Symphony X's genre/style?

[joro410]

Hi all, I'm new here and I've been wondering for a long time now what is Sym X's genre or style?

I know that they're some sort of Prog/Neo-classical Metal band, but that's all.
Some say that they're a Progressive Power Metal band. That just sounds a bit bizzare, eh?

 

[AutumnGust]

How about Progressive Metal. The word "power" doesn't really mean anything these days anyway.

 

[joro410]

Yeah, maybe I have to settle for Progressive Metal then...

 

[Jax]

Works for me..and MJR, who's said as much himself.

 

[kazahana]

I think if you need to classify things, then you have to keep in mind that many bands don't cleanly fit into genres, or perhaps require their own altogether.

Symphony X are certainly progressive because their music does not adhere strictly to traditional structures or preconceptions.

They're a power metal band to an extent, in that a lot of the songs are fast paced and energetic. That doesn't mean to say they are repetative and generic like most of the power metal bands out there.

The neo-classical and symphonic tags seems slightly tenuous: there are certainly classically-inspired sections of songs and use of orchestration, but that doesn't qualify being a neo-classical or symphonic band.

 

[joro410]

Aw well, fitting into genres is just a minor detail.

In fact I don't care what any band's genre is, the enjoying is the most important to me.

 

[Tubbs]

Hmm.. I'd say they are:

1. Progressive Metal
2. Awesome Metal That Progresses
3. Heavy Metal Of The Progressive Kind
4. The General Term For Iron, Steel, Titanium, etc. and how they evolve
5. Techno

- the last one was a joke!

- the Somewhat Fat And Silly Guitarist

 

[arglebargle]

Progressive/power

There are definite power metal elements.

 

[1by4by9]

I'm definitely sure it's not anything like african progressive dance metal but there's something progressive about it.

 

[cold103]

Progressive power metal works. I prefer to just call them progressive metal though.

 

[Metalman7983]

dont know if anyone has seen this before?

HOW TO TELL THE DIFFERENCE!!!!!

HEAVY METAL:

The protagonist arrives on a Harley Davidson, kills the dragon, drinks some beers and f**ks the princess


GRIND METAL:

The protagonist arrives, screams something completely undecipherable for about 2 minutes and then leaves...


POWER METAL:

The protagonist arrives riding a white unicorn, escapes from the dragon, saves the princess and they make love in an enchanted forest


TRASH METAL:

The protagonist arrives, fights the dragon, saves the princes and f**ks her....... easy and quick


FOLK METAL:

The protagonist arrives with some friends playing accordions, violins, flutes and many more weird instruments, the dragon falls asleep (from all the dancing) protagonist leaves without the princess


VIKING METAL:

The protagonist arrives in a ship, kills the dragon with his migthy axe, cooks and eats it, rapes the princess to death, steals the castle and burns the place before he leaves


DEATH METAL:

The protagonist arrives, kills the dragon, f**ks the princess and kills her, then leaves


BLACK METAL:

The protagonist arrives at midnight, kills the dragon and impales it in the front of the castle.....then sodomizes the princess, drinks her blood in a ritual before killing her... then he impales the deflowered princess


DOOM METAL:

The protagonist arrives, sees the size of the dragon and thinks that he never could beat him, gets depressed and commits suicide....the dragon eats his body and the princess as well


PROGRESSIVE METAL:

The protagonist arrives with a guitar and plays a solo for 26 minutes, the dragon kills himself out of boredom, the protagonist arrives to the princess' bedroom, plays another solo with all the techniques learned in the last year of the conservatory... the princess escapes, and is now looking for the "HEAVY METAL" protagonist


GLAM METAL:

The protagonist arrives, the dragon laughs at the guy's appearance and lets him enter, he steals the princess' make-up and tries to paint the castle in a beautiful pink color


INDUSTRIAL METAL:

The protagonist arrives wearing greasy overcoat, makes an obscene gestures towards dragon, and gets escorted out of fairy tale land by security guards.


GORE METAL:

The protagonist arrives, kills the dragon and spreads his guts in front of the castle, f***s the princess and kills her. Then he f***s the dead body again, slashes her belly and eats her guts. Then he f***s the carcass for the third time, burns the corpse and f***s it for the last time.


NU METAL:

The protagonist arrives in a run-down Honda Civic and attempts to fight the dragon but he burns to death when his moronic baggy clothes catch fire.

 

[Tubbs]

What the heck! You almost gave me a heart attack dammit! Dont forget:

ALT METAL:

The protagonist arrives to find out that the princess is already being f***** by somebody and then they go complain about it on their website. Then they write a love song about it even though the princess never met them in the first place.

uhh... too weird feeling to think of any better.

- the Somewhat Fat Weird Guitarist

 

[cold103]

and

 

[Tubbs]

That's enough outta you!

- the Somewhat Mad Fat Guitarist

 

[Matt]

id say that symx is like prog/classical/speed metal. my opinion, of course.

 

[ThornsOfSorrow]

Progressive Metal

 

[Horus]

PROGRESSIVE METAL:

The protagonist arrives with a guitar and plays a solo for 26 minutes, the dragon kills himself out of boredom, the protagonist arrives to the princess' bedroom, plays another solo with all the techniques learned in the last year of the conservatory... the princess escapes, and is now looking for the "HEAVY METAL" protagonist

 

[ThornsOfSorrow]

I love those.

 

[Anonymous]

I love big words like "Protagonist".

 

[profskett]

Definitely Symphony X is Progressive Metal. I wouldn't really bother being any more specific than that. Btw, love those 'genre classifications'! Especially:

GLAM METAL:

The protagonist arrives, the dragon laughs at the guy's appearance and lets him enter, he steals the princess' make-up and tries to paint the castle in a beautiful pink color