Dream Theater

Dream Theater have announced the dates for their European tour in support of their new album A Dramatic Turn of Events, in stores September 13. The tour kicks off in January 2012 and runs through February, and here's where they'll be and when: January 23 - Icehall, Helsinki, Finland January 25 - Hovet, Stockholm, Sweden January 26 - Valhall, Oslo, Norway January 27 - KB Hallen, Copenhagen, Denmark January 29 - Arena Hall, Poznan, Poland January 30 - Columbialle, Berlin, Germany February 1 - Ijsselhallen, Zwolle, Holland February 2 - Mitsubishi Electric-Halle, Dusseldorf, Germany February 3 - Le Zenith, Paris, France February 5 - AWD Hall, Hannover, Germany February 6 - Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany February 8 - Clyde Auditorium, Glasgow, Scotland February 9 - Apollo, Manchester, England February 10 - Arena, Wembley, England February 12 - Rockhal, Luxembourg February 13 - Liederhalle, Stuttgart, Germany February 14 - Sportzentrum Tagerhard, Wettingen (Zurich), Switzerland February 17 - Arena, Budapest, Hungary February 18 - Gasometer, Vienna, Austria February 20 - Palasport, Pordenone, Italy February 21 - Mediolanum Forum, Milan, Italy February 22 - Palaevangelisti, Perugia, Italy February 24 - Palau St Jordi, Barcelona, Spain February 25 - Palacio Vistalegre, Madrid, Spain February 26 - Coliseum, Lisbon, Portugal.

Dream Theater will be conducting an in-store signing session at Guitar Center Manhattan (25 West 14th Street) on Friday, September 16 at 6 PM. Attendance is strictly limited to 200 fans, so in order to guarantee yourself a spot in line, you must go to Guitar Center starting September 13 and purchase the band's new record, A Dramatic Turn of Events; along with your CD, you'll be given a wristband which will get you into the event on Friday..

Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess was recently interviewed by Metal Express Radio. During the conversation, he discusses how the band has moved on from the departure of founding drummer Mike Portnoy, saying, "when Mike left, it left four guys there — four all very capable, qualified musical people — that weren't really at the true capacity of what we all could do.

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When Dream Theater's new studio album, A Dramatic Turn of Events, is released on September 13, the deluxe edition will include a documentary, The Spirit Carries On, exploring the process by which new drummer Mike Mangini was chosen to replace Mike Portnoy. In the clip below, the band members talk about the process of making that documentary, and how they felt about having cameras around throughout the entire arduous audition process. Check it out: A Dramatic Turn of Events can be pre-ordered from Amazon or iTunes, and you can still get a copy of the deluxe boxed set version, which includes the album on CD and vinyl, a disc of instrumental versions of all the songs, a litho print of the cover art, and much more..

Dream Theater has released another snippet of music from their forthcoming album A Dramatic Turn of Events. This one comes from the song "Far From Heaven," the album's seventh track, and it originally premiered on Yahoo.

In an interesting GuitarWorld.com article, members of Dream Theater, Megadeth and Queensryche comment on the way social media has changed their interactions with fans. Megadeth's "Megadeth, Arizona" website was one of the first such spots online, allowing fans to communicate with Dave Mustaine and the other members of the band.

Dream Theater are giving away a meet-and-greet package good for one winner and one guest. The package includes: One reserved ticket located within the first 5 rows of the stage Exclusive meet and greet with the members of Dream Theater Personal photograph with the band Autographed 8X10 photo Specially designed concert shirt Collectible tour poster (limited, numbered) Set of Dream Theater guitar picks (with case) Official meet and greet laminate Dream Theater tour gift item To be entered to win, you have to follow @rrusa and @vipnation on Twitter.

We're all busy people. If an album doesn't grab us right away, there's a good chance it never will.

The deluxe boxed set version of Dream Theater's upcoming album A Dramatic Turn of Events is nearly sold out. The limited edition set includes the album on CD and double vinyl; a bonus CD of instrumental versions of all nine songs; a DVD documenting the search for a replacement for Mike Portnoy, which eventually led them to recruiting new drummer Mike Mangini; a litho print of the album cover; and a turntable slipmat, all housed in a custom box.