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Introducing syncs.id — Synchronized IoT for a Smarter Future

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Release announcement of my iot services offering. syncs.id

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Jun 8, 2024

David Gilmour Announces New Album Luck and Strange

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David Gilmour has announced the release of his first new album in nine years. Entitled Luck and Strange, it will be released on September 6th through Sony Music.

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Oct 28, 2023

Dream Theater Announce The Return of Drummer Mike Portnoy

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GRAMMY®-winning, progressive music titans Dream Theater are announcing the return of drummer Mike Portnoy to the group. Portnoy will reunite with guitarist John Petrucci and bassist John Myung – the trio formed the band at the Berklee College Of Music in 1985 – along with longtime members, vocalist James LaBrie and keyboardist Jordan Rudess.

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Black Clouds & Silver Linings (2009)

Black Clouds & Silver Linings is the tenth studio album by American progressive metal band Dream Theater, released on June 23, 2009, through Roadrunner Records.[2][3] It was the last album to feature drummer and founding member Mike Portnoy until Parasomnia (2025) following his return in 2023.[4][5][6]

The album was recorded between October 2008 and March 2009 at Avatar Recording Studios|Avatar Studios in New York City, where they previously recorded Falling into Infinity (1997) and Systematic Chaos (2007). Black Clouds & Silver Linings was produced by John Petrucci and Portnoy (their final album to be produced jointly as of 2024, since Parasomnia was solely produced by Petrucci), and was engineered and mixed by Paul Northfield.

Black Clouds & Silver Linings was a major success for Dream Theater, becoming their highest-charting album on the Billboard 200, where it peaked at number six.[7]