Progressive metal titans DREAM THEATER are finishing up their highly anticipated new album, the first with newcomer drummer Mike Mangini (ex-EXTREME, STEVE VAI, ANNIHILATOR).

The album will be called A Dramatic Turn Of Events and is due to be issued in early September via Roadrunner Records.

The tracklist is as follows:

01. On The Backs Of Angels
02. Build Me Up, Break Me Down
03. Lost Not Forgotten
04. This Is The Life
05. The Shaman's Trance
06. Outcry
07. Far From Heaven
08. Breaking All Illusions
09. Beneath The Surface

Guitarist/producer John Petrucci comments: "I'm incredibly psyched with the way this album came out and can't wait to share it with everybody. We are currently in the mix stage with the great Andy Wallace and it's all sounding amazing!"

The band will kick off a world tour in July 2011.В