Wilma

She is a fictional character that James invented after being “deeply moved” by some articles he had read about child abuse and incest.

It was written by John Petrucci in memory of his late father who died of cancer in 1996.

“Another Day” was written about his struggle with the disease.

Who is Gene Kelly? And what does “Singin in the rain” means […]

Hell’s Kitchen is the neighborhood in New York City where you can find Avatar Studios, the site of the recording of Falling Into Infinity.

Yes, the song was slightly rearranged for the sake of the CD. The original version – played live at some Christmas shows before the recording of the CD – was almost twice as long, thanks to a 4 minute long […]

“Peruvian Skies” is based on an article that Petrucci read about an abused girl in Peru, which is where the title came from.

“Del Fuvio Monks was the background vocal section comprised of John Petrucci, Mike Portnoy, and Myself. Underneath the surface the Del Fuvios were a secret organization based on Mockery, Bitter Diatribe, and […]

On all of DT’s previous albums, the recording was done instrument by instrument. Each band member would record all his tracks and then they would all be mixed together at the end.

During the Falling Into Infinity […]

The band wrote the album without a drummer present. John Petrucci programmed basic drums using a drum machine while the band wrote the music that would later end up on the album ‘A Dramatic Turn of Events.’ Mik […]

“On The Backs of Angels” was nominated for a Grammy Award on November 30, 2011 in the “Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance” category.

Their second Grammy nomination, this time for “Best Metal Performance” was their […]

Wither is a song about writer’s block. It’s the first piece of music to be solely composed by a single band member (John Petrucci) since Scenes from a Memory, and the first piece of music not to be written by the […]