Song premiere: Dream Theater's 'The Enemy Inside'

Brian Mansfield | Special for USA TODAY

Dream Theater's last album, 2011's A Dramatic Turn of Events, earned the band its first Grammy nomination and a Top 10 debut on the Billboard album charts. The progressive metal band hopes to continue building on that success with a new, self-titled album — the group's 12th — out Sept. 24.

The Enemy Inside , the first single from the album and the band's first new music in nearly two years, premieres at USA TODAY.

Dream Theater was recorded between January and May at Cove City Sound Studios in Glen Cove, N.Y., with guitarist John Petrucci producing. The new album is also the first to involve new drummer Mike Mangini, who joined the band in time to track A Dramatic Turn of Events, from the beginning of the creation cycle.

"I see every new album as an opportunity to start over," Petrucci says in a release. "To either build or improve upon a direction that has been evolving over time or to completely break new ground. This is the first self-titled album of our career, and there is nothing I can think of that makes a statement of musical and creative identity stronger than that. We've fully explored all of the elements that make us unique, from the epic and intense to the atmospheric and cinematic. We're incredibly excited about Dream Theater and can't wait for everyone to hear it."

Dream Theater will tour Europe beginning in January and plans to play North American dates beginning in March.