Interesting Paradise Lost article (insideout)
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Thank for the article, but it woud be nice to understand something! Anyone know were to get an english version?
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WTF are you on about? It IS in English! :Smug:
Symphony X: "Paradise Lost"
With their fantastic new album, Paradise Lost, and the confirmation of the autumn Dream Theater tour under their belt, there seems to be a hurricane brewing in the Symphony X camp not only in musical terms.
When Symphony X guitarist Michael Romeo concentrates on writing new material, he puts himself simultaneously in the place of a musician and a metal fan to allow his creativity to be inspired from both perspectives. My target as a metal fan and listener was: How does something have to sound to blow me over? Each song should be as perfect as possible, really gripping and straight to the point. In other words: heavy, aggressive guitar riffs, haunting vocals and dark orchestrations to complement epic, detailed, passionately performed numbers. Something that makes you say: Wow, thats brilliant! Thats what we set out to achieve. Romeo is referring to the new Symphony X album, Paradise Lost, rightly claiming that the result lives up to the groups ambitious aspirations. Paradise Lost comprises ten songs on the verge of prog-rock and heavy metal and over 60 minutes playing time.
Michael Romeo could be referred to as a primus inter pares, the mastermind behind a band consisting of five strong individual musicians who have been working together in a constant line-up for years. Singer Russell Allen is doubtlessly one of the most charismatic vocalists on the scene, enjoying an excellent international reputation. His collaborations with Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon) on Star One and Jørn Lande (ex-Masterplan) on the Allen/Lande project have earned him a lot of praise and recognition. Still hes always at his best together with Symphony X, the band allowing his voice to reveal its full diversity, sounding ambitioned from the first to the very last note. Like Romeo, keyboardist Michael Pinnella is a virtuoso musician whose distinctive sound and breathtaking solo parts lend a special touch to Symphony Xs tracks, and the rhythm section consisting of drummer Jason Rullo and bassist Mike Lepond have long proven their unbeatable qualities.
This Symphony X line-up has succeeded in recording an album that features, next to the groups typical characteristics, a lot of surprises and innovations. Michael Romeo comments on his bands most aggressive album to date: Of course the album also features the kind of songs that people have come to anticipate from us, but theres also a fresh and innovative approach, as well as a number of musical and thematic references, for example to The Odyssey and The Divine Wings Of Tragedy. But Serpents Kiss with its dynamic verse and unusual middle section features totally new stylistic devices. The same goes for The Sacrifice, a number for classical guitar and very intimate vocals not exactly what youd expect from us. But no matter where our inspirations have taken us, the result always is and remains undeniably Symphony X.
Thematically, Paradise Lost is no concept album in the traditional sense, but a sequence of individual songs and themes, based loosely on John Miltons same-named novel about the Fall of Man. The lyrics are about deceit, revenge and corruption. Some of them are practically infernal, others could be interpreted in different ways, says Romeo, who stresses the materials dark atmosphere and is proud of its depth and wealth of detail. And even before Symphony X embark on their impending autumn tour with Dream Theater, Romeo has arrived at a thoroughly positive conclusion: After all that hard work its great to sit down and listen to the album as a whole, complete, living and breathing piece and note: Yeah, this thing is a fuckin monster.
Paradise Lost will also be available as special edition with bonus DVD. It features a 30-minute Behind The Scenes documentary as well as a bonus track exclusively written and arranged for this DVD by Michael Romeo.
Symphony X: "Paradise Lost"
With their fantastic new album, Paradise Lost, and the confirmation of the autumn Dream Theater tour under their belt, there seems to be a hurricane brewing in the Symphony X camp not only in musical terms.
When Symphony X guitarist Michael Romeo concentrates on writing new material, he puts himself simultaneously in the place of a musician and a metal fan to allow his creativity to be inspired from both perspectives. My target as a metal fan and listener was: How does something have to sound to blow me over? Each song should be as perfect as possible, really gripping and straight to the point. In other words: heavy, aggressive guitar riffs, haunting vocals and dark orchestrations to complement epic, detailed, passionately performed numbers. Something that makes you say: Wow, thats brilliant! Thats what we set out to achieve. Romeo is referring to the new Symphony X album, Paradise Lost, rightly claiming that the result lives up to the groups ambitious aspirations. Paradise Lost comprises ten songs on the verge of prog-rock and heavy metal and over 60 minutes playing time.
Michael Romeo could be referred to as a primus inter pares, the mastermind behind a band consisting of five strong individual musicians who have been working together in a constant line-up for years. Singer Russell Allen is doubtlessly one of the most charismatic vocalists on the scene, enjoying an excellent international reputation. His collaborations with Arjen Lucassen (Ayreon) on Star One and Jørn Lande (ex-Masterplan) on the Allen/Lande project have earned him a lot of praise and recognition. Still hes always at his best together with Symphony X, the band allowing his voice to reveal its full diversity, sounding ambitioned from the first to the very last note. Like Romeo, keyboardist Michael Pinnella is a virtuoso musician whose distinctive sound and breathtaking solo parts lend a special touch to Symphony Xs tracks, and the rhythm section consisting of drummer Jason Rullo and bassist Mike Lepond have long proven their unbeatable qualities.
This Symphony X line-up has succeeded in recording an album that features, next to the groups typical characteristics, a lot of surprises and innovations. Michael Romeo comments on his bands most aggressive album to date: Of course the album also features the kind of songs that people have come to anticipate from us, but theres also a fresh and innovative approach, as well as a number of musical and thematic references, for example to The Odyssey and The Divine Wings Of Tragedy. But Serpents Kiss with its dynamic verse and unusual middle section features totally new stylistic devices. The same goes for The Sacrifice, a number for classical guitar and very intimate vocals not exactly what youd expect from us. But no matter where our inspirations have taken us, the result always is and remains undeniably Symphony X.
Thematically, Paradise Lost is no concept album in the traditional sense, but a sequence of individual songs and themes, based loosely on John Miltons same-named novel about the Fall of Man. The lyrics are about deceit, revenge and corruption. Some of them are practically infernal, others could be interpreted in different ways, says Romeo, who stresses the materials dark atmosphere and is proud of its depth and wealth of detail. And even before Symphony X embark on their impending autumn tour with Dream Theater, Romeo has arrived at a thoroughly positive conclusion: After all that hard work its great to sit down and listen to the album as a whole, complete, living and breathing piece and note: Yeah, this thing is a fuckin monster.
Paradise Lost will also be available as special edition with bonus DVD. It features a 30-minute Behind The Scenes documentary as well as a bonus track exclusively written and arranged for this DVD by Michael Romeo.
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J-Dubya 777
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I wondered the same. de = Germany. The only other out is if he has a cookie on his PC from that site with a language preference.
CantoX
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I think I just creamed myself..
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Thank for not taking me for a fool! Of course I clicked on the link but I do a lot of cleaning on my computer, so it almost cookie free. Beside, I never went before on inside out so I can't have choose a language preference!
I think it was in Germen, but thank to the guys that post it in english.
Can't wait to see that special song edited for the DVD, probably in 5.1, it would be the right place to put a long epic song....
DoomsdayZach
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I think we can all give up on the epic song now... i could be wrong, but i highly doubt he'd write a long, epic song just for a bonus track.
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Anything specially arranged in 5.1 by MJR will be great anyway! Be it a long epic or a short one. I doudt he would do that for a 5 minutes song...but I can be wrong!
DoomsdayZach
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Not a concept in the sense that Nikki, Dr X and Mary are not involved. However, even though MJR (!!!) said it wasn't a concept, check this out:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept_album
It most certainly is.
Edit: Why can't people think for themselves? Seriously, just because it isn't a king diamond album doesn't mean it isn't a concept album. EVERYTHING (music, lyrics, artwork) ties together. If that's not a concept album, what is it? Oh right... a concept album...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concept_album
It most certainly is.
Edit: Why can't people think for themselves? Seriously, just because it isn't a king diamond album doesn't mean it isn't a concept album. EVERYTHING (music, lyrics, artwork) ties together. If that's not a concept album, what is it? Oh right... a concept album...
Thank you. It doesn't have to be "this happened, then this happened, then this happened" to be a concept album.
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I'm looking forward to the DVD just for the Behind the scenes footage, hopefully some recording out takes to see the process and all that jazz
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I might try to onder the new album with the extra material through a cd store that stocks metuhlz, hopefully they can get it.
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