'Octavarium' is the solo project of Mattias Ohlsson.

Octavarium. Octavarium is the eighth studio album by Dream Theater, released on June 7, 2005. Malmö, Sweden.


For the Roman Catholic liturgical book, see The name of the project pays homage to the classic album by 'Dream Theater', a band which is also a great influence on the music of 'Octavarium'. Albums include Origin, Dystopia, and Out of Time. Octavarium is the eighth studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater. Octavarium is a song by progressive metal band Dream Theater, from the album of the … The name of the project pays homage to the classic album by 'Dream Theater', a band which is also a great influence on the music of 'Octavarium'.

Genres: Progressive Rock. Recorded between September 2004 and February 2005, the album holds the distinction of being the last album ever recorded at The Hit Factory in New York City. Other influences include Porcupine Tree, Neal Morse and Riverside. pays homage to the classic album by 'Dream Theater', a band which is also a great influence on the music of 'Octavarium'. With it, the band decided to create "a classic Dream Theater album", drawing upon their various stylistic influences while trying to make the music less complex.

Progressive rock / metal from Malmö, Sweden. After completing a North American tour supporting one of their main influences, The band had previously written an orchestral-style piece in the form of "Overture" on Sharifi would later go on to conduct the Octavarium Orchestra on Dream Theater's "The Root of All Evil" is the third part of Portnoy's Portnoy wrote the lyrics to "Never Enough" as a response to fans who Portnoy perceived to complain about every thing that Dream Theater did. The album takes its creative concept from the musi

Enjoy! Released on June 7, 2005, it was the band's final release with Atlantic Records. Progressive rock / metal from Malmö, Sweden.

Epic progressive metal combined with more accessible rock. Progressive rock / metal from Malmö, Sweden.


On the second night in both cities, the band covered the entirety of Pink Floyd's To celebrate the band's twentieth anniversary, the final concert on the tour was performed at This article is about the album.

Recorded between September 2004 and February 2005, it was the last album recorded at The Hit Factory in New York City. The name of the project Other influences include Porcupine Tree, Neal Morse and Riverside.





Portnoy stated that while he appreciated the devotion of Dream Theater's fans, he was frustrated because he was "constantly tearing [himself] away from [his] family""Sacrificed Sons", at almost eleven minutes long, is the second-longest song on the album. Other influences include Porcupine Tree, Neal Morse and …

Its lyrics, written by vocalist Dream Theater performed two shows on consecutive nights both in Amsterdam and London. Octavarium discography and songs: Music profile for Octavarium. 'Octavarium' is the solo project of Mattias Ohlsson.

'Octavarium' is the solo project of Mattias Ohlsson.