Dream Theater: The Astonishing (now with moment of betrayal!)

[Prog Snob]

I empathize with that. I usually do that at work.

[Cool Chris]

I empathize with that. I usually do that at work.

Indeed. Best to do your business while on the company dime. Gives you that much more of your personal time to do more important things. You just gotta find the floor/department that has the cleanest facilities.

[Vandalism]

My gosh, people would complain even if they took legit photos to use for the characters.  Maybe the back half of Faythe's hair is in a bun, pushing the hood up, giving the illusion that the laws of thermodynamics are being broken.  Not sure why anyone would care?  If they wanted the characters to look more "real" they wouldn't be drawn. 

If someone finds the picture bad, that's fine.  But to start accusing laziness and sloppiness is just plain silly.

And yes, I find her to be HAWT!!! I was expecting her to be a kid.  Maybe the round headed clock figure will be instead.  BTW I'm sure I'm still too old for Faythe :-/

[Pragmaticcircus]

To go where?

To leave your country, to go and become a monk and disapear from the internet for 30 days till The Astounding drops 

[Eldomm]

If someone finds the picture bad, that's fine.  But to start accusing laziness and sloppiness is just plain silly.

This.

[RMGadelha]

To go where?

To leave your country, to go and become a monk and disapear from the internet for 30 days till The Astounding drops 

I would rather be frozen until it drops, like Cartman.

[chwik]

My gosh, people would complain even if they took legit photos to use for the characters.  Maybe the back half of Faythe's hair is in a bun, pushing the hood up, giving the illusion that the laws of *physics* are being broken.  Not sure why anyone would care?  If they wanted the characters to look more "real" they wouldn't be drawn. 

If someone finds the picture bad, that's fine.  But to start accusing laziness and sloppiness is just plain silly.

And yes, I find her to be HAWT!!! I was expecting her to be a kid.  Maybe the round headed clock figure will be instead.  BTW I'm sure I'm still too old for Faythe :-/

Fixed that for you The laws of Thermodynamics (a branch of physics) are related to energy and energy flow (it is actually more an observation than a law) where the first law of Thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but only transformed into other forms. The second law (usually conflated with disorder) is the observation that energy uhindered tends to spread; this is professor emeritus and physicist Frank Lambert's modern formulation of the second law.

From a thermodynamic standpoint, it looks like Faythe will be an energetic part of the story 

[Prog Snob]

I empathize with that. I usually do that at work.

Indeed. Best to do your business while on the company dime. Gives you that much more of your personal time to do more important things. You just gotta find the floor/department that has the cleanest facilities.

*snip*

Ours are usually pretty well kept.

To go where?

To leave your country, to go and become a monk and disapear from the internet for 30 days till The Astounding drops 

That does not sound appealing, not even drunk.   

[liran95]

To go where?

To leave your country, to go and become a monk and disapear from the internet for 30 days till The Astounding drops 

I would rather be frozen until it drops, like Cartman.

I've actually made this meme for DT12.
I've tried to look for it but can't seem to find it anywhere.

[hefdaddy42]

You sass that hoopy hefdaddy42? Now there's a frood who knows where his towel is!

*hopes someone gets this*

*Gets this*

*Intended this*

[TH1RT3EN]

My gosh, people would complain even if they took legit photos to use for the characters.  Maybe the back half of Faythe's hair is in a bun, pushing the hood up, giving the illusion that the laws of *physics* are being broken.  Not sure why anyone would care?  If they wanted the characters to look more "real" they wouldn't be drawn. 

If someone finds the picture bad, that's fine.  But to start accusing laziness and sloppiness is just plain silly.

And yes, I find her to be HAWT!!! I was expecting her to be a kid.  Maybe the round headed clock figure will be instead.  BTW I'm sure I'm still too old for Faythe :-/

Fixed that for you The laws of Thermodynamics (a branch of physics) are related to energy and energy flow (it is actually more an observation than a law) where the first law of Thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but only transformed into other forms. The second law (usually conflated with disorder) is the observation that energy uhindered tends to spread; this is professor emeritus and physicist Frank Lambert's modern formulation of the second law.

From a thermodynamic standpoint, it looks like Faythe will be an energetic part of the story 

That reminds me of Monty Python's explanation on why firetrucks are red. I don't know how, but you guys still manage to take things to a whole new level

[Wubbagubba]

I just joined the forums and wow am I hyped for this album. I absolutely love TGOM and from what I've read this album is set to be a great one. I can't really compare the amount of impatience I have for this album. It may not top SFAM, but with 34 tracks and over two hours of music, it will certainly be spectacular. I am absolutely stoked. I just want January 29 to get here.

[RoeDent]

What are the odds of Clock Guy being revealed at the stroke of midnight (ET), at the turn of the year?

[SwedishGoose]

What are the odds of Clock Guy being revealed at the stroke of midnight (ET), at the turn of the year?

One in a million... but as we all know, one in a million chances crop up nine times out of ten

[RMGadelha]

"Never tell me the odds!" 

[RoeDent]

In all seriousness though, it does seem like everything could be in place so that all the characters and the full map will be revealed as we enter the month of release. Maybe even the Places link will be unlocked.

[RMGadelha]

It's the perfect opportunity.

[rab7]

It looks like their source was noxon's pie chart...

Why do you think that?

A New Beginning had a big slice, and it was the longest song.

...that's all my evidence

[mike099]

I figured out the pie chart.  This is simply the way that Noxon slice his holiday pie.  The thin slices are for kids and the larger pieces are for the overweight relatives.

[Crow]

That must be one huge pie.

[ronnibran]

My gosh, people would complain even if they took legit photos to use for the characters.  Maybe the back half of Faythe's hair is in a bun, pushing the hood up, giving the illusion that the laws of *physics* are being broken.  Not sure why anyone would care?  If they wanted the characters to look more "real" they wouldn't be drawn. 

If someone finds the picture bad, that's fine.  But to start accusing laziness and sloppiness is just plain silly.

And yes, I find her to be HAWT!!! I was expecting her to be a kid.  Maybe the round headed clock figure will be instead.  BTW I'm sure I'm still too old for Faythe :-/

Fixed that for you The laws of Thermodynamics (a branch of physics) are related to energy and energy flow (it is actually more an observation than a law) where the first law of Thermodynamics states that energy cannot be created or destroyed, but only transformed into other forms. The second law (usually conflated with disorder) is the observation that energy uhindered tends to spread; this is professor emeritus and physicist Frank Lambert's modern formulation of the second law.

From a thermodynamic standpoint, it looks like Faythe will be an energetic part of the story 

I concur, thanks!  I knew thermodynamics wasn't the correct term for what I was describing, and all I could think of was Newton but that just didn't sound right the way I wrote it.  Couldn't think of the right word (physics), was just thinking about force = mass*acceleration.

I "almost" even gave a disclaimer that I was probably describing it wrong since, well, you know, DTF!!! Haha.

[Joshgirouard]

I think that the last character to be revealed "the clock guy " will be a boy shepherd

[The Presence of Frenemies]

I figured out the pie chart.  This is simply the way that Noxon slice his holiday pie.  The thin slices are for kids and the larger pieces are for the overweight relatives.

So thin slices are songs from the POV of clockguy

[Pragmaticcircus]

I think that clock boy will be revealed at 2 minutes to midnight, The hands that threaten doom. 2 minutes to midnight, To kill the unborn in the womb:


The blind men shout, Let the creatures out
Let's show the unbelievers
The napalm screams of human flames
Of a prime time Belsen feast

As the reasons for the carnage
Cut their meat and lick the gravy
We oil the jaws of the war machines
And feed them with our babies

The killer's breed or the demon's seed
The glamor, the fortune, the pain
Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain
Don't you pray for my soul anymore

2 minutes to midnight
The hands that threaten doom
2 minutes to midnight
To kill the unborn in the womb

Body bags and little rags
Of children torn in two
The jellied brains of those who remain
Put the finger right on you

As the madmen play on words
And make us all dance to their song
To the tune of starving millions
To make a better kind of gun

The killer's breed or the demon's seed
The glamor, the fortune, the pain
Go to war again, blood is freedom's stain
Don't you pray for my soul anymore

2 minutes to midnight
The hands that threaten doom
2 minutes to midnight
To kill the unborn in the womb

Midnight, all night
Midnight is all night
Midnight, all night
Midnight is all night

Midnight, all night

   

[Pragmaticcircus]

Clock boy is a Young Eddie The Head confirmed.

[RMGadelha]

Nah, Eddie was born already old

[rumborak]

The "announcement emails" seem to have completely stopped. Weird. The whole hoopla about joining a side, but after a few emails it seems they abandoned it.

[Bertielee]

The "announcement emails" seem to have completely stopped. Weird. The whole hoopla about joining a side, but after a few emails it seems they abandoned it.

Yes, it's strange indeed. Don't know why they chose to go these lenghts to stop all of a sudden.

B.Lee

[thosava]

How many Empire mails did we get? I can only remember one, or was it two?

[BlobVanDam]

How many Empire mails did we get? I can only remember one, or was it two?

I recall getting at least a couple from each side, maybe 3. I don't think there were more than that, at least nothing substantial. It's been mostly tweets since then, and they've only been periodic. At least the website has been updating regularly.
And we're at the business end now. One more character, one more map piece, and then what I've been waiting for the most, the two videos. And I'm still waiting to see what those glowy eye buttons do dangit!

[noxon]

The glowy buttons are patience tests. If you didn't press them, you get in to the pre-release streaming. If you pressed... tough


(this may not be true)

[thosava]

Maybe they will use the emails more once all the other info is revealed. Maybe they will use it as a way to get more hype just before the album is released.

[BlobVanDam]

The glowy buttons are patience tests. If you didn't press them, you get in to the pre-release streaming. If you pressed... tough


(this may not be true)

That can't be right, because I clicked those little buggers every single time I visited the site.

[RMGadelha]

The glowy buttons are patience tests. If you didn't press them, you get in to the pre-release streaming. If you pressed... tough


(this may not be true)

Uh oh... xD

[AleBl4st]

Last night I listened to The Astonishing. It was beautiful. Its songs were full of rich melodies.

Then I woke up.