Editing Transatlantic (band) (section)

==Biography==
===Formation===
Originally intending to include [[Fates Warning]] guitarist [[Jim Matheos]], Morse and Portnoy tapped [[The Flower Kings|Flower Kings]] guitarist/vocalist [[Roine Stolt]] when Matheos was unable to participate. The band completed their lineup by adding bassist and progressive rock veteran [[Pete Trewavas]] from the group [[Marillion]] and [[Edison's Children]].<ref name="guitarhoo"/> Before Transatlantic, the first moniker the band came up with was "Second Nature".<ref name=archive>{{Cite web|url=http://www.transatlanticweb.com/news.php?p=newsarch|title=Transatlantic - The Official Site|website=Transatlanticweb.com|access-date=9 October 2024}}</ref>

===''SMPT:e'' and ''Bridge Across Forever'' (2000–2002)===
Their first album, 2000's ''[[SMPT:e]]'' (a play on words, as both a combination of the members' last initials, as well as a common [[SMPTE time code|machine time protocol]] used in high end recording studios) received strong critical reviews, including "some of the best progressive rock music ever written" (Robert Taylor in [[AllMusic]]).

A subsequent tour of the United States led to a double live CD, ''[[Live in America (Transatlantic album)|Transatlantic Live in America]]'', and a video of the same name. The band showed their musical heritage on the live CD, presenting covers of [[the Beatles]]' "[[Strawberry Fields Forever]]", as well as a medley of [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]]' epic "[[Watcher of the Skies]]" and "[[Firth of Fifth]]". The band also released another double live CD/DVD called ''Live in Europe'' in 2003; one standout is the version of "Suite Charlotte Pike" that includes covers of tracks from The Beatles ''[[Abbey Road]]'' album.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.transatlanticweb.com/discography.php?p=europe_2cd|title=Transatlantic - The Official Site|website=Transatlanticweb.com|access-date=28 July 2022}}</ref>

Though ''SMPT:e'' contained the 31-minute opus "All of the Above", the band's second studio album, 2001's ''[[Bridge Across Forever]]'', found the band flexing their muscles further in the long form for which progressive rock is known. The CD contained just four tracks, the 26-minute "Duel With the Devil", the 14-minute "Suite Charlotte Pike", and the 26-minute "Stranger in Your Soul" making up the bulk of the disc, with the title track coming in at a relatively scant five minutes. The limited edition also contains a cover of [[Pink Floyd]]'s "[[Shine on You Crazy Diamond]]". In November 2001, the band toured Europe. As an added bonus for progressive metal fans, [[Daniel Gildenlöw]] of the band [[Pain of Salvation]] sat in throughout the tour, playing keyboards, guitars, percussion, and vocals.

===Years of hiatus (2002–2009)===
Morse left his regular band [[Spock's Beard]] in October 2002, stating "God wants me to do something else," which meant leaving the mainstream prog scene to launch a new career as a [[Christian music|Christian]] musician. This move also included ending his activities for Transatlantic. Portnoy reacted: "This spells the end of Transatlantic as I wouldn't possibly consider continuing it without him."<ref name=archive/> A live [[DVD]] of the tour was released in late 2003.

In the years to follow Morse continued to collaborate with Portnoy both in the studio and on stage. Morse' concerts frequently included one or more Transatlantic songs. A three-quarter reunion took place on 23 August 2008, when Stolt and Portnoy joined Morse at the Three Rivers Prog Fest in Pittsburgh for "We All Need Some Light" and "Stranger in Your Soul".

===Reunion and ''The Whirlwind'' (2009–2013)===
On 16 April 2009, it was officially announced that the band had reunited and begun work on a third studio album.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://flowerkings.se/?s=news |title=Transatlantic Flies Again!!!  |publisher=The Flower Kings official website  |access-date=16 April 2009}}</ref> The album was released in October 2009 and consisted of a single 77-minute title-track ''The Whirlwind''. A special edition of the album was also released, including a second disc with four additional original tracks and four cover tracks. Additionally, a deluxe edition was released, which included a DVD documenting the making of the album.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.transatlanticweb.com/news.php# |title=TRANSATLANTIC'S THE WHIRLWIND - Coming in October! |publisher=Transatlantic - The Official Site |access-date=26 August 2009}}</ref> The album reached No.&nbsp;21 on the U.S. [[Billboard magazine|Billboard]] Heatseekers chart.<ref>[{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p416233|pure_url=yes}} Charts], [[AllMusic]]</ref>

The band toured North America and Europe in April–May 2010 in support of ''The Whirlwind''. Dubbed the Whirld Tour, the band was again joined by Daniel Gildenlöw on stage.

In February 2013, the new Neal Morse band (with Mike Portnoy) and [[the Flower Kings]] started a European tour together which was followed by a gig in Los Angeles in May. Each band performed a set with their own songs and the encore set featured Transatlantic songs performed by Morse, Portnoy and Stolt supported by members of the two bands with special guests [[Jonas Reingold]] and Randy George alternating on bass.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.progrockmag.com/news/neal-morse-band-and-flower-kings-tour-was-eureka-moment/ |title=Neal Morse Band and Flower Kings Tour Was 'Eureka Moment' &#124; Prog Mag |access-date=22 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130202154833/http://www.progrockmag.com/news/neal-morse-band-and-flower-kings-tour-was-eureka-moment/ |archive-date=2 February 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.progrockmag.com/news/mike-portnoy-joins-neal-morse-for-flower-kings-tour/ |title=Mike Portnoy Joins Neal Morse for Flower Kings Tour &#124; Prog Magazine |access-date=22 February 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130212070053/http://www.progrockmag.com/news/mike-portnoy-joins-neal-morse-for-flower-kings-tour/ |archive-date=12 February 2013 }}</ref> The encore ends with eleven musicians on the stage.

On 10 March 2013, Pete Trewavas announced at the Marillion Weekend Convention in Port Zélande, the Netherlands, that he would be going to Nashville in the Summer to record new material with Transatlantic. Neal Morse confirmed this to DPRP.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dprp.net/wp/?p=8896|title=And Neal Morse says…|work=dprp.net}}</ref>

===''Kaleidoscope'' (2014-2017)===
On 30 May 2013, Mike Portnoy announced that they had finished writing a new Transatlantic album. It featured five songs (two epics and three 'normal length' ones) plus eight covers for the bonus disc.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/mikeportnoyofficial/posts/605254459492200 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/facebook/116713035013014/605254459492200 |archive-date=26 February 2022 |url-access=limited|title=Mike Portnoy - The TA4 Sessions went splendidly fantastic!... - Facebook|website=Facebook.com}}{{cbignore}}</ref> The album was released in January 2014.<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QR9PIJ9d2ck&sns=em| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/QR9PIJ9d2ck| archive-date=11 December 2021 | url-status=live|title=Mike Portnoy - interview @Linea Rock|date=24 September 2013|work=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> A world tour of the United States and Europe followed, including a performance on the "Progressive Nation at Sea" cruise created by Mike Portnoy. The band played two shows, with the first featuring the entire ''Kaleidoscope'' album and the second including guest performances by famous progressive rock artists such as [[Jon Anderson]] of [[Yes (band)|Yes]]. On 11 September 2014, Kaleidoscope won Album of the Year at the third annual Progressive Music Awards.

On 7 February 2017, the band performed on the [[Cruise to the Edge]], with [[Ted Leonard]] filling in for [[Roine Stolt]], and [[Bill Hubauer]] filling in for [[Daniel Gildenlöw]].

===''The Absolute Universe'' (2019–2022)===
Transatlantic recorded its fifth album, ''[[The Absolute Universe]]'', and released it on 5 February 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/accounts/login/|title=Instagram|website=Instagram.com|access-date=21 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4Ln98PtgZI| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/g4Ln98PtgZI| archive-date=11 December 2021 | url-status=live|title=Transatlantic - The Absolute Universe (Album Trailer)|access-date=21 March 2021|publisher=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

On 5 June 2021, [[Mike Portnoy]] announced on his Twitter feed<ref>{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/mikeportnoy/status/1401244364211376133|title=Mike Portnoy Twitter|work=Twitter|date=5 June 2021}}</ref> that Transatlantic would be playing at Morsefest 2022 outside of Nashville, TN on 29–30 April 2022 as a warmup gig for Cruise To The Edge.  It was subsequently announced that both ''[[The Absolute Universe]]'' and ''The Whirlwind'' would be played in their entirety at these shows.