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Dream Theater - The Astonishing



6.4 | 493 votes |
Release date: 29 January 2016
Style: Progressive metal

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Disc I [Act I]
01. Descent Of The NOMACS
02. Dystopian Overture
03. The Gift Of Music
04. The Answer
05. A Better Life
06. Lord Nafaryus
07. A Savior In The Square
08. When Your Time Has Come
09. Act Of Faythe
10. Three Days
11. The Hovering Sojourn
12. Brother, Can You Hear Me?
13. A Life Left Behind
14. Ravenskill
15. Chosen
16. A Tempting Offer
17. Digital Discord
18. The X Aspect
19. A New Beginning
20. The Road To Revolution

Disc II [Act II]
01. 2285 Entr'acte
02. Moment Of Betrayal
03. Heaven's Cove
04. Begin Again
05. The Path That Divides
06. Machine Chatter
07. The Walking Shadow
08. My Last Farewell
09. Losing Faythe
10. Whispers On The Wind
11. Hymn Of A Thousand Voices
12. Our New World
13. Power Down
14. Astonishing

Staff review by
Dream Taster
Rating:
7.5
One of the pioneering bands of progressive metal, the iconic Dream Theater, unleashed their new opus at the end of January. As is the case with all their releases, The Astonishing is going to draw all kinds of comments from "this is the worst thing ever" to "album of the year material". One thing is for certain, with more than 2 hours of music, their latest record is a demanding listen drawing inspiration from many musical and dramatic influences.

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published 04.02.2016 | Comments (25)

Guest review by
Ahov
Rating:
10
Truly special. There are complex feelings I get from The Astonishing and no other album makes me feel this way.

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published 18.01.2022 | Comments (8)

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15.09.2018 - 15:06
Rating: 7
Mountain King
K i K o
It's too long with unnecessary filler that it loses the interest of the listener. That being said, there are some really good songs here. My favorite is "A New Beginning". Some other good songs are "The Gift of Music", "Ravenskill" or "A Better Life". This one definitely needs repeated listens.
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04.01.2019 - 20:43
Rating: 1
SebaRaven36

No doubt in my opinion the worst dream theater album, it is totally boring
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28.02.2019 - 15:03
Rating: 4
musclassia

Each individual disc of this album is a chore to get through; combined is mindblowingly dull. The idea of giving this repeated listens is terrifying
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19.09.2020 - 17:39
Rating: 3
Roman Doez
Hallucigenia
The Astonishing, oh boy The Astonishing... This one is uh.. A bit too long mybe ? Approximately 1 out of 3 songs is not boring and meaningless, and if they had only kept these onces we would have had a pretty decent 45 minutes long record, but they decided to go full with the concept album idea which... Didn't work out very well. What baffles me is how good the best songs are, The Path That Divides has a crushing riff and Three Days has a freaking trumpet solo and blast beats, so why are these songs lost in such a sea of mediocrity ? There is honestly close to no point to listen to the entire album, just find a good playlist and listen to a third of the songs and you'll have a much better time. 6.
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19.04.2021 - 20:33
Rating: 8
javier333

It's a very good album to listen when you are doing something and want to het focus, I think al the bad reviews are like "too long" , "it's boring" "2 HOURS", OKEY it's a very long album, BUT PEOPLE REALLY THAT IS YOUR ONLY REVIEW FOR A ALBUM?????, I really like this album because is a full journey of emotion, lote of feelings.
It is not the best album of DT because he competes against incredible records, BUT TO PUT A 6, nop people this album is like a 7,5 for sure.
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30.01.2023 - 07:41
Rating: 6
24emd
Theory Snob
In one word? Meh. Just the same criticisms as everyone else. But imo a 3 is just outrageous.

The guitar tab book covers about half the tracks, all the good ones. I edited the album to match this abridged version. It is miles better.
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21.09.2023 - 05:29
Rating: 4
DeathMetal

This is the audible equivalent of doing laundry. Fuck this album.
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21.09.2023 - 08:38
Rating: 4
JoHn Doe

Written by DeathMetal on 21.09.2023 at 05:29

This is the audible equivalent of doing laundry. Fuck this album.



It's even worse than doing laundry. At least laundry is a necessary thing to do. There is no necessity in listening to this album.
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I thought the two primary purposes for the internet were cat memes and overreactions.
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21.09.2023 - 09:15
AndyMetalFreak
A Nice Guy
Written by JoHn Doe on 21.09.2023 at 08:38

Written by DeathMetal on 21.09.2023 at 05:29

This is the audible equivalent of doing laundry. Fuck this album.



It's even worse than doing laundry. At least laundry is a necessary thing to do. There is no necessity in listening to this album.

How about listening to this while doing the laundry?
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21.09.2023 - 09:16
Rating: 4
JoHn Doe

Written by AndyMetalFreak on 21.09.2023 at 09:15

Written by JoHn Doe on 21.09.2023 at 08:38

Written by DeathMetal on 21.09.2023 at 05:29

This is the audible equivalent of doing laundry. Fuck this album.



It's even worse than doing laundry. At least laundry is a necessary thing to do. There is no necessity in listening to this album.

How about listening to this while doing the laundry?


No.
I could be listening to something I really enjoy while doing laundry. How about that?
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I thought the two primary purposes for the internet were cat memes and overreactions.
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21.09.2023 - 13:11
Rating: 4
RaduP
CertifiedHipster
Written by Roman Doez on 19.09.2020 at 17:39

6.

I reckon this didn't age well
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Do you think if the heart keeps on shrinking
One day there will be no heart at all?
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21.09.2023 - 14:28
Rating: 3
Roman Doez
Hallucigenia
Written by RaduP on 21.09.2023 at 13:11

Written by Roman Doez on 19.09.2020 at 17:39

6.

I reckon this didn't age well

Hahaha, literally everything I wrote before like 2021 or 2022 has aged very poorly. What I'd consider a 6 back then is probably what I'd give a 4 to today. Oh and this album also gets worse with every listen.
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21.09.2023 - 19:31
Rating: 4
DeathMetal

Written by AndyMetalFreak on 21.09.2023 at 09:15

Written by JoHn Doe on 21.09.2023 at 08:38

Written by DeathMetal on 21.09.2023 at 05:29

This is the audible equivalent of doing laundry. Fuck this album.



It's even worse than doing laundry. At least laundry is a necessary thing to do. There is no necessity in listening to this album.

How about listening to this while doing the laundry?


I'd probably pass out halfway through, and then all my wet clothes would get moldy...
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