The tapes, to the band's surprise sold out relatively quickly, which was aided also by the band's distribution of the tapes to friends, family, local rock and metal magazines. The new 5-piece recorded a 6 song demo titled simply "The Majesty Demos" in 1986 on PORTONY's analog 4-track cassette recorder, making an initial run of 1,000 tapes. Eventually the band found PORTNOY's high schoolmate Kevin MOORE to play keys as well as schoolmate Chris COLLINS to sing in 1986. As the band became more "serious," they went out looking for a keyboardist and vocalist. This name came about when PORTNOY described RUSH's song "Bastille Day" as "majestic" as they were waiting outside a Rush concert to open. The trio soon became friends and began making music together and settled upon the name MAJESTY. After high school, both received scholarships to the esteemed Berklee University of Music, where they met drummer PORTNOY, who, incidentally, grew up in a nearby area. Guitarist and bassist PETRUCCI and MYUNG grew up together on Long Island, New York. Founded in Boston, USA in 1985 (as Majesty) - Changed name in 1988 - Still active as of 2018īased in a love of the sophistication of YES, the virtuosity of RUSH, and the heaviness of IRON MAIDEN, DREAM THEATER had a desire to create complex, heavy, and progressive from the very beginning. The new 5-piece recorded a 6 song demo titled simply "The Majesty Demos" in 1986 on PORTONY's analog 4-track cassette recorder, ma.
Since the band's conception, they have become one of the most influential post-1970s progressive rock bands as well as ranking as one of the early progenitors of the entire progressive metal genre.īased in a love of the sophistication of YES, the virtuosity of RUSH, and the heaviness of IRON MAIDEN, DREAM THEATER had a desire to create complex, heavy, and progressive from the very beginning. Style, Live reputation, Bootleg Culture, and ConclusionĭREAM THEATER is a progressive metal band formed in 1985 in Boston, Massachusetts by guitarist John PETRUCCI, bassist John MYUNG, and drummer Mike PORTNOY. The Roadrunner Years and the Departure of Mike Portnoy (2007- )
Jordan Rudess and the New Millennium (1999-2006)Į. The Middle Period and Band Turbulence (1994-1998)ĭ. Founded in Boston, USA in 1985 (as Majesty) - Changed name in 1988 - Still active as of 2018Ĭ.
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