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Dream Theater were drained after The Astonishing, but wrote Distance Over Time in three weeks
By Dave Ling published
The prog metal giants’ sleek, super-powerful 14th album was a conscious move away from its complex, opinion-splitting predecessor

When Mike Portnoy quit Dream Theater for the first time, the shakeup led to Metropolis Pt. 2
By Dave Ling published
1999 modern prog masterpiece – their first record with Jordan Rudess – came after the dismissal of Derek Sherinian, the demise of internal “fake democracy” and fights with their label and the media

John Petrucci on resolving trauma and the return of Mike Portnoy to Dream Theater
By Dave Ling published
With friends (and bandmates) reunited for Dream Theater’s 40th anniversary, it’ll be a special night for fans at Wembley Arena later this month

“People will speculate”: When Dream Theater’s John Petrucci reunited with Mike Portnoy
By Chris Cope published
Three years before the reunion actually took place, the pair got together in the studio for the first time in a decade – and the guitarist got their first song wrong

Why John Petrucci wouldn’t be John Petrucci without Rush’s Alex Lifeson
By David West published
Future prog metal master discovered his Canadian counterpart at just the right time in his life – and he soon had friends including John Myung joining in

"It really feels like we’re 18 again!" Dream Theater's John Petrucci is fired up for upcoming 40th anniversary tour
By Rich Wilson published
Dream Theater's 40th anniversary tour kicks off at London's O2 Arena on October 20

Why ‘nice guy’ Dream Theater’s John Petrucci is Steve Vai’s prog hero
By Grant Moon published
They met at college and watched each other’s careers develop as the decades pass – but Vai remains in awe of how much his friend’s playing has developed too

Dream Theater announce UK and Europe dates for 40th Anniversary tour
By Jerry Ewing published
US prog metal giants Dream Theater will tour Europe and the UK in October and November

Original Dream Theater singer Charlie Dominici dead at 72
By Jerry Ewing published
Frontman Charlie Dominici sang on Dream Theater's 1989 debut album When Dream And Day Unite

"To say it sounds too much like Dream Theater, I just can’t wrap my head around it. What do you want us to sound like?" Dream Theater hit back at the trolls with A View From The Top Of The World
By Rich Wilson published
Dream Theater's fifteenth studio album A View From The Top Of The World found them facing down online toxicity in fine form
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