Dream Theater: Systematic chaos artwork

[ADD]

Originally Posted by Fe Maiden

Bingo!!! That was immediately apparent to me. I was wondering if anyone else would figure it out! Wasn't too hard though

Remember you are dealing with a Tool nerd here

[SnakeCharmer]

Well...as long as the music is awesome I can deal with the ants...

[Fe Maiden]

Originally Posted by ADD

Remember you are dealing with a Tool nerd here

I knew you would get it!

[DethMaiden]

Originally Posted by ADD

Wow........ the ants are supposed to represent humans obviously, it's a metaphor Hence the city/freeway background, we are like ants scurrying about in a systematic chaos, blah blah blah, etc......

Okay, I get the metaphor, but it's sort of a gay one. The ants are poorly drawn.

[Fe Maiden]

Originally Posted by DethMaiden

Okay, I get the metaphor, but it's sort of a gay one. The ants are poorly drawn.

Why do poorly drawn ants make a metaphor gay?

[DethMaiden]

Originally Posted by Fe Maiden

Why do poorly drawn ants make a metaphor gay?

They were two separate ideas. The metaphor is gay because it's one of those pretentious "Aren't we all just..." metaphors, and the ants also happen to be poorly drawn.

Still gonna be a sweet album though

[Bouville]

ORDO AB CHAO WILL SAVE METAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SirLardsAlot]

Originally Posted by es156

I think I read that the cover was done by Hugh Syme.

Originally Posted by DethMaiden

He did some classic ones for Rush.

And ..

[Fe Maiden]

I've heard one track -Constant Motion- and it kicks ass!!!!

[SnakeCharmer]

Originally Posted by Fe Maiden

I've heard one track -Constant Motion- and it kicks ass!!!!

They are going back to the Train of Thought sound!

I've also heard "The Dark Eternal Night" and its another winner! I am definitely excited about this album.