In progressive rock today, it seems like there's a new supergroup every week. But long before that became the norm, and before musicians were regularly involved in more than one band, there was Liquid Tension Experiment In 1997, Mike Portnoy (Transatlantic, Sons of Apollo), John Petrucci (Dream Theater), Jordan Rudess (Dream Theater) and Tony Levin (King Crimson, Peter Gabriel) joined forces to create Liquid Tension Experiment. The quartet released their legendary self-titled debut album in 1998 and then directly followed it up with the impressive follow-up "LTE2" in 1999. In doing so, they created a dynamic, wild and inventive sound that is still unique today. The incredible creativity of this collective led Petrucci and Portnoy to invite Rudess to join Dream Theater, which would mark the end of this side project For 22 years, nothing happened, though few reunions were more sought after than this one. But now, with the world in lockdown and the calendars of these four Ausmahmemusicians unexpectedly proving empty, the unthinkable has happened... LTE3 The eight songs on the new LTE3 are a mix of four fully composed tracks, two duets, an impromptu jam and a meticulously arranged cover. "We composed four songs. We realized it was the same as the first two albums," Portnoy explains. Jordan Rudess agrees, "It feels like a sequel. Like we recorded LTE2 and came back a week later to do LTE3. I know it's amazing, but time flew by and the chemistry is exactly the same. It was great then and it is great now." Petrucci comments, "Who would have thought a group of guys our age would play like this? It's relentless. It's definitely a statement, you know we're back. It's like anytime you press 'play' it's going to waltz you down."