Dream Theater is the upcoming eponymous 12th studio album by Dream Theater. It is scheduled to be released on September 24th, 2013. Dream Theater will be the second album to feature drummer Mike Mangini, and their first album where he will be entirely included in the songwriting process from the start. Dream Theater will be available in a wide range of distinctive versions, like with previous albums, including standard and special edition CDs, 180 Gram Vinyl double LP and a Limited Edition Box Set. "We've fully explored all the elements that make us unique," says Petrucci, "from the epic and intensen to the atmospheric and cinematic. We're incredibly excited about Dream Theater, and can't wait for everyone to hear it."
Personnel
- Mike Mangini - Drums, percussion
- John Petrucci - Guitar, backing vocals
- John Myung - Bass
- James LaBrie - Vocals
- Jordan Rudess - Keybaords, continuum
Background
Dream Theater started writing for their 12th studio album during the A Dramatic Tour of Events in April 2012. They recorded the album in Cove City Sound Studios from January to May 2013, where they recorded their previous album. On June 6th, it was announced that the album would be self-titled, and released on September 24th, 2013. On that date, an "in studio" video of the new album was released to their page, where John Petrucci talks about the guitar tone on this album sounding like, "a rich piece of chocolate cake - multilayered, rich, satisfying, with a lot of body and depth, but just the right amount of icing on top." The band announced that it will include an instrumental, the first time since Stream of Consciousness in Train of Thought in 2003. All songs were given working titles during production, like previous albums.