Dream Theater- Over the Horizon
1. The Dark Fantastic (13:13; Heavy, proggy opener. A Petrucci lyric. Not a long, drawn out opener like ANtR, but an interesting, hard hitting, fantastic journey through the musical genius-ness that is the members of DT, showing everyone that they're in for one hell of a ride with album 13.)
2. The Wonders of Life (6:37; Calmer prog song after the monstrous opener. Not a ballad, but a fun, upbeat song to keep up the momentum, just not as heavy. Myung Lyric.)
3. Into the Machine (4:44; fun, groovy metal song about giving into the lies we've all been taught to believe. Mangini's first lyric for DT. big, catchy chorus.)
4. Matriarch (7:42; Petrucci's first attempt at an 8-string tune. I'm not talking a Djenty sounding song, but something along the lines of a Haken 8-string song-heavy, but not overbearingly, and uses a wider range of the 8th string rather than using it for simply a heavier sound. Crazy technical instrumental with a plethora of time signature changes, monstrous riffs, and space/time continuum-disrupting solos on all 4 instruments.)
5. Faded Vision (5:56; Dark-to-Light ballad with a LaBrie lyric. starts off on the darker side of losing one's faith in humanity and eventually their self. Sad bass line, continuum driven melody in a minor key. But after an emotional solo by JP, the person in question restores his faith and finds hope again in life. Main melody is the same, just in a happier, major key, with big sounding drums and a cinematic style keyboard sound to add effect.)
6. Total Chaos (4:23; short, fast instrumental. Starts with a groovy bass line, opens into a big riff section. Some thrashy sections, solos, time sig changes, the whole 9 yards. Very chaotic and relentless.)
7. Insidious (8:58; The heaviest, darkest DT song ever. Petrucci lyric. Song about a demon rising from beneath the ground to claim the blood of the living to please his dark master. Some fast, technical foot pedal work from Mangini, crushingly heavy riffs from JP, heavy effects on LaBrie. The instrumental section in the middle is wild and grim.)
8. Majestic Light (5:36; Surrender to Reason type proggy song. Upbeat, fun, and features a prominent rhythm section. Starts off big and epic with some somber parts, emotional solos from JP and JR with a strong bass line and drum groove. Ends with a fade out as JP solos and Mangini improvs. Myung Lyric.)
9. The In-Between (8:23; Very space oriented, experimental song. Rudess lyric involving sci fi and astronomical themes. Heavy use of his apps, Petrucci's pedals, wide range of percussive instruments, and a chapman stick for different kinds of effects.)
10. New Horizons (14:30; Longer closing track. Standard epic, interesting, technical closer weve come to expect from DT, with some new twists. A passage sang by JP on lead vocals, dueling solos between 2 orchestral instruments, and an extended drum break that builds back into the instrumental section. Petrucci lyric.)
Run time: 80:00 minutes.
Random track list I threw together in about an hour while I was bored. Tried to throw in some new, different directions for DT, especially since this is their intentions with this album. Terrible at photoshop so cant make a cover lol