{"id":1090355,"date":"2025-02-04T18:59:22","date_gmt":"2025-02-04T15:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1090355"},"modified":"2025-02-04T18:59:22","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T15:59:22","slug":"dream-theater-on-reuniting-favorite-songs-from-a-40-year-career-fan-opinions-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1090355","title":{"rendered":"DREAM THEATER On Reuniting, Favorite Songs From A 40 Year Career, Fan Opinions &amp; More"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-547405\" class=\"post-547405 video type-video status-publish has-post-thumbnail hentry tag-dream-theater channels-metal-injection-exclusives\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-video1-wrap zoxrel left zox100\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-video1-img zox100 zoxlh0\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-img left zoxrel zoxlh0\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"2572\" height=\"1518\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/dream-theater-interview-1.png\" class=\"flipboard-image wp-post-image\" alt=\"Dream Theater Interview\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"dream-theater-interview-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zox-post-video1-cont zoxrel zox100\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-width zoxrel\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-video1-grid\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-video1-left\">\n<div class=\"zox-video-embed-wrap left zoxrel\">\n<div class=\"zox-video-embed-cont left zoxrel\">\n<div class=\"zox-video-embed left zoxrel\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ehK5cTKVAWI?si=4b1i_IkITD8xLvJo\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zox-post-img-hide\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zox-post-video1-right\">\n<header class=\"zox-post-head-wrap left zoxrel zox100\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-head zoxrel\">\n<h3 class=\"zox-post-cat\"><span class=\"zox-post-cat\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\tMI Exclusives\t\t\t<\/span><\/h3>\n<h1 class=\"zox-post-title left entry-title\">DREAM THEATER On Reuniting, Favorite Songs From A 40 Year Career, Fan Opinions &amp; More<\/h1>\n<p><span class=\"zox-post-excerpt\"><\/p>\n<p>All hail the return of Mike Portnoy.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"zox-post-info-wrap\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-byline-wrap\">\n<div class=\"zox-author-thumb\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/99c07513526aeb8175bd90dbd23a90e59266ec5bdd318c6bc525af133ead9142-4.png\" class=\"avatar avatar-40 photo\" height=\"40\" width=\"40\" loading=\"lazy\" title=\"99c07513526aeb8175bd90dbd23a90e59266ec5bdd318c6bc525af133ead9142-4\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"zox-author-info-wrap\">\n<div class=\"zox-author-name-wrap\">\n<p>By<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"zox-author-name vcard fn author\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFrank Godla\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"zox-post-date-wrap\">\n<p>Published<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"zox-post-date updated\"><time class=\"post-date updated\" datetime=\"2025-02-04\">February 4, 2025<\/time><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zox-post-soc-top-wrap\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-soc-stat\">\n<ul class=\"zox-post-soc-stat-list left zoxrel\">\n<li class=\"zox-post-soc-fb\">\n<li class=\"zox-post-soc-twit\">\n<li class=\"zox-post-soc-flip\">\n<li class=\"zox-post-soc-email\"><\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zox-article-wrap zoxrel left zox100\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-main-grid\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-width\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-main-wrap zoxrel left zox100\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-main\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-body-wrap left zoxrel\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-body left zoxrel zox100\">\n<p><strong>Frank<\/strong> sits down with <strong>Mike Portnoy<\/strong> and <strong>John Petrucci<\/strong> of <strong>Dream Theater<\/strong> for an exclusive interview discussing their reunion, the creation of their new album <em>Parasomnia<\/em>, the first thing they played together after 13 years apart, their fan&#8217;s opinions on what they do, their favorite songs in their 40 year career, feelings on heavy metal today and so much more!<\/p>\n<p>00:00 \u2013 Feelings on their reunion<br \/>02:02 \u2013 Discussing what was happening in the band for <strong><strong>Portnoy<\/strong><\/strong> to return<br \/>04:26 \u2013 The first thing they played in the studio together after 13 years apart<br \/>06:07 \u2013 On taking fan&#8217;s opinions into account when writing<br \/>09:00 \u2013 What they learned after 40 years of <strong>Dream Theater<\/strong><br \/>12:08 \u2013 The current working relationship in the band<br \/>14:28 \u2013 Their current favorite <strong>Dream Theater<\/strong> songs in the 40 year discography<br \/>18:08 \u2013 Their feelings on the state of heavy metal today and prog<\/p>\n<p>Pick up <em>Parasomnia<\/em> right here, due out February 7! You can also catch <strong>Dream Theater<\/strong> at one of their very many 40<sup>th<\/sup> anniversary world tour dates below. Tickets are available here.<\/p>\n<p>2\/7 Philadelphia, PA The Met<br \/>2\/8 Raleigh, NC Martin Marietta Center<br \/>2\/10 Nashville, TN Opry House<br \/>2\/11 Atlanta, GA Coca-Cola Roxy<br \/>2\/12 Biloxi, MI Hard Rock Caf\u00e9<br \/>2\/14 Houston, TX 713 Music Hall<br \/>2\/15 Dallas, TX Texas Trust CU<br \/>2\/16 San Antonio, TX Majestic<br \/>2\/18 Phoenix, AZ Arizona Financial Center<br \/>2\/19 Highland, CA Yaamava Theater<br \/>2\/21 Las Vegas, NV The Chelsea<br \/>2\/22 Los Angeles, CA YouTube Theater<br \/>2\/24 San Jose, CA San Jose Civic<br \/>2\/25 Sacramento, CA Safe Credit Union Performing<br \/>2\/27 Seattle, WA Moore Theater<br \/>2\/28 Portland, OR Keller Auditorium<br \/>3\/2 Reno, NV Grand Sierra<br \/>3\/4 Salt Lake City, UT Maverik Center<br \/>3\/6 Denver, CO Mission Ballroom<br \/>3\/8 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre<br \/>3\/9 Cleveland, OH MGM Northfield Park<br \/>3\/11 Toronto, ON Coca-Cola Coliseum<br \/>3\/12 Montreal, QC Place des Arts<br \/>3\/14 Wallingford, CT Oakdale Theater<br \/>3\/15 Boston. MA Boch Center<br \/>3\/17 Rochester, NY Kodak<br \/>3\/18 Wheeling, WV Capitol Theater<br \/>3\/19 Cincinnati, OH Brady Music Center<br \/>3\/21 Washington, DC The Anthem<br \/>3\/22 New York, NY Radio City Music Hall\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"zox-post-body-wrap left zoxrel newsletter-grab\">\n<div class=\"zox-post-body left zoxrel zox100\"><strong>Want More Metal? 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