There is widespread consensus that New York-based band Dream Theater is the best progressive metal band of all times, after other bands like Queensryche and Fates Warning. Dream Theater has built an enormous reputation since the release of their first album When Dream and Day Unite.

Their unique and powerful style blends influences from jazz, 70's progressive rock bands like Genesis, Pink Floyd or Yes and more contemporary and heavier bands like Metallica and Opeth. It is this unique combination of differring and almost opposing musical styles combined with the superb musicianship of Petrucci, Mangini, Myung, Rudess and La Brie that gives Dream Theater the throne of progressive metal bands.

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Their latest album, A Dramatic Turn of Events, shows all this band is capable of: a sensational diversity of musical styles, virtuoso musicianship, fantastic and complex melodies and exceptional ballads.