Talking Into Infinity - Episode 118 – Somewhere In Time Deep Dive!

It’s our first show of 2026 - a year forty years removed from one of the greatest in heavy metal history, 1986! We’ll be doing some deep dives into some of the incredibly classic records that defined that year and on this episode, we’re starting off with the fan-favorite Iron Maiden albumSomewhere In Time! Is it a worthy successor to the hugely successful and popular Powerslave – or does it signal the start of a decline in the quality of the band’s output?#johnpetrucci #mikeportnoy #jordanrudess #johnmyung#jameslabrie #dreamtheater #podcast #talkingintoinfinity #ironmaiden#somewhereintime #powerslave #heavymetal #1986

It’s the next entry in our series of “you can’t have DT”, so… it’s 2011 and you walk into the record store to buy A Dramatic Turn Of Events… and the clerk tells you that you CAN’T buy it! You HAVE to choose something else… what records are you grabbing? We give OUR choices for what we’d buy when we can’t have what we really want – the new Dream Theater record!#johnpetrucci #mikeportnoy #jordanrudess #johnmyung#jameslabrie #dreamtheater #podcast #talkingintoinfinity #adramaticturnofevents

We host a DT podcast, so you’d figure that we would know our stuff when it comes to all manner of trivia about the band – but do we? We test our qualifications and put ourselves through a number of online Dream Theater quizzes to how much we REALLY know about our favorite band!#johnpetrucci #mikeportnoy #jordanrudess #johnmyung#jameslabrie #dreamtheater #podcast #talkingintoinfinity

Jon recently caught the Columbus, Ohio stop of DreamTheater’s Parasomnia/A Change Of Seasons tour with Dream Theater's art director Wayne Joyner and he has plenty of stories to tell! #johnpetrucci #mikeportnoy #jordanrudess #johnmyung#jameslabrie #dreamtheater #podcast #talkingintoinfinity

There have been some recent developments in the DT camp and we’re digging into recent news and interviews and giving our thoughts on all the current happenings! We also discuss Rush's recent reunion tour announcement and the passing of legendary Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley!#johnpetrucci #mikeportnoy #jordanrudess #johnmyung#jameslabrie #dreamtheater #podcast #talkingintoinfinity #rush #rushreunion @anikanilles #acefrehley

Jon recently caught the Columbus, Ohio stop of DreamTheater’s Parasomnia/A Change Of Seasons tour and he has plenty of stories to tell! #johnpetrucci #mikeportnoy #jordanrudess #johnmyung#jameslabrie #dreamtheater #podcast #talkingintoinfinity #parasomnia #achangeofseasons

With Symphony X embarking on their first proper U.S. tour in a decade, we decided to dive into one of the band’s most beloved and iconic releases – 2007’s Paradise Lost! Is it a little slice of heaven, as most fans agree – or is it actually a little bit of hell? We give our thoughts on this incredible slab of prog metal greatness!

It’s another ranking show on TII! This time around, a discussion about ranking the opening songs on each of the DT studio albums got us thinking… what are our top album opening songs of all time – by ANY band? Some of our answers just might surprise you!

Say it ain’t so, Dave! Megadeth has announced thattheir upcoming album and world tour will be their last – on this episode of TII, we look back on one of the most influential and genre-changing bands in music history and give our thoughts (and personal stories!) about arguably thesecond-most important band in thrash metal history!#johnpetrucci #mikeportnoy #jordanrudess #johnmyung#jameslabrie #dreamtheater #podcast #talkingintoinfinity #megadeth #davemustaine #megadethretiring #megadethretires

It’s the next entry in our series of “you can’t have DT”, so… it’s 2009 and you walk into the record store to buy Black Clouds and Silver Linings… and the clerk tells you that you CAN’T buy it! You HAVE to choose something else… what records are you grabbing? We give OUR choices for what we’d buy when we can’t have what we really want – the new Dream Theater record!#johnpetrucci #mikeportnoy #jordanrudess #johnmyung#jameslabrie #dreamtheater #podcast #talkingintoinfinity