The Studio Albums 1992-2016

Tracklist

• CD 1: Images and Words (1992)
• 1
  Pull Me Under
  8:14
  4.5 ★
• 2
  Another Day
  4:23
  3.7 ★
• 3
  Take the Time
  8:21
  3.9 ★
• 4
  Surrounded
  5:30
  3.4 ★
• 5
  Metropolis - Part I: "The Miracle and the Sleeper"
  9:31
  4.5 ★
• 6
  Under a Glass Moon
  7:03
  3.5 ★
• 7
  Wait for Sleep
  2:31
  3.3 ★
• 8
  Learning to Live
  11:34
  3.8 ★
• CD 2: Awake (1994)
• 1
  6:00
  5:31
  3.5 ★
• 2
  Caught in a Web
  5:28
  3.6 ★
• 3
  Innocence Faded
  5:42
  3.1 ★
• 4
  Erotomania
  6:44
  3.5 ★
• 5
  Voices
  9:53
  3.5 ★
• 6
  The Silent Man
  3:47
  4.2 ★
• 7
  The Mirror
  6:45
  4.0 ★
• 8
  Lie
  6:33
  4.0 ★
• 9
  Lifting Shadows Off a Dream
  6:05
  3.5 ★
• 10
  Scarred
  10:59
  3.0 ★
• 11
  Space-Dye Vest
  7:29
  3.8 ★
• CD 3: Falling Into Infinity (1997)
• 1
  New Millennium
  8:20
  3.2 ★
• 2
  You Not Me
  4:58
  3.6 ★
• 3
  Peruvian Skies
  6:43
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Hollow Years
  5:53
  3.1 ★
• 5
  Burning My Soul
  5:29
  3.2 ★
• 6
  Hell's Kitchen
  4:16
  4.4 ★
• 7
  Lines in the Sand
  12:05
  3.0 ★
• 8
  Take Away My Pain
  6:03
  3.0 ★
• 9
  Just Let Me Breathe
  5:28
  3.2 ★
• 10
  Anna Lee
  5:52
  2.4 ★
• 11
  Trial of Tears - I. It's Raining / II. Deep in Heaven / III. The Wasteland
  13:05
• CD 4: Metropolis P2. Scenes From a Memory (1999)
• 1
  Scene One: Regression
  2:06
• 2
  Scene Two: I. Overture 1928
  3:37
• 3
  Scene Two: II Strange Deja Vu
  5:12
• 4
  Scene Three: I. Through My Words
  1:02
• 5
  Scene Three: II. Fatal Tragedy
  6:49
• 6
  Scene Four: Beyond This Life
  11:22
• 7
  Scene Five: Through Her Eyes
  5:29
• 8
  Scene Six: Home
  12:53
• 9
  Scene Seven: I. The Dance of Eternity
  6:13
• 10
  Scene Seven: II. One Last Time
  3:46
• 11
  Scene Eight: The Spirit Carries On
  6:38
• 12
  Scene Nine: Finally Free
  11:59
• CD 5: Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence Disc 1 (2002)
• 1
  The Glass Prison
  13:52
  4.4 ★
• 2
  Blind Faith
  10:21
  3.5 ★
• 3
  Misunderstood
  9:32
  3.0 ★
• 4
  The Great Debate
  13:45
  3.8 ★
• 5
  Disappear
  6:45
  3.4 ★
• CD 6: Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence Disc 2 (2002)
• 1
  I. Overture
  6:49
• 2
  About to Crash
  5:51
• 3
  III. War Inside My Head
  2:08
• 4
  V. The Test That Stumped Them All
  5:03
• 5
  V. Goodnight Kiss
  6:17
• 6
  VI. Solitary Shell
  5:47
• 7
  About to Crash (reprise)
  4:04
• 8
  VIII. Losing Time / Grand Finale
  5:59
• CD 7: Train of Thought (2003)
• 1
  As I Am
  7:47
  4.0 ★
• 2
  This Dying Soul
  11:27
  3.4 ★
• 3
  Endless Sacrifice
  11:24
  4.0 ★
• 4
  Honor Thy Father
  10:14
  3.1 ★
• 5
  Vacant
  2:57
  3.5 ★
• 6
  Stream of Consciousness
  11:16
  3.4 ★
• 7
  In the Name of God
  14:14
  3.9 ★
• CD 8: Octavarium (2005)
• 1
  The Root of All Evil
  8:25
  3.8 ★
• 2
  The Answer Lies Within
  5:33
  3.5 ★
• 3
  These Walls
  7:36
  3.2 ★
• 4
  I Walk Beside You
  4:29
  4.0 ★
• 5
  Panic Attack
  8:13
  3.5 ★
• 6
  Never Enough
  6:46
  3.2 ★
• 7
  Sacrificed Sons
  10:42
  3.8 ★
• 8
  Octavarium
  24:00
  4.1 ★
• CD 9: Systematic Chaos (2007)
• 1
  In the Presence of Enemies, Pt. 1
  9:00
  3.6 ★
• 2
  Forsaken
  5:35
  3.6 ★
• 3
  Constant Motion
  6:55
  3.6 ★
• 4
  The Dark Eternal Night
  8:53
  3.0 ★
• 5
  Repentance
  10:43
  3.4 ★
• 6
  Prophets of War
  6:00
  3.0 ★
• 7
  The Ministry of Lost Souls
  14:57
  3.5 ★
• 8
  In the Presence of Enemies, Pt. 2
  16:38
  4.2 ★
• CD 10: Black Clouds & Silver Linings (2009)
• 1
  A Nightmare to Remember
  16:10
  4.0 ★
• 2
  A Rite of Passage
  8:36
  3.4 ★
• 3
  Wither
  5:25
  4.0 ★
• 4
  The Shattered Fortress
  12:49
  4.0 ★
• 5
  The Best of Times
  13:09
  3.5 ★
• 6
  The Count of Tuscany
  19:16
  4.4 ★
• CD 11: A Dramatic Turn of Events (2011)
• 1
  On the Backs of Angels
  8:42
  3.5 ★
• 2
  Build Me Up, Break Me Down
  6:59
  3.5 ★
• 3
  Lost Not Forgotten
  10:11
  4.0 ★
• 4
  This Is the Life
  6:57
  4.0 ★
• 5
  Bridges in the Sky
  11:01
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Outcry
  11:24
  3.5 ★
• 7
  Far From Heaven
  3:56
  3.0 ★
• 8
  Breaking All Illusions
  12:25
  4.4 ★
• 9
  Beneath the Surface
  5:26
  3.6 ★
• CD 12: Dream Theater (2013)
• 1
  False Awakening Suite
  2:42
  2.0 ★
• 2
  The Enemy Inside
  6:17
  4.0 ★
• 3
  The Looking Glass
  4:53
  3.0 ★
• 4
  Enigma Machine
  6:01
  3.0 ★
• 5
  The Bigger Picture
  7:40
  4.0 ★
• 6
  Behind the Veil
  6:52
  4.0 ★
• 7
  Surrender to Reason
  6:34
  3.0 ★
• 8
  Along for the Ride
  4:45
  5.0 ★
• 9
  Illumination Theory
  22:17
  3.0 ★
• CD 13: The Astonishing Disc 1 (2016)
• 1
  Descent of the NOMACS
  1:10
• 2
  Dystopian Overture
  4:50
• 3
  The Gift of Music
  4:00
• 4
  The Answer
  1:52
• 5
  A Better Life
  4:39
• 6
  Lord Nafaryus
  3:28
• 7
  A Savior in the Square
  4:13
• 8
  When Your Time Has Come
  4:19
• 9
  Act of Faythe
  5:00
• 10
  Three Days
  3:44
• 11
  The Hovering Sojourn
  0:27
• 12
  Brother, Can You Hear Me?
  5:11
• 13
  A Life Left Behind
  5:49
• 14
  Ravenskill
  6:01
• 15
  Chosen
  4:32
• 16
  A Tempting Offer
  4:19
• 17
  Digital Discord
  0:47
• 18
  The X Aspect
  4:13
• 19
  A New Beginning
  7:40
• 20
  The Road to Revolution
  3:35
• CD 14: The Astonishing Disc 2 (2016)
• 1
  2285 Entr’acte
  2:20
• 2
  Moment of Betrayal
  6:11
• 3
  Heaven's Cove
  4:19
• 4
  Begin Again
  3:54
• 5
  The Path That Divides
  5:09
• 6
  Machine Chatter
  1:03
• 7
  The Walking Shadow
  2:58
• 8
  My Last Farewell
  3:44
• 9
  Losing Faythe
  4:13
• 10
  Whispers on the Wind
  1:37
• 11
  Hymn of a Thousand Voices
  3:38
• 12
  Our New World
  4:12
• 13
  Power Down
  1:25
• 14
  Astonishing
  5:51

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Release credits

• Aleksandr Anisimov
  viola [1, 9]
• Anastasia Golenisheva
  cello [1, 9]
• Andy Wallace
  mix [1-9]
• Ann Lehmann
  violin [7-8]
• Barbara Lipke
  additional [1-10], assistant [1-10]
• Boys Choir
  choir vocals [14.1-14, 13.1-20]
• Brandon Williams
  editor [13.1-20, 14.1-14]
• Brian Harding
  assistant [1-7]
• Carol Webb
  violin [2]
• Catherine Ro
  violin [7-8]
• Chad Lupo
  assistant [1-8]
• Chris Jericho
  guest [5], spoken vocals [5]
• Claudius Mittendorfer
  assistant [1-5]
• Colleen Culhane
  assistant [1-8]
• Corey Taylor
  guest [5], spoken vocals [5]
• Dan Bucchi
  assistant [1-7]
• Daniel Gildenlöw
  guest [5], spoken vocals [5]
• Dave Rowland
  assistant [14.1-14, 13.1-20, 12.1-9]
• Dave Swope
  additional [1-10], assistant [1-10]
• David Campbell
  choir vocals [13.1-20, 14.1-14], orchestrator [14.1-14, 13.1-20]
• David Ellefson
  guest [5], spoken vocals [5]
• David Prater
  mix [1-8], producer [1-8]
• Derek Sherinian
  background vocals [1-5, 7-10], keyboard [1-10]
• Desmond Child
  arranger [2]
• Doug Oberkircher
  engineer [7.1-7, 5.1-5, 1.1-8, 8.1-8], mix [1-8]
• Doug Pinnick
  guest [7]
• Dream Theater
  arranger [1-10]
• Duane Baron
  engineer [1-11], mix [1-11], producer [1-11]
• Ed Miller
  assistant [1-11]
• Elena Barere
  concertmaster [7-8], violin [2]
• Eren Başbuğ
  conductor [1, 9], strings [1, 9]
• Eric Rigler
  bagpipe [18]
• Eugene Friesen
  cello [5], guest [5]
• FILMharmonic Orchestra Prague
  performing orchestra [14.1-14, 13.1-20]
• Fred Martin and The Levite Camp
  choir vocals [13.1-20, 14.1-14]
• Gary Chester
  engineer [14.1-14, 13.1-20]
• Greg Cathcart
  assistant [1-11]
• Howard Portnoy
  gong [4]
• J.P. Sheganoski
  assistant [1-5]
• James LaBrie
  background vocals [1.1-8, 3.1-5, 3.7-10], lead vocals [2.1-3, 2.5-11, 14.2-5, 14.7-12, 14.14, 10.1-6, 7.1-5, 7.7, 3.1-5, 3.7-10, 8.1-8, 1.1-8, 13.3-10, 13.12-16, 13.18-20, 9.1-8, 5.1-5], vocal [12.1-9, 11.1-9]
• James “Jimmy T” Meslin
  assistant [13.1-20, 14.1-14, 12.1-9]
• Jamshied Sharifi
  conductor [2, 7-8], strings [2, 7-8]
• Jason Staniulis
  assistant [14.1-14, 13.1-20]
• Jay Beckenstein
  guest [2], soprano saxophone [2]
• Jeanne LeBlanc
  cello [7-8]
• Jerry Goodman
  violin [5]
• Joe Maniscalco
  assistant [1-9]
• Joe Satriani
  guest [5], spoken vocals [5]
• John Arbuckle
  misc [1-9]
• John Myung
  Chapman stick [1-10], bass guitar [9.1-8, 5.1-5, 10.1-6, 13.1-20, 11.1-9, 14.1-14, 1.1-8, 12.1-9, 3.1-10, 7.1-7, 8.1-8], electric bass guitar [1-11]
• John Petrucci
  acoustic guitar [10.1-6, 3.1-2, 3.5-10, 2.6], background vocals [5.1-5, 9.2, 9.5-8, 3.1-5, 3.7-10, 10.1-6, 8.1-8], electric guitar [10.1-6, 2.1-5, 2.7-10], guitar [1.1-8, 10.1-2, 10.4-6, 2.11, 11.1-9, 12.1-9, 9.1-8, 7.1-7, 5.1-5, 14.1-14, 13.1-20, 3.1-10, 8.4], producer [11.1-9, 7.1-7, 8.1-8, 9.1-8, 13.1-20, 10.1-6, 14.1-14, 12.1-9, 5.1-5]
• John Purdell
  engineer [1-11], mix [1-11], producer [1-11]
• Jon Anderson
  guest [5], spoken vocals [5]
• Jordan Rudess
  continuum [10.1-6, 8.1-8, 9.3-4], keyboard [13.1-20, 7.1-7, 12.1-9, 14.1-14, 5.1-5, 10.1-6, 8.1-8, 11.1-9, 9.1-8], lap steel guitar [1-8], synthesizer [14.1-14, 13.1-20]
• Joseph Anderer
  French horn [7-8]
• Kaori Kinoshita
  assistant [1-8]
• Karen Dreyfus
  viola [7-8]
• Katherine Fong
  violin [7-8]
• Katherine Livolsi
  violin [7-8]
• Keith Gary
  assistant [1-8]
• Kevin Matela
  assistant [1-9]
• Kevin Moore
  keyboard [1.1-8, 2.1-11]
• Kevin Shirley
  engineer [1-10], mix [7.1-7, 3.1-10, 5.1-5], producer [3-4]
• Kieran Pardias
  assistant [1-7]
• Larisa Vollis
  violin [1, 9]
• Laura McGinniss
  violin [7-8]
• Len Sluetsky
  double bass [1, 9]
• Michael Brauer
  mix [1-8]
• Mikael Åkerfeldt
  guest [5], spoken vocals [5]
• Mike Mangini
  drums (drum set) [13.1-20, 12.1-9, 14.1-14, 11.1-9], percussion [13.1-20, 14.1-14]
• Mike Portnoy
  background vocals [5.1-5, 9.2-6, 9.8, 3.1-5, 3.7-10, 8.1-8, 10.1-6], drums (drum set) [9.1-8, 3.1-10, 7.1-7, 1.1-8, 2.1-11, 10.1-6, 5.1-5, 8.1-8], percussion [2.1-11, 1.1-8, 3.1-10, 8.1-8, 10.1-6, 9.1-2, 9.6-7, 5.1-5], producer [10.1-6, 7.1-7, 9.1-8, 5.1-5, 8.1-8]
• Mike Schuppan
  engineer [14.1-14, 13.1-20]
• Mike Stock
  assistant [1-11]
• Millennium Choir
  choir vocals [14.1-14, 13.1-20]
• Misha Gutenberg
  concertmaster [1, 9], violin [1, 9]
• Neal Morse
  guest [5], spoken vocals [5]
• Noah Wallace
  viola [1, 9]
• Pamela Sklar
  flute [7-8]
• Paul Northfield
  co [10.1-6, 9.1-8], engineer [1-8], mix [10.1-6, 9.1-8], recording [10.1-6, 11.1-9], spoken vocals [8]
• Paul Suarez
  mix [1-9]
• Prix-Mo
  spoken vocals [5]
• Pueri Cantores
  choir vocals [14.1-14, 13.1-20]
• Rich Alvy
  assistant [1-10]
• Rich Kern
  programming [11]
• Richard Chycki
  mix [12.1-9, 13.1-20, 14.1-14], recording [12.1-9, 14.1-14, 13.1-20, 11.1-9], spoken vocals [13.1-20, 14.1-14]
• Richard Fiocca
  conductor [13.1-20, 14.1-14]
• Richard Locker
  cello [2, 7-8]
• Richard Sortomme
  violin [7-8]
• Richie Cannata
  misc [1-9]
• Rick Kwan
  assistant [1-6], editor [1-6]
• Roger Lian
  editor [1-7]
• Ron Bienstock
  legal representation [1-9]
• Ryan Arnold
  assistant [1-11]
• Ryan Simms
  assistant [1-8]
• Steve Hogarth
  guest [5], spoken vocals [5]
• Steve Regina
  assistant [1-8]
• Steve Vai
  guest [5], spoken vocals [5]
• Steven Wilson
  guest [5], spoken vocals [5]
• Stewart Rose
  French horn [7-8]
• Susan Youngblood
  choir vocals [14.1-14, 13.1-20]
• Travis Warner
  engineer [14.1-14, 13.1-20]
• Valeriya Sholokhova
  cello [1, 9]
• Vincent Lionti
  viola [2, 7-8]
• Will Hensley
  assistant [1-8]
• Yelena Khaimova
  violin [1, 9]
• Yohei Goto
  assistant [1-7]
• Yuri Vodovoz
  violin [7-8]
• Евгений Мансуров
  violin [1, 9]
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  The Studio Albums 1992-2016

  14x CD
  21 November 2025