The Astonishing

Tracklist

1. Disc 1
2. 1Descent of the NOMACSJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess1:11
3. 2Dystopian OvertureJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess4:51
4. 3The Gift of MusicJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess4:00
5. 4The AnswerJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess1:53
6. 5A Better LifeJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess4:39
7. 6Lord NafaryusJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess3:28
8. 7A Savior in the SquareJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess4:14
9. 8When Your Time Has ComeJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess4:19
10. 9Act of FaytheJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess5:01
11. 10Three DaysJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess3:44
12. 11The Hovering SojournJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess0:28
13. 12Brother, Can You Hear Me?John Petrucci and Jordan Rudess5:11
14. 13A Life Left BehindJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess5:49
15. 14RavenskillJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess6:01
16. 15ChosenJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess4:32
17. 16A Tempting OfferJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess4:20
18. 17Digital DiscordJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess0:48
19. 18The X AspectJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess4:13
20. 19A New BeginningJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess7:41
21. 20The Road to RevolutionJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess3:35
22. Disc 2
23. 12285 Entr’acteJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess2:20
24. 2Moment of BetrayalJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess6:11
25. 3Heaven’s CoveJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess4:19
26. 4Begin AgainJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess3:54
27. 5The Path That DividesJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess5:09
28. 6Machine ChatterJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess1:03
29. 7The Walking ShadowJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess2:58
30. 8My Last FarewellJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess3:44
31. 9Losing FaytheJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess4:13
32. 10Whispers on the WindJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess1:37
33. 11Hymn of a Thousand VoicesJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess3:38
34. 12Our New WorldJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess4:12
35. 13Power DownJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess1:25
36. 14AstonishingJohn Petrucci and Jordan Rudess5:51

Produced by

John Petrucci

Recorded at

Cove City Sound Studios (Glen Cove, New York), Samurai Hotel Recording Studio (Astoria, New York), Street of Dreams (Toronto, Ontario, Canada), CNSO, Prague, Glen Cove

Recorded

January–June, August–September 2015

Mixed by

Richard Chycki

Mixed at

Germano Studios

Engineered by

Gary Chester, Mike Schuppan, Travis Warner, Richard Chycki

Mastered by

Ted Jensen

Artwork

Sean Mosher‐Smith, Jie Ma

Labels

Roadrunner Records, Roadrunner

Length

2:10:32

Line-up

• Mike Mangini · drums (drum set), percussion
• John Myung · bass guitar
• John Petrucci · guitar
• Jordan Rudess · keyboard, synthesizer
• Boys Choir · choir vocals
• Richard Chycki · spoken vocals
• Fred Martin and The Levite Camp · choir vocals
• Millennium Choir · choir vocals
• Pueri Cantores · choir vocals
• Susan Youngblood · choir vocals
• James LaBrie · lead vocals
• Eric Rigler · bagpipe · guest

Singles

• “The Gift of Music” · 3 December 2015
• “Moment of Betrayal” · 22 January 2016
• “Our New World (ft. Lzzy Hale)” · 9 September 2016

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