What is Dream Theater?
{{Infobox musical artist | name = Dream Theater | Img = Dream Theater live at Mediolanum Forum, Assago - February 12th, 2020.jpg | Img_capt = Dream Theater in 2020. From left to right: [[John Petrucci]], [[James LaBrie]], [[Mike Mangini]], [[Jordan Rudess]] and [[John Myung]]. | landscape = yes | alias = Majesty (1985–1988) | origin = [[Boston]], [[Massachusetts]], {{nowrap|United States}} | genre = {{flatlist| * [[Progressive metal]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mixdownmag.com.au/features/how-dream-theater-made-prog-metal-into-the-genre-it-is-today|title=How Dream Theater Made Prog-Metal Into The Genre It Is Today}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/john-petrucci-progressive-metal-is-the-perfect-way-to-describe-dream-theater|title=JOHN PETRUCCI: 'Progressive Metal' Is 'The Perfect Way' To Describe DREAM THEATER|website=Blabbermouth.net|date=21 July 2022}}</ref> }} | years_active = 1985–present | label = {{flatlist| * [[Inside Out Music|Inside Out]] * [[Roadrunner Records|Roadrunner]] * [[Warner Records|Warner Bros.]] * [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]] * [[Elektra Records|Elektra]] * [[East West Records|East West]] * [[Atco Records|Atco]] * Mechanic * YtseJam }} | associated_acts = {{flatlist| * [[Liquid Tension Experiment]] * [[Explorers Club (band)|Explorers Club]] * [[OSI (band)|OSI]] * [[Platypus (band)|Platypus]] }} | website = {{URL|http://www.dreamtheater.net}} | current_members = * [[John Myung]] * [[John Petrucci]] * [[Mike Portnoy]] * [[James LaBrie]] * [[Jordan Rudess]] | past_members = * [[Chris Collins (singer)|Chris Collins]] * [[Kevin Moore]] * [[Charlie Dominici]] * [[Derek Sherinian]] * [[Mike Mangini]] }} '''Dream Theater''' (often called '''DT''' for short) is an American [[progressive metal]] band formed in the mid-1980s in the [[United States]]. == Band members == === Current members === * [[James LaBrie]] ([[singer|vocals]]) * [[John Myung]] ([[bass guitar|electric basse