DREAM THEATER: More U.S. Tour Dates Announced

April 17, 2007

DREAM THEATER has announced more dates for its upcoming U.S. tour, which is scheduled to kick off late July. Support at all shows will come from REDEMPTION (the Los Angeles-based progressive metal band led by guitarist/songwriter Nicolas van Dyk and featuring vocal legend Ray Alder of FATES WARNING) and Canada's INTO ETERNITY. So far the following dates have been confirmed:

Jul. 27 - Gibson Amphitheater - Los Angeles, CA
Jul. 30 - E Center - Salt Lake City, UT
Jul. 31 - Paramount Theater - Denver, CO
Aug. 02 - Nokia Theater - Dallas, TX
Aug. 03 - Verizon Wireless - Houston, TX
Aug. 07 - Riverside Theater - Milwaukee, WI
Aug. 09 - State Theater - Minneapolis, MN
Aug. 10 - Rosemont Theater - Chicago, IL
Aug. 11 - Tower City Amphitheater - Cleveland, OH
Aug. 21 - Bank Of America Pavillion - Boston, MA
Aug. 24 - PNC - Holmdel, NJ
Aug. 25 - Jones Beach - Wantagh, NY

DREAM THEATER's new album, "Systematic Chaos", will be released on Tuesday, June 5 (date may vary in different countries) through Roadrunner and will be available in two formats: regular-edition CD (cover) and a special-edition CD and DVD (cover).

The special-edition DVD will include:

* The entire album mixed in 5.1 Surround Sound
* "Chaos in Progress - The Making of Systematic Chaos" (a 90-minute documentary directed by Mike Portnoy)

The CD track listing for both editions is:

01. In The Presence of Enemies Pt. 1 (9:00)
02. Forsaken (5:36)
03. Constant Motion (6:55)
04. The Dark Eternal Night (8:51)
05. Repentance (10:43)
06. Prophets Of War (6:01)
07. The Ministry of Lost Souls (14:57)
08. In The Presence of Enemies Pt. 2 (16:38)

The band will shoot a video next week for the first single off the album, "Constant Motion".

DREAM THEATER had spent its entire career on Elektra and Atlantic, an arrangement that ended with the 2005 studio album "Octavarium". According to Billboard.com, The group has sold 2.1 million CDs in the United States since Nielsen SoundScan began tracking data in 1991.

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