Dream Theater share tour diary music video for new track Midnight Messiah

US prog metal quintet Dream Theater have shared a tour diary-style video for brand new track Midnight Messiah.

The band will release their sixteenth studio album, Parasomnia, through InsideOut Music on February 7. It's the first Dream Theater album to feature the iconic lineup of vocalist James LaBrie, guitarist John Petrucci, bassist John Myung, keyboardist Jordan Rudess, and drummer Mike Portnoy since 2009’s Black Clouds & Silver Linings.

"It was great writing lyrics again and contributing this chapter to the Parasomnia story," says Portnoy. "DT fans may get a kick out of discovering some of the hidden nuggets I planted in the song referencing many of my past DT lyrics… and the music video is a great representation of the excitement of the first two tour legs we recently completed throughout Europe and South America. Just in time to prepare for our next leg throughout North America which we are so excited to embark on."

Parasomnia was produced by Petrucci, engineered by James ‘Jimmy T’ Meslin and mixed by Andy Sneap. Designer Hugh Syme, also known for his work with Rush, returns once again to create the striking cover art.

The album will be available as a limited edition deluxe box set, a gatefold 180g 2LP and 12-page LP booklet, a special edition CD Digipak and as a digital Album - (including Dolby Atmos - mixed by Mark Gittins).

Pre-order Parasomnia.

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Writer and broadcaster Jerry Ewing is the Editor of Prog Magazine which he founded for Future Publishing in 2009. He grew up in Sydney and began his writing career in London for Metal Forces magazine in 1989. He has since written for Metal Hammer, Maxim, Vox, Stuff and Bizarre magazines, among others. He created and edited Classic Rock Magazine for Dennis Publishing in 1998 and is the author of a variety of books on both music and sport, including Wonderous Stories; A Journey Through The Landscape Of Progressive Rock.