John Petrucci - Terminal Velocity (Fall 2020)

[gzarruk]

Official album cover

[MinistroRaven]

LOVE IT

[CodyWanKenobi]

Such a sick cover. Actually kinda reminds me of the artwork for the first Flying Colors album which is cool. Both some of my favorite artwork seen on a DT related project.

[jingle.boy]

That is hawt.

[YngVai]

Really excited to follow this release.  A high school friend's burned copy of Suspended Animation was my first exposure to the world of DT, so I'll be interested in seeing what his approach is 14+ years later. 

[RoeDent]

All good, but shouldn't this be in GMD?

[Northern Lion]

There is a thread there also.  This announcement is just so awesome it couldn't help be being two threads 

[gzarruk]

There is a thread there also.  This announcement is just so awesome it couldn't help be being two threads 

... and the mods won't merge them

[Northern Lion]

There is a thread there also.  This announcement is just so awesome it couldn't help be being two threads 

... and the mods won't merge them

That too.

[Fritzinger]

Btw, am I the only one who is not really blown away by the cover? I don't know, it's just your typical digital/computer stuff. It does look kinda cool yeah, but I feel like that's its only purpose... like the artist thought "I have to make something that looks cool". Also I feel like I have seen this cover three hundred times already. Sorry to be a bummer.

[Kotowboy]

At least it's not Hugh Syme. .

[TAC]

Btw, am I the only one who is not really blown away by the cover? I don't know, it's just your typical digital/computer stuff. It does look kinda cool yeah, but I feel like that's its only purpose... like the artist thought "I have to make something that looks cool". Also I feel like I have seen this cover three hundred times already. Sorry to be a bummer.

You're not the only one. It's fine for what it is, especially as a companion cover to Suspended Animation.

But the holyshitmygodthatisawesome reaction seems a bit over the top.

[Evermind]

I really like it tbh. If I saw that in the music store and had no idea of who this Petrucci guy is, I would still consider buying it based on the cover.

[wolfking]

Seems kind of a generic cover to me.

[Dublagent66]

JP's new album title kind of reminds me of that song by Megadeth called High Speed Dirt. 

[gzarruk]

I'm not too familiar with how these promotional campaigns work and we don't know if JP is working with a label or not, but I'm really hoping we get something else from the album soon. Some of the things to wait for in the following days/weeks are the tracklist, release date, lineup and first single. I'm ready

[Lax]

Constant motion, distance over time, terminal velocity...We kind of get what JP likes

[gzarruk]

Constant motion, distance over time, terminal velocity...We kind of get what JP likes

To be fair, Constant Motion was an MP title (he even had a DVD named like that before the song).

[CharlesPL]

JOHN PETRUCCI - TERMINAL VELOCITY
⠀
John Petrucci - Guitar
Dave LaRue - Bass
Mike Portnoy - Drums
⠀
TERMINAL VELOCITY
THE ODDFATHER
HAPPY SONG
GEMINI
OUT OF THE BLUE
GLASSY-EYED ZOMBIES
THE WAY THINGS FALL
SNAKE IN MY BOOT
TEMPLE OF CIRCADIA

[Max Kuehnau]

haha, The Oddfather (thanks for a much-needed laugh JP)
(although having Porty on it is a deal-breaker for me, why not MM? Seriously. As long as he won't ever rejoin DT...And yes, I'm sure quite a few of us here welcome MP's involvement on the album. Carry on then.)

[CharlesPL]

Where is Zero Tolerance?

[goo-goo]

Was never expecting for MP to drum with JP. I'm excited about this but I'm also a little bit disappointed. I thought maybe Thomas Lang or even Marco Minnemann would been good choices. Anyways, really stoked for this solo album! Loved SA.

[nikatapi]

Cool to see JP and MP working together again.

[Northern Lion]

Cool to see JP and MP working together again.

I agree, it looks like they have finished buring the axe.  I'm very glad.

[gzarruk]

Where is Zero Tolerance?

I'm hoping it's in there but with a different name, same as "Happy Song" which used to be "Cloud Ten".

[T-ski]

Which thread is better, this one or the one in General Music?

[lovethedrake]

Excited to see Portnoy as the drummer.

[Volante99]

Portnoy as the drummer?!

Okay JP, you have my attention now. Well played.

[JayOctavarium]

I don't see why people would have an issue with MP on the album. It kinda makes sense to me.

Just like it would make sense to see MP on a JR solo album.


I think MP fits with the JP's solo style better than MM.

[Kotowboy]

Cool to see JP and MP working together again.

I agree, it looks like they have finished buring the axe.  I'm very glad.

My take on this.

I'm happy for MP and JP...

But I can already see all the MP warriors claiming that this means Mangini is getting the boot and MP is 'definitely' back in DT.

But it would be easier to swallow if MP hadn't been such a cry baby in the years following the split. If he was upfront about it and was like " yeah I wanted my cake and to eat it too. My bad "..

Then fair enough.

[Volante99]

I don't see why people would have an issue with MP on the album. It kinda makes sense to me.

Just like it would make sense to see MP on a JR solo album.


I think MP fits with the JP's solo style better than MM.

Do people really have an issue?

And I agree, JP and MP have a chemistry that's hard to deny. They've always seemed like they were cut from the same cloth.

It will be interesting to see how MP sounds on a "modern" Petrucci album. Will the drums sounds be good? How much flair will MP bring to the table? or did Petrucci write most of the drum parts already?

[Kotowboy]

If the drums sound like they did on BC&SL or even Octavarium - people are gonna whinge even more about MMs drum sounds in DT - even though

The Astonishing Drums sounded fine to me and Distance Over Time sounded even better.

[Northern Lion]

Cool to see JP and MP working together again.

I agree, it looks like they have finished buring the axe.  I'm very glad.

My take on this.

I'm happy for MP and JP...

But I can already see all the MP warriors claiming that this means Mangini is getting the boot and MP is 'definitely' back in DT.

But it would be easier to swallow if MP hadn't been such a cry baby in the years following the split. If he was upfront about it and was like " yeah I wanted my cake and to eat it too. My bad "..

Then fair enough.

Maybe, but I took it as a potential positive for another LTE album in the future.  I'm really glad to see this reunion of two fantastic musicians but I DO NOT want MP back in DT.  I really like MM's style and personality.

[nattmorker]

Maybe, but I took it as a potential positive for another LTE album in the future.  I'm really glad to see this reunion of two fantastic musicians but I DO NOT want MP back in DT.  I really like MM's style and personality.

That's my take as well, this should be a good album and I'm happy to see them play together but I hope MM is the drummer of DT until they decide to call it a day.

[Chino]

Disregard