Willie 07.28.10

Ok, so it's not exactly metalcore but it's still surprising considering the fact that most people don't assume that he's one of the DT guys into heavier music.

thediamondcanopy 07.28.10

Eh.

Deviant. 07.28.10

This is awesome

PanasonicYouth 07.28.10

if he did this in dream theater, i might actually listen to them once in a while but noo he's gotta be a cheesy butthole and sing like he's in a power metal band ugh i freaking hate dream theater

BallsToTheWall 07.28.10

Sounds oddly like Speed Strid when he screams and that hairy ape from Coheed And Cambria when he sings.

Ire 07.28.10

whoa

eternium 07.28.10

Sounds like As I Lay Dying or Unearth, but with him singing.

Ire 07.28.10

Vocals remind me of In Flames and Lilitu. Time for fanboyism.

BallsToTheWall 07.28.10

Not at all.

Ire 07.28.10

cmon

BallsToTheWall 07.28.10

This is a Soilwork song pure and simple. The Swedish riffs, the harsh vocals, heavy verse to clean singing, yeah, this is definitely Stabbing The Drama.

bloc 07.28.10

OMG THIS IS AWESOME

botb 07.28.10

WHAAAAAAA this is sweet

Prolapse 07.28.10

Holy shit

Willie 07.28.10

Come on Balls. The musicianship on this is infinitely better than Stabbing the Drama, and the bass playing before the solo is beyond Soilwork's wildest dreams.

LegendofPittman 07.28.10

If he screamed in Dream Theater, I would like them A LOT more. The chorus cheesed this up of course.

Obfuscation24 07.28.10

It's aight

BallsToTheWall 07.28.10

This is exactly the fucking same as STD in sound and structure, however that's my favorite album from them so I don't hate it.

botb 07.28.10

the drumming in STD is fucking awesome.

Willie 07.28.10

I'm a fan of Figure Number Five, myself. Off topic, I finally listened to that Brave album that you reviewed last year. It's damn good.

FlawedPerfection 07.28.10

fiyah

crowing51 07.28.10

I like this....i like this quite a bit.

BallsToTheWall 07.28.10

Half those people in Brave are in that band While Heaven Wept.

Willie 07.28.10

Just did a bit more reading and it's Peter Wildoer doing the drums on this album (Arch Enemy, Darkane, Pestilence).

bloc 07.28.10

I never have a problem with LaBrie's singing, but damn the screaming is just way better on this.

Willie 07.28.10

I've never had a problem with James LaBrie's voice either, but this is definitely beyond what I thought he could do. --Half those people in Brave are in that band While Heaven Wept.-- That explains a lot. Both are great bands.

witchxrapist 07.28.10

his screaming is A LOT better than his singing

PanasonicYouth 07.28.10

this is all probably studio work i wanna hear this shit live

EasternLight 07.28.10

WHAT

Willie 07.28.10

I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, especially since they probably won't tour for this (I can't remember if they toured for his last solo release).

kingsoby1 07.28.10

i dont think this kind of music is very interesting live tbh. this is alright. is it labrie screaming or someone else?

Willie 07.28.10

It's LaBrie. I don't think most metalcore stuff is very interesting either, but this has the potential to be much less generic.

tiesthatbind 07.28.10

Woah...

Sowing 07.28.10

no fucking way haahahahah this is AWESOME

Comatorium. 07.28.10

I enjoyed this. da fuck??? everyone knows i hate the shit out of dream theater. but this is damn good minus the cheese in the chorus.

Willie 07.28.10

Did you listen to the song? It's actually good.

chug73 07.28.10

Interesting.... I'm not totally sold on it but I am certainly interested and surprised Perhaps if he did this every now and then in DT, I have always thought he was the weakest link ever since his voice got screwed up in the 90's. His clean vocals sound so inspired here. But this is way too 'core for my tastes. Sounds like As I Lay Dying/old Bullet for My Valentine. Or maybe he should try going lower into death growl territory, I mean this song shows the man can do something different.

ShinXetsu 07.28.10

Holy shit LaBrie where did you pull this out? If DT you know, changed it up and let Labrie contribute some of these ideas, we could see them expanding their horizons even more!

Athom 07.28.10

not gonna lie, i enjoyed that

WeepingBanana 07.28.10

at first i was like "i'm not touching this with a ten foot pole" but now after all these positive comments i'm like "i might consider touching this with a ten foot pole"

AnotherBrick 07.28.10

wow lol wasnt expecting that. that was fucking sweet

Parallels 07.28.10

james labrie already has a song called one last time. dream theater made another song almost 10+ years later called one last time. now james has a one MORE time? interesting. Song rulez, as does every dream theater song and james labrie material

Acre 07.28.10

Um, guys, I'm pretty sure it's not LaBrie screaming. Blabbermouth reported that it was Peter Wildoer from Darkane.

PanasonicYouth 07.28.10

fuckin knew it

Willie 07.28.10

--is his previous solo effort worth it? sound anything like this?-- I think it's worth it. It's heavier and more metal than DT but nothing as extreme as this. --Um, guys, I'm pretty sure it's not LaBrie screaming. Blabbermouth reported that it was Peter Wildoer from Darkane. -- From an interview I read, he contributed backing vocals. All of the main vocals are James (growls and singing).

SCREAM! 07.28.10

I dont see why people are jumping on this...its pretty standard stuff tbh Bass solo was cool though

beefshoes 07.28.10

I just can't buy this.....Song is really good but I just don't believe LaBrie is Growling.

VicariousIntent 07.28.10

I really enjoyed that, but there's no way I can believe that's Labrie screaming. I've never had a problem with his voice though. But there's no way that's him screaming.

Poet 07.28.10

Well that was nifty.

ipunchscenekids 07.28.10

WHAT THE FUCK D: WHY DOESN'T HE DO THIS IN DREAM THEATER

Deviant. 07.28.10

Because PORTNOY GROWL PORTNOY SMASH

ipunchscenekids 07.28.10

Just kidding it wasn't him screaming, so dissapoint.

bloc 07.28.10

Personally, I'd never listen to this song more than a few times if it was any other singer, but the fact that LaBrie is screaming just makes me come back.

botb 07.28.10

i'm pretty sure it is labrie screaming tbh

JWT155 07.28.10

That was awesome.

botb 07.28.10

yeah i think it's james. it doesn't sound like the darkane guy

Yazz_Flute 07.28.10

Damn that was surprising, why couldn't he do that in Octavarium? Sounds like a mix of Speed Strid and uh, the guy from Mercenary.

beefshoes 07.28.10

tbh Portnoy's grows/vocals ruined Systematic Chaos and A Nightmare To Remember.

Yazz_Flute 07.28.10

The keys actually remind me a little of Bodom.

tiesthatbind 07.28.10

DAY AFTER DAY AND NIGHT AFTER NIGHT

Locrian 07.28.10

Goddamn, this is excellent. I had no idea he could scream like that.

Tyler 07.28.10

It's the guy from Darkane doing the growls.

shindip 07.28.10

Wow, this is sick. Why doesnt he try this in DT

Willie 07.28.10

It may very well be the guy from Darkane (according to Blabbermouth), but I could swear that I read an interview that said it was James…

Yazz_Flute 07.28.10

I'll be disappointed if it's not Labrie. Song is motherfucking catchy though, i'd take it over the whole of Systematic Chaos.

Tyler 07.28.10

I went and listened to a few bites from Darkane songs and it's almost definitely not LaBrie. The similarity is too, uh, similar to me believe otherwise.

Emim 07.28.10

bloc 07.28.10 "OMG THIS IS AWESOME" You would...

BrahTheSunGod 07.28.10

Whoa. Wow. That was a huge surprise. The instruments on this are actually really really impressive too.

vanderb0b 07.28.10

Holy fuck.......Did he really do those harsh vocals?

ShadowRemains 07.28.10

whoa, i really don't like Dream Theater at all, but that was actually pretty cool

TheSpirit 07.28.10

This was okay. HIs screamed vocals do seem a lot like Speed's though. Idk, I kinda of feel like the beginning is too cluttered for it's own good.

DestroyHim 07.28.10

lol that was a surprise. But I hate his cleans SO f*ckin much, they could murder just about any song.

TheStarclassicTreatment 07.28.10

That was awesome, the chorus is huge

Dis_Con_Nec_Ted 07.28.10

This would be pretty cool if that was actually James screaming.

zuzek 07.28.10

Shame LaBrie never sounded good. This is no different.

bloc 07.28.10

"You would..." Emim no like the song? But yes, if LaBrie isn't the one doing the harshes, the hell with this.

AngelofDeath 07.28.10

You guys have no idea what you're talking about. This sounds exactly like Dream Theater. Just with hardcore vocals.

AngelofDeath 07.28.10

Er, metalcore lol.

wyankeif1337 07.28.10

damn good stuff here...

wyankeif1337 07.28.10

it's like DT learned to write a cohesive song and then added screaming

fr33convict 07.28.10

Metalcore? Not really. But his screaming is much better than his singing and the song is decent.

Tyler 07.28.10

Not his screaming.

fr33convict 07.28.10

oh then i don't care anymore.

sniper 07.28.10

k i liked that.

Emim 07.28.10

"Emim no like the song? But yes, if LaBrie isn't the one doing the harshes, the hell with this." After actually listening to this, I am def getting the album when it drops. I second your second sentiment as well; this had better be all LaBrie.

botb 07.28.10

i really don't think it's the guy from darkane.

Emim 07.28.10

It does kind of sound like LaBrie.

Maniac! 07.28.10

if he did this in dream theater, i might actually listen to them once in a while but noo he's gotta be a cheesy butthole and sing like he's in a power metal band ugh i freaking hate dream theater

Nagrarok 07.28.10

His singing here is actually far more bearable than in DT.

Disconnected 07.28.10

It's definitely another guy doing the screaming because about 50 seconds into the song, if you listen really closely you can hear the screaming in the background while LaBrie is singing.

Willie 07.28.10

Yeah and vocal layering is such a new studio trick that he definitely couldn't have used it.

Yazz_Flute 07.28.10

he actually recorded the whole album in one take on a tape recorded so it's obviously not Labrie

Ire 07.28.10

lol

Yazz_Flute 07.28.10

derp

Ire 07.28.10

nightmurrr

bloc 07.28.10

"Yeah and vocal layering is such a new studio trick that he definitely couldn't have used it." So cold

tiesthatbind 07.29.10

Since LaBrie's doing metalcore, he should call his band Jun Theater.

botb 07.29.10

this really isn't metalcore at all though. but it'd be a great name if it was.

DestroyHim 07.29.10

'It's definitely another guy doing the screaming because about 50 seconds into the song, if you listen really closely you can hear the screaming in the background while LaBrie is singing. ' lool. I can only hope you're not really that slow.

PanasonicYouth 07.29.10

is it just me or does he look like dani filth in that picture? i think its just me

qwe3 07.29.10

meh

Yazz_Flute 07.29.10

yeah it's just you his goatee is looking particularly square though

PanasonicYouth 07.29.10

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ca/Cradle_of_Filth_-_Kuopio_Rockcock_-_Dani_Filth_01.JPG for reference they look similar imo

TheFantasticDangler 07.29.10

Wow, I'm really surprised by this. Song wasn't bad at all. Screaming was really cool to hear from him.

climactic 07.29.10

I just read on the official Dream Theater website that it is the guy from Darkane doing drums and screaming, Case closed http://www.dreamtheater.net/news_labrie.php second paragraph

bloc 07.30.10

Damn

PanasonicYouth 07.30.10

well then DT should just fire labrie and hire this guy

Yazz_Flute 07.30.10

fuck that song sucks now

Emim 07.30.10

Never listening to this again.

AnotherBrick 07.30.10

"Because PORTNOY GROWL PORTNOY SMASH" hahahahhahahahahhaa fucking made me laugh so hard

BrahTheSunGod 07.30.10

well then DT should just fire labrie and hire this guy [2]

Yazz_Flute 08.01.10

This reminds me of Mutiny Within a little.

Bfhurricane 08.03.10

Holy crap. Coming from a DT fanboy and a fan of Elements of Persuasion, this kicks some ass.

Yazz_Flute 08.03.10

THERE WAS REALLY NOTHING THAT I COULD DOOOO

Whispered4tw 08.04.10

God, those screams are fucking horrible. But I think Labrie sounds decent as always, really. If he doesn't go to high with his voice it's actually a pretty good singer. And don't ask me why, but I somehow love the cover art.

Yazz_Flute 08.05.10

SEND CRAYZEH SHEEEVERS UUUP AND DOOOWN MAH SPIIIIIINE

Destructerator 09.11.10

This bodes well for the new DT, if James gets a bigger involvement in the writing process.