The Majesty Demos are the first recorded attempts of progressive band Dream Theater, under their original name, Majesty.
 The original 1986 tape contained six tracks which were recorded on Mike Portnoy's analog 4-track recorder, and another 4-track recorder obtained from friends at Berklee College of Music.
 All the band members were about 19 years old at the time of the recording.
 Only 1,000 copies were recorded on cassette tape and distributed to fans and rock and metal magazines.
 Portnoy gave one copy to Jim Matheos of Fates Warning, a move that was instrumental in the band's break into the progressive rock scene.
 The line-up on the initial recording was keyboardist Kevin Moore, bassist John Myung, guitarist John Petrucci, and drummer Mike Portnoy.
 Chris Collins, the band's singer at the time, had been introduced to the band after a friend heard a demo of him singing a note-for-note version of Queensrÿche's "Queen of the Reich".
Covertà is the first official EP by American heavy metal band Adrenaline Mob.
 It was released on March 12, 2013 in North America by Elm City Music.
 As the title suggests, the EP consists entirely of cover songs.
 It is the first Adrenaline Mob release to feature bassist John Moyer, and the last with drummer Mike Portnoy.
Atomic Soul is Symphony X's lead singer Russell Allen's debut solo album.
 It was released on April 26, 2005.
 The album is different from Symphony X's harder, more progressive sound, and has been dubbed by many, including Allen himself, as "Hard Rock".
 The album was released in 2005 on the InsideOut Music label.
 Allen played bass and keyboards on most tracks, along with vocals, but some of the tracks feature guests Robert Nelson on drums, Brendan Anthony and Jason Freudberg on guitars, Larry Salvatore on bass and Jens Johansson on keyboards.
 Also Allen's bandmates Michael Romeo and Michael Pinnella, from Symphony X, are featured on the album.
Thought Chamber is an American progressive metal supergroup formed in 2006.
 The band was formed by guitarist Michael Harris and vocalist Ted Leonard of Enchant.
 The band's first full-length album, "Angular Perceptions" was released in 2007 on progressive label InsideOut and received critical acclaim, including Honorable Mention from drum legend Mike Portnoy in his Top 10 Albums of 2007.
 Thought Chamber released their second full-length opus, a concept album entitled "Psykerion", in 2013 featuring founding members, guitarist Michael Harris and vocalist Ted Leonard, along with new drummer Mike Haid, bassist Jeff Plant, and keyboardist Bill Jenkins (Enchant).
 Progressive Metal web site, Grande Rock, voted "Psykerion" Best Album of 2013, and voted "Transcend" Best Song of 2013.
 In early 2014, Mike Portnoy invited Thought Chamber vocalist, Ted Leonard, to tour with his progressive band, Transatlantic, to fill in for Daniel Gildenlöw (Pain of Salvation) who was recovering from unexpected health issues.
 Ted also performed with Transatlantic, and Spock's Beard in Feb 2014 on the Progressive Nation at Sea cruise.
 In March 2014, InsideOut Music released the first-ever Thought Chamber video, "Transcend" which was filmed in Dallas, TX in September 2013.
The Damnation Game is the second studio album by progressive metal band Symphony X, released in 1995 through Zero Corporation (Japan) and Inside Out Music (Europe); a remastered edition was reissued on September 13, 2004 through Inside Out.
 The album is the band's first to feature current singer Russell Allen, who replaced Rod Tyler after the release of their 1994 self-titled debut album.
Symphony X is the first studio album by progressive metal band Symphony X, originally released in 1994 through Zero Corporation in Japan, and reissued in 1996 through Inside Out Music in Europe; a remastered edition was reissued on January 13, 2004 through Inside Out Music.
 The album's release came about as a result of band guitarist Michael Romeo's 1994 solo album, "The Dark Chapter", achieving success in Japan.
 It is the only Symphony X album to feature singer Rod Tyler, who would be replaced by Russell Allen on all subsequent works.
Adrenaline Mob is a heavy metal supergroup formed in early 2011 by singer Russell Allen (Symphony X), guitarist Mike Orlando and drummer Mike Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater).
This is a complete list of songs by American progressive metal band Dream Theater.
 Dream Theater was formed in 1985 by guitarist John Petrucci, bassist John Myung, and drummer Mike Portnoy.
 The band's current line-up consists of Petrucci, Myung, keyboardist Jordan Rudess, vocalist James LaBrie, and drummer Mike Mangini.
 As of 2016, Dream Theater has released thirteen studio albums.
Testimony is the third studio album, and the first concept album, by Neal Morse.
 Released in 2003, this double record is in five sections detailing the composer's life and conversion to Christianity.
 The album features performances from ex-Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy and Kerry Livgren of Kansas, although the majority of instruments are played by Morse himself.
Nightmare is the fifth studio album by American heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold.
 It was released on July 27, 2010 through Warner Bros.
 Records.
 It was produced by Mike Elizondo and mixed in New York City by noted engineer Andy Wallace.
 "Nightmare" is the first Avenged Sevenfold record without James "The Rev" Sullivan performing drums on all the songs due to his death in December 2009; however he did write parts that were used for the final recordings, making this the last album he would write on, The Rev's vocals are still on the album as a tribute to him.
 This is the only album to feature ex-Dream Theater drummer Mike Portnoy, who performed as the drummer for the album in his place, also played with the band for all their tours through the end of 2010, due to his separation with Dream Theater.
 They then hired drummer Arin Ilejay, who played with the band for the next four years.
 The album has been certified Gold by the RIAA in the United States.
 The album debuted at number 1 in the "Billboard" 200.
 As of December 2016 the album has sold 964,000 copies in the United States.

Question: What kind of songs were included on the first release by the American heavy metal band consisting of  singer Russell Allen (Symphony X), guitarist Mike Orlando and drummer Mike Portnoy (ex-Dream Theater)?
Answer: cover songs