Falling into Infinity is the fourth studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater, released in 1997. It was recorded in 1997 at Avatar Studios in New York, a return from their previous release, the EP A Change of Seasons. It continued the more progressive metal sound Awake started, but to much less critical and commercial acclaim. It is also the only studio album to feature keyboardist Derek Sherinian (as A Change of Seasons is no...
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Falling into Infinity is the fourth studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater, released in 1997. It was recorded in 1997 at Avatar Studios in New York, a return from their previous release, the EP A Change of Seasons. It continued the more progressive metal sound Awake started, but to much less critical and commercial acclaim. It is also the only studio album to feature keyboardist Derek Sherinian (as A Change of Seasons is not considered an album by the band). LaBrie's limited vocal range after rupturing his vocal cords is shown on the album, with most of the vocals being in the lower range, in contrast to earlier releases, which were often high-pitched.
Despite Awake's relative success, the band was not quite happy with its darker sound, which resulted in the band going back to New York to record their new album. The record label pressured the band to write a more commercial album, much to the band's dismay. It was originally intended to be a 140-minute double...
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