In a couple of weeks time, the UK will bear witness to a very special event: the 25th anniversary tour celebration of Dream Theater’s Images and Words album. Whilst “the album anniversary tour” has become such a regular occurrence to some over recent years that the unique appeal of them has become diluted to a…
If you’re a long time Dream Theater fan then hold onto your proverbial hat, because this is big news! Former DT drummer Mike Portnoy has announced he is bringing his Shattered Fortress project to the UK for a one off performance of Dream Theater’s Twelve Step Suite of songs. This very special show will take…
A few weeks ago, progressive metal icons Dream Theater announced that they were going to tour their breakthrough album Images & Words across Europe in the early part of 2017. However at that time any UK shows were conspicuous by their absence. But, UK Dream Theater fans, fear not! The band have just announced a…
If you like prog metal this is about as big as it gets. Dream Theater in the last few minutes have announced plans to tour their iconic breakthrough album Images & Words across Europe in early 2017. The shows will feature Dream Theater playing the 1992 classic album in full, plus a wide selection of…
Things went a bit haywire in the Rock Sins camp last week, so there was no video of the week contest. As a result, we’ve decided to double the numbers this week. That’s right, a whopping TEN videos to choose from. First up in this bumper edition of the Rock Sins video of the week…
A combination of setting, staging and a great performance makes The Astonishing a total triumph. Going into a Dream Theater gig with a sense of trepidation was new territory. You know the musicianship will be virtually flawless if not perfect, but when you’re going to be sitting through an album that’s provoked an incredibly mixed…
Following on from the news last week that Dream Theater were to play a very special show at London’s Palladium in February 2016 as the first night of a very special tour, we’ve now got a further update. Because of overwhelming popular demand and because the first show has virtually sold out in under a…
Pretty much the biggest progressive metal band in the world, Dream Theater have never done things in small measures. Well known for their expansive concept albums such as the legendary Metropolis Pt 2: Scenes From A Memory, 2016 will see the release of a brand new concept album from Dream Theater titled The Astonishing. In…
Another week and another substantial festival announcement has been brought upon us! For the second time in just over a week Team Sonisphere have produced some substantial additions to the line up for Sonisphere Knebworth 2014. First and foremost they have announced the first Saturn Stage headliner and it’s a cracker in the shape of…
Currently in the middle of a huge European tour (the full dates of which can be found here) which will touch down in the UK for three shows next week, prog metal maestros Dream Theater have released a brand new music video. The clip, for the track “The Looking Glass”, is slightly more low key…
Aside from Rush, Dream Theater are the biggest band active with connections to the world of progressive rock or prog metal music and the Dream Theater juggernaut continues to successfully roll across the world with absolutely no signs of faltering. With the release of their eponymous new album (the first self titled release in the…
The end of September is rapidly rushing up upon us and that means the release of the latest release from progressive metal legends Dream Theater. The band will be releasing the first self titled album in their multi-decade spanning career, and the first song from “Dream Theater” has now surfaced. The band have released a…
