DREAM THEATER’S NEW ALBUM ‘BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS’ IS A GLOBAL SUCCESS, #1 DEBUT ON BILLBOARD EUROPEAN ALBUM CHARTS

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July 8, 2009

DREAM THEATER’S NEW ALBUM ‘BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS’
IS A GLOBAL SUCCESS WITH
#1 DEBUT ON THE BILLBOARD EUROPEAN ALBUM CHART
AND
12 TOP TEN DEBUTS;
BAND GET READY TO LAUNCH SECOND INCARNATION OF THEIR
‘PROGRESSIVE NATION’ TOUR IN NORTH AMERICA JULY 24

There’s more good news for DREAM THEATER, who are making a powerful impact all over the globe as they enjoy the greatest chart success of their 25-year career. Having debuted this week at #6 on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart with BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS (Roadrunner)–their 10th studio release— the legendary progressive metal masters are now celebrating with a #1 debut on the Billboard European chart and another 11 Top Ten album chart debuts around the world.

BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS has entered the Top Ten in these countries beyond the U.S.: Finland (#1), Sweden (#3), Germany (#3), Netherlands (#3), Hungary (#4), Italy (#5), Canada (#5), Mexico (#7), Japan (#8), France (#9) and Switzerland (#9).

In addition, the album—an uncompromising work that has been hailed as a “masterpiece” by 411mania.com (June 2009)–debuted in the Top 40 in Spain (#13), Portugal (#14), Australia (#16), the U.K. (#23), Denmark (#27), Poland (#33) and Belgium (#34).

DREAM THEATER has now sold in excess of 10,000,000 records and DVD's worldwide.

This news comes as DREAM THEATER—James LaBrie (vocals), John Myung (bass), John Petrucci (guitar, vocals), Mike Portnoy (drums, percussion, vocals) and Jordan Rudess (keyboards, Continuum)–broke records in Europe last month, playing to festival crowds of over 80,000 adoring fans. The band made their debut appearance in Israel last month, rocking a crowd 10,000 strong.

DREAM THEATER’s own “Progressive Nation” tour returns stateside on July 24 in Miami, and will feature Dream Theater as headliner, Zappa Plays Zappa, Bigelf and Scale The Summit. The North American tour—which marks the second incarnation of Progressive Nation—wraps on August 29 in Los Angeles.

www.dreamtheater.net
www.myspace.com/dreamtheater
http://www.progressivenation2009.com/

For more information, contact MSO 818-380-0400:

Mitch Schneider: mschneider@msopr.com

Alexandra Greenberg: agreenberg@msopr.com

Libby Coffey: LCoffey@msopr.com

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DREAM THEATER’S NEW ALBUM ‘BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS’ IS A GLOBAL SUCCESS WITH #1 DEBUT ON THE BILLBOARD EUROPEAN ALBUM CHART AND 12 TOP TEN DEBUTS; BAND GET READY TO LAUNCH SECOND INCARNATION OF THEIR ‘PROGRESSIVE NATION’ TOUR IN NORTH AMERICA JULY 24