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    Posted: April 04 2007 at 21:52
 Wow nice cover of the albumWink Im so excited! cant wait for the album! LOL
 
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Progressive metal pioneers Dream Theater have revealed the cover artwork for their new album, "Systematic Chaos", due in June via Roadrunner Records. Check it out at this location.

"This album's got all of the elements we've become known for," reveals drummer Mike Portnoy, who co-produced the CD with guitarist John Petrucci (Paul Northfield engineered and mixed the effort). "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." The disc sports seven new songs, one of which runs 25 minutes.

"Systematic Chaos" track listing, according to Blabbermouth.net:

01. In The Presence of Enemies Pt. 1 (9:00)
02. Forsaken (5:36)
03. Constant Motion (6:55)
04. The Dark Eternal Night (8:51)
05. Repentance (10:43)
06. Prophets of War (6:01)
07. The Ministry of Lost Souls (14:57)
08. In The Presence of Enemies Pt. 2 (16:38)

Dream Theater had spent its entire career on Elektra and Atlantic, an arrangement that ended with the 2005 studio album "Octavarium". According to Billboard.com, The group has sold 2.1 million CDs in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking data in 1991.

(Info from http://www.ultimate-guitar.com/news/)


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 04 2007 at 21:59
Wow, only 2.1 million records since 1991. Shocked
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 04 2007 at 22:27
Originally posted by stonebeard stonebeard wrote:

Wow, only 2.1 million records since 1991. Shocked

that cant be right, I remember reading it where more
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2007 at 00:01
I can't believe Hugh Syme created such an ugly cover. I'd say he's losing his touch, but the recent work he did for Rush is fantastic.

But I suppose don't judge a book by its cover applies here.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2007 at 02:49
I think that the cover art is Fantastic! I have given up on dream theater since.....well since "images and words" actually but the 25 minute epic on octavarium was a turn in the right direction....we can only hope!!!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2007 at 03:11
the cover reminds me of recent Crimson covers a bit
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2007 at 04:28
I'm not a DT fan at all but I like the cover, except for that little crest thing, that looks really lame, it's basically the same as the dead kennedys' one.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2007 at 04:49
don't really like the cover. (what are big ants doing in the city??)
hmm, is this going to be a concept album?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2007 at 06:50
ugly cover and split epic...I'm already sceptic
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2007 at 07:59
Systematic Chaos?
 
Funny, that's exactly how I would describe DT's music. Big%20smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2007 at 08:23
Originally posted by Prog-jester Prog-jester wrote:

ugly cover and split epic...I'm already sceptic


The split epic worked fine for Pink Floyd ... Big%20smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2007 at 08:43
Excellent cover, great looking album.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2007 at 10:19

Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:


Originally posted by Prog-jester Prog-jester wrote:

ugly cover and split epic...I'm already sceptic
The split epic worked fine for Pink Floyd ... Big%20smile


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2007 at 10:29
I quite like the cover art. I hope it's not TOO heavy, but otherwise this looks pretty promising. I'll check it out for sure.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2007 at 10:30
Who cares about the cover,the music is all that matters!!!!


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2007 at 11:25

The name Systematic Chaos sound like a Megadeth album and the cover looks like a Marillion album.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2007 at 11:29
Originally posted by TheProgtologist TheProgtologist wrote:

Who cares about the cover,the music is all that matters!!!!


For me a good album cover is like the icing on the cake ... Big%20smile
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2007 at 12:18
Ok, just preordered the album.Approve
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2007 at 13:37
The cover is, well, ugly.
 
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The music will probably pwn thoughApprove
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 05 2007 at 14:05
Well i think the cover is awesome it reminds me of Pink Floyd's Animals cover and i know its going to be a great Dream Theater album! Cant wait for June!!!!! Thumbs%20Up

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