DT15: A View From The Top Of The World (Timeline for DT15)

[darkshade]

I bet the new album sounds like Mangini-era DT.

[Glasser]

I was told by a Sony/Inside Out rep they were not sure when or if a new single was being released.

So we are going to have to wait the last 5 weeks with no more music? 

anyone else find it odd how little the band has said about the album and the songwriting process? Feels like there is little PR or interviewing happening vs. the last 4 albums.

My guess is more will come out closer to release.

They started the hype cycle too far in advance. No one's going to get on a three month hype train too much else going on. Should have been two months max.

10 weeks is the standard industry promo cycle.

It depends on the label. Nuclear Blast does not release promos until a week before release. Frontiers Music about 3 weeks. I had Haken "Virus" 3 months ahead of the release date and LTE3 almost 2 months early. It varies for sure.

Aren't Beast In Black on Nuclear Blast?  The first single for their new album came out on 3rd September and the album does not come out until 29th October.

Yes, Nuclear Blast. I meant full album promos usually a week before release.

[gzarruk]

I'm just curious to know if there's an instrumental track or not.

[TheBarstoolWarrior]

I'm just curious to know if there's an instrumental track or not.

I am actually very curious to know this as well. I think I'll be happier if there is not unless the band has something new to say, which they haven't before. I find that I am plenty satisfied by the average DT song's instrumental passages.

[Cool Chris]

I don't need or even want an explanation, but I have no idea what the heck is involved in a "standard industry promo cycle."

[Glasser]

I'm just curious to know if there's an instrumental track or not.

I am actually very curious to know this as well. I think I'll be happier if there is not unless the band has something new to say, which they haven't before. I find that I am plenty satisfied by the average DT song's instrumental passages.

No. But there's plenty of ear candy.

[geeeemo]

Can you even give us a hint as to which album it most resembles ?

I can say with confidence that the album stands alone but scopes their entire career musically.

That is almost hard to fathom. There is so much varied sound and music, how can it all fit? But, I love all the variety, so yay!!

[Dream Team]

Def don't need an instrumental on an album with only 7 tracks (yes I know ToT) and I'll bet the title track has an instrumental section longer than most band's instrumental songs.

Really don't want another single because I won't be able to resist. That would only leave 5 "new" songs.

[Dedalus]

Def don't need an instrumental on an album with only 7 tracks (yes I know ToT) and I'll bet the title track has an instrumental section longer than most band's instrumental songs.

Really don't want another single because I won't be able to resist. That would only leave 5 "new" songs.

[Cool Chris]

Def don't need an instrumental on an album with only 7 tracks (yes I know ToT) and I'll bet the title track has an instrumental section longer than most band's instrumental songs.

Yeah no kidding. DT is the last band in the world who needs to include instrumental tracks on their albums.

[gzarruk]

I'm just curious to know if there's an instrumental track or not.

I am actually very curious to know this as well. I think I'll be happier if there is not unless the band has something new to say, which they haven't before. I find that I am plenty satisfied by the average DT song's instrumental passages.

No. But there's plenty of ear candy.

Thank you

[Architeuthis]

I wonder if there's any hints of Nomacs showing up on this album??  🤘

[Kyo]

As someone who has actually jammed with Mike Mangini, I find this idea completely silly.

Please tell us more! Interested to hear about big musician playing on a more casual setting.

There's not really that much to tell. It was toward the end of one of his The Grid clinics a few years ago. We were challenged to come up with something in 15 and then we played with Mike for a couple of minutes. As usual I found it a bit difficult to come up with something completely on the spot without any musical context (I play bass), but I settled on a basic pattern and off we went. Mike sounded perfectly natural and spontaneous throughout the whole thing and nothing like you'd expect after reading some of the comments here. I enjoyed it a lot!

[Peter Mc]

Def don't need an instrumental on an album with only 7 tracks (yes I know ToT) and I'll bet the title track has an instrumental section longer than most band's instrumental songs.

Yeah no kidding. DT is the last band in the world who needs to include instrumental tracks on their albums.

Particularly when Petrucci has not long released his solo instrumental record and then the LTE instrumental double album.

[emtee]

Looking forward to our new AVFTTOTW site design. One day soon, after the album is released, I'll log in and voila...no more skull.

[Kotowboy]

Depending on how it looks i'll probably still use the Dark Blue theme.

[Kotowboy]

Can you even give us a hint as to which album it most resembles ?

In all seriousness, I don't want to do that because, although there are definitely things in the DT-family that it reminds me of, I don't want to color people's perceptions and feed potentially false preconceived notions.

But structurally already I cannot *not* think of Black Clouds. With the giant opener and the epic at the end, three songs living in the 10 minute range and only 7 tracks.

[darkshade]

Def don't need an instrumental on an album with only 7 tracks (yes I know ToT) and I'll bet the title track has an instrumental section longer than most band's instrumental songs.

Yeah no kidding. DT is the last band in the world who needs to include instrumental tracks on their albums.

Particularly when Petrucci has not long released his solo instrumental record and then the LTE instrumental double album.

Many of the tracks on JP's new album come off as tone poems, though. Same with his first solo album.

[Dream Team]

Can you even give us a hint as to which album it most resembles ?

In all seriousness, I don't want to do that because, although there are definitely things in the DT-family that it reminds me of, I don't want to color people's perceptions and feed potentially false preconceived notions.

But structurally already I cannot *not* think of Black Clouds. With the giant opener and the epic at the end, three songs living in the 10 minute range and only 7 tracks.

Have I been missing a bonus track all these years???

[Lonk]

Can you even give us a hint as to which album it most resembles ?

In all seriousness, I don't want to do that because, although there are definitely things in the DT-family that it reminds me of, I don't want to color people's perceptions and feed potentially false preconceived notions.

But structurally already I cannot *not* think of Black Clouds. With the giant opener and the epic at the end, three songs living in the 10 minute range and only 7 tracks.

Have I been missing a bonus track all these years???

I Think he meant 7 tracks on the new album.

Though the version of Petrucci singing Wither should count as a bonus! 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EKPAM2m4AxA

[Kotowboy]

I mean obviously the new album has 7 tracks.

Some people need to learn to read 


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When Black Clouds was announced - I was deflated a bit at reading that it only had 6 tracks. I knew I'd get tired of it very quickly.

[jayvee3]

I mean obviously the new album has 7 tracks.

Some people need to learn to read 


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When Black Clouds was announced - I was deflated a bit at reading that it only had 6 tracks. I knew I'd get tired of it very quickly.

For sure. Particularly after we got A Rite of Passage as a single and as we also knew one of the other tracks was going to round out the AA saga. While I feel The Shattered Fortress is one of the better movements of the suite, it was always going to contain similar riffs etc. to the previous connected songs, rather than be something new and fresh.

[Staffador]

New DT interview!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCoiAWQigP4

[TAC]

Promotion cycle!!!


Wow, that was a quick 9 minutes.



For those in the know...who is the interviewer? Didn't they use him in another set of videos.

[Trav]

Promotion cycle!!!


Wow, that was a quick 9 minutes.



For those in the know...who is the interviewer? Didn't they use him in another set of videos.

Roie Alvin (probably spelling that wrong). He's the creator of The Prog Report. He is also Petrucci's PR guy. He may be the PR person for the band as well.

[RodrigoAltaf]

Roie Avin. Cool guy, and Petrucci's PR.

[Architeuthis]

That interview is shorter than most DT songs..

[The Letter M]

Promotion cycle!!!


Wow, that was a quick 9 minutes.



For those in the know...who is the interviewer? Didn't they use him in another set of videos.

Roie Alvin (probably spelling that wrong). He's the creator of The Prog Report. He is also Petrucci's PR guy. He may be the PR person for the band as well.

He also interviewed LTE when they were in the studio for LTE 3 last year.

-Marc.

[illusionist]

I want so badly to see this interview,but i don't want to hear new music till the release.
Are there snippets of the album in there?

[Architeuthis]

I want so badly to see this interview,but i don't want to hear new music till the release.
Are there snippets of the album in there?

No

[fadetoblackdude7]

I want so badly to see this interview,but i don't want to hear new music till the release.
Are there snippets of the album in there?

Bits of The Alien play in the beginning and end of the video but that's it.

[jonny108]

I want so badly to see this interview,but i don't want to hear new music till the release.
Are there snippets of the album in there?

Start the video at 0:23 seconds in and end it at 9:04 then you won't hear anything. 

[illusionist]

Thanks guys,just watched it.
Interesting that they revisited SFAM before the writing sessions
(or at least that's how i interpreted Jordan's words)

[Architeuthis]

I really didn't get anything out of that interview..   

[TAC]

I really didn't get anything out of that interview..   

I know, right?


Still, it's good to see them out there.