Symphony X
Symphony X
The Story
"Symphony X" sprang to life in April 1994, following the release of Michael Romeo's demo tape, The Dark Chapter. In addition to the former Gemini guitarist, the initial line-up included keyboardist Michael Pinnella and drummer Jason Rullo. That same year, the band recorded an eponymous debut. The chemistry between Romeo and Pinnella and their common influence of classical music was evident on songs such as "Masquerade", "Shades Of Grey" and "Raging Season". Bassist Thomas Miller and Romeo also shared a lot of metal and progressive influences along with Rullo, who was also into fusion. The band's goal at the time was to fuse all these musical ideas into their sound. The group was never afraid to try out different things and ideas as long as there was a good song in it - they strived to have good songs with strong melodies and musical structure.
The Music
| 01:01 | Into The Dementia | Instrumental |
| 05:01 | The Raging Seasons | Vocal |
| 05:37 | Premonition | Vocal |
| 04:28 | Masquerade | Vocal |
| 07:16 | Absinthe And Rue | Vocal |
| 05:41 | Shades Of Grey | Vocal |
| 03:20 | Taunting The Notorious | Vocal |
| 05:05 | Rapture Or Pain | Vocal |
| 03:54 | Thorns Of Sorrow | Vocal |
| 12:07 | A Lesson Before Dying | Vocal |
The Artists
| Michael Romeo | Guitars, Production, Backing Vocal Arrangement, Engineering, Mixing |
| Rod Tyler | Vocals, Production, Backing Vocal Arrangement, Engineering, Mixing |
| Michael Pinnella | Keyboards, Production, Backing Vocal Arrangement, Engineering, Mixing |
| Thomas Miller | Bass, Production, Backing Vocal Arrangement, Engineering, Mixing |
| Jason Rullo | Drums, Production, Backing Vocal Arrangement, Engineering, Mixing |
| Mike Thompson | Engineering, Mixing |
| Joseph M. Palmaccio | Mastering |
| Danny Clinch | Photography |
| Neil Seiffer | Photography |
| Thomas Ewerhard | Additional Special Edition Layout |
| Olivier Garnier | Interviewing |
| Recorded at the Hit Factory and The Castle Studios from August through September, 1994.
Mastered at Polygram. |
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