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Artist News: Dream Theater Schedules NYC Signing Session, Euro Dates With Periphery

Posted on Sunday, September 11 @ 17:00:00 UTC by nightowl

Progressive metal giants Dream Theater will take part in an in-store signing session at Guitar Center (25 West 14th Street) in New York City on Friday, September 16 at 6 p.m. Attendance is strictly limited to 400 fans, so in order to guarantee yourself a spot in line, you must go to Guitar Center starting September 13 and purchase the band's new record, A Dramatic Turn Of Events; along with your CD, you'll be given a wristband which will get you into the event on Friday.

A Dramatic Turn Of Events will be released on September 13 via Roadrunner Records.

The A Dramatic Turn Of Events deluxe collector's edition exclusive pre-order box set includes the following:

* A Dramatic Turn Of Events album
* Instrumentals of the entire album
* DVD of "The Spirit Carries On" – a 60-minute movie documenting Dream Theater's drummer auditions
* Double-LP set of A Dramatic Turn Of Events (180-gram vinyl in gatefold jacket)
* Dream Theater branded custom turntable slipmat
* Litho Print of album cover
* 50 lucky winners will find a Dream Theater "Ticket For Life" (randomly inserted)
* All content housed in a custom box
* Receive a digital download of the album the day before release

CD1:

01. On The Backs Of Angels
02. Build Me Up, Break Me Down
03. Lost Not Forgotten
04. This Is The Life
05. Bridges In The Sky
06. Outcry
07. Far From Heaven
08. Breaking All Illusions
09. Beneath The Surface

CD 2:

01. On The Backs Of Angels (instrumental)
02. Build Me Up, Break Me Down (instrumental)
03. Lost Not Forgotten (instrumental)
04. This Is The Life (instrumental)
05. Bridges In The Sky (instrumental)
06. Outcry (instrumental)
07. Far From Heaven (instrumental)
08. Breaking All Illusions (instrumental)
09. Beneath The Surface (instrumental)

Dutch Fans - Win a Signed Canvas of the new album cover at Bol.com! If you order your copy of A Dramatic Turn Of Events at Bol.com, you will have a chance of winning an awesome canvas of the album cover signed by all bandmembers! Just email Bol.com your order confirmation and mobile phone number. Good luck! Click here for details

Plus, want some behind the scenes commentary about the new album in general and the deluxe edition?

- Check out a video of John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess discussing the contents of the A Dramatic Turn Of Events Deluxe Edition
- Check out a clip of the band members talking about the process of making the "The Spirit Carries On" documentary in "Behind The Scenes In The Studio Part 1 - The Documentary"
- Exclusive Previews of A Dramatic Turn Of Events tracks:
    Yahoo! Music France - "Far From Heaven"
    Roadrunner Records Channel - "Lost Not Forgotten"
    MusicRadar.com - "This Is The Life"
    PureVolume.com - "Beneath The Surface"
    RockHard.de - "Breaking All Illusions"
    Roadrunner Records Channel - " Bridges In The Sky"

Dream Theater European Tour Dates for January/February 2012
; guest on the tour is Periphery:

Mon - Jan 23, 2012 - Helsinki, Finland - Icehall
Wed - Jan 25, 2012 - Stockholm, Sweden - Hovet
Thu - Jan 26, 2012 - Oslo, Norway - Valhall
Fri - Jan 27, 2012 - Copenhagen, Denmark - KB Hallen
Sun - Jan 29, 2012 - Poznan, Poland - Arena Hall
Mon - Jan 30, 2012 - Berlin, Germany - Columbialle
Wed - Feb 01, 2012 - Zwolle, Holland - IJsselhallen
Thu - Feb 02, 2012 - Dusseldorf, Germany - Mistubishi Electric-Halle
Fri - Feb 03, 2012 - Paris, France - Le Zenith
Sun - Feb 05, 2012 - Hannover, Germany - AWD Hall
Mon - Feb 06, 2012 - Offenbach, Germany - Stadthalle
Wed - Feb 08, 2012 - Glasgow, UK - Clyde Auditorium
Thu - Feb 09, 2012 - Manchester, UK - Apollo
Fri - Feb 10, 2012 - London, UK - Wembley Arena
Sun - Feb 12, 2012 - Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Rockhal
Mon - Feb 13, 2012 - Stuttgart, Germany - Liederhalle
Tue - Feb 14, 2012 - Wettingen (Zurich), Switzerland - Sportzentrum Tagerhard
Fri - Feb 17, 2012 - Budapest, Hungary - Arena
Sat - Feb 18, 2012 - Vienna, Austria - Gasometer
Mon - Feb 20, 2012 - Pordenone, Italy - Palasport
Tue - Feb 21, 2012 - Milan, Italy - Mediolanum Forum
Wed - Feb 22, 2012 - Perugia, Italy - Palaevangelisti
Fri - Feb 24, 2012 - Barcelona, Spain - Palau St Jordi
Sat - Feb 25, 2012 - Madrid, Spain - Palacio Vistalegre
Sun - Feb 26, 2012 - Lisbon, Portugal - Coliseum

Periphery @ Facebook and Periphery @ MySpace

Meet & Greet and VIP packages will be available for all these tour dates at VIPNation.com.

Dream Theater North American/Canadian Tour Dates
guest Trivium on some dates, as noted, with Periphery for one:

Sat - Sep 24, 2011 - San Francisco, CA - The Warfield (with Trivium)
Sun - Sep 25, 2011 - Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theater (with Trivium)
Tue - Sep 27, 2011 - Seattle, WA - Showbox SODO (with Trivium)
Wed - Sep 28, 2011 - Vancouver, BC - Queen Elizabeth Theatre (with Trivium)
Fri - Sep 30, 2011 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kingsbury Hall
Sun - Oct 02, 2011 - Chicago, IL - Rosemont Theatre
Mon - Oct 03, 2011 - Royal Oak, MI - Royal Oak Music Theatre
Tue - Oct 04, 2011 - Pittsburgh, PA - Trib Total Media Amphitheatre (with Trivium)
Thu - Oct 06, 2011 - Toronto, ON - Massey Hall (with Trivium)
Fri - Oct 07, 2011 - Montreal, QC - Place des Arts (with Trivium)
Sat - Oct 08, 2011 - Quebec City, QC - Pavilion de la Jeunesse (with Trivium)
Mon - Oct 10, 2011 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre (with Trivium)
Tue - Oct 11, 2011 - Morristown, NJ - Mayo Performing Arts Center (flat) (with Trivium)
Wed - Oct 12, 2011 - New York, NY - Beacon Theatre (with Trivium)
Sat - Oct 15, 2011 - Albany, NY - The Palace Theatre (with Periphery)
Sun - Oct 16, 2011 - Philadelphia, PA - Merriam Theatre
Mon - Oct 17, 2011 - Washington, DC - Warner Theatre
Wed - Oct 19, 2011 - Atlanta, Georgia - Tabernacle
Fri - Oct 21, 2011 - Pompano Beach, FL - Pompano Beach Amphitheater
Sat - Oct 22, 2011 - Clearwater, FL - Ruth Eckerd Hall
Sun - Oct 23, 2011 - Orlando, FL - Hard Rock Live
Tue - Oct 25, 2011 - Houston, TX - Verizon Wireless Theater (with Trivium)
Wed - Oct 26, 2011 - Austin, TX - Bass Concert Hall (with Trivium)
Thu - Oct 27, 2011 - Dallas, TX - Verizon Theatre at Grand Prairie

Meet & Greet and VIP packages are available for all these tour dates at VIPNation.com.

Dream Theater @ Twitter | Dream Theater @ MySpace

[Source: Blabbermouth.net, Dream Theater newsletter]

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