DREAM THEATER Receive Third Career Grammy Nomination for “The Alien”

Millions-selling progressive music titans DREAM THEATER have achieved another career milestone securing their third GRAMMY nomination today for the song “The Alien.” The song is the album opener of their recently released 15th studio album A View From The Top Of The World. “The Alien” was nominated in the Best Metal Performance category and the category video can be seen here:

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The latest nomination follows their two previous nominations: one in 2013 in the Best Metal Performance category for “The Enemy Inside” and one in 2011 in the Best Hard Rock/Metal Performance for “On The Backs Of Angels.”

“We are so honored to be nominated for a GRAMMY this year in the Best Metal Performance category! ‘The Alien’ was the first track that we wrote for the new album when we all convened to write last October. We are thrilled to have it be recognized in this way. We are in some amazing company with this year’s nominees and wish them all the best of luck!”