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

[Trav86]

Maybe it’s just because I’m on my phone, but I still can’t tell any difference and I’ve been staring at them for five minutes.

Me too...and I'm on a desktop.

To paraphrase Joey Tribbiani:  Looks exactly the same to me!

It’s mainly the bird is bigger and more clear.
The waterfall is clearer and more detailed.
The dusty looking fog at the bottom of the waterfall and across the bottom on the other side has been removed.

[nobloodyname]

Album art Patch Notes:
- Increased camera FOV slightly
- Fog (mist?) at the bottom removed to prevent an exploit
- Waterfall VFX improved (droplets now visible)
- Bird has been buffed, now slightly larger
- Color balance is slightly more blueish
- Album text is slightly less bold (anti-accessibility feature)

Oh, I like this!

[darkshade]

As someone critical of the artwork originally, this is much better.

[SuperTaco]

Every addition to the Dream Theater catalogue is special in it's own way, and I have no doubt that this one will measure up to the expectations the guys set for themselves.

The album art is pleasant to look at, especially after the polishing work. Unmistakably DT. Now to wait for a song to release

[noxon]

One of the things I was pondering on doing as hints for the song titles were movie posters, so I’d do the alien, ghostbusters, hollow man, jack and the beanstalk, back to the future, dracula, and Everest….

[Wim Kruithof]

interesting to see the spider left the building again. I’m curious what’s the deal with it, ‘cause they have a picture framed at their official website were the spider is still on the boot.

The album art, the epic… but especially the tracknames got me hooked on this album ‘preflop’.

[IDontNotDoThings]

I was made aware that the Cover image that we were given actual wasn't the final one - there was a more polished version available:




Notice the dust and waterfall changes, the bird changes, and the shadows on the boots...

God, this is so much better. The conflicting perspective in the buildings still bothers me, but this one looks more like a coherent image. If this is the one that gets officially released, I retract most of my complaints. 

[devieira73]

One of the things I was pondering on doing as hints for the song titles were movie posters, so I’d do the alien, ghostbusters, hollow man, jack and the beanstalk, back to the future, dracula, and Everest….

I don't know if anyone praised it before, but I think the way the pre-announcement of the album was made was much more inclusive, compared to the treasure hunt of the previous album that really was only for DT fans computer geeks. Heck, there was even an emoji guessing, something I play a lot with my 7-year-old son! So, thanks for that, noxon, really nice!

[DTwwbwMP]

Patiently (NOT!) awaiting song release. Will listen only once, but still dying to hear

[geeeemo]

One of the things I was pondering on doing as hints for the song titles were movie posters, so I’d do the alien, ghostbusters, hollow man, jack and the beanstalk, back to the future, dracula, and Everest….

I don't know if anyone praised it before, but I think the way the pre-announcement of the album was made was much more inclusive, compared to the treasure hunt of the previous album that really was only for DT fans computer geeks. Heck, there was even an emoji guessing, something I play a lot with my 7-year-old son! So, thanks for that, noxon, really nice!

Yes, Thank you Noxon.  I am not even close to a computer nerd and really enjoyed this one. 

[Stadler]

What did the original one look like? I went back to the original post for the album cover on Page 64 of this thread and both images look completely identical.

DT Socials and Website:


Press Release (And actual Final Version):

While I can definitely see the cleaner version, the first pic that came out on page 64 of this thread had the better version, so that’s what I’ve been looking at the whole time if that’s worth anything. And yep, still think it’s a ripping cover 

Bah! 

It's still as obvious as the nose on your face that that kind of plant life can't grow in a stream bed, it needs deep, well-draining soil, and that granite schist doesn't exist at those elevations since it erodes much faster than the materials it's placed on top of (by glaciers, if anyone care).  Just plain sick and tired of these lazy album covers.







(Just kidding friends; I actually dig that cover a lot. I have no idea if it's the actual cover or just something mooted by fan(s), but it's still cool.)

[noxon]

it's the real cover, and it's actually a real place too:

[Dublagent66]

The top of the world is Mt. Everest.  That doesn't look like Mt. Everest.  Maybe a more appropriate title would be "A Big Rock Stuck Between a Bigger Rock and a Hard Place"

I saw a picture of that rock formation a long time ago and thought it was cool.  Never in a million years would I have thought that DT would use the same picture, photoshop the shit out of it and use it for an album cover.

[Kotowboy]

" A View To A Kill " featuring Kevin " Roger " Moore.

[devieira73]

edit: nevermind, it's a close-up photo

[Kotowboy]

To hide the watermark

[devieira73]

now I see...

[Max Kuehnau]

" A View To A Kill " featuring Kevin " Roger " Moore.

Call me James, darling, it's five days to Ravenskill.

[JediKnight1969]

interesting to see the spider left the building again.

Thank god. I hate those fuc#3rs so much.

[Another_Won]

I was made aware that the Cover image that we were given actual wasn't the final one - there was a more polished version available:




Notice the dust and waterfall changes, the bird changes, and the shadows on the boots...

Very nice!  A much cleaner look.   

Noxon - Will we have the high resolution version available?  We've had previous covers with 3000 X 3000 pixels.

[nikatapi]

The hype intensifies, from Mike's facebook page (in a comment when asked about cymbal placement):

Wait till you hear the new album. Use good headphones because you know I've put in some "stuff" that has always gone several decibels way too low under the radar in the final mixes. This one... you'll like.

[Bertielee]

Want another hype guys and spoiler alert? JM did an interview with Metalzone where he was asked which songs were (would be) the hardest for him to play live. He chose 5 among which AVFTTOTW : in the middle section or somewhere close, there is a ... . Love it!

B.Lee

Sorry, guys, don't know how to hide a spoiler...xD. I'll try : [spoiler]crap[/spoiler] Nope, doesn't work...lol

[AboutToCrash]

I predict the first single will be released next Friday (13th August). Why do I think this? Yes’ single “The Ice Bridge” was released on the 23rd July, their album is due 1st October.. 3 weeks before Dream Theater, add the 3 weeks and we get next Friday. Will I be wrong? Probably but it’s fun to speculate I suppose…

[Max Kuehnau]

I predict the first single will be released next Friday (13th August). Why do I think this? Yes’ single “The Ice Bridge” was released on the 23rd July, their album is due 1st October.. 3 weeks before Dream Theater, add the 3 weeks and we get next Friday. Will I be wrong? Probably but it’s fun to speculate I suppose…

And I still think it will be released this Friday. Why? Because UA was released on December 7th, 2018 and D/T was released on February 22nd, 2019. Assuming the first single would be released August 6th and the album is released October 22nd, then it's the same pattern. Makes sense so far?

[CDrice]

I like the cover and look forward to hear the album. Can't wait to hear a first single to get an idea of what we can expect! I loved Distance over Time, so I have a good feeling about this album.

[Revenge319]

I predict the first single will be released next Friday (13th August). Why do I think this? Yes’ single “The Ice Bridge” was released on the 23rd July, their album is due 1st October.. 3 weeks before Dream Theater, add the 3 weeks and we get next Friday. Will I be wrong? Probably but it’s fun to speculate I suppose…

And I still think it will be released this Friday. Why? Because UA was released on December 7th, 2018 and D/T was released on February 22nd, 2019. Assuming the first single would be released August 6th and the album is released October 22nd, then it's the same pattern. Makes sense so far?

I dunno when the first single will be released, but... If it's the 6th, then that's great for me because that's only three days from now. If it's the 13th, then that's great for me because it will be releasing on my birthday. Yeah, a bit of silly logic, but I'm just excited that it should be coming out very soon either way.

[Kotowboy]

Want another hype guys and spoiler alert? JM did an interview with Metalzone where he was asked which songs were (would be) the hardest for him to play live. He chose 5 among which AVFTTOTW : in the middle section or somewhere close, there is a ... . Love it!

B.Lee

Sorry, guys, don't know how to hide a spoiler...xD. I'll try : [spoiler]crap[/spoiler] Nope, doesn't work...lol

do it like this

[ size=1pt ]  here be dragons      [ /size ]

here be dragons

[Max Kuehnau]

I like the cover and look forward to hear the album. Can't wait to hear a first single to get an idea of what we can expect! I loved Distance over Time, so I have a good feeling about this album.

And I like the cover too and I hated D/T, so I have a good feeling about A View too. The excitement continues to build.

[Bertielee]

Want another hype guys and spoiler alert? JM did an interview with Metalzone where he was asked which songs were (would be) the hardest for him to play live. He chose 5 among which AVFTTOTW : in the middle section or somewhere close, there is a ... . Love it!

B.Lee

Sorry, guys, don't know how to hide a spoiler...xD. I'll try : [spoiler]crap[/spoiler] Nope, doesn't work...lol

do it like this

[ size=1pt ]  here be dragons      [ /size ]

here be dragons

Thanx, Mr Kotow! Ok, so, [ size=1pt ]snip[ /size ]. Me like it! Holy F***, cannot make it work!

B.Lee

[Revenge319]

do it like this

[ size=1pt ]  here be dragons      [ /size ]

here be dragons

Thanx, Mr Kotow! Ok, so, [ size=1pt ]snip[ /size ]. Me like it! Holy F***, cannot make it work!

B.Lee

Remove the spaces between the brackets and the text. So for example, it would be [/size] for the end of the text you want to mark as spoilers.

[Bertielee]

do it like this

[ size=1pt ]  here be dragons      [ /size ]

here be dragons

Thanx, Mr Kotow! Ok, so, [ size=1pt ]snip[ /size ]. Me like it! Holy F***, cannot make it work!

B.Lee

Remove the spaces between the brackets and the text. So for example, it would be [/size] for the end of the text you want to mark as spoilers.

Thanx. Imma try : so, towards the middle of the song AVFTTOTW, there is a Mozart-like section.. Me like it!

B.Lee

PS : it works! Thanx a lot, guys!

[faizoff]

Man finally some news about the new DT album. So many things happened when I was out on vacation. Did I miss a preorder page being up? or those haven't been out yet right? I don't find anything on the official site.

After an album with short concise songs, I'm ready for an all out epic album.

[Max Kuehnau]

Man finally some news about the new DT album. So many things happened when I was out on vacation. Did I miss a preorder page being up? or those haven't been out yet right? I don't find anything on the official site.

After an album with short concise songs, I'm ready for an all out epic album.

no pre order link page yet no, sorry. Nowadays they are live in conjunction with the first single (which I hope will be this Friday)

[the_silent_man]

Selfishly, I really hope they hold out as long as possible with the single!

I really want to try and listen to it only once or twice before the album and having music out so early will make that so much harder 

[Madman Shepherd]

The real question is, "What kind of a deluxe collector's edition will they be releasing and how long after the general release will we actually get it?"