Album · 2011
A Dramatic Turn of Events
A Dramatic Turn of Events is a 2011 progressive metal album by Dream Theater. It runs 10 tracks across 140 minutes on Roadrunner Records. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.8/5 from 26 ratings.
Progressive Metal · Hard Rock · Heavy Metal
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- 3.8 /5
- 26 ratings
- 65 /100
- 4 critics
- 10
- Tracks
- 140 min
- Runtime
- 128 bpm
- Tempo
- D# major
- Key
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A Dramatic Turn of Events album cover
The A Dramatic Turn of Events cover was designed by Hugh Syme, photographed by Michael Lavine, illustrated by Hugh Syme, and art-directed by Hugh Syme.
- Design
- Hugh Syme
- Photography
- Michael Lavine
- Illustration
- Hugh Syme
- Art direction
- Hugh Syme
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Tracklist
10 tracks · 140 min
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About
A Dramatic Turn of Events is the eleventh studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater, released worldwide on September 12, 2011 and in the United States on September 13 through Roadrunner Records. It is the band's first recording to feature drummer Mike Mangini following the departure of founding member Mike Portnoy in September 2010. The album was written, recorded, mixed, and mastered between January and June 2011 at Cove City Sound Studios in Long Island, New York. It was produced by John Petrucci and mixed by Andy Wallace. One single, "On the Backs of Angels", was released in promotion of the album.
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For A Dramatic Turn of Events, Dream Theater underwent a self-proclaimed musical change, reevaluating and restructuring themselves. The album's style veers toward progressive rock and has been called reminiscent of the band's past albums Images and Words and Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory. Many songs on the album were written with a specific purpose in mind as Petrucci, one of the album's primary composers, felt a sense of responsibility to fans following Portnoy's departure. The album's title was derived from its recurring lyrical themes of dramatic changes in history that have affected peoples' lives, including contemporary uprisings such as the Libyan civil war. A commercial success, A Dramatic Turn of Events moved 36,000 units in the United States in its debut week, charting at number eight on the US Billboard 200. The album received mixed reviews from critics, but nonetheless earned Dream Theater their first ever Grammy nomination. From July 2011 until September 2012, the band supported the album on the A Dramatic Turn of Events Tour.
In brief
- Is A Dramatic Turn of Events good?
- Riffiter listeners rate A Dramatic Turn of Events 3.8/5 from 26 ratings.
- What is the highest-rated track on A Dramatic Turn of Events?
- Beneath the Surface, rated 4.0/5 by 3 listeners on Riffiter.
- When was A Dramatic Turn of Events released?
- A Dramatic Turn of Events was released in 2011 on Roadrunner Records.
- How many tracks are on A Dramatic Turn of Events?
- A Dramatic Turn of Events has 10 tracks, with a runtime of 140 minutes.
- What genre is A Dramatic Turn of Events?
- A Dramatic Turn of Events is catalogued under Progressive Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal.
- What BPM is A Dramatic Turn of Events?
- A Dramatic Turn of Events runs at a median tempo of 128 BPM across its tracks, most often in D# major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to A Dramatic Turn of Events?
- Listeners of A Dramatic Turn of Events also rate The Book of Souls by Iron Maiden, Master of Puppets by Metallica, Senjutsu by Iron Maiden.
A Dramatic Turn of Events at a glance
- Label
- Roadrunner Records
- Produced by
- John Petrucci
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