Breaking the Fourth Wall (album)

Breaking the Fourth Wall
Cover art by Hugh Syme
Live album / video by
ReleasedSeptember 29, 2014 (2014-09-29)
RecordedMarch 25, 2014[1]
VenueBoston Opera House
Genre
Length165:36 (video)
158:49 (album)
LabelRoadrunner
ProducerJohn Petrucci
Dream Theater chronology
Live at Luna Park
(2013)
Breaking the Fourth Wall
(2014)
The Astonishing
(2016)

Breaking the Fourth Wall is the eighth live album and video by American progressive metal band Dream Theater, recorded live at the Boston Opera House on March 25, 2014, and released on September 29 on CD, DVD, and Blu-ray; the DVD and Blu-ray releases include bonus features. The release was announced by the band on August 21, 2014, and a promotional video featuring the live version of "The Looking Glass" was uploaded to YouTube. Another promotional video featuring the live version of "Strange Déjà Vu" was uploaded on September 15, 2014.

The concert was filmed and directed by Pierre and François Lamoureux, known for their work on most of the concert films by Rush.[2] It features the Berklee College of Music "World Strings" and "Concert Choir" on all songs from "Illumination Theory" onwards.

Breaking the Fourth Wall has been released in a number of formats:

  • 2xDVD
  • Digital MP3 Album
  • Blu-ray
  • Blu-ray + 3xCD
  • Blu-ray + 3xCD + poster

Customers who pre-ordered the album received an instant download of "The Looking Glass".[3]

  1. ^ "Dream Theater Breaking the Fourth Wall (Live from the Boston Opera House) Blu-Ray + 3xCD + Poster + Digital Album Instant Grat". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  2. ^ "Dream Theater Breaking the Fourth Wall (Live from the Boston Opera House) Blu-Ray + 3xCD + Poster + Digital Album Instant Grat". Archived from the original on 2014-10-06. Retrieved 2014-08-22.
  3. ^ "Dream Theater | the Astonishing". Archived from the original on 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2016-01-30.

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