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In September 1986, Guitarist John Petrucci and his bassist friend John Myung both attended the Berklee School of Music in Boston. They were, at the time, looking to form a band in their spare time. They met drummer Mike Portnoy in one of Berklee's rehearsal rooms, and after a few days of getting to know each other they decided to try it out. They contacted an old high school friend, Kevin Moore to fill the keyboardist position. Then they called up vocalist Chris Collins, who completed the line-up to be known as Majesty.
The group, “Majesty,” started jamming in their free time, and recorded a short demo tape consisting of eight tracks to be circulated throughout the local area. The demo tape was called the 'Majesty Demos'.
It sold 1000 copies within the first six months. Amazingly, the demos continued to be copied and scattered by fans. It is still highly available today. The following November, the band underwent their first of so many line-up changes as Chris Collins and ...