DREAM THEATER's 'Chaos In Motion' Lands At No. 2 On 'Top Music Videos' Chart

October 8, 2008

DREAM THEATER's "Chaos In Motion 2007/2008" double DVD set sold just under 9,000 copies in the United States in its first week of release to debut at position No. 2 on the Top Music Videos chart.

Video footage of DREAM THEATER performing the song "Forsaken", taken from "Chaos In Motion 2007/2008", can be viewed below. A trailer for the release is also available.

"Chaos In Motion 2007/2008" documents DREAM THEATER's "Chaos In Motion" world tour, which kicked off June 3, 2007 at the Monsters of Rock festival in Milan, Italy and concluded almost a year to the day later on June 4, 2008 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. It's essentially a travelogue of their most recent touring experience. "Chaos In Motion 2007/2008" was made available in two configurations: as a double DVD set and as five-disc collector's set which includes two DVDs and three CDs, containing 14 live tracks featured in the DVD set and expanded artwork.

The "Chaos in Motion" tour was a trek that found the band traversing the globe, playing 115 shows in 105 cities in 35 countries on five continents to hundreds of thousands of fans. It also included the first annual "Progressive Nation" tour, an idea that the band had kicked around for a few years and finally launched into action this past spring.

"Chaos In Motion 2007/2008" is the latest in a series of DVDs from the band and it features performances captured throughout the entirety of the tour, unlike their last three RIAA-certified platinum DVDs, "Metropolis 2000: Live Scenes From New York", "Live at Budokan" and "Score", all of which focused on as single concert event.

Drummer and DVD creative director Mike Portnoy plumed his personal archives for footage in order to provide fans with the ultimate tour souvenir. He assembled over three hours of complete live performances, taking footage from shows in Rotterdam, Buenos Aires, Toronto, Boston, Bangkok and Vancouver. The tracks were mixed and effectively brought to life by Kevin Shirley. The second disc is packed with bonus material, including promo videos, live screen projection films, a photo gallery and a 90-minute documentary that'll make you feel like you're riding in the passenger's seat of the band's tour bus, as it takes you on the road and behind the scenes with the band and crew. It's like a virtual backstage pass that grants fans further unprecedented access.

The official content and tracklisting for the DVD are as follows:

Double DVD Set

Disc One:

"Around The World In 180 Minutes" Live Concert Footage

01. Intro/Also Sprach Zarathustra
02. Constant Motion
03. Panic Attack
04. Blind Faith
05. Surrounded
06. The Dark Eternal Night
07. Keyboard Solo
08. Lines In The Sand
09. Scarred
10. Forsaken
11. The Ministry Of Lost Souls
12. Take The Time
13. In The Presence Of Enemies
14. Medley:
I. Trial Of Tears
II. Finally Free
III. Learning To Live
IV. In The Name Of God
V. Octavarium

Disc Two:

"Behind The Chaos On The Road" Documentary

Promo Videos:

01. Constant Motion
02. Forsaken
03. Forsaken (In Studio)
04. The Dark Eternal Night (In Studio)

Live Screen Projection Films:

01. The Dark Eternal Night (N.A.D.S)
02. The Ministry Of Lost Souls
03. In The Presence Of Enemies Pt. 2

* Mike Portnoy Stage Tour
* Mike Portnoy Backstage Tour
* Photo Gallery

Deluxe Collector's Edition 5-Disc Set

"Chaos In Motion 2007/2008" Double DVD Set PLUS:

* 3 CDs containing the live 14 tracks featured in the DVD set
* Expanded artwork and more

"Forsaken":

Trailer:

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