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The Astonishing

2016 studio album by Dream Theater
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The Astonishing

Summary

The Astonishing is an album[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (469 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Astonishing's instance of is recorded as album[3].
  • The Astonishing's composer is recorded as John Petrucci[4].
  • The Astonishing's composer is recorded as Jordan Rudess[5].
  • The Astonishing's genre is progressive metal[6].
  • The Astonishing's genre is rock opera[7].
  • The Astonishing was produced by John Petrucci[8].
  • The Astonishing was performed by Dream Theater[9].
  • The Astonishing's record label is recorded as Roadrunner Records[10].
  • The Astonishing's place of publication is recorded as United States[11].
  • The Astonishing is part of Dream Theater's albums in chronological order[12].
  • The Astonishing's language of work or name is recorded as English[13].
  • The Astonishing was distributed by 2 × CD[14].
  • The Astonishing was distributed by LP record[15].
  • The Astonishing was distributed by music download[16].
  • The Astonishing was distributed by music streaming[17].
  • The Astonishing was published on January 29, 2016[18].
  • The Astonishing's lyricist is recorded as John Petrucci[19].
  • The Astonishing's cover art by is recorded as Jie Ma[20].
  • The Astonishing's official website is recorded as http://www.dreamtheater.net/theastonishing[21].
  • The Astonishing's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Astonishing'}[22].
  • The Astonishing's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7727', 'amount': '+130'}[23].
  • The Astonishing's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+20'}[24].
  • The Astonishing's number of parts of this work is recorded as {'unit': 'Q7302866', 'amount': '+14'}[25].
  • The Astonishing's form of creative work is recorded as studio album[26].

Product Details

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  • Release type: Album[27]

  • First release date: 2016-01-29[28]

  • Genre(s): heavy metal, progressive metal, progressive rock, rock, rock opera[29]

  • Community tags: heavy metal, progressive metal, progressive rock, rock, rock opera[30]

  • MusicBrainz ID: a6e607ef-5c6e-4feb-97f7-a5b49efbdd87[31]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Among the performers on The Astonishing was Dream Theater[9]. It was produced by John Petrucci[8].

Publication

The Astonishing was released on January 29, 2016[18]. Its place of publication is recorded as United States[11]. Its language of work or name is recorded as English[13]. Genres include progressive metal[6] and rock opera[7]. It is part of Dream Theater's albums in chronological order[12]. Recorded distribution format include 2 × CD[14], LP record[15], music download[16], and music streaming[17].

Why It Matters

The Astonishing ranks in the top 2% of album entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (469 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32]

Related Entities

2 × CD Dream Theater John Petrucci Jordan Rudess Roadrunner Records United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [27] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [30] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [31] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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