The Enemy Inside Discussion Thread

[MoraWintersoul]

Seriously, you guys got the JLB solo album way before us, and get everything else sooner too! And now you're all getting mad that we have an "exclusive" (let's see how long that lasts) stream early? No offense, but shove off

Hi. Canada here.

Wait, Canada is an actual country? I thought it was an American inside joke so I just tagged along with it all these years.

[Onno]

Seriously, you guys got the JLB solo album way before us, and get everything else sooner too! And now you're all getting mad that we have an "exclusive" (let's see how long that lasts) stream early? No offense, but shove off

Hi. Canada here.

Wait, Canada is an actual country? I thought it was an American inside joke so I just tagged along with it all these years.

[TheGreatPretender]

Wait, Canada is an actual country? I thought it was an American inside joke so I just tagged along with it all these years.

I'll be sure to pass that on to JLB.

[Joshin U]

Seriously, you guys got the JLB solo album way before us, and get everything else sooner too! And now you're all getting mad that we have an "exclusive" (let's see how long that lasts) stream early? No offense, but shove off

Hi. Canada here.

Wait, Canada is an actual country? I thought it was an American inside joke so I just tagged along with it all these years.

They try to be, but all they seem to be able to contribute is maple syrup and mounties.

[dparrott]

^ Let's not forget hockey!

[fadetoblackdude7]

I'm so stoked! Hopefully the track will kick all kinds of arse!

[me7]

So, let's see. Monday we have:
- A new Haken song
- A new Headspace song
- A new Dream Theater song

bring it on, I can wait another weekend!

Just my thoughts. And the best part: The date has an 8 and a 5 in it

[FallTempest]

Its going to be fascinating to hear how the drums were mixed on the new track.. #mondaymadness #hashtagdtf

[DeanTheater]

I feel more anticipation for Monday August 5th than I did for the birth of all 4 of my children.  Is that so bad?

[Kotowboy]

Looking forward to this for two main reasons.

a.) To hear the new direction.

b.) To hear the supposedly awesome production [slightly more excited about that tbh...]

[DeanTheater]

"Cool.  However, DT's first singles since they have joined Roadrunner have been Constant Motion (meh), A Rite of Passage (not bad, but kind of forgettable) and On the Backs of Angels (really good song), so I will listen this to this with the assumption that it is more likely than nood at least a very good song"  per KEVSHMEV but annotated by Bosk.


I agree with CM and AROP, but disagree with OTBOA.  Best single release since maybe Awake.   also,  if you look at your KEV's original quote, I notice a trend towards GLORIOUS!  I think this single will be amazing

[RMGadelha]

I feel more anticipation for Monday August 5th than I did for the birth of all 4 of my children.  Is that so bad?

I'm sure they agree with you.  Look how they are headbanging in agreement!

[Aythesryche]

I feel more anticipation for Monday August 5th than I did for the birth of all 4 of my children.  Is that so bad?

Depends on who you ask, I suppose. Some would say its bad.

[lyfeternl]

I feel more anticipation for Monday August 5th than I did for the birth of all 4 of my children.  Is that so bad?

If your kids don't like DT, there's always adoption

[TheGreatPretender]

I feel more anticipation for Monday August 5th than I did for the birth of all 4 of my children.  Is that so bad?

If your kids don't like DT, there's always adoption

You mean like, if they don't like DT, you should give them up for adoption? That's a great idea!

[Kotowboy]

If you don't like The Enemy Within then you don't have to listen to it again.


However - if you have kids you don't like - you're stuck with them forever. 

[tiagodon]

  No song yet and we already have 4 pages in this thread??

[tiagodon]

I hope this is not another metal song about terrorism...

[Aythesryche]

However - if you have kids you don't like - you're stuck with them forever. 

Unless this gets gets passed into law: https://youtu.be/4v8--9R0I2Q

Kinda scary that even one of the teachers signed. Not sure if that says something about people from Virginia specifically, or people in general.

[YtseJamittaja]

No song yet and we already have 4 pages in this thread??

No album yet and we have 129 pages in the album thread and another 100 pages in the old thread ! 

[Dellers]

Its going to be fascinating to hear how the drums were mixed on the new track.. #mondaymadness #hashtagdtf

I'm wishing for some samples mixed in actually. Not shitty sounding like on I&W, but I totally wouldn't mind if some snare samples are mixed in with the recorded snare.

[DeanTheater]

If you don't like The Enemy Within then you don't have to listen to it again.


However - if you have kids you don't like - you're stuck with them forever. 

And thats why my anticipation for TEW is greater, because I know I can cut the chord, if it sucks.  BUT IT WONT SUCK!      woooohooooooo!

[TheGreatPretender]

I hope this is not another metal song about terrorism...

It's the enemy WithIN, so it's more likely about a given person's inner conflict... Their Dark Master, if you will.

[adastra]

It sounds heavy, I hope it is not.

[tiagodon]

I hope this is not another metal song about terrorism...

It's the enemy WithIN, so it's more likely about a given person's inner conflict... Their Dark Master, if you will.

I thought something like: the enemy within our borders!

[mikeyd23]

I'm wishing for some samples mixed in actually. Not shitty sounding like on I&W, but I totally wouldn't mind if some snare samples are mixed in with the recorded snare.

Yeah I'm a fan of mixing samples in to add to or supplement the live recorded drum sound.  Usually makes the drums sound nice and big depending on the sample sound of course.

It is a fine line though, just a little to much sample sound vs. the real recorded sound and the drums lose that "real live" quality and sound like a drum machine.

[tiagodon]

I hope this is not another metal song about terrorism...

It's the enemy WithIN, so it's more likely about a given person's inner conflict... Their Dark Master, if you will.

I thought something like: the enemy within our borders!

Oops. The name is The Enemy Inside. So... I hope they didn´t get inspired by the Boston bomb blasts.

[bosk1]

Wait, Canada is an actual country? I thought it was an American inside joke so I just tagged along with it all these years.

  POTY candidate

[Rattlehead]

Well that's awesome news... the start of the work week won't be as shitty now that I have this to look forward to 

[YtseJamittaja]

So,

Is it a heavy song (a la BMU,BMD), more progressive song (a la OTBOA), melodic song (a la Wither) or what?

What do you think?

[BFRedrocks]

Told myself I wasn't going to listen to the single before the whole CD this time.  I've listened to the singles with the last few CDs and it's pretty much wrecked those songs for me when the CD comes out.

If you've done like me and played the single on neverending repeat from the time it came out until the CD was released, how many of you skipped over that song when listening to the complete CD?  I know I skipped over CM, ROP, and OTBOA for quite some time after their respective CDs were released.

I'll try this time, but doubt I can hold out another 7 weeks.   

[atmyne]

i'm thinking it's going to be metal as all hell  and not so proggy. A mesh between AROP and Constant Motion. That's mostly based on my theory that they're really pushing to make this their most accessible album, and typically metal is more accessible than prog.

[jingle.boy]

Wait, Canada is an actual country? I thought it was an American inside joke so I just tagged along with it all these years.

  POTY candidate

If POTY means Phuck Off To You, then yes.   

Yo!  Ghostie... at least bands come here to, you know, play a live concert.  :booya:  Put that in your pipe and smoke it.

Now I have to go see Kamelot just to say I did, you didn't.  Might even shell out for the meet 'n' greet to get a pic with Tommy.

[aprilethereal]

So,

Is it a heavy song (a la BMU,BMD), more progressive song (a la OTBOA), melodic song (a la Wither) or what?

What do you think?

I'm expecting some kind of mixture between BMUBMD and Constant Motion.

Told myself I wasn't going to listen to the single before the whole CD this time.  I've listened to the singles with the last few CDs and it's pretty much wrecked those songs for me when the CD comes out.

If you've done like me and played the single on neverending repeat from the time it came out until the CD was released, how many of you skipped over that song when listening to the complete CD?  I know I skipped over CM, ROP, and OTBOA for quite some time after their respective CDs were released.

I don't see any problem with listening to the single if you force yourself not to listen to it more than maybe 5 times. Same with the samples/snippets. I normally listen to them once or twice before an album's release and that's it.

[Meatrose]

So,

Is it a heavy song (a la BMU,BMD), more progressive song (a la OTBOA), melodic song (a la Wither) or what?

What do you think?

It's dark and heavy, for sure. I'm willing to bet my Christmas bonus on that.