Dream Theater vocalist James LaBrie recently guested on the Full Metal Jackie podcast, and during the interview he discussed his forthcoming solo album, Beautiful Shade Of Gray

LaBrie: "I'm a huge Led Zeppelin fan, I'm a huge fan of Pink Floyd, Aerosmith, Deep Purple and all that. These bands were so iconic back in the '70s. So a lot of the inspiration, when I sat down with Paul Logue (Eden's Curse), I said, 'I just want us to think more about…' If you think about the acoustic end of Zeppelin and their organic approach to their songs, it was still beautiful, it was still powerful, extremely melodic, and it just kind of reached deep within. It resonated deep within each and every one of us that listened to any Zeppelin, so that was the catalyst to set things in motion. It became a full ensemble. I have keyboards, drums, bass, rhythm guitar, lead guitar and then myself doing all the vocals, so it's somewhat acoustic but it's also a full ensemble as well. It still has the full band kind of sound and orchestration."

Beautiful Shade Of Gray will be released on May 20th, 2022 via InsideOut Music.

Dream Theater released their 15th studio album, A View From The Top Of The World, on October 22. The album is available everywhere music is sold and streamed and is also available for order here.

A View From The Top Of The World tracklisting:

"The Alien" (9:32)
"Answering The Call" (7:35)
"Invisible Monster" (6:31)
"Sleeping Giant" (10:05)
"Transcending Time" (6:25)
"Awaken The Master" (9:47)
"A View From The Top Of The World" (20:24)

“Awaken The Master” video:

"Invisible Monster" video:

“The Alien” video:

Deluxe Box Set trailer: