(English, please scroll down!) Tolle Musiknachrichten auf dem letzten Drücker im alten Jahr: Liquid Tension Experiment kündigt ein neues Album an. Die legendäre Supergruppe, bestehend aus Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, Sons of Apollo), John Petrucci (Dream Theater), Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater) und Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel), hat bei InsideOutMusic für die Veröffentlichung ihres 3. Albums unterschrieben. Das Album soll im Frühjahr 2021 erscheinen, 22 Jahre nach dem letzten Studioalbum der Band.
Die Band hat einen neuen Teaser-Trailer von Christian Rios veröffentlicht: (siehe unten).
1997 schlossen sich Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess und Tony Levin zusammen, um das Liquid Tension Experiment zu gründen. Die Vier veröffentlichten 1998 ihr legendäres, selbstbetiteltes Debütalbum und 1999 das schillernde Follow-up LTE2, das einen eigenen dynamischen, eindringlichen und erfinderischen Sound kreierte. Die unglaubliche Kreativität, die innerhalb des Kollektivs entstand, veranlasste damals Petrucci und Portnoy dazu, Rudess zu Dream Theater zu holen – was dann gleichzeitig zum Ende dieses Nebenprojekts bedeutete. Jetzt, da die Welt in Lockdowns und unsicheren Kalendern vereint ist, ist das Unvorstellbare endlich passiert… ein neues Liquid Tension Experiment-Album.
Anfang dieser Woche posteten Tony, Mike, Jordan und John Profilbilder auf ihren Social-Media-Seiten mit Masken, die mit „L-T-E-3“ beschriftet waren und ihre jeweiligen Gesichter bedeckten. Es folgte das vollständige Image der Band in den sozialen Netzwerken der Band. Wir sind jedenfalls gespannt!
English
The biggest music news of the year comes at the very end of 2020 as LIQUID TENSION EXPERIMENT announce their return with a new label and new album. The legendary supergroup comprised of Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, Sons of Apollo), John Petrucci (Dream Theater), Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater), and Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel) have signed with InsideOutMusic for the release of their 3rd album. The album is set for a Spring 2021 release, 22 years after the bands’ last studio album.
„What happens, when you put four of the most talented musicians on the planet in one room? LTE. We all have been waiting for this album to happen for a very long time and it makes us very proud to be releasing this album. This one is for the fans!“ – Thomas Waber, InsideOutMusic Label Manager
“We’ve all known Thomas Waber for a very long time and Jordan and I recently discovered how great it was to finally get to work together when Dream Theater joined the Inside Out family a few years ago. There really is no better home for LTE and we all look forward to doing great things together!” – John Petrucci
“Myself, and John, have known Thomas Waber since we met on the very first Dream Theater European tour in 1993 … since then I have worked with him and Inside Out for the past 20 years with Transatlantic, The Neal Morse Band and Sons Of Apollo. When LTE finally reunited this summer, we knew there was no other label that we could call home” – Mike Portnoy
The band have released a new teaser trailer, created by Christian Rios, which you can see here:
In 1997, Mike Portnoy, John Petrucci, Jordan Rudess, and Tony Levin, joined forces to create Liquid Tension Experiment. The foursome would release their iconic, self-titled debut album in 1998 and the dazzling follow-up, LTE2 in 1999, creating a dynamic, frantic, and inventive sound all their own. The incredible creativity between the collective would prompt Petrucci and Portnoy to invite Rudess to join Dream Theater, effectively marking the end of this side project. However, since that time, there have been few reunions more in demand. Now, with the world in lockdown and calendars unexpectedly aligned, the inconceivable has finally happened … a new Liquid Tension Experiment album.
Earlier this week, the Tony, Mike, Jordan, and John teased separate profile images on their social media pages with masks labeled with L-T-E-3 covering their respective faces. This was followed by the full band image on the band’s socials.