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'{{Infobox album <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Albums --> | Name = A Dramatic Turn of Events | Type = Studio | Artist = [[Dream Theater]] | Cover = DTOE DT.jpg | Caption = Cover art by [[Hugh Syme]] | Released = September 13, 2011<ref name=Press>Roadrunner. [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/Dream-Theater-Announce-New-AlbumRelease-Date-23046.aspx?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=FB%2B(DT%2BPR)&utm_campaign=FB%2B(DT%2BPR) DREAM THEATER ANNOUNCE NEW ALBUM/RELEASE DATE]. Published & Retrieved 06/07/11.</ref> | Recorded = January – May 2011 at Cove City Sound Studios in [[Long Island]] | Genre = [[Progressive metal]] | Length = 77:05<ref name="AlbumTrackLength">{{cite web | url=http://www.roadrunnerrecords.co.uk/page/News?news_id=111612 | title=DREAM THEATER STANDARD ALBUM AND DELUXE PACKAGE AVAILABLE FOR PRE-ORDER NOW! | publisher=Roadrunner Records | date=July 20, 2011 | accessdate=July 22, 2011}}</ref> | Label = [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]] | Producer = John Petrucci | Reviews = | Last album = ''[[Black Clouds & Silver Linings]]''<br>(2009) | This album = '''''A Dramatic Turn of Events'''''<br>(2011) | Misc = {{Singles | Name = A Dramatic Turn of Events | Type = studio | single 1 = On the Backs of Angels | single 1 date = June 29th, 2011 }} }} '''''A Dramatic Turn of Events''''' is an upcoming [[studio album]] by [[United States|American]] [[progressive metal]] band [[Dream Theater]], scheduled for a September 13, 2011 release on [[Roadrunner Records]]. It will be the band's 11th studio album and first to feature drummer [[Mike Mangini]] following the departure of founding member [[Mike Portnoy]] in September, 2010. The album was written, recorded, mixed and mastered between January and June, 2011 at Cove City Sound Studios in [[Long Island]], [[New York]]. It was produced by [[John Petrucci]] and mixed by [[Andy Wallace]]. Its first single, "On the Backs of Angels", was released via [[YouTube]] on June 29. Currently, the band have just finished touring Europe in support of the album. ==Background== ===Departure of Mike Portnoy=== On September 8, 2010, Mike Portnoy announced that he would be leaving Dream Theater, citing better relationships in other projects, burnout, and his desire for a break as reasons.<ref name=MP>Facebook. [http://www.facebook.com/notes/mike-portnoy/mike-portnoy-leaves-dream-theater/137362372974878 Mike Portnoy leaves Dream Theater]. Published 09/08/11. Retrieved 06/08/11.</ref> Elaborating on the situation for MusicRadar, [[John Petrucci]] revealed that originally, Portnoy did not want to leave the band; he only wanted to take a five-year break.<ref name=MR>Interview: Dream Theater's John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess on the band's future. Bosso, Joe for MusicRadar. http://www.musicradar.com/news/guita...-future-442741. Published 05/11/1. Retrieved 06/08/11.</ref> Only after the rest of the band rejected his proposal did Portnoy decide to quit. Petrucci has called Portnoy's departure one of the hardest things Dream Theater have had to face.<ref name=MR /> Speaking of when he first heard the news, [[Jordan Rudess]] recounts, "You know, just to give you an idea of how deep this was to lose him, how difficult it was... after we got off the phone with him... I literally sat on the steps of my studio and cried. This is a guy who's a friend of mine, who we all love and admire. We didn't want to see it come crashing down." ===Search for a new drummer=== A little more than a month after Portnoy's departure, Dream Theater began auditioning for a new drummer in New York City. The drummers invited to audition were [[Mike Mangini]], [[Derek Roddy]], [[Thomas Lang]], [[Virgil Donati]], [[Marco Minnemann]], [[Aquiles Priester]] and [[Peter Wildoer]].<ref>Blabbermouth. [http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=157243 DREAM THEATER Unveils Identities Of Seven Drummers That Auditioned To Replace MIKE PORTNOY]. Published 04/25/11. Retrieved 06/08/11.</ref> Each candidate was given three songs to learn for the audition - "A Nightmare to Remember," "The Dance of Eternity" and "The Spirit Carries On" - and was given only a few weeks to prepare. Each audition lasted for around three hours and included a [[jam session]], song test, and riff test where drummers were asked to play along with a selection of pre-written riffs. It is unknown whether these riffs were written for the upcoming album.<ref>Peter Wildoer posting on the Dream Theater Forums. http://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=22228.msg860385#msg860385. Published 04/26/11. Retrieved 06/10/11.</ref> The candidates were notified whether they had been chosen on November 5;<ref>Peter Wildoer posting on the Dream Theater Forums. http://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=22228.msg865423#msg865423. Published 04/29/11. Retrieved 06/10/11.</ref> however, the results of the audition were not made public until April, 2011 via a three part [[YouTube]] documentary series called "The Spirit Carries On". In the last episode of the series, it was revealed that Mike Mangini was the drummer selected.<ref>YouTube. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QHMQjH17aw The Spirit Carries On - Episode III].</ref> ===Writing, recording and release=== On January 3, 2011, Dream Theater entered Cove City Sound Studios to begin working on a new album.<ref>John Petrucci. Twitter. http://twitter.com/#!/JPetrucci/status/21907283457867776. Published 01/03/11. Retrieved 07/29/11.</ref><ref>Wenner, Rick. http://blog.rickwenner.com/music/dream-theater-cove-city-studios/. Published 06/28/11. Retrieved 07/29/11.</ref> Writing was completed on March 2 and done without Mike Mangini.<ref name=MR /><ref>John Petrucci. Twitter. http://twitter.com/#!/JPetrucci/status/43193979453444096. Published 03/03/11. Retrieved 07/29/11.</ref> The band made demos for all the songs with drums already programmed, then sent them to Mangini who learned the parts and "added his own stuff". On April 14, James LaBrie began tracking vocals and by June 28, the album's mixing and mastering by Andy Wallace were finished.<ref>James LaBrie. Twitter. https://twitter.com/#!/Piratecjs/status/60374555499315200. Published 04/19/11. Retrieved 07/29/11.</ref><ref>John Petrucci. Twitter. http://twitter.com/#!/JPetrucci/status/85735011151650816. Published 06/28/11. Retrieved 07/29/11.</ref><ref name=AW>Blabbermouth. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=158572. Published 05/24/11. Retrieved 07/29/11.</ref> LaBrie recorded all the album's vocals in Canada with Richard Chycki.<ref name=PS>Resurfacing – an interview with James LaBrie. Schetter, Michael. Prog Sphere. http://www.prog-sphere.com/2011/07/11/resurfacing-an-interview-with-james-labrie/. Published 07/11/11. Retrieved 07/29/11.</ref> Originally, LaBrie planned to only record the album's first two songs away from New York City, but after flying there to finish the remainder of the vocals, decided to go back to Canada because "it just didn't feel right". On June 8, 2011, the album's title - ''A Dramatic Turn of Events'' -, track listing and United States release date were revealed.<ref name=Release>Roadrunner Records Website. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/Dream-Theater-Announce-New-AlbumRelease-Date-23046.aspx?utm_source=Facebook&utm_medium=FB%2B%28DT%2BPR%29&utm_campaign=FB%2B%28DT%2BPR%29. Published 06/06/11. Retrieved 07/29/11.</ref> Its cover art was shown several days later, done once again by longtime collaborator Hugh Syme. On June 29, "On the Backs of Angels" was released as the album's first single.<ref>YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oasnbzEMV08&ob=av3e. Published 06/28/11. Retrieved 07/29/11.</ref> On August 5, 2011, Roadrunner Records released a minute-long snippet of "Bridges in the Sky" on Dream Theater's YouTube channel.<ref>Snippet from the upcoming DT album! Roadrunner Records Website. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/Dream-Theater-Post-Sneak-Preview-Of-New-Song-Bridges-In-The-Sky-23211.aspx. Published & Retrieved 08/05/11.</ref> More snippets will be released leading to the album's release. ===Musical style=== ''A Dramatic Turn of Events'' will be roughly 80 minutes long, filling the entire disc as many of Dream Theater's past albums have.<ref name="progsphere_jlb_interview"/> Amidst speculation that the album's title was a vague reference to the departure of Mike Portnoy, Jordan Rudess stressed that it is in no way a reference to anyone; rather, the title references the album's recurring themes of dramatic changes such as mental, physical and religious/spiritual.<ref name="facebook.com">https://www.facebook.com/DreamTheaterADTOE</ref> Rudess has described the album's music as "heavy, proggy and melodic" with a wide variety of sounds.<ref name="facebook.com"/> He has also mentioned that it will have a fair amount of [[piano]]. In his review of ''A Dramatic Turn of Events'', Rich Wilson (author of the official Dream Theater biography [[Lifting Shadows]]) described the album's material as veering toward [[progressive rock]] and being "spiritually reminiscent" of past albums like ''[[Images and Words]]'' and ''[[Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory|Scenes from a Memory]]''.<ref name=RW>Rich Wilson. http://www.rich-wilson.com/. Published & Retrieved 07/29/11.</ref> [[File:Dream Theater at High Voltage 2011.jpg|thumb|left|Dream Theater with new drummer Mike Mangini performing at the 2011 High Voltage Festival in Victoria Park, London.]] ==Supporting tour== {{Main|A Dramatic Turn of Events Tour}} Dream Theater have recently finished touring Europe in support of ''A Dramatic Turn of Events''. Their first show took place in Rome, Italy on July 4, 2011 and their last show took place in Székesfehérvár, Hungary on August 4. In September, the band will embark on a United States headlining tour with [[Trivium (band)|Trivium]].<ref name=Tour>Blabbermouth. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=161416. Published & Retrieved 08/01/11.</ref> Exact cities and dates were announced on August 1. ==Release== ''A Dramatic Turn of Events'' is a highly anticipated album. In July, 2011, it was voted Roadrunner Records' most anticipated album of Q4 2011, receiving 67% of the vote and beating such artists as [[Megadeth]], Trivium, [[Opeth]] and [[Machine Head (band)|Machine Head]].<ref>Which upcoming Roadrunner release are you most anticipating? Roadrunner Records Website. http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/news/Weekend-Poll-Which-Upcoming-Release-Are-You-Most-Anticipating-23125.aspx. Published & Retrieved 07/15/11.</ref> ===Reception=== Writing one of the first reviews for ''A Dramatic Turn of Events'', Rich Wilson called the album "fresh and frankly stunning"; however, he warned that the album was not immediately gratifying and that it "requires several listens in order to fully grasp what the band have achieved here."<ref name=RW /> == Track listing == {{Track listing | lyrics_credits = yes | all_music = [[John Petrucci]], [[John Myung]], [[Jordan Rudess]], and [[James LaBrie]] | title1 = On the Backs of Angels | length1 = 8:46 | lyrics1 = Petrucci<ref>The Ytse Times. {{cite web |url=http://theytsetimes.com/?p=1181|title=Recap of Jordan Rudess's Vokle Chat|date=01 July, 2011|publisher=The Ytse Times|accessdate=11 July 2011}}</ref> | title2 = Build Me Up, Break Me Down | length2 = 6:59 | lyrics2 = Petrucci<ref name="progsphere_jlb_interview">{{cite web |url=http://www.prog-sphere.com/2011/07/11/resurfacing-an-interview-with-james-labrie/|title=Resurfacing - An Interview with James LaBrie|date=11 July 2011|publisher=Prog-Sphere|accessdate=11 July 2011}}</ref> | music2 = | title3 = Lost, Not Forgotten | length3 = 10:11 | lyrics3 = | music3 | title4 = This Is the Life | length4 = 6:57 | lyrics4 = Petrucci | music4 = | title5 = Bridges in the Sky | length5 = 11:03 | lyrics5 = Petrucci<ref name="jlb_twitter_bridges_in_the_sky">James LaBrie. Twitter. http://twitter.com/#!/Piratecjs/status/93660766208671744/. Published & Retrieved 07/20/11.</ref> | music5 = | title6 = Outcry | length6 = 11:24 | lyrics6 = | music6 = | title7 = Far from Heaven | length7 = 3:56 | lyrics7 = LaBrie | music7 = | title8 = Breaking All Illusions | length8 = 12:25 | lyrics8 = Myung<ref name="progsphere_jlb_interview"/> | music8 = | title9 = Beneath the Surface | length9 = 5:26 | lyrics9 = Petrucci<ref name="progsphere_jlb_interview"/> | music9 = }} ===Notes=== * "Bridges in the Sky" was originally titled "The Shaman's Trance".<ref>James LaBrie. Twitter. http://twitter.com/#!/Piratecjs/status/93449285013745664. Published & Retrieved 07/19/11.</ref> Its title was changed once lyrics were written.<ref>James LaBrie. Twitter. https://twitter.com/#!/Piratecjs/status/93660766208671744. Published 07/20/11. Retrieved 08/05/11.</ref> * ''A Dramatic Turn of Events'' will be the first Dream Theater album to feature lyrics by bassist John Myung since ''Scenes from a Memory''. ==Personnel== {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} ;Dream Theater *[[James LaBrie]]&nbsp;– [[Singing|lead vocals]] *[[John Petrucci]]&nbsp;– [[guitars]] and [[Backing vocalist|backing vocals]] *[[Jordan Rudess]]&nbsp;– [[Keyboard instrument|keyboards]], [[Continuum (instrument)|continuum]] *[[John Myung]]&nbsp;– [[Bass guitar|bass]] *[[Mike Mangini]]&nbsp;– [[Drum kit|drums]], [[percussion]] ;Production *[[John Petrucci]]&nbsp;– [[record producer|production]] *[[Paul Northfield]]&nbsp;– [[audio engineering|engineering]] *[[Andy Wallace (producer)|Andy Wallace]]&nbsp;– [[Audio mixing (recorded music)|mixing]] *[[Hugh Syme]]&nbsp;– [[cover art]] ==References== {{Reflist|2}} {{Dream Theater}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Dramatic Turn Of Events}} [[Category:2011 albums]] [[Category:Dream Theater albums]] [[Category:Roadrunner Records albums]] [[Category:Upcoming albums]] [[es:A Dramatic Turn of Events]] [[fr:A Dramatic Turn of Events]] [[it:A Dramatic Turn of Events]] [[hu:A Dramatic Turn of Events]] [[ja:ア・ドラマティック・ターン・オブ・イベンツ]] [[no:A Dramatic Turn of Events]] [[pl:A Dramatic Turn of Events]] [[pt:A Dramatic Turn of Events]] [[ru:A Dramatic Turn of Events]] [[fi:A Dramatic Turn of Events]] [[sv:A Dramatic Turn of Events]]'