Paul Sommer


Black Holes and Revelations?

haha my immediate thoughts.

3 disc version- instrumental mixes of the 6 tracks plus 6 cover songs...niiiice.

Awesome. 3 CD version definitely and maybe the vinyl version as well.

holy shuckin fit!!!!!!!!

The Count of Tuscany

Tuscany

STEVETHEATER


The Count of Tuscany

Tuscany

Rofl,  I did the exact same thing once I saw that title.  I was curious

Man I need to get off here and study..thanks Dream Theater for exciting me to euphoria.  Now its time to hibernate for 3 months

WOW holy shit!! VERY exciting!! First the 1st PN09 date, now the new album info.. VERY COOL. The artwork is amazing, I can't wait!!!!

Very nice cover, very Awake and IaW like. Can't wait to find out it's relation to the songs.

I agree "The Shattered Fortress" will be the final AA saga song.... makes sense, in the context that MP finally healed from his adiction.

About The Count of Tuscany... I didn't know what the hell Tuscany was... so I google it... Look what I found in wikipedia:

Tuscany (Italian: Toscana) is a region in Italy.

Local government

Tuscany is divided into ten provinces:


Jajaja... the nuggets search just started... but maybe its just a coincidence.

Love the artwork by the way! And the tittle too. The track list looks very interesting. I don't agree that the track names suggest a fantasy theme for the album. The only one that resembles a little of SC is "A Nightmare to Remember".

Clearly "The Best Of Times" is the "slow" song of the album.

Now, we can start guessing about the matchs for the songs that MP mentioned in a previous post... The Glass Prison, Learning To Live, Octavarium, Pull Me Under? Any others? I don't remember...

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!  Six songs so I'm assuming they are all epics or else a couple are super epics like Octavarium.  Wow I can't wait!!!!!!

23rd June? What the fuck. Best birthday present ever.

Also, that's the best Dream Theater album cover ever.

Also, yay.

I'm excited, but at the same time somewhat disappointed. I was hoping that they would release more songs on the new album. I'm sure they are going to be long (like 10-12 min. each, with the exception of the single), but I had the expectation that they were going the "scenes from a memory" route in terms of # of songs recorded.

Come June 23rd my opinion will almost certainly change.

Wawaweewhaa.

The three disc set and the underrated vinyl to boot.  This made my week (which was shit, and still is because I have to do a semesters worth of homework right now)

This is going to be a very long wait.

They're done mixing already?


:|

I cant wait!

EPIC (the only way I can think of to describe this that doesn't involve jizz I guess)

There's something here for everybody:

Artwork reminiscent of Awake for those who think that was DT's best album
An instrumental mix for those who are mad that there hasn't been an instrumental since ToT
A vinyl version for those who hate the current trend of CD mastering (loudness war)
Additional cover songs for those who think that 6 original songs aren't enough

.............. need to change my pants

SystematicChaos


I agree "The Shattered Fortress" will be the final AA saga song.... makes sense, in the context that MP finally healed from his adiction.

I believe you are correct, didnt This Dying Soul say it was his long lost fortress?  or was it Glass Prison?

6 songs, 6 insturmenal versions of those songs, 6 covers....


666.........IT'S THE DEVIL'S ALBUM!!!



Seriously though, This look like it will be an amazing album.

The cover makes me think that it has to do with the finale of the AA Saga. Finally getting away from the dark and into the light.


Now what's Mike going to talk about on Eddie Trunk's show on Monday?

Portnoy

A video for the first single, "A Rite of Passage" will be shot in late March.
 
The track listing for BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS is as follows:
 
1. A Nightmare to Remember
2. A Rite of Passage
3. Wither
4. The Shattered Fortress
5. The Best of Times
6. The Count of Tuscany

Portnoy

Imagine a DT album with A Change Of Seasons, Octavarium, Learning To Live, Pull Me Under and The Glass Prison....all on one album....

What we can guess:

A Rite Of Passage <-> Pull Me Under, because is the single.
The Shattered Fortress <-> The Glass Prison, because makes sense.
The Count of Tuscany or A Nightmare to Remember <-> Octavarium or A Change Of Seasons, because they could be opening and closing epics to the album.

Any thoughts?

Love the album cover.

For those who are as ignorant as I am: From http://www.goenglish.com/EveryCloudHasASilverLining.asp

Every cloud has a silver lining means that you should never feel hopeless because difficult times always lead to better days. Example: "What am I going to do? My girlfriend has left me again!" Reply: "Don't worry. It will be all right. Every cloud has a silver lining."

Simply AWESOME!!!

Holy Sweet Jesus Tapdancing Christ.

This just made my month.  June 23rd is a long-ass time away.

Love the cover art, though.  And the song titles.  Very TOT-reminiscent (except The Count Of Tuscany...  I'm reserving judgment on that one, although I'm sure it will rock).  I've got a very good feeling about this.

The six cover songs should be interesting to hear, also.  Do we dare to start guessing what they will be?

The easle has got 4 legs!!!!... an easle has NO 4 legs!!!... it's always 3... so why is that?...

4 Planets... 4 books... 4 easle legs... So, there is something about the number 4.

What's the boy holding behind his back?.... a mirror?
The elephant is holding a toothbrush?....

Hmmmmm!!!!... We need Scotland Yard AND the FBI for this one....

Steve

STEVETHEATER


OK...

- 4 Moons/planets
- 4 Books
- 1 Eagle
- 1 Boy
- 1 Mouse
- Light/the Sun
- Clouds
- A doorway
- Eye artwork on a easel
- And something on the ground... broken glass?

.... let the NUGGETS begin!!!!

OMG EPIC NUGG3TZ POTENTIAL IS OFF THE CHARTS!

The easle has got 4 legs!!!!... an easle has NO 4 legs!!!... it's always 3... so why is that?...

4 Planets... 4 books... 4 easle legs... So, there is something about the number 4.

What's the boy holding behind his back?.... a mirror?
The elephant is holding a toothbrush?....

Hmmmmm!!!!... We need Scotland Yard AND the FBI for this one....

Steve

I think the ephelant (?) is holding a pencil. He painted the eye on the easle but got scared of the mouse and climbed on the books. ;)

I cant believe how many people didnt know what Tuscany was!!! Haha

"Come on....... Come on!"

Anyone who has seen that episode knows what I am planning to do. :)

i see a change of seasons vibe too, with the blue skies and little kid

The elephant is holding a paintbrush. See my earlier nugget.

\m/

Jpjr

Epitaph04


*Jizzes*

Dude - That was the coolest first response to a professional album announcement that I have ever read. I would have never thought of that.

Errm...okay? I mean, well I was (am) really excited...

And I jizzed in my pants. Woo!!!

doppleganger3288


I cant believe how many people didnt know what Tuscany was!!! Haha

Seriously.  Even some of the European forumers!  Although, it ain't much better around here.  My friend goes to school down in San Diego and when she told her friends she was from Oregon, they were like, "Where is that?  Is that in the Midwest?"

It's right above you!

Anyway, I'm really looking forward to this album now.  Especially "The Count of Tuscany" for some reason.

...  


LOL

FUCKING

WUT




This has been my face since I read this...

I like the cover and I like the fact that there are only 6 songs. That is unless each song is only 5 minutes long. That would be a problem.

Can't wait.

I don't care if anyone has put this already, but damn did i explode.  This shiz is guaranteed sick.