---
title: "Liquid Tension Experiment"
type: "MusicGroup"
url: "https://themetalnet.com/band/liquid-tension-experiment"
genre: "Progressive Metal"
country: "United States"
formed: 1997
---

# Liquid Tension Experiment

**Liquid Tension Experiment** is a progressive metal band, from United States, active 1997 to present.

Liquid Tension Experiment (LTE) is an American instrumental progressive metal supergroup founded by Mike Portnoy in 1997. The band initially released two albums, between 1998 and 1999. An extension of their second regular album, with the absence of John Petrucci, was released in 2007 under the name "Liquid Trio Experiment".

Biography source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_Tension_Experiment

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Name | Liquid Tension Experiment |
| Genre | Progressive Metal |
| Parent genre | Metal |
| Origin | Millbrook, United States |
| Formed | 1997 |
| Releases in catalog | 4 |

## Genres

[Progressive Metal](https://themetalnet.com/genre/progressive-metal)

## Line-up

| Musician | Instruments | Years | Status |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Mike Portnoy](https://themetalnet.com/musician/mike-portnoy) | Drums (drum set) | 1997 to present | Current |
| [John Petrucci](https://themetalnet.com/musician/john-petrucci) | Guitar | 1997 to present | Current |
| [Jordan Rudess](https://themetalnet.com/musician/jordan-rudess) | Keyboard | 1997 to present | Current |
| [Tony Levin](https://themetalnet.com/musician/tony-levin) |  | 1997 to present | Current |

## Discography

| Year | Release | Type |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 1998 | [Liquid Tension Experiment](https://themetalnet.com/album/3f4e1639-eb13-30e5-9e70-3b0822804dda) | Album |
| 1999 | [Liquid Tension Experiment 2](https://themetalnet.com/album/dfcfab93-812a-3f1d-91e8-c6c57ae5867d) | Album |
| 2007 | [Spontaneous Combustion](https://themetalnet.com/album/91dc0c48-e65e-39da-b934-e2fdf52da1ad) | Album |
| 2021 | [Liquid Tension Experiment 3](https://themetalnet.com/album/32e8f82f-e5ee-4e0b-b049-a6acff6432fd) | Album |

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- [Dream Theater](https://themetalnet.com/band/dream-theater) (listened together)
- [Porcupine Tree](https://themetalnet.com/band/porcupine-tree) (listened together)
- [Opeth](https://themetalnet.com/band/opeth) (listened together)
- [Ayreon](https://themetalnet.com/band/ayreon) (listened together)
- [Symphony X](https://themetalnet.com/band/symphony-x) (listened together)
- [Iron Maiden](https://themetalnet.com/band/iron-maiden) (listened together)
- [Pain of Salvation](https://themetalnet.com/band/pain-of-salvation) (listened together)
- [Riverside](https://themetalnet.com/band/riverside) (listened together)
- [Steve Vai](https://themetalnet.com/band/steve-vai) (listened together)
- [John Petrucci](https://themetalnet.com/band/john-petrucci) (listened together)
- [Queensrÿche](https://themetalnet.com/band/queensryche-deeea939) (listened together)
- [Jordan Rudess](https://themetalnet.com/band/jordan-rudess) (listened together)

## Official and external links

- metal archives: https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Liquid_Tension_Experiment/389
- spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/0r1s1XoxdoXECGfyChzb2v
- youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2Yx6hbjxJeh2ZrFjRFox7w
- deezer: https://www.deezer.com/artist/2090
- facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ltexperiment
- apple music: https://music.apple.com/us/artist/149011322
- bandcamp: https://liquidtensionexperiment.bandcamp.com/

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Source: [TheMetalNet https://themetalnet.com/band/liquid-tension-experiment](https://themetalnet.com/band/liquid-tension-experiment). Catalog data from MusicBrainz and Metal Archives. Full site index: https://themetalnet.com/llms.txt