Dream Theater Release Tour Diary Music Video for New Song “Midnight Messiah”

Iconic Lineup of James LaBrie, John Petrucci, John Myung,

Jordan Rudess and Mike Portnoy Return with First Album

Together Since 2009’s Black Clouds & Silver Linings

Scheduled For Release on February 7, 2025

North America Leg of Band’s 40^th Anniversary Tour Kicks Off on February 7

Information on all tickets and VIP Packages can be found at https://dreamtheater.net/tour/

(New York, NY) – With their latest full-length record available worldwide in just 16 days, GRAMMY®-winning, progressive music titans Dream Theater are releasing the next piece of music from their sixteenth studio album, Parasomnia. The track “Midnight Messiah” – clocking in at 7:58 – is now available via all digital service providers and is the third musical composition available from the iconic reunited lineup of vocalist James LaBrie, guitarist John Petrucci, bassist John Myung, keyboardist Jordan Rudess and drummer Mike Portnoy. The song marks Portnoy’s first lyrical contribution since 2009. A tour diary music video featuring footage from multiple dates of their successful European leg of the 40th Anniversary Tour 2024 was directed and edited by longtime collaborator Mike Leonard from footage compiled by tour documentarian Wolfe Eliot and Paul Green Productions. The music video for “Midnight Messiah” can be seen here: https://youtu.be/JwOjMJB0Q2k.

“It was great writing lyrics again and contributing this chapter to the Parasomnia story. 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,” explains Mike Portnoy.

An album announcement that is fifteen years in the making, Dream Theater return with their sixteenth studio album, Parasomnia – scheduled for release on February 7, 2025, via their longtime label home, Inside Out Music/Sony Music. From the opening track “In The Arms Of Morpheus” to the closer of “The Shadow Man Incident,” Dream Theater returns with a collection of songs that showcase what has earned the band a loyal following for four decades. Clocking in at 71 minutes, Parasomnia takes the listener on a musical journey that has become synonymous with the band since the beginning of their career. Parasomnia is a term for disruptive, sleep-related disturbances including sleepwalking, sleep paralysis, and night terrors. Songs like “Dead Asleep” and “Bend The Clock” all build upon the themes brought on by the album title. The first single, “Night Terror,” is a musical thrill ride captured in the just shy of ten minutes listening experience. A music video for the song that has more than 3 million views already – directed by Mike Leonard – is now available and can be seen here: https://youtu.be/2IPT60hvGw4. The album was produced by Petrucci, engineered by James ‘Jimmy T’ Meslin, and mixed by Andy Sneap. Hugh Syme returns once again to lend his creative vision to the cover art. More information can be found at: www.dreamtheater.net.

The track listing for Parasomnia is:

1) In The Arms Of Morpheus (5:22)

2) Night Terror (9:55)

3) A Broken Man (8:30)

4) Dead Asleep (11:06)

5) Midnight Messiah (7:58)

6) Are We Dreaming? (1:28)

7) Bend The Clock (7:24)

8) The Shadow Man Incident (19:32)

Parasomnia is now available for pre-order here in the following configurations:

Ltd Deluxe Box-set – includes Ltd Deluxe 2CD+Blu-ray Artbook (Incl. CD1: full album, CD2: instrumentals, Blu-ray: Dolby Atmos & 5.1 Surround Sound – mixed by Mark Gittins, High-Resolution Stereo Mixes, animated visualizers for each song created by Wayne Joyner, + 68-page booklet), Ltd Gatefold 180g Dark Green 2LP (feat. alternative cover artwork), Majesty-logo dream catcher keyring, Sleeping mask, Dream journal, 60x60cm poster & hand-numbered, foil-stamped certificate of authenticity. Limited to 3500 copies worldwide.

Ltd Deluxe 2CD+Blu-ray Artbook – (Incl. CD1: full album, CD2: instrumentals, Blu-ray: Dolby Atmos & 5.1 Surround Sound – mixed by Mark Gittins, High-Resolution Stereo Mixes, animated visualizers for each song created by Wayne Joyner, + 68-page booklet)

Gatefold 180g 2LP + 12-page LP-booklet

Special Edition CD Digipak

Digital Album – (incl. Dolby Atmos – mixed by Mark Gittins)

With the excitement around the band’s reunion at a fever pitch, Dream Theater will be heading out on the next leg of the An Evening with Dream Theater 40^th Anniversary Tour 2025 next month. The North American leg is scheduled to kick off on February 7 in Philadelphia, PA and runs through March 22where it wraps in the band’s hometown of New York City. Dream Theater will be performing classics and fan favorites from their catalog in what promises to be an unforgettable evening of music. More information on all tickets and VIP packages can be found at https://dreamtheater.net/tour/.

An Evening with Dream Theater 40^th Anniversary Tour 2025

February 7 – Philadelphia, PA – The Met (Sold Out)

February 8 – Raleigh, NC – Martin Marietta Center (Sold Out)

February 10 – Nashville, TN – Opry House

February 11 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy (Sold Out)

February 12 – Biloxi, MI – Hard Rock Café

February 14 – Houston, TX – 713 Music Hall

February 15 – Dallas, TX – Texas Trust CU (Limited Tickets Remain)

February 16 – San Antonio, TX – Majestic (Limited Tickets Remain)

February 18 – Phoenix, AZ – Arizona Financial Center (Limited Tickets Remain)

February 19 – Highland, CA – Yaamava Theater

February 21 – Las Vegas, NV – The Chelsea

February 22 – Los Angeles, CA – YouTube Theater (Limited Tickets Remain)

February 24 – San Jose, CA – San Jose Civic

February 25 – Sacramento, CA – Safe Credit Union Performing

February 27 – Seattle, WA – Moore Theater (Limited Tickets Remain)

February 28 – Portland, OR – Keller Auditorium

March 2 – Reno, NV – Grand Sierra

March 4 – Salt Lake City, UT – Maverik Center

March 6 – Denver, CO – Mission Ballroom

March 8 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theatre (Sold Out)

March 9 – Cleveland, OH – MGM Northfield Park (Sold Out)

March 11 – Toronto, ON – Coca-Cola Coliseum

March 12 – Montreal, QC – Place des Arts (Sold Out)

March 14 – Wallingford, CT – Oakdale Theater (Limited Tickets Remain)

March 15 – Boston. MA – Boch Center (Sold Out)

March 17 – Rochester, NY – Kodak (Limited Tickets Remain)

March 18 – Wheeling, WV – Capitol Theater

March 19 – Cincinnati, OH – Brady Music Center (Limited Tickets Remain)

March 21 – Washington, DC – The Anthem (Sold Out)

March 22 – New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall (Sold Out)

Dream Theater L to R: Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci, James LaBrie, John Myung, Jordan Rudess

(Photo Credit: Mark Maryanovich)

Beyond selling millions of records worldwide and gathering a billion-plus streams, Dream Theater have quietly evolved into progressive metal trailblazers over the course of an unprecedented journey earmarked by one unforgettable milestone after another. The career-launching Images & Words graced Rolling Stone’s “100 Greatest Metal Albums of All-Time,” while Awake claimed #1 on Guitar World’s “Superunknown: 50 Iconic Albums That Defined 1994.” In addition to emerging as Classic Rock’s “15^thGreatest Concept Album,” Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory toppled a fan-voted Rolling Stone poll as the “Number One All-Time Progressive Rock Album.” They shook the charts with three Top 10 debuts on the Billboard 200 and headlined sold out shows everywhere from Radio City Music Hall to Red Rocks Amphitheatre. The band garnered a GRAMMY® Award in the category of “Best Metal Performance” for “The Alien” from 2021’s A View From The Top of the World. Of the latter, PROG raved, “Not just proper Dream Theater, then, but something ever-so-slightly bigger and better,” and Consequence attested, “A View From the Top of the World shows that the quintet is still offering music that is easily on par with their earlier efforts.” Now, Dream Theater have returned to their roots as James LaBrie [vocals], John Petrucci [guitar], John Myung [bass], and Jordan Rudess [keyboards] reunite with Mike Portnoy [drums] during their fortieth anniversary. Simultaneously, these five old friends enter a bold new era fueled by some of the most focused, formidable, and fiery music of their career. They’re harnessing the memories of the past and the promise of the future in order to make the most of the present. Ultimately, the group’s sixteenth full-length album, Parasomnia [Inside Out Music/Sony Music], represents both where they came from and where they’re going as not only bandmates, but as brothers.

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