Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess has shared information about his upcoming solo album, Permission To Fly, which he’s going to liberate via InsideOut Tune on September 6. You’ll additionally watch his new video for the monitor The Alchemist under.
Rudess introduced again in February that he had signed a brand new solo take care of the prog specialist label and that his new album would characteristic vocalist Joe Payne and drummer Darby Todd (Devin Townsend, The Darkness) in addition to Steve Dadaian on guitar, in addition to visitor guitar solos from Bastian Martinez.
“The essence of the album is deeply knowledgeable by way of the tumultuous occasions of 2023-2024, with motifs of peace and anti-violence woven during lots of the songs,” Rudess explains.
Whilst Rudess has urged the venture musically, he is became to his daughter Arianna for the lyrics at the new album.
“All of the lyrics at the album have been written by way of my daughter, Ariana,” he continues. “Whilst I experience writing lyrics myself, my number one focal point has a tendency to be at the sonic high quality of the phrases. For this album, I sought after to delve deeper and be offering one thing that resonated on a extra profound and cerebral degree. Ari did a phenomenal process.”
Permission To Fly will likely be to be had as a restricted CD digipak and gatefold 180g 2LP vinyl (each incl. bonus subject matter), in addition to digitally. You’ll see the brand new album art work and tracklisting under.
Pre-order Permission To Fly.

Jordan Rudess: Permission To Fly
1.The Ultimate Threshold
2. Into The Lair
3. Haunted Reverie
4. The Alchemist
5. Embers
6. Shadow of the Moon
7. Everlasting
8. Footstep within the Snow
9. Dreamer
10. Incarnation (Bonus Monitor)
11. Chopin Fm(Bonus Monitor)
