DREAM THEATER - BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS - Coming June 23rd!

Looks great! Cant wait to hear it!

For once I agree with Blob

All of this sounds AND looks very, very promising!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Johnny.Swift


I AM SOOOOO BUYING THE VINYL! AND THE 3CD EDITION! BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY THE VINYL! I LOVE VINYL!

 
Here's hoping it will be a colored vinyl.... probably still gonna buy it even if it's not

As if I&W is an ugly cover.

An elephant?

scratches head

STEVETHEATER


The Count of Tuscany

Tuscany

Seeing that post reminded me of this...



Those that don't get the joke, move along.  Nothing to see here. 

Oh, and I'm in like Flynn for the 3CD version.  w00t.  \m/

Holy tats, I'm so excited. The artwork looks great, so oldschool!

CalebCook2112


HOLY BALLS

Precisely!!!


Also... HELLO INSTRUMENTAL MIX!!!!

No offense, JLB, I'll still listen to the normal mix a lot more, but I love the idea of instrumental mixes of DT albums.

Has anyone else noticed that we're still over 100 days for the release date?? (102 actually)...
I really don't know what I'm gonna do...

Sucks for me 'cause I haven't heard the new album snippet from the Eddie Trunk show and I'm planning not to listen to the single... I just wanna taste the new album entirely new.

I wonder if I'll make it. And even more this time the tracklisting, the 3CD edition, the cover songs and the artwork make an awesome package... Not sure if I'll pass on the covers, tho.

Awesome news!
That's pretty quick, June 23rd.

3 CD version: Good! I wonder: live recordings or studio recordings (Neal Morse style)
I love the instrumental remixes idea. It's just an album of instrumentals :D

To all those people who love to share their joy and happiness by writing down whatever they pretend to happen in their pants,
can we finally stop that? I'm really growing more and more disgust against that.
Maybe those who really did can keep on sharing it, so we can make fun of them, but all those others: please grow up.
Or do you say that kinda stuff at our office as well when you receive your yearly bonus?

So, what's the actual point of the instrumental mixes? I know people are saying it's for the people who want an instrumental track on the album, but it's not like they WROTE an instrumental.

Just curious.

YEAH!!!
Thanks Mike!

Great Artwork. Brings me back to I&W and ACOS...

Ink


So, what's the actual point of the instrumental mixes? I know people are saying it's for the people who want an instrumental track on the album, but it's not like they WROTE an instrumental.

Just curious.

So Joe Sandalo can do some non-midi covers.

CyberShy


To all those people who love to share their joy and happiness by writing down whatever they pretend to happen in their pants,
can we finally stop that? I'm really growing more and more disgust against that.
Maybe those who really did can keep on sharing it, so we can make fun of them, but all those others: please grow up.
Or do you say that kinda stuff at our office as well when you receive your yearly bonus?

Funny post, just pissed m---
No, seriously, you're right, I've always thought it's kinda stupid.
But... a new DT album announcement comes roughly every 2 years, and sharing that emotion once every 2 years can't be that bad... can it?

CyberShy


To all those people who love to share their joy and happiness by writing down whatever they pretend to happen in their pants,
can we finally stop that? I'm really growing more and more disgust against that.
Maybe those who really did can keep on sharing it, so we can make fun of them, but all those others: please grow up.
Or do you say that kinda stuff at our office as well when you receive your yearly bonus?

 
It's an internet forum primarily frequented by 15 - 35 y.o. male prog nerds (myself included), so what do you expect.  

Now that artwork is AWESOME! Haven't seen that at DT since ToT!

thefunkygibbons


An elephant?

scratches head

Maybe... http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_in_the_room



Makes sense I guess.

ok, there's not much going on with my pants, but if I were a guy, DAMN!!!!!

IM SOOOOOOOO EXCITED! My heart rate just doubled!

It's Friday, 13th - this is indeed a lucky day!!!!

Just two days ago I bought my ticket for the Munich show which is on June 23 - release day show!!! YAY!!!!

wow! you re so lucky indeed.

Friday, 13 is my day too

the cover art makes me
the song titles make me

OMG !!!! The title....., the cover......, the songs !!!! Sounds like it might be as........
the new album !
 
Now let the waiting begin....
 
Thanks so much for the info, Mike !
 

OH MY FUCKIN GOOOOODDOODODASDASDAS....I CANT WAIT

Nice to the guys going back to OLD SCHOOL art work!

I'm going for the 3CD option, if I can get it.

I still have a turntable too :=)

FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK

HOLY SHIT, BEST DAY EVER

I woke up this morning thinking "yeah, Resident Evil 5 today.  I'm not as excited as I would be for, say, the new DT album, but still..."

Then I check the forum as soon as I get into work, and I officially crap myself with joy.

oh, I just realized Im going to the tuscany in the first week of june :D

also, I was thinking about the cover art..

in I&W it was a little girl, now it's a little boy..
why is the elephant small compared to the boy?
did the elephant paint the eye? and if, why?
if the elephant painted the eye, he's not a normal elephant. If he's not a normal elephant why is he scared about the mouse? Is he scared about the mouse? What books is he standing on?
Who shattered the jar (or whatever it is)? Why was the jar here in the first place?
Is the bird going to (s)hit on the painting?

...

Thanks, Mike! This is exciting news!

OK, so when can we preorder the special edition????????????????

This better not be a fucking joke!!!!!!!
Holy fucking shit!!!!

CyberShy

I love the instrumental remixes idea. It's just an album of instrumentals :D

Actually (and please do correct me if I'm wrong), the idea comes straight from the limited edition of Experiments in Mass Appeal, Frost*'s latest release, which was one of MP's faves last year... Well, maybe Mike had the idea too, maybe even before he evere gave EIMA a spin, but whatever : it's fucking cool nonetheless !

This was a great bonus thingy on EIMA and I'm just thrilled to see Mike including this on the new DT album. It's going to be AWESOME \o/

So, will To Tame A Land be one of the covers included in the special edition?

Exciting information, of course. I think the artistic direction for the cover is interesting. There's not much use guessing what it's going to sound like from the song titles, but that can happen in June. I'm definitely looking forward to putting some money away for this. :)

Great news!

The cover looks awesome. The album and the song titles are very cool as well.

I love the cover *_* 
It looks like Awake, isn't it?

Mental note: buy some paints and paint my bedroom wall like the wall on the cover.  Hell yeah.

SHIT THE BED!  My legs just fell off. I seriously cannot wait until I see them on 13 June. Im in dire need of a new album full of epics!!!

Damn,there's a Styx cover on that one.

Great news! I like the album title and the cool song titles. Not that crazy about the cover though, maybe it will grow on me. Perhaps it will be a return to the "classic" sound from I&W and Awake, judging by the similarities between the covers.

The Count of Tuscany sounds like it could be an epic Godfather saga, in many movements and chapters.

Only three months to go....

schwing!!! WOW, cant wait for this!! cover art looks awesome, songs titles sound awesome, roll on june, i want my 3cd SE dammit!

I want to know why in the world that song is called The Count of Tuscany.  That would be cool if were influenced by Italian music. 
I also love the title "Wither."  It doesn't sound like anything they've done before.  It almost sounds like it would be an Opeth song title.