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"Impermanent Resonance", the
new solo album from DREAM THEATER frontman James LaBrie, sold around 2,200
copies in the United States in its first week of
release to land at position No. 198 on The Billboard 200 chart.
As previously reported, "Impermanent Resonance" has registered the
following European first-week chart positions:
Germany: #48
The Netherlands: #67
UK: #22 (Rock Albums chart)
"Impermanent Resonance" was released on August 6 in North America and
July 29 in Europe via InsideOut Music. In addition to the standard CD and the
digital download format, the
effort was made available in Europe as a limited-edition digipak
featuring alternate artwork and two bonus tracks ("Unraveling" and
"Why"), as well as on limited LP version (with the full album as
bonus CD).
The previous LaBrie album, "Static Impulse" from 2010,
was released for the first time as LP (with the full album as bonus CD)
on the same street date as that of the new album. Both LPs are available on
180-gram black vinyl but also on strictly limited clear vinyl
(limited to only 200 copies each).
The follow-up to 2010's "Static Impulse", "Impermanent
Resonance" was once again conceived with LaBrie's songwriting partner for
over a dozen years, Matt Guillory. Guillory not only took the leading role in
composing the material, he also handled all of the keyboards and background
vocals.
The album's lineup is intact from the previous recording, featuring Marco
Sfogli from Italy on guitar, Ray Riendeau (HALFORD, MACHINES OF LOVING GRACE)
on bass and Swedish drummer Peter Wildoer (DARKANE, MAJESTIC), who was a
finalist in the DREAM THEATER drum auditions. Additionally, former SOILWORK
guitarist Peter Wichers came into the fold to contribute songwriting and studio
guitars.
"To me, this album incorporates and continues with the styles and
musical direction that we have created with the previous releases," says
James LaBrie. "The difference being that the music on this disc
is to me a true telling of the songs evolving and taking on a sense of
identity that is every band's ultimate goal. It is powerful, memorable,
hook-driven and above all extremely musical. It shows how the writing
and the band itself have matured. I truly feel that this is our
quintessential album."
"Impermanent Resonance" was once again mixed and mastered at Sweden's
Fascination Street recording studios (KREATOR, OPETH, PARADISE LOST, SYMPHONY
X) with Jens Bogren and this time also Tony Lindgren. Visually, Canadian LaBrie
hooked up with Gustavo Sazes (ARCH ENEMY, FIREWIND, KAMELOT) to capture and
translate the album's atmosphere into the striking artwork.
"Impermanent Resonance" track listing:
01. Agony
02. Undertow
03. Slight Of Hand
04. Back On The Ground
05. I Got You
06. Holding On
07. Lost In The Fire
08. Letting Go
09. Destined To Burn
10. Say You're Still Mine
11. Amnesia
12. I Will Not Break
"Impermanent Resonance" recording lineup:
James LaBrie - Lead Vocals
Matt Guillory - Keyboards, Background Vocals
Marco Sfogli - Guitars
Ray Riendeau - Bass
Peter Wildoer - Drums, Screams
"Static Impulse" sold around 1,700 copies in the United States in its
first week of release. The CD landed at position No. 14 on the
Top New Artist Albums (Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling
albums by new and developing artists, defined as those who have never
appeared in the Top 100 of The Billboard 200.
"Static Impulse" was released on September 28, 2010 (one day earlier
internationally) via InsideOut Music. The CD was LaBrie's first solo effort in
over five years.
SpectiCast and Eagle Rock Entertainment
are once again collaborating to distribute the long-awaited "Dream Theater:
Live At Luna Park" concert film to theaters worldwide beginning Thursday,
September 19.
This anticipated cinematic event was captured over two nights during the final
leg of the band's 15-month "A Dramatic Turn Of Events" world tour,
which hit 35 countries. "Dream Theater: Live At Luna Park" was filmed
in Buenos Aires, Argentina — home to one of DREAM THEATER's most ardent fan
bases.
"Dream Theater: Live At Luna Park" runs for 160 minutes and features
many of DREAM THEATER's classic tracks, including "Metropolis Pt. 1",
"The Silent Man", "Pull Me Under", "The Root Of All
Evil", "The Test That Stumped Them All", "The Spirit
Carries On", and the recent track "On The Backs Of Angels".
DREAM THEATER formed in 1985 under the name MAJESTY and has remained a top name
in progressive metal ever since.
"'Dream Theater: Live At Luna Park' is a fantastic addition to our Rock In
Cinema series," said Mark Rupp, co-founder and president of SpectiCast.
"We are delighted to continue our relationship with Eagle Rock Entertainment,
bringing theatrical releases of concerts by some of the world's best musical
groups to theatres around the globe."
For more information, visit www.liveatlunapark.com.
"Live At Luna Park" will now drop in North America on November 5 as a
Blu-ray, 2DVD, 2DVD + 3CD, Blu-ray + 3CD, deluxe edition with
40-page book, Blu-ray + 2DVD + 3CD, and digital video via iTunes.
"This is, without a doubt, the closest a viewer at home will come to
experiencing a live DREAM THEATER concert," states guitarist and founding
member John Petrucci. "Between the hi-def and 3D video, the huge audio mix
and the
documentary-style behind-the-scenes footage, you are truly transported
to the arena and completely immersed in the entire live experience."
"We have the greatest fans on the planet and the people of Argentina are
no exception!" adds Petrucci. "The energy and vibe at Luna Park was
truly electric and contagious.
The perfect synergy between band and audience. We are immensely proud of this
DVD and incredibly excited to share it with everyone!"
A trailer for the set can be seen below.
The setlists for the two concerts were as follows:
August 19, 2012
01. Bridges In The Sky
02. 6:00
03. The Dark Eternal Night
04. This Is The Life
05. The Root Of All Evil
06. Lost Not Forgotten
07. Drum Solo
08. A Fortune In Lies
09. The Silent Man (with a string quartet)
10. Beneath The Surface (with a string quartet)
11. Outcry
12. Surrounded (preceded by Jordan Rudess' keyboard solo)
13. On The Backs Of Angels
14. War Inside My Head
15. The Test That Stumped Them All
16. The Spirit Carries On (preceded by John Petrucci's guitar solo)
17. Breaking All Illusions
Encore:
18. Metropolis Pt. 1: The Miracle And The Sleeper
August 20, 2012
01. Bridges In The Sky
02. These Walls
03. Build Me Up, Break Me Down
04. This Is The Life
05. Caught In A Web
06. Lost Not Forgotten
07. Drum Solo
08. A Fortune In Lies
09. Wait For Sleep (with a string quartet)
10. Far From Heaven (with a string quartet)
11. Outcry
12. Surrounded (preceded by Jordan Rudess' keyboard solo)
13. On The Backs Of Angels
14. War Inside My Head
15. The Test That Stumped Them All
16. The Spirit Carries On (preceded by John Petrucci's guitar solo)
17. Breaking All Illusions
Encore:
18. Pull Me Under
Roadrunner Records e-mailed guitarist John Petrucci and keyboardist Jordan
Rudess to get their thoughts on these special shows.
Roadrunner Records: You played four songs with a string quartet over the two
nights. Who did the arrangements?
Jordan Rudess: All the string parts were written by Eren Basbug, the young and
talented Turkish musician that I discovered online through his beautiful
orchestrations of DREAM THEATER's music and then his great work orchestrating
and conducting the premiere of my own composition, "Explorations For Keyboard
And Orchestra". For two of the songs we did live with the quartet
("Beneath The Surface" and "Far From Heaven") I had
originally arranged and recorded quartet-like string parts from my keyboard,
and that is what you hear on "A Dramatic Turn Of Events". Eren was
able to take those two songs and really make sure what I wrote
worked for real players, as well as add some nice touches! For the other two
songs, "The Silent Man" and "Wait For Sleep", he created
original quartet arrangements.
Roadrunner Records: How much rehearsal time did you have with the quartet?
John Petrucci: We played through each song with them a couple
of times at soundcheck. We probably spent about an hour in total making
sure they were comfortable and that they knew certain cues, etc.
Jordan Rudess: We had one rehearsal before the first show. I had sent all the
music to coordinator Luis Gorelik (who is a well known conductor in South
America) and he helped organize the players.
Roadrunner Records: How did their presence alter the way you
guys in the band played those songs? Obviously they weren't just sawing
away in the background; they were integral to the music, so…in what
ways?
John Petrucci: Honestly, we played the songs just as we have been and they
followed us. On "Beneath The Surface" and "Far From
Heaven", they basically played the arrangements that are on the album.
Original arrangements were created for "The Silent Man" and
"Wait For Sleep".
Jordan Rudess: In our rehearsal, I was literally conducting
them and we all worked quickly to get things into shape and make sure
the players really understood the music and what was going to happen in
the chain of events on stage. The good thing was that these four songs
all really are totally suitable for real strings, so it was an easy
conceptual/musical addition to our presentation.
Roadrunner Records: Other than the new album (which was played almost in its
entirety each night), the albums you played the most
material from were "Images And Words", "Six Degrees Of Inner
Turbulence" and "Awake". Why those albums, from your
perspective?
John Petrucci: We try to create a show that has a certain
curve to it. The way that it begins, unfolds and concludes are all
carefully thought about. We have so much material at this point that
it's difficult to fit in songs from each album. Based on what we played
on past tours as well as the flow and arc of the show, we thought these
were the strongest choices.
Jordan Rudess: There are so many factors that are in play to
create a setlist. Generally, we all felt that we offered a night of
music that was a well-balanced mixture of our material that not only
spanned a lot of our albums but also flowed really well for the course
of the evening.
Roadrunner Records: On the second night, you guys played "Pull Me
Under" as the encore, which you've been playing a lot more on tour this
year
than in the past few years… but only outside the U.S. Is that a song
foreign audiences want to hear more than fans at home?
John Petrucci: "Pull Me Under" always goes over, no
matter what country we are in. It just has that kind of power and
familiarity, I guess. We really thought that it sounded great with [new
drummer] Mike Mangini playing it and wanted to share that with our listeners.
Jordan Rudess: I don't know — but I will tell you that they
literally were trying to rush the stage in Buenos Aires when we played
it. It was nuts!
American progressive metallers THOUGHT
CHAMBER will release their second album, "Psykerion", on September 16
in Europe and on October 1 in North America via InsideOut Music. The follow-up
to 2007's "Angular Perceptions" contains 16 tracks and 64 minutes of
superb true progressive metal with a technical sci-fi twist, likely to appeal
to fans of DREAM THEATER, YES, RUSH and PLANET X. The album's cover artwork,
which can be seen below, was designed by John E. Holland of MistyMountainGraphics.com.
The album was recorded in various locations between 2012 and 2013 and finally
mixed and mastered by Tom Size (Y&T, AEROSMITH, MR. BIG, ENCHANT) at
Tomland Studios in Pacheco, California.
In addition to guitarist and composer Michael Harris and vocalist Ted Leonard
(also in ENCHANT, SPOCK'S BEARD and AFFECTOR), THOUGHT CHAMBER includes Bill
Jenkins (also in ENCHANT) on keyboards, Jeff Plant on bass and Mike Haid on
drums.
Comments Harris: "We're all very excited about finally releasing
'Psykerion'. A lot of changes have occurred in the band since our first record.
Beyond Ted and I, we now have Mike Haid on drums, Jeff Plant on bass and Bill
Jenkins on keyboards, who all did a stellar job and are all great guys on top
of that, so our chemistry is perfect.
"'Psykerion' is a concept record — a sci-fi human drama — musically
yielding everything from prog-metal to jazz-fusion to acoustic."
THOUGHT CHAMBER is:
Ted Leonard - Lead vocals
Michael Harris - Guitar, keyboards, Harmony Vocals
Jeff Plant - Bass
Bill Jenkins - Keyboards
Mike Haid - Drums
Norwegian
progressive metallers LEPROUS have parted ways with bassist Rein Blomquist and
have replaced him with Martin Skrebergene.
Says the band: "As some of you might have suspected, Rein and LEPROUS have
chosen different paths for the future. Rein has been a part of LEPROUS in our
two best years so far, and we are forever grateful for all the great music good
times! He will play his last LEPROUS show on Brutal Assault this Saturday, so
be there if you wanna wave him goodbye!
"Martin is a very talented bass player, the most beautiful bass sound and
technique we've heard in a while! We want you all to give him a warm
welcome, and be there when he will perform his first LEPROUS show at Le
Ferrallieur in Nantes, France!"
Adds Rein: "The time has come for me to part ways with LEPROUS. I feel the
need to prioritize different things in life, and as LEPROUS is a band that
needs, and deserves, a high level of dedication, I decided that the best course
of action was to take my leave.
"I am extremely grateful for being a part of LEPROUS for the last couple
of years, for all the great memories and
experiences, the ups and downs, and for being able to share them all
with the rest of the guys in the band. I am confident that LEPROUS will
continue on to accomplish great things, and I look forward to follow LEPROUS
into the future. Thanks for the ride, guys!"
States Martin: "I'm really excited to be a part of this great band and
inspiring group of people. I look forward to bringing my style and musical
influences
into the band, and contributing with shaping an awesome future ahead
with LEPROUS."
LEPROUS' new album, "Coal", was released on May 28 in North America
(May 20 in Europe) via InsideOut Music. The cover artwork for the CD was
created by acclaimed American artist Jeff Jordan, who produced the artwork for
the band's last album, "Bilateral", in addition to working with THE
MARS VOLTA.
"Impermanent Resonance", the
new solo album from DREAM THEATER frontman James LaBrie, has registered the
following first-week chart positions:
Germany: #48
The Netherlands: #67
UK: #22 (Rock Albums chart)
"Impermanent Resonance" was released on August 6 in North America and
July 29 in Europe via InsideOut Music. In addition to the standard CD and the
digital download format, the
effort was made available in Europe as a limited-edition digipak
featuring alternate artwork and two bonus tracks ("Unraveling" and
"Why"), as well as on limited LP version (with the full album as
bonus CD).
The previous LaBrie album, "Static Impulse" from 2010, was released
for the first time as LP (with the full album
as bonus CD) on the same street date as that of the new album. Both LPs
are available on 180-gram black vinyl but also on strictly limited clear vinyl
(limited to only 200 copies each).
The follow-up to 2010's "Static Impulse", "Impermanent
Resonance" was once again conceived with LaBrie's songwriting partner for
over a dozen years, Matt Guillory. Guillory not only took the leading role in
composing the material, he also handled all of the keyboards and background
vocals.
The album's lineup is intact from the previous recording, featuring Marco
Sfogli from Italy on guitar, Ray Riendeau (HALFORD, MACHINES OF LOVING GRACE)
on bass and Swedish drummer Peter Wildoer (DARKANE, MAJESTIC), who was a
finalist in the DREAM THEATER drum auditions. Additionally, former SOILWORK
guitarist Peter Wichers came into the fold to contribute songwriting and studio
guitars.
"To
me, this album incorporates and continues with the styles and musical
direction that we have created with the previous releases," says James
LaBrie. "The difference being that the music on this disc is to me a true
telling of the songs evolving and taking on a sense of identity that is
every band's ultimate goal. It is powerful, memorable, hook-driven and
above all extremely musical. It shows how the writing and the band
itself have matured. I truly feel that this is our quintessential
album."
"Impermanent Resonance" was once again mixed and mastered at Sweden's
Fascination Street recording studios (KREATOR, OPETH, PARADISE LOST, SYMPHONY
X) with Jens Bogren and this time also Tony Lindgren. Visually, Canadian LaBrie
hooked up with Gustavo Sazes (ARCH ENEMY, FIREWIND, KAMELOT) to capture and
translate the album's atmosphere into the striking artwork.
"Impermanent Resonance" track listing:
01. Agony
02. Undertow
03. Slight Of Hand
04. Back On The Ground
05. I Got You
06. Holding On
07. Lost In The Fire
08. Letting Go
09. Destined To Burn
10. Say You're Still Mine
11. Amnesia
12. I Will Not Break
"Impermanent Resonance" recording lineup:
James LaBrie - Lead Vocals
Matt Guillory - Keyboards, Background Vocals
Marco Sfogli - Guitars
Ray Riendeau - Bass
Peter Wildoer - Drums, Screams
"Static Impulse" sold around 1,700 copies in the United States in its
first week of
release. The CD landed at position No. 14 on the Top New Artist Albums
(Heatseekers) chart, which lists the best-selling albums by new and
developing artists, defined as those who have never appeared in the Top
100 of The Billboard 200.
"Static Impulse" was released on September 28, 2010 (one day earlier
internationally) via InsideOut Music. The CD was LaBrie's first solo effort in
over five years.
