Symphony X (album)

Symphony X
Studio album by Symphony X
Released Late 1994
Recorded August–September 1994 at The Hit Factory in New York City; The Castle Studios
Genre Progressive metal, neoclassical metal
Length 53:30[1]
Label Zero
Producer Symphony X
Symphony X chronology

Symphony X
(1994)		 The Damnation Game
(1995)
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AllMusic [2]

Symphony X is the first studio album by progressive metal band Symphony X, released in 1994 through Zero Corporation (Japan) and reissued in 1996 through Inside Out Music (Europe);[3] a remastered edition was reissued on January 13, 2004 through Inside Out.[4] The album's release came about as a result of guitarist Michael Romeo's 1994 solo album The Dark Chapter achieving success in Japan.[5] This is the only Symphony X album to feature singer Rod Tyler, who would be replaced by Russell Allen on their subsequent album The Damnation Game.[6]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Symphony X. 

No. Title Length
1. "Into the Dementia"   1:01
2. "The Raging Season"   5:01
3. "Premonition"   5:37
4. "Masquerade"   4:28
5. "Absinthe and Rue"   7:16
6. "Shades of Grey"   5:41
7. "Taunting the Notorious"   3:20
8. "Rapture or Pain"   5:05
9. "Thorns of Sorrow"   3:54
10. "A Lesson Before Dying"   12:07
Total length:
 53:30

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Symphony X (CD edition "IOMCD 005").
  2. ↑ Taylor, Robert. "Symphony X - Symphony X". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
  3. ↑ Sharpe-Young, Garry (2009). "Symphony X". MusicMight. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
  4. ↑ "Symphony X [Original recording reissued, Special Edition]". Amazon. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
  5. ↑ Edwards, Owen (2008-03-04). "Michael Romeo Interview – A Perfect Symphony Part One: 1970's to 2000.". All Out Guitar. Retrieved 2015-01-30.
  6. ↑ "FAQ". symphonyx.com. Retrieved 2015-01-30.

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