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James LaBrie
Canadian singer
Musical artist
Kevin James LaBrie (born May 5, 1963) is a Canadian singer, best known as the lead singer of American progressive metal band Dream Theater, which he has been fronting since 1991.
Early life
[edit]Kevin James LaBrie was born in Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada and started playing drums at age five. By his mid-teens, he was a member of several bands as a front man that attempted singing and/or drumming. He stopped playing drums at age 17[1] and in 1981, at age 18, he moved to Toronto.
Career
[edit]Coney Hatch
[edit]LaBrie joined Coney Hatch in 1986 when they were attempting a new lineup. The band recorded a number of demonstration tapes in their rehearsal studio and performed live in Ontario clubs for several months. When their record company (Anthem) expressed their disapproval of the lineup, the band replaced LaBrie with Phil Naro in one last ditched attempt at forging ahead without Carl Dixon. That lineup was to be short lived as well.
Winter Rose
[edit]Soon after parting ways with Coney Hatch, LaBrie became the vocalist for the glam metal band Winter Rose.[2][3] The group also included Richard Chycki on guitar and bass, Randy Cooke on drums, and (in an earlier incarnation), Seb
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The Astonishing
2016 studio album by Dream Theater
| The Astonishing | |
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| Released | January 29, 2016 |
| Recorded | January–June, August–September 2015 |
| Studio | Cove City Sound Studios, Glen Cove, New York The Samurai Hotel, Astoria, New York Street of Dreams, Toronto, Ontario, Canada CNSO, Prague |
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| Length | 130:23 |
| Label | Roadrunner |
| Producer | John Petrucci |
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The Astonishing is the thirteenth studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater, released on January 29, 2016 through Roadrunner Records, which the final release through the label. It is the band's second concept album, with a story conceived by guitarist John Petrucci and music written by Petrucci and keyboardist Jordan Rudess. Composer David Campbell assisted with orchestrating the album's strings and choirs. The band recorded their parts for the album throughout 2015 at Cove City Sound Studios on Long Island, New York, with the exception of vocals, which were recorded in Canada. Mixing and sound engineering were performed by the band's longtime collaborator, Richard Chycki, with Petrucci producing.
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