The ”Fifth Beatle" and record producer Sir George Martin died aged 90 at his home on March 8th. Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess pays tribute to the late music legend in the video below. The Beatles classic "A Day In A Life” is played on GeoShred and piano while in Berlin after the Dream Theater soundcheck.

Prog metal kings Dream Theater's new album, The Astonishing, a character-based two-act double album that tells the story of dystopian future in which only machines can create music, was released on January 29th. An official trailer for the album can now be seen below:

The band kicked off their world tour for the album on February 18th. Fan-filmed video from the show, which featured The Astonishing performed in its entirety, is available below.

The setlist was as follows:

Act I
“Descent Of The NOMACS”
“Dystopian Overture”
“The Gift Of Music”
“The Answer”
“A Better Life”
“Lord Nafaryus”
“A Savior In The Square”
“When Your Time Has Come”
“Act Of Faythe”
“Three Days”
“The Hovering Sojourn”
“Brother, Can You Hear Me?”
“A Life Left Behind”
“Ravenskill”
“Chosen”
“A Tempting Offer”
“Digital Discord”
“The X Aspect”
“A New Beginning”
“The Road To Revolution”

Act II
“2285 Entr’acte”
“Moment Of Betrayal”
“Heaven’s Cove”
“Begin Again”
“The Path That Divides”
“Machine Chatter”
“The Walking Shadow”
“My Last Farewell”
“Losing Faythe”
“Whispers In The Wind”
“Hymn Of A Thousand Voices”
“Power Down”
“Astonishing”

Dream Theater has made the entire 34-track album available for streaming; check it out below.

Dream Theater have issued a following message addressed to fans:

"Dream Theater invites you to come to a show dressed as your favorite character from The Astonishing. Each night, find the NOMAC in the venue lobby 30 minutes before showtime; a representative will be there to take your picture. Following each tour leg, Dream Theater will select our Best Costume winner. Finalists selected from each tour leg will receive a gift and be entered into the Grand Prize competition, where the overall winner - determined by fans - will win a special Dream Theater Grand Prize Pack.

The band looks forward to seeing many of you dressed as Astonishing characters in the coming weeks!"

Tour dates:

March
17 - Milan, Italy - Teatro Degli Arcimboldi
18 - Milan, Italy - Teatro Degli Arcimboldi
19 - Milan, Italy - Teatro Degli Arcimboldi
22 - Stuttgart, Germany - Liederhalle Hegel-Saal
23 - Zurich, Switzerland - Kongresshaus

April
14 - Quebec City, QC - Theatre du Capitole
15 - Montreal, QC - Bell Centre
16 - Toronto, ON - Sony Centre
18 - Albany, NY - Palace Theatre
19 - Boston, MA - Orpheum Theatre
20 - Hartford, CT - Oakdale Theatre
23 - New York, NY - Radio City Music Hall
24 - Baltimore, MD - Hippodrome Theatre
26 - Greensburg, PA - Palace Theater
27 - Cincinnati, OH - Taft Theatre
30 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theater

May
1 - Minneapolis, MN - State Theater
3 - Denver, CO - Paramount Theatre
7 - Los Angeles, CA - The Wiltern
10 - Portland, OR - Schnitzer
11 - Seattle, WA - Paramount Theater

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