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When Dream and Day Unite
Metal · 1989 · 7 tracks

When Dream and Day Unite

Dream Theater

A high-velocity collision of 80s thrash energy and complex prog-rock architecture. The raw, analog blueprint for modern progressive metal.

March 6, 1989 · Mechanic Records

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A restless, ambitious surge of technical brilliance and youthful defiance.

Tracklist · 7 Tracks
01
A Fortune in Lies
5:13
02
Status Seeker
4:17
03
The Ytse Jam
5:47
04
The Killing Hand
8:42
05
Light Fuse and Get Away
7:24
07
The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun
8:05
08
Only a Matter of Time
6:36
Moments Worth Listening For
The dizzying instrumental interplay of 'The Ytse Jam' where the bass and guitar lock into a hyper-speed melodic spiral.
The transition from the atmospheric, synth-heavy intro of 'The Ones Who Help to Set the Sun' into a crushing thrash riff.
The soaring, theatrical climax of 'Only a Matter of Time' where the vocals hit their peak against a wall of symphonic keys.
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Where This Album DepartsEach spoke is a trait. The orange shape shows where this album pulls away from — or holds to — the rest of the artist’s catalogue. Tap for more.

How does When Dream and Day Unite sound next to the rest of Dream Theater's catalogue?

Basement Show+3.7σ

Basement Show saturates this record far more than the artist's norm.

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