Dream Theater entered the studio in February v. No News is Good News

[rumborak]

My guess is that they will play a subsection of it. It's too long to play on the festival circuit.

[Dublagent66]

I know it's hopeful thinking, but as Jordan posted an old-school ACOS video a few days ago I hope they are reviewing the song for the upcoming tour. Probably not going to happen, but still a man can dream.

That would be very cool!  It's long overdue.

[wasteland]

My guess is that they will play a subsection of it. It's too long to play on the festival circuit.

They did play TCOT in the 2011 summer festival dates, though.

[TAC]

Right, Marco.   

[Dream Team]

IT is probably my favorite, but I listen to the The Bigger Picture-Behind the Veil-Surrender to Reason stretch of the album more than any other part of it. Those 3 songs, especially in a row, feel the most inspired out of the shorter songs, imo, and of course they're the only 3 NOT played on the DT12 tour, even when 2/5 members gave TBP heaps of praise.


(I love how the new album thread has become a setlist decoder/DT12 discussion thread  )

Totally this. Still baffled that none of them made it to the DVD.

[paulstfu]

I know it's hopeful thinking, but as Jordan posted an old-school ACOS video a few days ago I hope they are reviewing the song for the upcoming tour. Probably not going to happen, but still a man can dream.

I said that last sentence before the last tour, when I was dreaming about the band finally playing SDV after 20 years, so yeah, it's quite possible.

[Yazman]

So when is the new album actually going to come out?

[wasteland]

For the first time since SDOIT, on an even year.

[zecawolf]

Some guy here (I can't remember who, sorry) said that James delcared in the Minsk concert that the album is expected by january, 2016.

[JayOctavarium]

2016

2 + 6 = 8
6 - 1 = 5

OMFG NUGGETZ

[Lucien]

 

[BlobVanDam]

You want a real nugget? This will be the first time DT has released a studio album in a year with a 6 in it, and will complete having used every single digit from 0 - 9.

[Darkstarshades]

You want a real nugget? This will be the first time DT has released a studio album in a year with a 6 in it, and will complete having used every single digit from 0 - 9.

Well... There's still the possibility of it being released on 2015... So no, the circle wouldn't be fulfilled...
There is no 8 either, tho.
1989
1992
1994
1997
1999
2002
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
Unless you count the 1989 which I think you do. In which case it's true.

[JayOctavarium]

No U

[Kotowboy]

2016

2 + 6 = 8
6 - 1 = 5

OMFG NUGGETZ

  OMG 2 + 0 + 1 + 6 = 9 !!!

the next album is their NINTH if you don't count FOUR of their albums !!!!!

[hefdaddy42]

You want a real nugget? This will be the first time DT has released a studio album in a year with a 6 in it, and will complete having used every single digit from 0 - 9.

Well... There's still the possibility of it being released on 2015... So no, the circle wouldn't be fulfilled...

Well, JLB said the album would drop in January 2016, so there's no large possibility of being released in 2015.

[BlobVanDam]

You want a real nugget? This will be the first time DT has released a studio album in a year with a 6 in it, and will complete having used every single digit from 0 - 9.

Well... There's still the possibility of it being released on 2015... So no, the circle wouldn't be fulfilled...
There is no 8 either, tho.
1989
1992
1994
1997
1999
2002
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
Unless you count the 1989 which I think you do. In which case it's true.

My crackpot theory is working under the assumption that they'll release it in 2016 as JLB apparently said at concert. And yes, I was counting the 8 in 1989, otherwise it wouldn't have been a sound crackpot theory at all!

[Kotowboy]

All theories on this forum are crackpot !!!!!!!




Except the one that says Octavarium isn't a concept album

[TheLordOfTheStrings]

They must really be making this thing big if they needed four extra months from Jordan's (or Mike's, can't remember) original comment about it probably being released in September.

[Kotowboy]

OBVIOUSLY A CONCEPT ALBUM


FFS - ITS THEIR 13TH ALBUM.


8 + 5 = 13

ITS OBVIOUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[Krissi91]

Maybe it will be a double album after all... like Iron Maiden's

[CDrice]

OMG 2 + 0 + 1 + 6 = 9 !!!

the next album is their NINTH if you don't count FOUR of their albums !!!!!

Well, it's actually Jordan's 9th album with the band sooooo... I guess you're unto something 

[DP_Gumby]

What if the new album only has four tracks, each about 22-23 minutes in length?
And every track consists of multiple parts, like they did with ACOS.

But then again.. They wouldn't need four extra months for that kind of album, would they?

[Kotowboy]

And an album like that would get boring so quickly.

If you want to listen to DT13 you've basically got 4 choices.

That was partly my problem with BC&SL . if you don't like two songs - that leaves four songs to choose from to listen to.

Whereas Six Degrees has like 13 songs on it.

[Mosh]

Maybe it will be a double album after all... like Iron Maiden's

Maiden was way less likely to do a double album than DT, so yea it's not a huge stretch at this point.

[Madman Shepherd]

One Plus Two Plus Two Plus One

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5ROhf5Soqs

[Sacul]

OBVIOUSLY A CONCEPT ALBUM


FFS - ITS THEIR 13TH ALBUM.


8 + 5 = 13

ITS OBVIOUSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

It makes sense, SFAM -> 5th album. Concept album. 8VM -> 8th album. Another concept album. 8+5 = 13. This is their 13th album, so it's gonna be conceptual.

METROPOLIS PT. 3: THE CHEMTRAIL CONSPIRACY CONFIRMED!

[Kotowboy]

  Metropolis Part 3 : Scenes From A Trilogy.

[Randaran]

Metropolis Part 4: The Valve Solution

[Train of Naught]

Does this mean we get to start predicting character development for the next album?
You heard it first here: Nicholas travels back in time and saves Victoria, hereby killing himself!

[JayOctavarium]

Does this mean we get to start predicting character development for the next album?
You heard it first here: Nicholas travels back in time and saves Victoria, hereby killing himself!

This is heavy

[TAC]

2016

2 + 6 = 8
6 - 1 = 5

OMFG NUGGETZ

  OMG 2 + 0 + 1 + 6 = 9 !!!

the next album is their NINTH if you don't count FOUR of their albums !!!!!

[Zook]

Does this mean we get to start predicting character development for the next album?
You heard it first here: Nicholas travels back in time and saves Victoria, hereby killing himself!

This is heavy

Weight has nothing to do with it!

[Lucien]

Metropolis Part 4: The Valve Solution

 

[BlobVanDam]

And an album like that would get boring so quickly.

If you want to listen to DT13 you've basically got 4 choices.

That was partly my problem with BC&SL . if you don't like two songs - that leaves four songs to choose from to listen to.

Whereas Six Degrees has like 13 songs on it.

No it doesn't. It has 6 songs. 13 tracks.
Also it's a double album, so it's more music than a regular DT album regardless of the number of songs, so it's not an entirely fair comparison.

If they're taking longer on this album, I hope it's to refine the songs, and not to put out a double album.