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DT have been influenced by dozens of bands at one time or another, so it’s impossible to list which bands did and didn’t influence DT. However, in a recent interview, Mike summed up the band as follows:

It’s kind […]

The “Majesty Symbol” (as it is commonly known) is the letter “M” of “MAJESTY” in a stylized lettering, and is based on the symbol used by Mary Queen of Scots.

It can be seen on all the album covers, as well as […]

In the early stages of their career, Dream Theater were known as Majesty (named after Mike’s description of the song “Bastille Day” by Rush). However, before the recording of When Dream and Day Unite another band […]

‘Majesty’ was the original name of Dream Theater. The band found out they had to change the band name just prior to the release of ‘When Dream and Day Unite’ when a Las Vegas-based group, also named ‘Majest […]

6 O’ Clock

►The Dead (1987)

“- Six o’clock on Christmas morning! And for what?
– Well, isn’t it for the honour of God, Aunt Kate?
– I know all about the honour of God, Mary Jane”

They came from John Huston’s m […]

Being prepared was a key element that contributed to the successful recording of Awake. Unlike our previous studio releases, this one had the benefit of hundreds of live performances shaping sounds and developing […]

… that actually was inspired by a story that James told me about one of his friends. He told me about one of his friends who he used to work with at a factory… James, I guess he worked with him like years & […]

“… a person that’s… it’s not male or female, it could be either. And it’s dealing with a person who has suppressed their feelings for so long and has finally had enough of it and feels that the only way that […]

The verse goes:

Maybe I’m just Cassandra fleeting
Twentieth Century icon bleeding
Willing to risk salvation
To escape from isolation
Cassandra was a figure in Greek mythology who was the object of the god […]

As noted in the album’s liner notes, John Purdell (Awake’s producer) sang the backup vocals. John Petrucci sings them live.