Damn, well this is unexpected

meh

Hold up, gotta finish spinning this Haken record first.

Really enjoying this, their best since six degrees, I agree. Illumination theory (particularly the orchestral part) is amazing! Definitely a grower album though

its ok, maybe better than their last.

It's alright. Nothing too standoutish.

will jam

Illumination Theory is something.. the rest is average.

wont stream w t f

It's exactly the same as the last 4 albums.

Can this band pls stahp

"It's exactly the same as the last 4 albums" - It really isn't though, that's one of it's appeals to me...

Damn. Dat string section in Illumination Theory gives the feels.

Great album. Deffo better than ADTOE. Still doesn't touch 6DOIT kind of quality but they're slowing gettin better instead of worse with each album.

is the snare triggered drummerboy ur the expert it sounds poopy to me!

i thing the word you're looking for is sampled kill

Nah it's just a flat drum sound.

Better than expected

"Damn. Dat string section in Illumination Theory gives the feels."

DT giving feels, wtf is this

Very disappointed. No passion on this album. Slaves of the record industry. It's all the same as the two last albums.. No change, no new thinking..

First song I've listened to by DT in a long time was Illumination Theory. It slays!... But is it just me or is the mix a little weird? Vocals to high, and drums to low? Previous albums had a bit more punch to them.

They're back! I've only listened to the stream once, but it's looking very promising. I'm waiting for the proper quality CD, as SoundCloud has a habit of overcompressing stuff. Anyway, i'm even more hyped for the release now.

Still on my 2nd listen, seems like the songs have more quality to them in general, both in songwriting and lyrics. I think this will be better than SC, BCSL, Octa, and even ADToE.

Hey, this isn't half-bad so far.

mediocre

"I think this will be better than SC, BCSL, Octa, and even ADToE."

No way, maybe systematic chaos and a dramatic turn of events...

its like listening to rush a sunday morning

rock on cap

"Their best since Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence"

Stop saying this. ToT was an amazing album.

wouldnt go that far

hawks ratin would be 3 but i gota let it sink in that 22 minute overwhelmed my puny mind i gota go back in wish me luck

is it just me or is there like 10 of the same people in this thread

yea it sucks but hey its modern metal cant expect too much can we

"wouldnt go that far"

I would. Wrote up a 4.5 review on it too but I never posted it. Mike Portnoy is a beast on Honor Thy Father, and Stream of Consiousness is hands down my fav instrumental by them. You got to get angry when listening, bro.

yea labrie is less annoying than the last record thats a plus

yea but sonic2 ToT is prob the heaviest thing uve ever heard i mean ive heard CONVULSE to my warheart dream theater is bitch metal but the prog side of me makes me realise their rush and yes rip off parts fuckin rule

This is pretty bland, damn. I actually had hope for it, given that I liked the last two albums.

The snare sounds terrible.

"I think this will be better than SC, BCSL, Octa, and even ADToE."

No way, maybe systematic chaos and a dramatic turn of events...

I thought the writing was pretty damn good on some songs, and average on others. This album actually had stand out moments as opposed to the last one...

Boring, let's see what Fates Warning have to offer us guys.

The new Dream Theater is better than the previous one, still some song writing issues are evident, it's as if band A has recorded the ante-2003 albums and (a much much more tired) band B the post-2003 ones.

Aside from the song writing problems, this album is better than the previous 4.

Based on my first listen I'd say this is considerably better than ADTOE. Not as good as Black Clouds & Silver Linings though.

cream of the crap, again DT brings nothing of interest.

I think its pretty great.

Solid 3.5.

Can't wait to listen. I hope there is a song as good as Breaking All Illusions from the last album. That has now become one of my favorite DT songs.

I am loving this album. Drum sound is great imo. Snare is deep, massive sounding and sits nicely in the mix unlike the new rosetta tin drum sound.

nah drums sound shit

This is really, really good, mediocre production aside. Only on my second playthrough, but this might well be my favorite DT album since Train of Thought. Absolutely crushes A Dramatic Turn of Events, at least.

Btw, Parallels, I'd love to read that ToT review. One of my all-time favorite albums.

Holy Shit this album is really good. I'm so happy cause a lot of the new music coming out from bands I like have been disappointing. This is my favorite album since Train of Thought for sure!