DT in the studio again!

[Lucien]

Maybe MP put it back up, and left a clue.

*EDIT* I can still see it.

Someone put Portnoy's Revenge as the Easter Egg.

NO. DON'T DO THAT WHOEVER DID IT. WIKIPEDIA WILL HUNT YOU DOWN.

[Dreamer81]

Dunno if it has been posted here, but this shows up on the video from RoadRunner UK. Speculate!

Where this images come from??

[dparrott]

That chart looks like it was written on there by a kid.

[GasparXR]

That chart looks like it was written on there by a kid.

Cameo by the little LaBries?

[Another_Won]

Dunno if it has been posted here, but this shows up on the video from RoadRunner UK. Speculate!

Where this images come from??

They came from the UK version of the RR website.  I played both the US and UK videos at the exact same time and the only difference is these images at 2:05.  There are just short clips of JP and JR on the US version.  It's like they watched the video for the UK version and said "we really should remove the whiteboard shots" and then recut the video when they released it on the US side.

[TL]

Huh. Just checked the RoadrunnerUK youtube channel. That really is in there.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiaJs_JLFQw

As Another_Won said, around 2:05.

Edit: Didn't read the last few pages.

[ariich]

Woah, a lot has happened in the last couple of days! My thoughts:

Album name - fine by me. As some people have said, the most important thing is the music. If the band feel they want to make a bit of a statement with the album title, good for them, and I like the fact that they are so emotionally invested in it. I definitely prefer it to ADTOE, even if it does screw with our forum abbreviations!

The purple Majesty logo image - sorry, that just can't be the album cover, it looks so cheap. If that was the album cover and the album was self-titled, if casual fans saw it in the shops they'd probably think it was fake.

That progress chart - DAT PROGRESS CHART. That's actually a brilliant find, as are all the other finds from those vids and pics posted. Genuinely fun to be getting all these little snippets, probably not on purpose, but it just fits so perfectly into what we're like as a community.

[ariich]

robwebster should totally update the fact finder thread.

probably this

You've overestimating my powers of persuasion!

I can't. It's locked.

You should still be able to update the OP though? If not, write an update and PM it to me and I'll update it for you!

[BlackInk]

I like the purple DT logo, and like I said it feels fresh. But I also hope it's not the entire album art. I just want the full artwork to be purple-themed like that image. The all-black-with-purple-logo-and-no-text thing could be on the box-set or something, I would be fine with that.

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

Nevermind.....

[Super Dude]

The chart makes me wonder if this was done in the usual "writing while recording" way. I mean I guess they implied as much in that press release video, but they never actually came out and said so.

[Chino]

Vinegar Seed 

[chwik]

Chick????section with latin piano! I like! 

[7StringedBeast]

They have an instrumental opener, and an instrumental song.  That has me interested.

[Lucien]

They have an instrumental opener, and an instrumental song.  That has me interested.

Reminiscent of SFaM.

There's still a chance...

[Mosh]

Chick????section with latin piano! I like! 

Maybe Chick as in Chick Corea. 

[Kotowboy]

Ugh. No Latin please. I hate it

[ddtonfire]

Ugh. No Latin please. I hate it

Even Biaxident?

[rumborak]

Chick????section with latin piano! I like! 

Probably rather something like Cm.

[BlobVanDam]

Ugh. No Latin please. I hate it

I'd love to hear it. It's DT, so it's not going to be full on Latin-Latin, it will just be a little influence on their usual thing, like in an instrumental section. I think it will be fun to hear.

[darkshade]

I completely forgot, but there's a good chance there might be more electronic/dance music on DT12, moments on BMU, BMD, Outcry, and BAI is anything to go by.

[The Presence of Frenemies]

So I just read the last 20 pages of this thread. Quite dizzying, and awesome.

Don't mind the album title/artwork--though I'll reserve judgment on the latter until we get something more fleshed-out. I like the number of tracks, and am hoping "Epic" is really an epic. Wouldn't it be funny if that was just an ironic title and it's actually a Wither sort of song? Wouldn't put it past the guys.

Also interested that there might be a lot of piano and that JP has leads on every track and Jordan has only 3 solos (or, at least, solos in only 3 songs). All of those sound good to me--always been a big fan of Jordan's piano work, though not so much his soloing (though I find his solos seem to be getting a bit better over time).

I'm guessing "Sprinkles" represents all of Jordan's nontraditional instruments.

I love the Wiki entry for the album. "Opening. YARGGG." That just screams Wiki vandalism...except it isn't. Love it.

[Kotowboy]

Ugh. No Latin please. I hate it

I'd love to hear it. It's DT, so it's not going to be full on Latin-Latin, it will just be a little influence on their usual thing, like in an instrumental section. I think it will be fun to hear.

There's already a pseudo-latin segment in In The Name Of God. But yeah, it's not full on Latin music.

[Kotowboy]

Imagine if those song titles were the actual song titles.


That could totally be Mangini's doing. He's so nutty

[The Presence of Frenemies]

I just really want to know how anybody comes up with "Dolphin Safe" as even a working title for something. How do those words even come together in a thought?

[Kotowboy]

I just really want to know how anybody comes up with "Dolphin Safe" as even a working title for something. How do those words even come together in a thought?

Dolphin Safe refers to tuna that has been caught in nets that Dolphins will not get stuck in.

You can see it on the side of tins of tuna etc etc...

[Scorpion]

They have an instrumental opener, and an instrumental song.  That has me interested.

Reminiscent of SFaM.

There's still a chance...

Oh god please no.

[Captain Reddot]

EDIT: MORE IMPORTANT - HAS ANYONE NOTICE THESE CHORDS?!

Sounds like a ballad to me, a bit like Wither but that's possibly just because I'm playing it at that sort of tempo and in 4/4.

[Sketchy]

I am looking forward to this album. I like how much piano that chart has.

[BlobVanDam]

They have an instrumental opener, and an instrumental song.  That has me interested.

Reminiscent of SFaM.

There's still a chance...

Oh god please no.

Journey - Evolution
Van Halen - 1984
Steel Panther - Balls Out
Motley Crue - Dr Feelgood
Ratt - Detonator
Heed - The Call
Lost Horizon - Awakening The World
Lost Horizon - A Flame To The Ground Beneath
Luca Turilli's Rhapsody - Ascending To Infinity
Black Sabbath - Headless Cross
Blackmore's Night - Secret Voyage
Lordi - The Arockalypse
Fozzy - Happenstance
Benedictum - Seasons of Tragedy
Big Cock - Big Cock
Wild Side - Speed Devil
Crashdiet - Generation Wild
Toto - Toto
Europe - Last Look at Eden
Arch Enemy - Khaos Legions
Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine
Arch Enemy - Anthems of Rebellion

A short instrumental (or otherwise) opening track does not mean it has to be a concept album! But it can make for a great way to set the overall toooone for the album, and create a cohesive album experience, which I'd consider pretty important given the nature of the album so far.

[SystematicThought]

I'm eagerly awaiting to hear some of this played since people are saying they are playing it and it sounds ballady.

[hefdaddy42]

Journey - Evolution

Man, the opener of that album, "Majestic", remains one of my favorite Journey tracks ever.

Couple of years ago, when my daughter's marching band did a Journey show, they used that as their opener before going on to their better known hits.  Awesome.

[BlobVanDam]

Journey - Evolution

Man, the opener of that album, "Majestic", remains one of my favorite Journey tracks ever.

Couple of years ago, when my daughter's marching band did a Journey show, they used that as their opener before going on to their better known hits.  Awesome.

That is all kinds of awesome, although I can't imagine it arranged for a marching band.
It is a great album opener, and they've used it to open their live shows too. The new DT opener might be the kind of thing that DT will use to open their shows too. The instrumental opener, followed by the second track, a full song.

[hefdaddy42]

Journey - Evolution

Man, the opener of that album, "Majestic", remains one of my favorite Journey tracks ever.

Couple of years ago, when my daughter's marching band did a Journey show, they used that as their opener before going on to their better known hits.  Awesome.

That is all kinds of awesome, although I can't imagine it arranged for a marching band.

It was great in that context, although it didn't have the raw power of Schon's guitars.  Plus their band was kind of small; it would be totally amazing with a larger band.  But it was great.

It is a great album opener, and they've used it to open their live shows too. The new DT opener might be the kind of thing that DT will use to open their shows too. The instrumental opener, followed by the second track, a full song.

That would be all kinds of fine by me.

[Scorpion]

They have an instrumental opener, and an instrumental song.  That has me interested.

Reminiscent of SFaM.

There's still a chance...

Oh god please no.

Journey - Evolution
Van Halen - 1984
Steel Panther - Balls Out
Motley Crue - Dr Feelgood
Ratt - Detonator
Heed - The Call
Lost Horizon - Awakening The World
Lost Horizon - A Flame To The Ground Beneath
Luca Turilli's Rhapsody - Ascending To Infinity
Black Sabbath - Headless Cross
Blackmore's Night - Secret Voyage
Lordi - The Arockalypse
Fozzy - Happenstance
Benedictum - Seasons of Tragedy
Big Cock - Big Cock
Wild Side - Speed Devil
Crashdiet - Generation Wild
Toto - Toto
Europe - Last Look at Eden
Arch Enemy - Khaos Legions
Arch Enemy - Doomsday Machine
Arch Enemy - Anthems of Rebellion

A short instrumental (or otherwise) opening track does not mean it has to be a concept album! But it can make for a great way to set the overall toooone for the album, and create a cohesive album experience, which I'd consider pretty important given the nature of the album so far.

I know, and I agree with you. I just don't want another concept album. Honestly, the concept is, like, the worst part of SFAM there are many songs on there that really only work in the context of the album and the concept, but since I don't like the concept, that drags down SFAM quite a few placements for me. I don't want that to happen with DT12.