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Dream Theater is a Grammy award winning progressive metal band from New York City. The band was formed in 1985 by guitarist John Petrucci, drummer Mike Portnoy and bassist John Myung while they attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts. Current band members are guitarist John Petrucci, bassist John Myung, singer James LaBrie, keyboardist Jordan Rudess and drummer Mike Portnoy. Past members include Mike Mangini, Derek Sherinian, Kevin Moore and Charlie Dominici.
Dream Theater made their debut in 1989 with "When Dream and Day Unite" and has so far released 15 studio albums, including two concept albums - "Metropolis Pt. 2: Scenes from a Memory" (1999) and "The Astonishing" (2016). Along with Queensrÿche and Fates Warning, Dream Theater are the pioneers of the progressive metal genre that developed in the late 1980s. With their unique style, majestic instrumental skills, and deep-rooted professionalism, they are considered one of the most influential, innovative and successful prog bands of all time.
