The wait is finally over... The Gods are here...
Dream Theater's new album Black Clouds and Silver Linings is due to be released on the 23rd of June, 2009. After their flabbergasting entry into the Progressive Metal Scene with their Platinum Album IMAGES AND WORDS, Dream Theater is said to finally incorporate their Old Technically Rich Attributes to this new album, popularly christened as IMAGES AND WORDS PART II.
Although their last commercial venture, SYSTEMATIC CHAOS was quite a hit among the Metal loving Junta, it lacked the typical Dream Theater expertise in its finishing. "In the Presence of Enemies" was a close contender to their Old technical Prowess but still it was more Popularity oriented. This new album promises to give a 10/10 for all the Prog Loving Crazy Fans, ironically, this being Dream Theater's 10th Released Album as well.
The track listing for BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS is as follows:
1. A Nightmare to Remember
2. A Rite of Passage
3. Wither
4. The Shattered Fortress
5. The Best of Times
6. The Count of Tuscany
Dream Theater has this knack of living up to the Song Titles, in which case, these songs are going to be epics, A to Z. For one, I am really very excited over this news, and am really eager to get my hands on the first DVD released in India.
Review Time. In my opinion, the first song would be somewhat of a dark song, with more Stoner influence and would end in the same magnificent Dream Theater style, with a twist towards the end, of course. As a matter of fact, I am mostly inspired by this style of writing, and try to incorporate this specific flow in all my Lyrics. The Second song sounds more like a slow peppy Proggy number, more like maybe The Spirit Carries On from Scenes fame. The Second song should be the MTV kinda song, which DT needs to publish to be able to grab attention in the commerical arena. The third song can be of two types - Opethish, slow and unhappy, or something which could be very very heavy and technically complex. Waiting for that! The fourth one, of course, as the name suggests, is the next piece to the Alcoholics Anonymous series of Mike Portnoy. The Shattered Fortress = The Glass Prison makes complete sense. So there you go, another run down the hill killing you kinda song. The fifth song sounds like a Take the Time kinda motivation song with major impressions. And this would also be one heck of a song, no doubt. Well, the final song is about the Count of Tuscany. This would be in the lines of Octavarium and A Change of Seasons. But, I believe, this could be a really much awaited Epic which ALL Dream Theater fans were dying to listen to. Possibly a 25 minute song, all I can say on this is, fasten your seat belts.
The cover is by far the BEST Dream Theater album cover released till date. Beautifully completed, it figures an elephant, on top of quite a few books, holding a painting brush by its trunk. This could possibly mean the DT brain doing a lot of research on what to write, but finally drew an eye (Awake fame) and this was accepted by the crow as well (Rudess!!) and hence they open the door towards light amidst the dark sinister Clouds and Celestial Bodies. The Broken Bottle is reminiscent of Mike Portnoy's Alcoholics Anonymous Series. Finally, I think the young boy would represent the future budding Prog Bands (hopefully, my band would take this place one day), who is staring at the light, understanding how DT knits and finishes all its amazing writings, taking the knowledge and carrying the torch (Don't worry DT, Nova Sanctum would give its life to carry your saga, till the end of time). Overall, a beautiful picture.
Can't wait for BCSL. Hail DT!! The best band in the whole world!!
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