DREAM THEATER

Release Year: 1992
Artist Origin: USA
Style: groundbreaking emotional epic progressive metal

sophomore full-length of US virtuosos is both one of the highest peaks in Dream Theater discography, and essential, progressive metal genre as such defining album!; certainly one of the greatest achievements of epic, intricate and grandiose music reaches the mainstream apex with the fluid marriage of shred riffing tactics, game-changing keyboard back up, overwhelming catchy rhythm section, and soaring transcendental vocals, all wrapped up in an aptly polished and balanced studio sound; this was also the first album to feature a long-time vocalist James LaBrie, who quickly turned into fundamental creative energy of the band, while Pull Me Under is perhaps the most familiar track of entire genre; recent European repress comes with authentic design