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Symphony X (album)

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Released
  
Late 1994

Length
  
53:30

Recorded
  
August–September 1994

Label
  
Zero

Studio
  
The Hit Factory in New York City; The Castle Studios

Genre
  
Progressive metal, neoclassical metal

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); a remastered edition was reissued on January 13, 2004 through Inside Out. The album's release came about as a result of guitarist Michael Romeo's 1994 solo album, The Dark Chapter, achieving success in Japan. 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. "Masquerade" was re-recorded and renamed as "Masquerade '98" for the 1999 compilation album Prelude to the Millennium.

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Critical reception

Robert Taylor at AllMusic gave Symphony X 1.5 stars out of 5, noting the predominant Yngwie Malmsteen influences throughout the music, and calling the album "Humble beginnings for what was to become a very original and influential band."

Track listing

All tracks written by Symphony X.

Personnel

  • Rod Tyler – vocals, engineering, mixing, production
  • Michael Romeo – guitar, engineering, mixing, production
  • Michael Pinnella – keyboard, engineering, mixing, production
  • Jason Rullo – drums, engineering, mixing, production
  • Thomas Miller – bass, engineering, mixing, production
  • Mike Thompson – engineering, mixing
  • Joseph M. Palmaccio – mastering
  • References

    Symphony X (album) Wikipedia