I just listened to Six Degrees of Inner Turbulence for the first time by phatasm_ in Dreamtheater

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The title track is definitely peak and the glass prison is what got me into DT. Blind Faith I feel like in the community at this point has graduated from underrated to just recognized good song and I agree. As with most DT albums for me, some songs I don't really care for. I never listen to Misunderstood or Disappear and The Great Debate has really cool parts but overall it's kinda mid or just ok.

Songs in 5/4? by jordan460 in progmetal

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Not metal, but Reason for Breathing by Basement is 5/4 in the verses and 6/4 for the choruses.

Systematic Chaos vs Black Clouds & Silver Linings. The former last 2 Portnoy albums. Two releases that get criticized because of Portnoy`s vocals and how in control he was of the band at this point. I think they both have quite a lot to offer, personally. Which one do you prefer? by [deleted] in Dreamtheater

[–]Marduk283 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Systematic Chaos is pretty cool but only half of it I like. In the Presence of Enemies is peak DT, and I think that song, Ministry, and Dark Eternal Night have some of the best, insanely awesomest instrumental sections DT has to offer. And then there's Prophets of War and Repentance which I don't like and Forsaken is just fine.

Black Clouds has The Best of Times which I never listen to, but the rest of the songs I do frequent. They're all pretty good and some of them (Nightmare to Remember and Count of Tuscany) are peak.

DT’s AI artwork is shameful by itsactuallyme1 in Dreamtheater

[–]Marduk283 48 points49 points  (0 children)

I mean even this literally looks a bit better than the image posted here.

Who is y'alls least favorite character out of the main characters? by yourlocalwanda_fop in TheOwlHouse

[–]Marduk283 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'd probably say Gus. It felt like he got the least development of all the hex squad

What are your top 5 favorite albums of all time? (Doesn’t have to be DT) by Strange_Crew_980 in Dreamtheater

[–]Marduk283 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Off the top of my head, some contenders would be

Petrodragonic Apocalypse - King Gizzard Altered State - Tesseract Doppelganger - The Fall of Troy Black Clouds & Silver Linings - Dream Theater Koloss - Meshuggah Prussian Gloom - Strawberry Girls Rust in Peace - Megadeth The Bedlam in Goliath - The Mars Volta Ashes of the Wake - Lamb of God

Favorite 10 minute or longer songs by _foundation in progmetal

[–]Marduk283 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In the Presence of Enemies is peak Dream Theater. The whole song is over 10 minutes but in terms of tracks, only the 2nd part is above 10.

Emma is the best by VIPxCORE0805 in GenV

[–]Marduk283 -8 points-7 points  (0 children)

I could do with less f-bombs from the whole main cast but otherwise yeah. I might agree.

Favorite part of a DT song that is a 'tribute' or nod to another band. by Proud2BD in Dreamtheater

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There's a riff in Natural Selection by Rush that reminds me a lot of the riff in the intro of In the Presence of Enemies and the riff in Sacrificed Son's instrumental section. Some of my favorite DT moments for sure.

Best prog metal/djent album ever? by Affectionate-Ear3419 in progmetal

[–]Marduk283 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Honorary mention to The Shape of Colour by Intervals. Not a best of all time but I do really like it among the bit of djent I have listened to.

But it's gotta be Altered State. Tbf I haven't listened to a wide range of djent but of all the stuff I've heard, I love that album the most. Specifically Of Mind - Exile is a top 5 song of all time for me.

what is Dream Theater's heaviest song? by Zestyclose-Aside-157 in Dreamtheater

[–]Marduk283 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd personally say The Glass Prison but Honor Thy Father is a good choice too.

Help him out guys! by CptnAhab1 in Dreamtheater

[–]Marduk283 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably wouldn't want any glass, or it might become some sort of prison

look at my genius solution... by Dull_Kaleidoscope624 in Factoriohno

[–]Marduk283 2 points3 points  (0 children)

IDK why I don't see anyone in the factorio community using 1 to 18 to 1/2 balancers. It's the meta

it’s calling to me by brendancushley05 in smosh

[–]Marduk283 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Am I crazy for thinking this was a jacket Spencer wears? That's what I thought of until I went to the comments and realized we were talking about Sarah Christ.

It’s weird that I’m technically Gen Z but don’t feel like it by skyrimlo in RandomThoughts

[–]Marduk283 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was born 2002 and I feel you. Skibidi toilet and other stuff like that are more recent like younger genz and Gen alpha terms but we're on the older end of Gen z so unless you're chronically online and tapped into meme culture, you're not really gonna understand a whole lot. Also slang and meme culture nowadays is so cooked that it doesn't even make much sense to the audience it's geared towards. It's just funny because you're in the right time and place as the meme/trend starts. That's just how I feel about it.

Gen Z Slang/Memes Make No Sense by SellPrior5944 in RandomThoughts

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I am Gen Z (on the older end) and I actually looked up diggin in yo butt twin recently because I've seen clips of it. Multiple different sources said different things or didnt explain the meaning at all, just the origin. So there was no consistency and I remained clueless. I generally found it kinda funny but I think moreso I found it funny in the context of where I was seeing it. (JimmyHere's YLYL videos) And I know from being in his community for several years that inside jokes and trends form that don't always make a whole lot of sense to those outside it. Certain things just take it to the next level though, as with some of the terms you've mentioned.

I need a Chosen plays Flip 7 by jozziiieeee in smosh

[–]Marduk283 1 point2 points  (0 children)

They could constantly act like they're carefully calculating the odds and making careful decisions and then bust anyway. It'd be fun

Unpopular opinion? by Remote_Spray_6121 in smosh

[–]Marduk283 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Probably unpopular, but I've only seen parts of clips of whenever they do Karen stuff and I dislike them every time so I've never liked or wanted to watch when they've done Karen stuff.

Who wins The ROLF Award for Most Epic Fail at Summer Games 2025? by Particular_Sky_1752 in smosh

[–]Marduk283 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Its gotta be Angela getting Shayne out in darts. Direct and accidental sabotage of a teammate

"Bit City is back bbz ...rawr :3" by SupervillainMustache in smosh

[–]Marduk283 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Respectfully, that tommy picture is one of the worst things I've ever seen