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Now Playing: Dream Theater – Distance Over Time

Dream Theater’s fourteenth studio album “Distance Over Time” is officially released on Friday, February 22, 2019.

The album clocks in under 1 hour, without bonus track “Viper King”.

“Room 137” lyric was written by Mike Mangini , which is a first for Dream Theater.

After the first listen of the album in its entirety, not counting the first three songs (“Untethered Angel”, Paralyzed”, and “Fall into the Light”) which were made available prior to the album release; “At Wit’s End” and “Viper King” stand out.

I need to listen to this album a lot more time to form any further opinion.

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Dream Theater: “Fall into the Light”

The second single off Dream Theater’s upcoming “Distance Over Time” record is now available for listening.

It is also available for purchase from among other, iTunes.

Dream Theater – Fall into the Light

“Distance Over Time” track list:

  1. Untethered Angel 06:14
  2. Paralyzed 04:17
  3. Fall Into The Light 07:04
  4. Barstool Warrior 06:43
  5. Room 137 04:23
  6. S2N 06:21
  7. At Wit’s End 09:20
  8. Out Of Reach 04:04
  9. Pale Blue Dot 08:25
  10. Viper King (Bonus Track) 04:00

“Distance Over Time” is due on February 22, 2019.

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Guitar Maintenance: Use Mineral Oil

One tip I learned from my Guitar Tech Friends and Luthiers: use mineral oil to maintain your guitars. You don’t need to buy the overpriced “special” scented fretboard oils. For about $2.00 you can get mineral oils from your local pharmacy, supermarket and hardware store. You want to use odorless and “food-safe” mineral oil.

For example, Target sells “Mineral Oil USP, Lubricant Laxative” for $1.99.

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…And Justice For All (2018 Reissues)

Bang Your Heads Like It Is 1988… again!

The reissue and expanded version of “…And Justice For All” is coming on November 2, 2018.

Thanks to Metallica.com, we get the Cassette and 3CD versions a little bit early; the Box Set is scheduled to arrive on the release date.

“…And Justice For All” (Wikipedia) was originally released on August 25, 1988. It was the first full-length record featuring Jason Newsted on bass, filling in for Cliff Burton who was tragically killed in a bus accident on September 27, 1986. The song “One” is notable for being the first video single from Metallica. It was also nominated and won for the first Grammy Award for Best Metal Performance.

This reissue is remastered but not remixed. For those who hoped for the bass tracked to be turned up in the mixed shouldn’t hold their breath.

The Cassette version also comes with MP3 Download card.

From Metallica.com:

Embossed & Debossed Expanded Edition of …And Justice for All includes 3 CDs featuring the newly remastered album + previously unreleased demos, rough mixes & live tracks. Includes a 28-page booklet.

DISC ONE: …AND JUSTICE FOR ALL (REMASTERED)

  1. Blackened
  2. …And Justice for All
  3. Eye of the Beholder
  4. One
  5. The Shortest Straw
  6. Harvester of Sorrow
  7. The Frayed Ends of Sanity
  8. To Live Is to Die
  9. Dyers Eve
  10. Remastered by Reuben Cohen at Lurssen Mastering, Los Angeles, CA.

DISC TWO: DEMOS & ROUGH MIXES
PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED

  1. Blackened (November 1987 Demo)
  2. …And Justice for All (November 1987, Writing in Progress)
  3. Eye of the Beholder (November 1987, Writing in Progress)
  4. One (Work in Progress Rough Mix)
  5. The Shortest Straw (December 1987, Writing in Progress)
  6. Harvester of Sorrow (Work in Progress Rough Mix)
  7. The Frayed Ends of Sanity (November 1987 Demo)
  8. To Live Is to Die (Work in Progress Rough Mix)
  9. Dyers Eve (January 1988 Demo)
  11. DISC THREE: LIVE FROM THE DAMAGED JUSTICE TOUR
    PREVIOUSLY UNRELEASED EXCEPT WHERE NOTED BELOW
  1. Blackened (Live – Seattle ’89)
  2. Previously released on Live Shit: Binge & Purge. Remixed by Greg Fidelman.
  3. For Whom the Bell Tolls (Live at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA – December 7th, 1988)
  4. Welcome Home (Sanitarium) (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England – October 10th, 1988)
  5. Leper Messiah (Live at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA – December 7th, 1988)
  6. Harvester of Sorrow (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England – October 10th, 1988)
  7. Eye of the Beholder (Live at Hammersmith Odeon, London, England – October 10th, 1988)
  8. Seek & Destroy (Live at the Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA – May 24th, 1988)
  9. Creeping Death (Live at Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX – February 5th, 1989)
  10. Previously released as a b-side to one of the many singles for One. Newly remastered.
  11. One (Live – Seattle ’89)
  12. Previously released on Live Shit: Binge & Purge. Remixed by Greg Fidelman.
  13. …And Justice for All (Live at Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA – December 7th, 1988)
  14. Whiplash (Live at the Troubadour, West Hollywood, CA – May 24th, 1988)
  15. Breadfan (Live at Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, WA – August 30th, 1989)
  16. Previously released on The 6 1/2 Year Anniversary EP as part of The Good, The Bad & The Live box set. Newly remastered.