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

[AleBl4st]

Looks like the single will be (officially) released tomorrow:

https://myspace.com/dreamtheater/music/album/the-gift-of-music-20776446

[ariich]

Hey guys! For good measure, probably just don't talk about leaks at all, fake or otherwise.

Correct.

Looks like I got me some banning to do.

Everyone else: literally just stop talking about leaks. It really is not difficult.

[ResultsMayVary]

I'm so excited to finally get an actual double album from DT. SDOIT was close, but I don't think it was officially recognized as a double album because it didn't get to the length requirement for a double album.

[theseoafs]

I'm so excited to finally get an actual double album from DT. SDOIT was close, but I don't think it was officially recognized as a double album because it didn't get to the length requirement for a double album.

SDOIT is 90 minutes long.  That's more than enough to warrant 2 discs.

[Sacul]

Looks like I got me some banning to do.

Oh boy.

[Enigmachine]

Looks like the single will be (officially) released tomorrow:

https://myspace.com/dreamtheater/music/album/the-gift-of-music-20776446

Can the mods confirm this?

[ResultsMayVary]

I'm so excited to finally get an actual double album from DT. SDOIT was close, but I don't think it was officially recognized as a double album because it didn't get to the length requirement for a double album.

SDOIT is 90 minutes long.  That's more than enough to warrant 2 discs.

You misunderstand.

I believe for a double album to be counted as two albums for sales purposes, it needs to reach a certain length. And I do not believe SDOIT was long enough.

[olddtfan51@gmail.com]

Cant wait till tomorrow then.

[liran95]

The real challenge starts tomorrow (?) when the single will be released.
I will probably have to avoid the internet for a while in order to avoid spoilers.

I hope that the folks who WILL listen to the single will be able to discuss it in a designated thread, and keep this one spoiler-free.

Thanks! 

[liran95]

Double post by mistake.

[ResultsMayVary]

The real challenge starts tomorrow (?) when the single will be released.
I will probably have to avoid the internet for while in order to pavoid spoilers.

I hope that the folks who WILL listen to the single will be able to discuss it in a designated thread, and keep this one spoiler-free.

Thanks! 

If an official single is released, there most likely will be a thread dedicated to it's discussion to reduce spoilers. This has been before on this forum.

[noxon]

I cannot confirm that a single will be released tomorrow. I can confirm that it is planned for release within reasonable time. I would not take the odds of betting against it being released tomorrow.

[liran95]

The real challenge starts tomorrow (?) when the single will be released.
I will probably have to avoid the internet for while in order to pavoid spoilers.

I hope that the folks who WILL listen to the single will be able to discuss it in a designated thread, and keep this one spoiler-free.

Thanks! 

If an official single is released, there most likely will be a thread dedicated to it's discussion to reduce spoilers. This has been before on this forum.

Maybe the OP should add "Spoiler free discussion" in the topic in order to assure it.

[Tomislav95]

Hi, guys. I think I didn't yet write there, I just want to tell I'm really hyped. And I have to say, I'm hyped much more than for last two albums because this looks huge and I know this is going to be special release Hope we'll get single soon (not )

[Nomaniac]

And that's what people are going crazy about?

Mostly because James wrote to Kevin(Moore, not Labrie ) "Maybe one day our paths will cross again".
So the path won't divide them... Maybe because they've chosen the same side!!

Oh I didn't know about that part . . . I understand now.

Well far be it from me to decry crazy theories

[ariich]

I didn't even know that myspace was still a thing!

[SystematicThought]

I didn't even know that myspace was still a thing!

That's probably why they put it there  No one was supposed to know

[Tomislav95]

I didn't even know that myspace was still a thing!

That's probably why they put it there  No one was supposed to know

They underestimated the power of DTF 

[DarkLord_Lalinc]

Looks like the single will be (officially) released tomorrow:

https://myspace.com/dreamtheater/music/album/the-gift-of-music-20776446

myspacelol

[Nomaniac]

Wow I'm so hyped for the single!!! Have they said what song it's gonna be???

[Nomaniac]

Oh wait, it says it on the MySpace link. Dumb me

[AleBl4st]

Well, their website is no longer showing any link to their myspace. But it looks like it's their official page since it's followed by 82k people

[ResultsMayVary]

I have a feeling this album cycle may break Ariich. 

[Madman Shepherd]

Myspace?

I thought the album was supposed to take place 200 years in the future not 10 years in the past. 

[Nomaniac]

Myspace?

I thought the album was supposed to take place 200 years in the future not 10 years in the past.

Best comment of the thread!!!

[Evermind]

I have a feeling this album cycle may break Ariich. 

This.

But hey, I'm looking forward for getting home from work tomorrow and listening to the officially released single.

[Shadow2222]

I believe for a double album to be counted as two albums for sales purposes, it needs to reach a certain length. And I do not believe SDOIT was long enough.

Is that true, that one purchase of a double album counts as two sales? If so, that may give DT a real shot at hitting number one on the charts (of course depending on what else is being released that week).

[Architeuthis]

I don't want to hear a single. I want to listen to the whole album as a whole, fresh from start to finish.

[Mladen]

Holy shit, tomorrow might be the day, huh? If that's the case, I'm very excited about this. 

But then again, the info was put on MySpace, which is like what the hell?

[Nomaniac]

The genre of The Gift of Music on MySpace is listed as "Pop" . . .

Not sure how I feel about that But hey, if anyone can pull off "Prog" and "Pop", it's DT

[millahh]

there will be a single soon enough

That's not soon enough!

[Train of Naught]

I keep reading The Gift of Guilt, this new Death Metal DT single is gonna be epic 

[nikatapi]

Ok, so what would you like? Something more metal like TEI, or more prog rock like TLG? Usually they release the more typical metal song as a single...

[Nomaniac]

I keep reading The Gift of Guilt, this new Death Metal DT single is gonna be epic 

Would love to hear JLB try that

[CDrice]

Hey guys! I don't know if anyone was aware, but this band Dream Theater is working on their 13th album. Some are already saying that it will be a double concept album, but that's way too far-fetched, even for them.

Anyway, I'm really looking forward to hear the cool drum parts that Mike Portnoy will come up with this time!