Dream Theater: American progressive metal baund

The baund wis formit in 1985 unner the name Majesty bi John Petrucci, John Myung, an Mike Portnoy while they attendit Berklee College of Music in Massachusetts.

Dream Theater
Dream Theater performing live in 2011.
Background information
Oreigin	Boston, Massachusetts, Unitit States
Genres	Progressive metal, progressive rock
Years active	1985–present
Labels	Roadrunner, Warner Bros., Atlantic, Elektra, EastWest, Atco, Mechanic
Wabsteid	www.dreamtheater.net
Members	John Petrucci John Myung Mike Portnoy James LaBrie Jordan Rudess
Past members	Kevin Moore Chris Collins Charlie Dominici Derek Sherinian Mike Mangini

Current members

• John Petrucci - Guitar (1985–present), vocals (1989, 1996–present)
• John Myung - Bass guitar, chapman stick (1985–present)
• Mike Portnoy - Drums, percussion (1985–2010, 2023–present), vocals (1989, 1996–2010, 2023–present)
• James LaBrie - Lead vocals (1991–present)
• Jordan Rudess - Keybuirds, continuum, lap steel guitar (1999–present)

Umwhile members

• Chris Collins - Vocals (1986)
• Charlie Dominici - Vocals (1987–1989)
• Kevin Moore - Keybuirds (1986–1994)
• Derek Sherinian - Keybuirds (1995–1999), vocals (1997)
• Mike Mangini - Drums, percussion (2011-2023)

• When Dream and Day Unite (1989)
• Images and Words (1992)
• Awake (1994)
• A Change of Seasons (EP) (1995)
• Falling into Infinity (1997)
• Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory (1999)
• Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence (2002)
• Train of Thought (2003)
• Octavarium (2005)
• Systematic Chaos (2007)
• Black Clouds & Silver Linings (2009)
• A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011)
• Dream Theater (2013)
• The Astonishing (2016)
• Distance over Time (2019)
• A View from the Top of the World (2021)

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