Dream Theater guitarist discusses BTBAM, Animals As Leaders

Dream Theater guitarist John Petrucci has spoken of the influence the current wave of progressive metal bands had on the inspirations behind DT’s upcoming self-titled album.

Speaking to Loudwire, Petrucci had the following to say:

“I think that without naming a specific band, there is a whole wave of younger bands that are in the prog vein. There is Periphery, Between the Buried and Me, Animals As Leaders — bands like that are doing stuff where you hear it and you are like, ‘Wow, that’s amazing! That was intense!’ You can’t help but have that seep into your subconscious, you know? In that sense, anything you hear that you like the sound of becomes an influence and shapes who you are as a musician writing music."