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3 unusual facts about Dream Theater


Death on Two Legs

Dream Theater recorded their version to this song for their CD Uncovered 2003-2005, released by their own label as part of their "Official Bootleg" collection.

Larks' Tongues in Aspic

The progressive metal band Dream Theater covered "Larks' Tongues in Aspic Pt. II" in 2009; the cover is featured on the special edition of their album Black Clouds & Silver Linings.

Notes on a Dream

The majority of this album contains classical piano renditions of Dream Theater songs.


Aitor Porres

ARK, Masterplan, Rage, Dream Theater (including their side projects), Symphony X and anything kind of jazz and fusion substyle like Weather Report, Dave Weckl Band, Richie Kotzen, etc.

Byron Nemeth

Since then Byron has opened for international acts such as Warrant (American band), Winger, Dream Theater, Vicious Rumors, Yes, Black Label Society and many more.

Casey McPherson

As of January 2011 he is involved in a project called Flying Colors with ex-Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy, guitarist Steve Morse and bassist Dave LaRue of the Dixie Dregs, and keyboardist Neal Morse, formerly of Spock's Beard.

Digital Pinball: Necronomicon

John Petrucci, guitarist for Dream Theater, contributed music to the game's score by composing the prologue and epilogue FMV music.

Din Within

The band's style, a blend of styles such as Symphonic rock, neo-prog, Album-oriented rock (AOR) and traditional Progressive rock, is heavily influenced by a large variety of progressive rock groups from both sides of the Atlantic and several decades, including the likes of Spock's Beard, Genesis, Porcupine Tree, Pink Floyd, Dream Theater, Kansas and many more.

Hadi Sarieddine

Hadi joined several local bands in Kuwait, discovering bands such as Dream Theater, Symphony X, Meshuggah, & Opeth who have been cited by Hadi as his main influences as a guitar player and songwriter in several interviews.

Heikki Saari

He started playing drums around 1987 and influences include Scarve, Opeth, Soilwork, Ensiferum, Disarmonia Mundi, Dream Theater, Meshuggah, Annihilator, Deathchain, Hate Eternal, Rotten Sound, Rytmihäiriö, Sevendust, and Wintersun.

Jaded Sun

After gaining new experience they started to record their debut album Gypsy Trip together with producers Richard Mouser (Weezer, Dream Theater, Tears for Fears), Jimmy Coup (The Coup de Grace and Andrew W.K.) and Robert Vosgien (Lenny Kravitz, Bush, Goo Goo Dolls).

Richard Lainhart

As a synthesist, Lainhart has enjoyed a fruitful series of musical collaborations with celebrated Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess, including a DVD of duets entitled A Fistful Of Patchcords and several independent CDs.

Robert Zildjian

Sabian cymbals have been used by many famous drummers in the world, including Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Neil Peart of Rush, and Mike Portnoy, formerly of Dream Theater.

Scale the Summit

Mike Portnoy of Dream Theater heard the band's music and invited them to tour with Dream Theater on the 2009 ProgNation Tour.

Shaw Conference Centre

It has hosted a wide variety of guests and performers in its history, including Tiesto, Bobby Orr, Pearl Jam, Judas Priest, Megadeth, Metallica, Slipknot, Stone Temple Pilots, Paul Rodgers, Scorpions, Goo Goo Dolls, Dream Theater, In Flames, Deftones, Sum 41, Jean Chrétien, Desmond Tutu, Gordie Howe, Prince Charles, Diana Princess of Wales and Tina Turner.

Solstice Coil

The band members state mutual influences by artists such as Radiohead, Muse, Porcupine Tree, Dream Theater, King Crimson, Genesis and The Mars Volta.

The Contortionist

Robby Baca has stated that his influences include Planet X, Pat Metheny, Meshuggah, Allan Holdsworth, Between the Buried and Me, Dream Theater, The Dear Hunter, Textures, and Deftones.

The Great Gig in the Sky

In their "Official Bootlegs: Covers" series, progressive metal band, Dream Theater, performed this song, as part of their full-length cover version of the entire album, with Theresa Thomason taking over vocal duties.


see also

Markus Johansson

The featured guest list on A Lethal Dose of Truth includes Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), Rob Caggiano (Anthrax, Volbeat), Brendon Small (Dethklok), Andy LaRocque (King Diamond), and Gene Hoglan (Testament), with nearly a dozen other current and former members of Iced Earth, Jag Panzer, Cynic, Helloween, Halford, Chimaira, Death, contributing as well.

Theresa Thomason

Thomason continued to perform with Dream Theater and performed Clare Torry's famous vocal improvisation on "The Great Gig in the Sky" when the band covered Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon at the Heineken Music Hall in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on October 11, 2005 and the Hammersmith Apollo in London on October 25, 2005.