In 1989, Dream Theater released their debut album 'When Dream And Day Unite.' It caused huge ripples in the underground progressive rock scene. But this was only the beginning of the journey for the band. The band had already made some changes as replacing Dominici with James LaBrie. The band signed with Atco to release their second album in 1992 as 'Images And Words.'  This album featured the hit ''Pull Me Under.'' Their genre of music was pacy and catchy. A mix of rock and neoclassical it was both impulsive and thoughtful. The style became a rage and was amplified by them in their third album 'Awake' which was released in 1994.  'A Change Of Seasons' was another experiment of sorts that came in 1995.

Then in 2002 came 'Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence.' This was the band's new concept album. This was an over-ambitious effort with a double CD experimenting in radically new sonic avenues and styles.  Almost half of the album is covered by the 42-minute title track Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence. The sound resembles the Yes and King Crimson from the 1970s. The other two tracks The Great Debate and The Glass Prison
showcase the band's technical prowess. Octavarium is their eighth studio album. It also marks 20th anniversary of the band. "It's pretty incredible. Especially given the nature of what we do. I think maybe that's probably been the secret to our longevity, is that we've never fit in. But it's still incredible that here we are, 20 years later,
and we're not one of those bands that's just sticking around on the downslide. We're still growing and progressing with each album and tour," says drummer Mike Portnoy.

Discography

Octavarium 2005
Live at Budokan 2004
Train Of Thought  2003
Six Degrees Of Inner Turbulence 2002
Live Scenes From New York  2001
Through Her Eyes (Single, 2000)
Scenes From A Memory 1999
Once In A LIVEtime  1998
Falling Into Infinity 1997
Hollow Years  1997
A Change Of Seasons 1995
Images And Words 1992
When Dream And Day Unite  1989