John Petrucci Announces New Solo Album, 'Terminal Velocity'

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The new LP, Petrucci's first solo effort in 15 years, will arrive in the fall.

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Though Dream Theater has dependably cranked out an album every couple of years since their formation in the late '80s, it's been a long, long time since we last saw a solo effort from their guitarist, maestro John Petrucci.

The long wait, however, will soon be over.

On Instagram earlier this week, Petrucci revealed that his next solo album, titled Terminal Velocity, will be released in the fall. The new effort will be his first since 2005's Suspended Animation. 

For now, we don't have a whole lot to go on - just the cover art and an all-too-brief snippet of music - but we'll keep you updated as we find out more.

For more on all things Petrucci, head on over to johnpetrucci.com.

In 2005, there was SUSPENDED ANIMATION. And now, 15 years later, THE WAIT IS NEARLY OVER! #JohnPetrucci #TerminalVelocity #Fall2020 John Petrucci

A photo posted by @johnpetrucciofficial on Jun 17, 2020 at 12:00pm PDT

Jackson Maxwell
Jackson Maxwell
Associate Editor, GuitarWorld.com and GuitarPlayer.com

Jackson is an Associate Editor at GuitarWorld.com and GuitarPlayer.com. He’s been writing and editing stories about new gear, technique and guitar-driven music both old and new since 2014, and has also written extensively on the same topics for Guitar Player. Elsewhere, his album reviews and essays have appeared in Louder and Unrecorded. Though open to music of all kinds, his greatest love has always been indie, and everything that falls under its massive umbrella. To that end, you can find him on Twitter crowing about whatever great new guitar band you need to drop everything to hear right now.