Black Clouds & Silver Linings in 2009, maybe with a touch of that Systematic Chaos heaviness thrown in there for good measure. And while it's not mentioned, I'm willing to bet the cover for Parasomnia is a callback to Dream Theater's character and bedroom on the cover of Images & Words.
Parasomnia was produced by Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci, engineered by James "Jimmy T" Meslin, and mixed by Andy Sneap. Hugh Syme has also returned once again to lend his creative vision to the cover art.
Pre-orders for Parasomnia are available here. You can also catch Dream Theater at one of their very many 40th anniversary world tour dates below. Tickets are available here.
10/20 London, England The O2
10/22 Berlin, Germany Uber Eats Music Hall
10/23 Koln, Germany Palladium
10/25 Milan, Italy Forum
10/26 Rome, Italy Palazzo dello Sport
10/28 Munich, Germany Zenith
10/29 Zagreb, Croatia Arena Zagreb
10/30 Bratislava, Slovakia Incheba Expo Arena
11/1 Budapest, Hungary Budapest Arena
11/2 Prague Czech Republic Fortuna Arena
11/3 Lodz, Poland Atlas Arena
11/6 Helsinki, Finland Metro Areena
11/8 Stockholm. Sweden Waterfront
11/9 Oslo, Norway Spektrum
11/10 Copenhagen, Denmark Poolen
11/12 Luxembourg Rockhal
11/13 Zurich, Switzerland The Hall
11/14 Lyon, France Halle Tony Garnier
11/16 Lisbon, Portugal MEO Arena
11/17 Madrid, Spain La Cubierta de Leganés
11/20 Stuttgart, Germany Beethovensaal
11/21 Frankfurt, Germany Jahrhundderthalle
11/23 Paris, France Adidas Arena
11/24 Amsterdam AFAS Live
12/7 Mexico City, Mexico Explanada Estadio Azteca
12/10 Belo Horizonte, Brazil Befly Hall
12/13 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Vivo Rio
12/15 Sao Paulo, Brazil Vibra
12/16 Curitiba, Brazil Live Curitiba
12/17 Porto Alegre, Brazil Araújo Vianna
12/19 Buenos Aires, Argentina Movistar Arena
12/21 Santiago, Chile Movistar Arena
12/22 Santiago, Chile Movistar Arena
2/7 Philadelphia, PA The Met
2/8 Raleigh, NC Martin Marietta Center
2/10 Nashville, TN Opry House
2/11 Atlanta, GA Coca-Cola Roxy
2/12 Biloxi, MI Hard Rock Café
2/14 Houston, TX 713 Music Hall
2/15 Dallas, TX Texas Trust CU
2/16 San Antonio, TX Majestic
2/18 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Financial Center
2/19 Highland, CA Yaamava Theater
2/21 Las Vegas, NV The Chelsea
2/22 Los Angeles, CA YouTube Theater
2/24 San Jose, CA San Jose Civic
2/25 Sacramento, CA Safe Credit Union Performing
2/27 Seattle, WA Moore Theater
2/28 Portland, OR Keller Auditorium
3/2 Reno, NV Grand Sierra
3/4 Salt Lake City, UT Maverik Center
3/6 Denver, CO Mission Ballroom
3/8 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
3/9 Cleveland, OH MGM Northfield Park
3/11 Toronto, ON Coca-Cola Coliseum
3/12 Montreal, QC Place des Arts
3/14 Wallingford, CT Oakdale Theater
3/15 Boston. MA Boch Center
3/17 Rochester, NY Kodak
3/18 Wheeling, WV Capitol Theater
3/19 Cincinnati, OH Brady Music Center
3/21 Washington, DC The Anthem
3/22 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall
