"This is a solid release of progressive metal with excellent sonic quality. I have to say the mastering is superb. My next kudos go to Mike Mangini since this is the best drums that I have heard from him out of his Dream Theater releases. The rest of the band sounds fantastic as well, and everyone sounds like they are at the top of their game. []this could be the best album from the new lineup. Out of Reach is a fantastic ballad taken from Images and Words style, and the rest of the album just rocks. It does feel like they went back to basics, and killer guitar licks, amazing keyboards, and superb vocals are all present. This collection of songs is an excellent choice for Dream Theater and Progressive Metal fans. It is far removed from an ultra long concept album, but delivers the style of music that Dream Theater helped to pioneer." jvj-PA

"Dream Theater Distance Over Time is very good record. There's something on this record that hooked me immediately. There's quite strong musical ideas on this new record, and especially playing sound really inspired and superb. It well recorded and mixed record. Mr. Mangini is playing some relly cool stuff on this record, and so is Mr. Petrucci. Well done boys!" M-PA



Essential Track: "Pale Blue Dot: The album's closer in a chaotic and very interesting and complex 8 minutes long epic. []after multiple listens the song has grown on me and some of the weirdest and complex instrumental passages became quite fun to listen." Dw-PA



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2019-04-20
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2019-04-20
Todd Rundgren – The Individualist Tour at Berklee Performance Center - Boston, MA at 08:00 PM
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2019-04-24
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2019-04-24
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BRAND X- Born Ugly – Still Ugly Reunion Tour at Stone Church - Brattleboro, VT at 08:00 PM
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2019-05-10
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2019-05-11
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2019-05-12
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2019-05-12
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2019-05-14
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Riverside are starting a new chapter and after our recent experiences, a story like that has gained more meaning. "Wasteland" is mostly about what's happening in the world these days but it also makes a reference to the tragedy that befell the band in 2016. Musically, we've returned to darker sounds but we have also turned a new page and recorded the album in a different style. It's still Riverside but expressed in a much deeper and more mature way. Most artists say the same thing while promoting their new releases: that they have just created their best work to date. I won’t say that because everything we have done so far has been consistently very good and unique. But I will say that we have never had such an incredible emotional load on any of our previous releases, and it’s not likely that we will ever make such a charged album again. "Wasteland" is an epic, multidimensional, poetic and very deep album. Perhaps of the once in a lifetime kind."

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