Dream Theater: The Astonishing (now with moment of betrayal!)

[wolfking]

So wikipedia has the album release date of Jan 29th. Has this been confirmed by the band? Or is it just nonsense someone made up on wikipedia?

Seems like every album release cycle, I have to point out that even if this is the planned release date, that information is at least a month old, and we are still a good 2 months away from that date.  In the last 12 weeks before an album release, it is VERY common for the release date to be changed.  And sometimes it changes more than once.

Then please let the release date change to early January 

Um, that's not going to happen.

[chego_voice]

so much silence...

[liran95]

Ok guys. So, I've been thinking about it for a while now, and I think I FINALLY GET IT.

So char8 stands in front of a clock, right?
And it already came up that clock guy is just trolling us with his theories. Okay, bare with me cause this is where it gets complicated:

Clock guy is actually JP trying to tell us the actual theme of the album.
Since Gabriel is known as an angel in religous beliefs, and adding that to the clock thing, I think it's now safe to say:

CLOCKWORK ANGELS PART 2 CONFIRMED   

[The Curious Orange]

The beginning of that second clip sounds like he could be in some kind of cove...HEAVEN'S COVE ALMOST......

OMG! STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN PART TWO CONFIRMED!!!!

[The Stray Seed]

So wikipedia has the album release date of Jan 29th. Has this been confirmed by the band? Or is it just nonsense someone made up on wikipedia?

Seems like every album release cycle, I have to point out that even if this is the planned release date, that information is at least a month old, and we are still a good 2 months away from that date.  In the last 12 weeks before an album release, it is VERY common for the release date to be changed.  And sometimes it changes more than once.

Then please let the release date change to early January 

Why not today?

[RoeDent]

Tbh, now the full tracklist is out, I don't really care for the character/map reveals. I just want to know when I can buy the album, what some of it sounds like, what the cover looks like, and how long the songs are. That's all.

[BlobVanDam]

Tbh, now the full tracklist is out, I don't really care for the character/map reveals. I just want to know when I can buy the album, what some of it sounds like, what the cover looks like, and how long the songs are. That's all.

Ditto. I couldn't care less about a map or a picture of a character. My interest is minimal until I hear some music now.
By the looks of DT side, I think many people are getting restless at this point.

[Cyclopssss]

Don't know if this'll get me banned, but local online vendour says 29-1-2016 is releasedate. TA.

[Lucien]

Don't know if this'll get me banned, but local online vendour says 29-1-2016 is releasedate. TA.

If that ends up being the actual date, I don't think any of us will be surprised.

[CDrice]

Ditto. I couldn't care less about a map or a picture of a character. My interest is minimal until I hear some music now.
By the looks of DT side, I think many people are getting restless at this point.

I was (the only) one that was excited to see Arhys, but yeah at this point it's hard to feel excited for characters and locations we know nothing about. That could change though, if they release some more background story where they drop hints about new characters or places that play an important part in the story.

If they don't, I think the only other thing that could keep the updates interesting to me is if some unusual things are revealed. Like a big chunk of land randomly missing in the middle of the map or a character that is non-human (or is showing non-human features)

[ZirconBlue]

Don't know if this'll get me banned, but local online vendour says 29-1-2016 is releasedate. TA.

The first of Icosikaiheptember?   

[bosk1]

By the looks of DT side, I think many people are getting restless at this point.

If so, then people need to grow an attention span (not to mention some gratitude, given how much information has been released and is scheduled to be released).  But patience will be rewarded.  ...especially this week.

[Panar]

...especially this week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[mikemangioy]

I like Bosk's updates more than the recent ones from the band.

[BlobVanDam]

By the looks of DT side, I think many people are getting restless at this point.

If so, then people need to grow an attention span (not to mention some gratitude, given how much information has been released and is scheduled to be released).  But patience will be rewarded.  ...especially this week.

It's not as much information as it seems, it's mostly just drawn out over a long time. It doesn't usually take them a span of a week or two to reveal the song titles, and the rest is beyond trivial stuff to me. Until I hear actual music, I don't see my excitement or expectations improving at all.

[SystematicThought]

If so, then people need to grow an attention span (not to mention some gratitude, given how much information has been released and is scheduled to be released).  But patience will be rewarded.  ...especially this week.

I took a bit of issue with this until I read your small print. Then I got really excited. Thanks Bosk!

[MajorBoobage]

[Enigmachine]

...especially this week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[SuperTaco]

I decided I'm going to listen to the entirety of DT12 the day before The Astonishing comes out, to truly get a sense of how they have evolved. Maybe even ADTOE as well..

It's easy for me to stay patient between updates because I know there has been at least one every week (usually two). I trust in whatever their release schedule is, and we know it's being released in approximately two months. That means the final two months of buildup will contain the best information and the juiciest teasers. From here on in, it only gets more exciting and I can't wait to see what we find out this week.

[Lucien]

I predict a video.

[SuperTaco]

I predict a video.

I predict that those NOMAC eyes will lead us to something. I still click them a lot... 

[Bertielee]

By the looks of DT side, I think many people are getting restless at this point.

If so, then people need to grow an attention span (not to mention some gratitude, given how much information has been released and is scheduled to be released).  But patience will be rewarded.  ...especially this week.

It's not as much information as it seems, it's mostly just drawn out over a long time. It doesn't usually take them a span of a week or two to reveal the song titles, and the rest is beyond trivial stuff to me. Until I hear actual music, I don't see my excitement or expectations improving at all.

And Grumpy strikes again!

B.Lee

[BlobVanDam]

By the looks of DT side, I think many people are getting restless at this point.

If so, then people need to grow an attention span (not to mention some gratitude, given how much information has been released and is scheduled to be released).  But patience will be rewarded.  ...especially this week.

It's not as much information as it seems, it's mostly just drawn out over a long time. It doesn't usually take them a span of a week or two to reveal the song titles, and the rest is beyond trivial stuff to me. Until I hear actual music, I don't see my excitement or expectations improving at all.

And Grumpy strikes again!

B.Lee

That was a very useful addition to this conversation!

[Bertielee]

By the looks of DT side, I think many people are getting restless at this point.

If so, then people need to grow an attention span (not to mention some gratitude, given how much information has been released and is scheduled to be released).  But patience will be rewarded.  ...especially this week.

It's not as much information as it seems, it's mostly just drawn out over a long time. It doesn't usually take them a span of a week or two to reveal the song titles, and the rest is beyond trivial stuff to me. Until I hear actual music, I don't see my excitement or expectations improving at all.

And Grumpy strikes again!

B.Lee

That was a very useful addition to this conversation!

It was only in jest.

I for one am really happy at the way things are turning out. So any update is good for me.

B.Lee

[BlobVanDam]

It was only in jest.

Mine was supposed to be.

I am not grumpy.

[jdprsaga]

maybe it'll be the tracks length.. I would be more than happy with that

[Nomaniac]

I agree. The lengths are what I'm most interested to see at this point (though any update is fine)

[Nomaniac]

By the looks of DT side, I think many people are getting restless at this point.

If so, then people need to grow an attention span (not to mention some gratitude, given how much information has been released and is scheduled to be released).  But patience will be rewarded.  ...especially this week.

Yeah . . . sorry if I'm sounding ungrateful, most of my hype has been in joke . . .

Great to hear btw!

[Nomaniac]

Ok guys. So, I've been thinking about it for a while now, and I think I FINALLY GET IT.

So char8 stands in front of a clock, right?
And it already came up that clock guy is just trolling us with his theories. Okay, bare with me cause this is where it gets complicated:

Clock guy is actually JP trying to tell us the actual theme of the album.
Since Gabriel is known as an angel in religous beliefs, and adding that to the clock thing, I think it's now safe to say:

CLOCKWORK ANGELS PART 2 CONFIRMED   

The beginning of that second clip sounds like he could be in some kind of cove...HEAVEN'S COVE ALMOST......

OMG! STAIRWAY TO HEAVEN PART TWO CONFIRMED!!!!

OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Stairway To Clockwork Angels Heaven Pt. 2: The Astonishing

[wolven74]

I agree. The lengths are what I'm most interested to see at this point (though any update is fine)

I could agree with this, though I'm wondering if maybe this release won't have ALL the track lengths. There's a good chance, with this being a rock opera, that some of the shorter tracks could be spoken parts ala Queensryche's Operation Mindcrime, hence only seconds long.

Then again, if there are spoken parts like Mindcrime, those could be combined with other tracks.... who knows?

[noxon]

I reiterate: Track lengths have _NEVER EVER_ been released by the band.

[Nomaniac]

Oh . . .

Sorry I've only been a hardcore DT fan since 2012 (when I was 15), I'm still learning a lot of things

[RoeDent]

I reiterate: Track lengths have _NEVER EVER_ been released by the band.

They've been revealed somehow though, usually through pre-order websites such as Amazon. I've known the lengths for the last two albums several weeks before release day.

[BlackInk]

However it's being revealed, be it from Amazon or noxon, track lengths are what I'm most excited for too.

[mikeyd23]

Right, its just not usually something the band officially reveals, I don't think.

Personally, I'm much more interested in the two videos on the web page. I'm very curious to see what direction the videos take... Are they part of the story, do they support the music and will be played on screens during the live shows, are they behind-the-scenes making of the album videos? Lots of possibilities.