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.. Sexual Harassment with Hayden Panettiere on FunnyOrDie.com ..Systematic Chaos - CD and DVD release info! Added on 04-14-2007DREAM THEATER'S upcoming release "Systematic Chaos" will be released on Tuesday June 5th (date may vary in different countries) and will be available in two formats:Regular Edition CD: Special Edition CD and DVD:The Special Edition DVD will include:the entire album mixed in 5.1 surround sound "Chaos in Progress - The Making of Systematic Chaos" (a 90-minute documentary directed by Mike Portnoy) The CD's track listing for both editions is: In The Presence of Enemies Pt.1 (9:00) Forsaken (5:36) Constant Motion (6:55) The Dark Eternal Night (8:51) Repentance (10:43) Prophets Of War (6:01) The Ministry of Lost Souls (14:57) In The Presence of Enemies Pt.2 (16:38) The band will shoot a video next week for the first single off the album, "Constant Motion".Pre-order "Systematic Chaos" now! CD Universe - Regular Edition CD (USA)CD Universe - Special Edition CD and DVD (USA)Play.com - Regular Edition CD (Europe/Free Shipping!)Play.com - Special Edition CD and DVD (Europe/Free Shipping!)Latest DT News Update!!! When DREAM THEATER and ROADRUNNER RECORDS Unite! Added on 02-08-2007FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 8, 2007WHEN DREAM THEATER AND ROADRUNNER RECORDS UNITE!BAND AND LABEL JOIN FORCES WITH NEW STUDIO ALBUM PLUS WORLD TOUR TO FOLLOWROADRUNNER RECORDS is proud to announce the signing of progressive metal pioneers Dream Theater. A new studio album, Systematic Chaos is due in June. Dream Theater will hit the road in support of the album for a world tour, including major festival appearances in Europe.Since their first studio release in 1989, this US based five-piece has notched up record and DVD sales in excess of six million and headlined to audiences of 20,000. Having undertaken seven world tours across 42 different countries, Dream Theater has established a live reputation that has swept them to arena-status around the globe. They have appeared alongside acts such as Deep Purple, Iron Maiden and Yes.Recognized by peers and public alike for their advanced musical expertise, the band (Mike Portnoy, drums; John Petrucci, guitar; John Myung, bass; James LaBrie, vocals; Jordan Rudess, keyboards) has long held the ability to combine complex arrangements with unadulterated songwriting skills, the material often underpinned by riffs as heavy as anything in the Metallica repertoire."This album's got all of the elements we've become known for," reveals Portnoy. "The focus on musicianship, the skull-crushing riffs, the big progressive epics and the heart-wrenching melodies. We've got one of the strongest and most devoted fan bases in the world, and they should certainly be happy with the new material. By working closely with the label we hope to turn a great many new heads too.""Dream Theater and Roadrunner Records have led parallel careers on the cutting edge of metal for many years," say A&R men, Derek Oliver & Dante Bonutto, "We're thrilled to be working with a genuine market-leader, and when you add everything the guys bring to the table to the independent spirit and work ethic of the label, the results can only be exciting in the extreme!"Prior to teaming up with Roadrunner, Dream Theater was signed to a seven-album deal with Warner Music Group worldwide. The deal commenced with the critically acclaimed and commercially successful Images And Words (1992), a Gold-certified US release, and concluded, in equal style, with Octavarium (2005), a Top 40 Billboard outing. In August of last year the band issued Score, a live album/DVD (recorded at Radio City Music Hall in New York), which went straight to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard DVD charts, knocking Pink Floyd from the top!By the following month, the five were holed up at Avatar Studios in New York, working on the new album with veteran engineer/ mixer Paul Northfield (Rush, Queensryche, Porcupine Tree). As usual, Portnoy and Petrucci chose to co-produce the project, which features seven compositions (one a 25-minute epic), and word on the grapevine is that the Dream Theater/Roadrunner alliance looks all set to kick off with a classic.Systematic Chaos, Dream Theater's ninth studio release, arrives at a time when the band is casting a longer-than-ever shadow across the rock and metal landscape. Their influence is being acknowledged by an increasing number of contemporary, cutting-edge acts such as Stone Sour, Trivium, Shadows Fall, Opeth as their fan base continues to grow.Touring plans will be announced shortly. Please visit www.roadrunnerrecords.com or www.dreamtheater.net for up to the minute information.**********AN UPDATE FROM MR. JOHN PETRUCCI HIMSELF**********Hello and an update! ............................................................ ............... Hi everyone! Hope your summer is going as well as mine. Just a little update on what I've been up to lately. I know it's been some time since the last one! I've been enjoying some much needed time off since the end of D.T.'s Octavarium world tour this past April. It was quite a long tour as most of you know and we were fortunate enough not only to play in front of many familiar faces, but to brand new audiences around the world as well. Our forthcoming DVD from that tour titled "Score" will be out on August 29th and I'm really psyched about it! It was shot on the last date of the tour at Radio City Music Hall in NYC. I know a lot of you were there! Check out Mike Portnoy and myself hosting Metal Mania along with a special abbreviated preview of "Score" this weekend on VH1 Classic.This summer I've been basically hanging out with my wife and kids enjoying the hot weather activities, working out and playing some guitar. Everything I love to do! In just a couple of weeks now I'll be back in the studio with the boys working on the next Dream Theater musical adventure. This fall I will also take part in two G3 tours: One in South America and the other in Australia. My first time down under! Both should be a lot of fun as always. Finally, the Ernie Ball crew and I have been finallizing the details on the next incarnation of the John Petrucci Music Man signature guitar and hope to announce its debut very soon. Two things worth mentioning that I've seen on the forum before I sign off that were both entertaining and interesting: One, all of the sick MFers playing TGP arps in everyway known to man! Way to go! Some really talented players out there. By the way, I'm up to playing them at 2000 bpms with my pinkie only while benching 300 with the other hand, so keep practicing! HaHa! The other is whoever made the parodies of my instructional video, those were hysterical! My family and friends got a kick out of them. Paul, thanks for everything! You're the man! Well, until next time, God Bless and keep practicing!- John ............................................................ ......................................... ***************** THANKS FROM MIKE PORTNOY ******************Without going into too much detail (I promised myself and my family some rest and time away from the computer), I have to THANK all of you in attendance last night at Radio City Music Hall for helping to make last night's show one of the most incredible evenings of my life. Of the hundreds of shows (maybe thousands at this point?) that we've done through the years, never before have I been moved on stage as much as I was last night. There were several points in the night where I was literally brought to tears by the power and emotion in the air. I just wanted to thank our AMAZING fans from all over the world that helped make last night so electric and magical from start to finish....you guys were the ULTIMATE audience last night! We always dreamed of playing with an Orchestra one day and last night's performance surpassed my wildest expectations. Jamshied Sharifi (our beloved arranger & conductor) and the incredible musicians behind us rose to the occasion and lifted our music to a whole new orgasmic level. I cannot wait to share this evening with all of you that weren't able to attend via the upcoming DVD and CD sets that I will be working on in the coming months. (No rest for the wicked...or at least me!) I truly believe last night was the PINNACLE of our 20 year career thus far and an incredible ending to the latest chapter in DT history. How the hell will we top it??????????? Give me some time, and I'll think of something! Luv, MP ************************************************************ **Layout powered by HOT FreeLayouts