DREAM THEATER Singer Takes Part In TRUE SYMPHONIC ROCHESTRA

June 14, 2006

DREAM THEATER vocalist James LaBrie has posted the following message on his official web site addressing reports that he recently spent time in Russia recording vocals for a opera-style project:

"Okay, let me set the record straight and stop and further doubts.

"Yes, I was in Russia last week. I arrived June 6th and recorded for 5 days. I just returned home last evening. We have recorded the same 21 songs the 3 tenors did in '90. The project is masterminded by Dirk Ulrich from Germany. He re-arranged and recorded the songs with a string section and very fine rock musicians, him included. They still have the classical elements in tact as well as rock so that the songs have an edge to them. They sound phenomenal. The three singers were...yours truly, Vladimir Grishko and Thomas Dewald. The both of them are stars and have incredible voices. We all got along fabulous and worked extremely well togther. There was definitely mutual respect for one another. We really did had a blast. We also did a photo shoot and many interviews for Russian TV and other various media outlets. The project is going by the name TSR (True Symphonic Rochestra).

"I am extremely proud of what we did. Both Luciano Pavorotti and Madame Cabelle (she sang and recorded Barcelona with Freddie Mercury) are really excited about this and completely believe in it. That is all I want to say at this point but believe me this will blow your mind when you hear it."

As previously reported, Rhino Records has set an August 29 release date for the new DREAM THEATER CD and DVD, entitled "Score" (date may vary slightly in different countries). The 3-CD and 2-DVD sets will be available separately. Both versions will contain the entire "20th Anniversary World Tour" grand finale recorded live at Radio City Music Hall in New York City on April 1, 2006 (nearly three hours of music — over 90 minutes of which was performed with a full orchestra). The DVD will also contain a one-hour documentary tracking the entire career of the band from the very beginnings at the Berklee College Of Music in 1985 all the way to the Radio City Music Hall grand finale. It will also feature rare, never-before-seen footage and interviews with current and previous members of the band, plus several live bonus tracks from through the years taken from the archives of drummer Mike Portnoy.

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