Description

Dream Theaters knack for balancing the epic and the intimate has been a constant throughout the bands lengthy evolution. The group first came together in 1985, when John Petrucci, bassist John Myung and former band member Mike Portnoy were students at Bostons Berklee School of Music.

A Dramatic Turn of Events is an album born from transition, crafted with studied persistence and possessed by newfound freedom and free-flowing invigoration. The album strikes the perfect balance between Dream Theaters intimate history with all that is heavy, progressive and melodic with each element fully realized. Longtime fans of the band intrigued by the speediness of the notes on display from Dream Theater have much to study on the album, while fans of melodic hooks will find equal pleasure within the songs.