--- title: "Dream Theater" type: "MusicGroup" url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/dream-theater" genre: "Progressive Metal" country: "United States" formed: 1985 --- # Dream Theater **Dream Theater** is a progressive metal band, from United States, active 1985 to present. Dream Theater is an American progressive metal band formed in 1985 in Boston, Massachusetts. The band comprises John Petrucci (guitar), John Myung (bass), Mike Portnoy (drums), James LaBrie (vocals), and Jordan Rudess (keyboards). Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dream_Theater ## Facts | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Name | Dream Theater | | Genre | Progressive Metal | | Parent genre | Metal | | Origin | Boston, United States | | Formed | 1985 | | Releases in catalog | 22 | ## Genres [Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal) ## Line-up | Musician | Instruments | Years | Status | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [Mike Portnoy](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-portnoy) | Background vocals, Drums (drum set), Percussion | 1985 to present | Current | | [James LaBrie](https://themetalnet.com/musician/james-labrie) | Lead vocals | 1991 to present | Current | | [John Myung](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-myung) | Electric bass guitar, Chapman stick | 1985 to present | Current | | [John Petrucci](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-petrucci) | Background vocals, Guitar | 1985 to present | Current | | [Jordan Rudess](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jordan-rudess) | Keyboard, Continuum, Lap steel guitar | 1999 to present | Current | | [Steve Stone](https://themetalnet.com/musician/steve-stone) | | | Current | | [Derek Sherinian](https://themetalnet.com/musician/derek-sherinian) | Keyboard | 1994 to 1999 | Former | | [Mike Mangini](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-mangini) | Percussion, Drums (drum set) | 2011 to 2023 | Former | | [Chris Collins](https://themetalnet.com/musician/chris-collins) | Lead vocals | 1987 to 1987 | Former | | [Charlie Dominici](https://themetalnet.com/musician/charlie-dominici) | Lead vocals | 1987 to 1990 | Former | | [Kevin Moore](https://themetalnet.com/musician/kevin-moore) | Keyboard | 1986 to 1994 | Former | ## Discography | Year | Release | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | 1989 | [When Dream and Day Unite](https://themetalnet.com/album/37302ce5-6ce0-336e-8b9d-9c73930a7bea) | Album | | 1992 | [Images and Words](https://themetalnet.com/album/ee30c026-b4f4-3e2a-94cf-7e586f1ccae0) | Album | | 1994 | [Awake](https://themetalnet.com/album/676ab2e6-17e6-32e8-9060-191a931ea7b2) | Album | | 1995 | [A Change of Seasons](https://themetalnet.com/album/8b539152-b730-336b-ab40-05122c441f4a) | EP | | 1996 | [International Fan Club Christmas CD 1996](https://themetalnet.com/album/095fdf97-d85f-32eb-a3b7-4e3aa2a10797) | EP | | 1997 | [Falling Into Infinity](https://themetalnet.com/album/27c67830-6dc8-3af8-a970-7a1fb2fc6f1b) | Album | | 1999 | [Metropolis, Pt. 2: Scenes From a Memory](https://themetalnet.com/album/d8ae7015-d78b-307e-bcde-5b0dd1e61528) | Album | | 2001 | [04 Degrees of Radio Edits](https://themetalnet.com/album/0b842078-6792-36be-9ded-ec4605467a00) | EP | | 2002 | [Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence](https://themetalnet.com/album/74a4416f-1c7f-3f67-8208-b978c7b9379d) | Album | | 2003 | [Train of Thought](https://themetalnet.com/album/3eb5524e-34c6-31d8-97cc-fb98356825fb) | Album | | 2005 | [Octavarium](https://themetalnet.com/album/5a52d5f9-9173-3d88-bc27-569e333f9207) | Album | | 2007 | [Forsaken EP](https://themetalnet.com/album/2fa204c7-88b2-351e-b176-efe5477cd248) | EP | | 2007 | [Systematic Chaos](https://themetalnet.com/album/44aef5b4-36fc-3b45-b58b-59f2ca69d453) | Album | | 2009 | [Black Clouds & Silver Linings](https://themetalnet.com/album/ba5ef564-b2f8-3bb5-9d8f-57828cfa767c) | Album | | 2009 | [Wither](https://themetalnet.com/album/90452cf4-5d78-4d26-af1b-bbb54835971a) | EP | | 2011 | [A Dramatic Turn of Events](https://themetalnet.com/album/85791a2b-ce2f-4dcd-96e6-3935420666b9) | Album | | 2013 | [Dream Theater](https://themetalnet.com/album/1b537b55-6543-436e-b569-91fc789eff43) | Album | | 2016 | [Legacy](https://themetalnet.com/album/e1f85e7b-b596-43fe-8052-17f9ca6dbd02) | EP | | 2016 | [The Astonishing](https://themetalnet.com/album/a6e607ef-5c6e-4feb-97f7-a5b49efbdd87) | Album | | 2019 | [Distance Over Time](https://themetalnet.com/album/3d2ef7c3-f13e-4f23-9e83-51ec75023017) | Album | | 2021 | [A View From the Top of the World](https://themetalnet.com/album/eb48fa61-985e-4020-97d7-0f1dfe7fc109) | Album | | 2025 | [Parasomnia](https://themetalnet.com/album/d8dd9dab-00ea-4814-b4d4-ca16f8779cc8) | Album | ## Related bands - 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metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Dream_Theater/37 - website: https://dreamtheater.net/ - x: https://twitter.com/dreamtheaternet - spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/2aaLAng2L2aWD2FClzwiep - facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dreamtheater - deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/828 - instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreamtheaterofficial/ - bandcamp: https://dreamtheaterofficial.bandcamp.com/ - apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/730091 --- Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/dream-theater](https://themetalnet.com/band/dream-theater). 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