The story of masks

[hexwind]

Hey people, I'm not a huge SX fan yet I love their music, it's just amazing.
I noticed that in every album cover there is those two masks. What do they represent? do they symbolize anything??
Sorry if this was talked about before.
Cheers

 

[Kenneth R.]

The classical theatre symbols of Comedy and Tragedy.

 

[Lucius Octavion]

I don't think so. They represent Symphony X's fusion between Metal and other styles of music.

 

[hexwind]

The classical theatre symbols of Comedy and Tragedy.

yeah i know, but what does it have to do with Symphony X?

 

[Swabs]

I doubt they represent anything to be honest.

 

[estYMaj]

I thought they had a similar meanng to the yin yang symbol

 

[hexwind]

I doubt they represent anything to be honest.

So why are they there in each cover artwork?

 

[Ultimate_Symphony]

I don't think so. They represent Symphony X's fusion between Metal and other styles of music.

What the fuck?

I thought they had a similar meanng to the yin yang symbol

That's how i've always seen it too, goodness juxtaposed against evil. For instance, the image where the white mask man is looking at the mirror and you see the other one dressed in black? it's all the same principle. Like when you look at yourself in the mirror that's when you see the evil that's inside of you kind of thing.

 

[Lucius Octavion]

What do you mean "what the fuck?"? I know it!

 

[noble savage]

What do you mean "what the fuck?"? I know it!

Actually, I think you are correct. I heard it in an interview with Michael Romeo. Can't remember which one, though.

 

[Wander]

It is true that one of the guys, propably Romeo, said something along those lines about the fusion of music... I think I read it in one of the interviews on the homepage, but not sure.

 

[Ultimate_Symphony]

What do you mean "what the fuck?"? I know it!

Even if that were true I fail to see what's the connection between those images and their fusion of music styles, not to mention that SyX doesn't fuse a whole lot of styles in their music.

 

[Marwen]

Hey people, I'm not a huge SX fan yet I love their music, it's just amazing.
I noticed that in every album cover there is those two masks. What do they represent? do they symbolize anything??
Sorry if this was talked about before.
Cheers

Dude, I totally forgot about you and didn't answer your PM.

We should hang out sometime. Jam or something.
I mean, we live in the same town damn it!

I'll talk to you on skype tonight if I find you.

Even if that were true I fail to see what's the connection between those images and their fusion of music styles, not to mention that SyX doesn't fuse a whole lot of styles in their music.

Yeah, I'd agree. But anyway, I guess this is one of those things that are open to different interpretations.

 

[Kenneth R.]

So why are they there in each cover artwork?

Why is Eddie on every Maiden album? They just wanted an iconic theme. Don't read too far into it.

 

[Lucius Octavion]

Symphony X is in fact a metal band but here and there I can definitely name a few other styles that bear influence.

 

[Ultimate_Symphony]

Symphony X is in fact a metal band but here and there I can definitely name a few other styles that bear influence.

Having influences here and there of other styles (like the jazz bit in Awakenings for instance) does not = a fusion of genres. SyX are pretty much straight up with their music.

 

[Kenneth R.]

it's a fusion (if that) of a narrow band of metal varieties. it's sidesplitting when metal bands are given the 'jazz' description because of a few time changes or free-time measures.

 

[Ultimate_Symphony]

Ever used words loosely in order to describe something? You can stop being nitpicky any time now. Even saying they are a fusion of metal varieties is stretching it, but whatever.

 

[Kenneth R.]

don't play both sides now dude

 

[Ultimate_Symphony]

don't play both sides now dude

You got me slow on the uptake this time