Black Clouds and Silver Linings is the tenth studio album of the progressive metal band Dream Theater. It is scheduled to be released through Roadrunner Records on June 23, 2009. Drummer Mike Portnoy and guitarist John Petrucci produced the album, while Paul Northfield returned from 2007′s Systematic Chaos as mixer. The album will be released as a single CD, 3-disc Special Edition with instrumental mixes and cover songs, double vinyl LP, as well as a Deluxe Collector’s Edition Box Set. The cover songs will be revealed one per week during the six week period prior to the album’s release, beginning on May 19.
Track listing
1. “A Nightmare to Remember” 16:10
2. “A Rite of Passage” 8:35
3. “Wither” 5:25
4. “The Shattered Fortress” 12:49
5. “The Best of Times”13:09
6. “The Count of Tuscany” 19:16
Released June 23, 2009
Recorded October 2008 – March 2009
Genre Progressive metal
