Dream Theater have revealed
Rainbow's "Stargazer" as the first of the cover songs recorded for their upcoming album
Black Clouds & Silver Linings. The song will be available on the three-disc special edition CD release of the album, and is
available on the iTunes Store right now.
Over the next five weeks until the album's release on June 23rd, five more songs will be announced and made available on the iTunes Store. "To Tame A Land" by
Iron Maiden is already understood to be one of the covers, recorded for a
Kerrang! magazine tribute to Iron Maiden in 2008.
Roadrunner Records's website features
an interview with Mike Portnoy on the selection of "Stargazer" and the idea behind the inclusion of cover songs on the album.