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7 unusual facts about Symphony X


Aitor Porres

ARK, Masterplan, Rage, Dream Theater (including their side projects), Symphony X and anything kind of jazz and fusion substyle like Weather Report, Dave Weckl Band, Richie Kotzen, etc.

Hadi Sarieddine

Hadi joined several local bands in Kuwait, discovering bands such as Dream Theater, Symphony X, Meshuggah, & Opeth who have been cited by Hadi as his main influences as a guitar player and songwriter in several interviews.

Paradise Lost in popular culture

North American progressive metal band Symphony X's 2007 album (and track #5 within) is named Paradise Lost and is themed after it.

Prelude to the Millennium

Prelude to the Millennium: Essentials of Symphony is a compilation album by progressive metal band Symphony X, released in 1999.

It features selections from their first four studio albums, although no original versions from their debut album Symphony X are included.

#"Masquerade '98" – 6:01 - original version from Symphony X

Yuki-onna

American progressive metal band Symphony X has a song entitled "Lady of the Snow", based on the character Yuki-Onna.


Echoes of Eternity

In June 2007, the band embarked on a US tour opening for Symphony X and Sanctity, in the fall they toured with Edguy, Into Eternity, and Light This City and later toured with Trail of Tears and Unexpect.


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Didier Chesneau

They go on tour in Europe along with Evergrey and After Forever, at the Hirson festival and Trophées « hard rock » broadcast on MCM, as well as on acoustic show cases… At the end of 2003, they go on tour from Amsterdam to Grenade and all around Europe with the American band Symphony X. The last promotional date of « Duality » is at « Tournai Prog Event Festival » in Belgium, at the beginning of 2004