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Release Date
24 August 2011
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Length
9 tracks
A Dramatic Turn of Events is a studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater, released September 13, 2011 on Roadrunner Records. It's the band's 11th studio album and first to feature drummer Mike Mangini following the departure of founding member Mike Portnoy in September, 2010.
The album was written, recorded, mixed and mastered between January and June, 2011 at Cove City Sound Studios in Long Island, New York. It was produced by John Petrucci and mixed by Andy Wallace. Its first single, "On the Backs of Angels", was released via YouTube on June 28. Currently, the band have just finished touring Europe in support of the album.
1. On the Backs of Angels - 8:45 (Lyrics: Petrucci)
2. Build Me Up, Break Me Down - 6:59 (Lyrics: Petrucci)
3. Lost Not Forgotten - 10:11 (Lyrics: Petrucci)
4. This Is the Life - 6:57 (Lyrics: Petrucci)
5. Bridges in the Sky - 11:03 (Lyrics: Petrucci)
6. Outcry - 11:24 (Lyrics: Petrucci)
7. Far from Heaven - 3:56 (Lyrics: LaBrie)
8. Breaking All Illusions - 12:25 (Lyrics: Myung)
9. Beneath the Surface - 5:26 (Lyrics: Petrucci)
Notes:
"Bridges in the Sky" was originally titled "The Shaman's Trance". Its title was changed once lyrics were written.
A Dramatic Turn of Events will be the first Dream Theater album to feature lyrics by bassist John Myung since "Fatal Tragedy" from Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory.
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