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In the Presence of Enemies
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"In the Presence of Enemies" is a song by progressive metal band Dream Theater, which is featured in their ninth studio album Systematic Chaos. The song is split into two parts: "Part I", which is the opening of the album, and "Part II" as the final track. Clocking at 25:38 with both parts together, it is one of the longest tracks recorded by the band. Background The first song recorded, the twenty-five-minute epic "In the Presence of Enemies", was described by Petrucci as the "epitome of a Dream Theater creation". The song was split into two parts for the album, due to its being a good open and close to the album. According to Portnoy, the band felt it was too long to open the album, but did not want to close the album with a long song, as they had with the twenty-four-minute title track of their last album Octavarium (2005). The song is normally played in its entirety in live shows. The song seems to tell a story based on a Korean comic named Priest.. It was included on the live DVD Chaos in Motion 2007-2008. Tracklisting Personnel ;Dream Theater *James LaBrie - lead vocals *John Myung - bass *John Petrucci - guitars and backing vocals *Mike Portnoy - drums, percussion and backing vocals *Jordan Rudess - keyboards and continuum ;Production *John Petrucci and Mike Portnoy - producers *Paul Northfield - engineer, mixing, vocal track co-producer *Chad Lupo - assistant engineer *Hugh Syme - art direction, design, illustration *Daragh McDonagh - photography See Also
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