Dream Theater have shared the brand new tune “A Damaged Man,” the second single from their upcoming album Parasomnia, out February seventh.
The eight-plus-minute monitor opens with a barrage of locked-in riffs, prompting a cascade of fills and spectacular kitwork from drummer Mike Portnoy. Other than being the second single from the LP, it’s additionally the one second tune we’ve heard since he rejoined the band. Just like the earlier monitor “Evening Terror,” his expertise are on full show.
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The depth is dialed again for James LaBrie’s vocal components, as he sings in regards to the horrors and mindless of warfare, although the tune is totally on the heavier aspect for Dream Theater — Portnoy apparently unlocking a few of that heaviness along with his return to the lineup (if these first two songs are any indication).
The spliced audio heard originally of the monitor is from “precise vets talking about their private horrors and replaying the traumatic occasions of wartime deployments,” in accordance with the band’s press launch.
Operating 71 minutes in size throughout eight tracks, Parasomnia was produced by Petrucci and engineered by James “Jimmy T” Meslin, with mixing by Andy Sneap. The band’s longtime collaborator Hugh Syme as soon as once more contributed sleeve art work.
Parasomnia will probably be accessible in a number of bodily configurations, together with a deluxe 2-CD/Blu-Ray field set (that includes instrumentals, a Dolby Atmos 5.1 combine by Mark Gittins, hi-res stereo mixes, animated visualizers, and a 68-page booklet). Numerous gatefold double-LP vinyl variants, plus a standalone CD digipak launch, will even be accessible. Pre-orders are ongoing by way of this location.
In the meantime, Dream Theater will probably be hitting the highway for a beforehand introduced North American tour the day the album drops, kicking off the trek February seventh in Philadelphia. Get tickets right here.
Beneath you’ll be able to stream Dream Theater’s new tune “A Damaged Man.”