At the beginning of the year, Dream Theater announced the release of a new DVD titled Live At Luna Park which was originally planned to drop in May 2013 but that won't be happening after all due to "extenuating circumstances". So, what happened really? You can now expect the DVD to be released in North America on November 5th via Eagle Rock Entertainment.

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Progressive metallers Dream Theater just released a trailer for their forthcoming live release which will be called Live At Luna Park, a live concert captured on 2DVD, Blu-ray, digital video, 2DVD/3CD, Blu-ray/3CD, and a deluxe edition (2DVD/Blu-ray/3CD) which will drop in May 2013. To whet the appetite of their fans, the trailer is now available and you can watch it below.

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Prog masters Dream Theater have re-signed with Roadrunner Records. That is great, but the most important thing is that the band will start recording their next album soon as part of the new agreement with the label.

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Iconic US progressive metallers Dream Theater's guitar player and founder John Petrucci announced via his personal Facebook that the band has started writing for their upcoming album and follow-up to 2011's A Dramatic Turn Of Events. The band will also be filming a DVD on their next North American tour, although no further details were yet disclosed.

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US progressive metallers Dream Theater have premiered the official lyric video for the song "Build Me Up, Break Me Down" at Loudwire. Alternatively, you can watch it below. The track comes off the band's most recent album, A Dramatic Turn Of Events, released last year via Roadrunner Records.

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Progressive metal giants, Dream Theater, have debuted a new video for the track "On The Backs Of Angels", at Yahoo Music. You can also watch it below. The song is off of the band's latest offering A Dramatic Turn Of Events released just a week ago. All album details were previously reported over here.


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In another attempt to please the fans, Dream Theater have released their fourth and fifth song previews off of their new album A Dramatic Turn Of Events. The song entitled "This Is The Life" can be previewed at this location, while "Beneath The Surface" can be viewed below.

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After previewing "On The Backs Of Angels" and a snippet of "Bridges In The Sky" (previously reported over here), Roadrunner Germany and Dream Theater have released yet another 60 second preview from their newest album A Dramatic Turn Of Events. This time, they will be previewing the song "Breaking All Illusions", which can be heard bellow.

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Dream Theater has posted a 71-second snippet of "Bridges In The Sky", a new track off the upcoming new album A Dramatic Turn Of Events. Check it out in the YouTube video below.

For those keeping score, 71 seconds is 9.34% of the song's 11:03 total running time.

Another new track, called "On The Backs Of Angels", is still available for streaming in its entirety over here.

"Bridges In The Sky" and "On The Backs Of Angels" come off the band's upcoming new album, entitled A Dramatic Turn Of Events, which will be released in September through Roadrunner Records. More album details were previously reported over here.

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As hinted last month, progressive metal giants Dream Theater are touring North America later this year in support of the upcoming A Dramatic Turn of Events together with Roadrunner Records labelmates Trivium.

You can find the first batch of dates below (with more to be announced shortly).

Said Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci: "We are all very pumped about the release of A Dramatic Turn of Events this September, as well as the world tour we'll embark upon in support of the album. Our first leg will bring us throughout North America where we'll showcase songs from the new album along with tons of fan favorites and a brand new tour production unlike any other that we've done before. We're equally excited to have our friends in Trivium join us. It's sure to be an incredible tour. We're looking forward to seeing all of our friends on the road this fall!"

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According to the latest word on the interwebs, progressive metal giants Dream Theater will embark on a U.S. headlining tour in September. Support on the road will come from their Roadrunner Records labelmates Trivium.

Exact cities and dates will be announced soon, so keep an eye out for updates.

Dream Theater will release their forthcoming new album, A Dramatic Turn Of Events, on September 12th. Get a new track, called "On The Backs Of Angels", here and more album details here.

Trivium on their turn will release their upcoming new album, In Waves, on August 9th. New tracks are listed earlier here. More album details are available here.

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"On The Backs Of Angels", a brand-new track from Progressive drama metal band Dream Theater can be streamed in the YouTube clip below.

"On The Backs Of Angels" comes off the band's upcoming new album, entitled A Dramatic Turn Of Events, which will be released on September 12th through Roadrunner Records. More album details were previously reported over here.

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Progressive metallers Dream Theater have set A Dramatic Turn Of Events as the title of their eagerly awaited new album, due in early September through Roadrunner Records. The album track listing can be found below.

The album is currently being mixed by Andy Wallace (Sepultura, Avenged Sevenfold, Rage Against The Machine).

The album marks the first studio recording of new drummer, Mike Mangini.

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In reality TV style, Dream Theater have put together a trio of videos documenting their search for their new drummer. The last video of the series shows the last applicants of the seven-man short-list auditioning and jamming with the band in their hope to be selected as the new American Idol. After narrowing the short-list down to two drummers and a long and hard deliberation, the band have chosen Mike Mangini as their new drummer.

The whole series can be found at these locations:

Part 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L609JsPFmmI
Part 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-vaDfcKzLbY
Part 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QHMQjH17aw

Mike Mangini's history includes drumming with Annihilator, Steve Vai and James LaBrie.

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According to a Twitter message from guitarist John Petrucci, Dream Theater have started recording a new full-length album.

Petrucci writes: "First day in studio and the dawn of a new era for DT. Can't wait to get the music flowing."

And what about Mike Portnoy? Well meanwhile, the ex-Avenged Sevenfold drummer and founding member of Dream Theater has joined forces with guitarist Steve Morse (Deep Purple, ex-Kansas), multi-instrumentalist Neal Morse (Transatlantic, Spock's Beard), bassist Dave LaRue (Dixie Dregs) and vocalist Casey McPherson (Alpha Rev, Endochine). The as-yet-unnamed project has just entered the studio as well to begin work on a new album, due later in the year.

Yesterday Portnoy wrote the following on his Facebook: "It's a new year and time for new beginnings... tomorrow I start 2011 Project #1 (of many more to come): MP, Steve Morse, Neal Morse, Dave LaRue & Casey McPherson... the musical potential is off the charts! Very exciting indeed."

Keep checking for updates!

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