
Full-length, Roadrunner Records
June 23rd, 2009
Produced by Mike Portnoy and John Petrucci, and mixed by Paul Northfield.
Special 3 CDs edition set includes:
- CD with entire album
- CD with instrumental mixes of the entire album
- CD with 6 cover songs
- expanded artwork and packaging
Vinyl LP includes:
- 180-gram double LP, pressed in Germany
Deluxe collector's edition box set includes:
- possibility to find a Silver Ticket and win a meet & greet with the band
- 3-CD special edition set (see above)
- double LP set with exclusive artwork from Hugh Syme
- "Producer's Edition" disc, which includes isolated audio tracks of the album
- limited edition, numbered lithograph by Hugh Syme
- computer mouse pad
- packaged in a silver foil embossed black velvet box.
Covers CD contains:
1. Stargazer (Rainbow)
2. Tenement Funster/Flick of the Wrist/Lily of the Valley (Queen)
3. Odyssey (Dixie Dregs)
4. Take Your Fingers From My Hair (Zebra)
5. Larks' Tongues In Aspic (Part II) (King Crimson)
6. To Tame A Land (Iron Maiden)
1. A Nightmare to Remember 16:10
2. A Rite of Passage 08:35
3. Wither 05:25
4. The Shattered Fortress 12:49
5. The Best of Times 13:07
6. The Count of Tuscany 19:16
Total playing time 01:15:22Genre: Progressive metal
Lyrical themes: Philosophy, Emotions, Addiction, Fantasy
Origin: United States of America (Long Island, New York)
Current line-upKevin James LaBrie - Vocals (1991-) (Mullmuzzler, Winter Rose, Frameshift, John Macaluso & Union Radio, True Symphonic Rockestra, guest for: Ayreon, Fates Warning, Shadow Gallery, Henning Pauly and Tim Donahue, Roswell Six)
John Petrucci - Guitars, Backing Vocals (1985-) (Explorers Club, Liquid Tension Experiment)
John Myung - Bass (1985-) (Platypus, The Jelly Jam, Gordian Knot)
Mike Portnoy - Drums, Backing Vocals (1985-) (Yellow Matter Custard, Hammer Of The Gods, Transatlantic, Overkill (US), John Petrucci, Inner Sanctum (US), OSI, John Arch, Liquid Tension Experiment, Liquid Trio Experiment, Neal Morse)
Jordan Rudess - Keyboards (1999-) (Liquid Tension Experiment, Rudess Morgenstein Project, Dixie Dregs, Vinnie Moore, Liquid Trio Experiment, Daniel J)
Former/past members:Vocals:
Charles Dominici (1987-1990) (Franke&Knockouts)
Keyboards:
Kevin Moore (1985-1994) (OSI, Fates Warning, Chroma Key)
Derek Sherinian (1994-1999) (Yngwie J. Malmsteen, Platypus, Planet X,Section A, Jughead, All Too Human, Billy Idol, Alice Cooper, Kiss, Project Steiger, Pete Laramee, Theodore Ziras)
un album perfect din toate punctele de vedere. are absolut de toate, fiecare piesa are particularitatea ei, cu tematica ei anume, un album plin de melodie, tehnica, virtuozitate, schimbari de ritm, emotional... deci chiar cred ca acest album, precum Operation al lui Queensryche, Parallels - Fates Warning sau Images and Words, aceeasi DT, si BCSL va stabili noi standarde in ceea ce inseamna prog metal... un standard al naibii de inalt...