On this episode, we bring on legendary pyrotechnic technician John “Pyro” Watkins to talk about his life on the road with Van Halen, Kiss, Bon Jovi, Journey… just to name a few! We even delve into the Station Nightclub fire and what went so very wrong… John has some incredible stories!

The wait is finally over! Not only do we have a new Dream Theater record to sink our teeth into, but we have our first new music with Mike Portnoy behind the kit in almost fifteen years! On this huge day in DT history, we turn the show over to the fans to get THEIR immediate reactions to the new album Parasomnia!

It’s the next entry in our series of “you can’t have DT”, so… it’s 2007 and you walk into the record store to buy Systematic Chaos… 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

We’re back for our first show of 2025, and we’re bringing back our good friend Paul Logue of Eden’s Curse and James LaBrie’s solo band! After the success of our Empire deep dive, Paul asked if he could come back and talk some Van Halen – twist our arms! Paul chose 1991’s banger For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge – this is one of Jon’s favorite albums, so this promises to be a great discussion about a truly standout record from the VH catalog!

Gorilla Farts, DT talk, music talk, the fans/viewers/listeners guest-hosting the show… you know the drill! It’s our favorite show of the year – at our favorite time of the year! We’re giving the fans the mic and letting THEM host the show with us and ANY topic is on the table! We’re celebrating the holidays as only TII can with our fourth annual Fan Hangout show! Strap in kids… this could be a long one!

We’re nearing the end of what has probably been the busiest

With fifteen studio albums under their belts, Dream Theater

It’s spooky season, so we’re each giving our lists of our

We FINALLY have our first taste of the new Dream Theater record, which we now know to be titled Parasomnia! This is a quick announcement to let everyone know to head over to our YouTube channel for a full episode react from our viewers/listeners with Jon and Brian as moderators!

It’s our fifth installment of album song rankings and this