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  • The keyboards are just...out of this world. Perfect use of keys in a song. Just perfect.

  • king crimson , yes mixed together what happened to the 70's did your parents not turn you on to the 70's

  • dream theater and symphony x i think are equally talented. its just a personal opinion of you who you think is better. if you really like prog. you can appreciate talent even you may not prefer the band.

  • dream thearter were the best without doubt but after awake never recorded anything good at all they went down hill fast yet symphony x record solid album after album and romeo destroys john in every aspect of guitar playing listen your ears dont lie.

  • I think it's possible to compare bands in a analytical aspect. Telling the differences but NOT saying this is BETTER. Everybody says their favorite band is the best in the universe. This is obviously fucking retarded.

  • I have no problem with people comparing them to Dream Theater... DT are the gods of prog metal, so comparison should be taken as a compliment lol. It's kind of like how everyone compares all thrash metal bands with Metallica - you should be proud to be compared with a band at the top of your genre :)

  • @MetalOnPiano I don't think Dream theater is the best prog band...

  • doom 2

    scythe 2 map 30

  • Progressive rock and Progressive metal are quickly becoming my favorite sub genres. :)

  • Dream Theater and Symphony X are both Jesus so shut the fuck up.

  • my drum teacher drums on this record but he quit when there first drummer came back. He now plays for a few bands but mainly deb calahan band

  • @oriondrums2 I was always wondering what happened to him. He did an awesome job on this album, that's for sure!

  • My opinion on DT and SX : Dream theater really good when it comes to the technicality of their music while Syphony X has a more epic-like feel (which I prefer) and is more metal compared to Dream Theater. Both bands are amazing though :)

  • SX, from what I've heard, sounds more like a mix of DT's progressiveness and some song structure styles, while also like Dimmu Borgir's melodic harmony with everything heavy in metal. Just my opinion though, so nobody flame me.

  • The one thing about Symphony X is that at times, they are a bit too Power Metal for my taste. I'm nost saying they're terrible or that they suck, I actually own a few of their albums.

  • @jesusgnr12 Yeah, but it's a good thing, otherwise they'd be compared to Dream Theater even more than they already are :P

  • @jesusgnr12 so? stop categorising so much, Metal is Metal. Thrash, Death, Black, Progressive or Power. IT'S ALL METAL

  • @1bol1

    dude, if I want to put labels on the music that I listen to, that's my thing, if you don't like to do that, then don't

  • This band reminds me a lot of Yngwie Malmsteen but far better. Don't get me wrong, i love the old Malmsteen albums but what makes SX better is that they're a tight band and they work together while the Yngwie Malmsteen band is pretty much a one man show

  • Reminds me of Thief 2: The Metal Age...

  • .... Prologue to Iconoclast?

    i'd say =D

  • this song kick ass

  • 0:00 to 8:59 the best parts

  • This is totally the theme of Yawgmoth and Phyrexia.

  • Bow down in the platinum maze,

    Twilight cathedral spreads the system plague,

    Forging sacred thrones in the void unseen,

    Merciless judgment in the CHURCH OF THE MACHINE!!!

  • Perfection.

  • What a perfect song, great music and atmosphere. Everything fits so well and in good taste, not one exaggeration in any of its elements, like happens so many times to progressive bands.

    In fact, I think that this is the strongest virtue of Symphony X and what makes this band so good and elegant.

    My favorite Symphony X song, from my favorite Symphony X album.

  • dream theater just tries to throw so much xtra shit in their music is like a cluster fuck...........symphony x has a good base on what they are doin IMO

    

  • 3 ppl preferred Justin bieber

  • @brouwerman1988 don't mention his name, he doesn't deserve to be mentioned here

  • I still think symphony x has more of a metal base then dream theater.

  • 100%

  • 1:17...... tubular bells by mike oldfield! xD

  • pyramide in the skys ... depdpepdpepdedepdepdpedpedp ^^

  • symphony x rules!!

  • <---Inspired xD such a badass song, fucking epic in every way *drool*

  • Is it me, or does Symphony X write the most epic choruses of all time?

  • when i started to watch this my face was like =| in the end it was =D

  • it really doesn't get anymore progressive than this

  • Their best album absolutly!

  • Not that i dont like prog/symphonic metal (my fave geanra) but i feel like ive heard so mutch that this band cant fit in to my ear :S

  • @SmokingWickerman Good thing most normal people don't keep music in their ears then!

  • @66AngelOfDeath66 Jesus mate calm down, I'm not trolling i'm just simply speaking my mind, thats one of the reasons youtube was created. I never said I didnt like them but I dont feel power for them unlike bands of the same genera.

  • @66AngelOfDeath66 Jesus mate, dont have to think I'm a hater, I never said I didn't like Symphony X, Its just that it;s strange that I love the genera but I dont feel deep power for them. I was simply seeking my mind and was hopping that someone gave me a comment saying songs of them I may like, Its why youtube was made,to share ideas on videos not to troll and hate peoples individualities.

  • @SmokingWickerman Rofl, you take an exclamation mark too seriously, and sure, Seven, the damnation game etc. but i guess... you're probably looking more at things like kamelot rather than Symphony, since of course them being a band all of their songs are similar

  • @66AngelOfDeath66 Never liked Camalot alot except for a few songs tbh :P and btw sorry for giving 2 responses, thought one didnt show up, It was just a bit strange you saying normal people like you. It kind of made me thing that..... No music is for normal people no matter what it is. Evan the music bing forced down some peoples ears HAS to be good to them :S

  • Is it uncommon for a 53 year old to dig this kick ass tune? \m/

  • @xxqwxx1 Metal is eternal and so is your soul

  • People comparing which is better between Dream Theater and Symphony X are clearly dumbasses. It's just your personal taste. If you prefer one to another band you don't say which is better. You just say you like this one better than the other.

  • @r32blitzbane or u like both =)

  • Fuck DT.

    This is a Symphony X video.

  • symphony x are orders of magnitude better than dt simply because they don't just play technically and fast. they add a great amount of emotion into the equation which makes the difference

  • @elisseos21 Have you ever heard a single DT song in your life?

    If you are saying that DT only play fast, technical and feelingless songs you are an idiot.

  • @HakitaSasaki i've wasted my time listening to their music countless times. still don't see what people like in them. last year i saw them live for the second time. BORING. thank god cynic were in the bill. i might be an idiot but you might be even bigger idiot for not accepting that different people have differnt tastes in music. everything is relative dude.

  • @elisseos21 Funny, how earlier you said that Symphony X does not just play technical and fast and you referred that Dream Theater was technical and fast, but now you say that they are boring. I do understand the different opinions when it comes to music, but saying that DT just makes technical and fast music is just pure idiocy.

  • @HakitaSasaki i don't see any contradiction in my posts. Here, to make it clearer for you I'll recap. Dream theater are BORING. Hyper technical yes, emotional no way. Listening to Romeo gives me the goose bumps, listening to Petrucci makes me yawn. What exactly you don't get?

  • @elisseos21 If you think that DT has no emotions, you have problems. 'Hell's Kitchen' is an epic short instrumental with alot of emotions. If you get bored by Petrucci, I don't understand your sense of music at all.

  • @HakitaSasaki You mention one song, I'm talking about the majority of their material. Just because you don't get my sense of music doesn't necessarily mean that it's wrong. I like music that drives strong emotions in me i.e. Symphony X, Watchtower, Sentenced, Paradise Lost, Death and so on. Playing scales at maximum speed up and down the fretboard is plainly boring. I gave many chances to DT especially. Since they managed to be boring even live there's no reason to bother any longer.

  • @elisseos21 Petrucci doesn't just play fast scales. You either haven't listened to them much or you've only restricted yourself to a single few albums, since their style changes alot every album. Plus, I mentioned one songs as an example. They have a shitload of emotional songs, all of which are awesome.

  • @HakitaSasaki Dude, you clearly have issues... Just accept that DT might be the best band in the universe in your puny head but newsflash buddy... 1. you're not the center of the universe, 2. there are people with different taste in music. If DT suck for me what's your problem? Did I try to force my opinions on you? Just live with it.

  • @elisseos21 I never said DT were the best band in the universe, they are nowhere close being the best, but Im just saying that they are definetly not feelingless and horrible. I never said that I am the center of the universe, nor did I ever say that my opinion was the only one. My problem is the fact that just because you dont like DT doesn't make it a horrible band.

  • @HakitaSasaki Well, you never said those things but trying to convince someone about something that they clearly disagree with makes you implying all those things. DT are a horrible band for me, end of story. You may have a different opinion but that doesn't change mine.

  • @elisseos21 Well, we wouldn't have this argument if you would've said "symphony x are orders of magnitude better than dt in my opinion".

  • @HakitaSasaki So what you're saying is that people shouldn't express their opinion if it's different than yours? I stand by my statement 100%. DT suck, Symphony X rule

  • @elisseos21 No, I'm saying that you should have said it more like an opinion than a fact.

  • @HakitaSasaki But for me IT IS A FACT.

  • @elisseos21 No, its not a fact, its just your opinion.

  • @HakitaSasaki It is a fact for me and many many more people

  • @elisseos21 No, its an opinion to you. There is a very big difference between opinion and fact.

  • @HakitaSasaki Facts are widely accepted quotes, issues etc. Since it is not merely my opinion as it expresses many others, it can definitely be called a fact.

  • @elisseos21 Based on that its also a fact that DT is better than Symphony X, since alot of people think that too. Now I don't think thats really possible now is it

  • @HakitaSasaki Of course it is. Everything is subjective

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  • @elisseos21 a fact is something proven to be true. If it's just something widely accepted, it's a theory. Dream Theater and Symphony X are both similar bands in the fact that they have long songs with great instrument playing, but the go about it a lot differently. I personally prefer DT but a lot of people prefer SX. Neither are wrong. You enjoy Symphony X way more and I can respect that.

  • The whole song is perfect, but the unison at 7:19 is delicious.

  • rullo to DT? heh, now that's funny. why try to separate such a great musical alignment to fill a void in a separated musical alignment

  • best chorus in the history of ever

  • best album from ours

  • Facebook search "Rullo for Dream Theater" to campaign to get the Symphony X drummer in DT!

  • Why is everyone comparing Symphony X to Dream Theater? Their two totally different flavors of metal. Unless it's because their just the two highest bands on the awesome scale. I fucking love Dream Theater, and I fucking love Symphony X, and I see no reason why people think they have to choose between them.

  • @CentiZen

    They're both prog metal, they just style it different.

  • @LedSatriani yeah, symphony x is progressive-power metal and dreamtheater is "normal" prog. metal

  • @CentiZen cuz they both have really long songs and have really stupidly good guitar players

  • @CentiZen hehe, that's the age old question huh? If I had to compare Symphony X to a band it would be Adagio (and only Adagio's first two albums mind you). And Dream Theater I'd be more inclined to compare with Fates Warning, Age of Nemisis, or some Jazz fusion players... but really, why do people have to compare? Maybe it's because many people are so uneducated in the genre that they think SX and DT are the only prog metal bands out there.

  • this is badass

  • is this album conceptual? 

  • @cortx2lh no, but their follwing album, V: The mythological suite, was a concept album based on Egyptian mythology. Its probably my favorite by them

  • they are ok, like dreamtheatre is ok, all extremely talented musicians that should be separated, lol, metal rules, power...not so much

  • @johnforfreedom symphony x is a band that mixes elements from power and progressive metal

  • @Vyrophyl and classical music

  • symphony x rule!!

  • this was the first album and song I listened from this wonderful band.

    It definitely blew my head off at that time and still It keeps doing it

    All the members are just masters!!

    symphony x rocks!!!!!!!!!1

  • This band is just amazing. The diversity of Allen's vocals throughout their songs (or within the same song, if you will) and the magnificent skill of every musician in the band....

    "Power Progressive neoclassical symphonic metal" with some thrashing riffs here and there and the occasional gothic atmosphere..... 'nough said.

  • Uhhh. Never heard about these before... To quote McD, I'm LOVING IT!!!!

  • Hey Symphony X Fans!

    Check out our new song "Gates of Hera" in progressive metal project "Versus Calamity"

    Search:

    Versus Calamity Gates of Hera

    Rate Please!

  • @drewbud315 Whoa you guys fucking suck.

  • The Best of The Best Ever!!!!

  • neo cool ass shit

  • symphony X is best new jersery band out there plus i like it called it epic metal

  • im just getting into this band, and i was woundering if sum1 cood give me sum good song suggestions

  • @Cookieonbass King of Terrors

  • @Cookieonbass My fav is by far the epic masterpiece "Through the Looking Glass." If you don't think it's epic GTFO

  • You can't blame some people for not liking Symphony X. The latter's music is an acquired taste.

  • symphony x is the best progressive ever!!!

  • @GagonChrist What, your kind of music?

  • Amazing song!!!!!!!!!

  • GAAAH so much power in those vocals!!

  • all the songs sound like the accolade

  • i've said it and i'll say it again.this is their fucking best song OMG im gonna cry!!!

  • KICK ASSS SONG!!

  • If you guys like this stuff..Check out Dead Air Radio from Nashville...They are on Myspace and you can hear their stuff..I think there is only three members. The guitar players are awesome.

  • a very 2112/Cygnus X1-style intro

  • multiple orgasms!! do you reckon the singer is inspired by jeff soho scott at all?

  • Does anyone know what literature this song is based off of?

    Great song, BTW. You still have a place in my heart, Thomas.

  • I agree that Symphony X is great. Their approach to rock music and their use of the rock band as a musical ensemble is truly unmatched. The harmonies on this song sound like early Styx. Listen to The Serpent Is Rising and you see.

  • The Chorus sounds like Royal Hunt AMAZING

  • So much influence in this song. Everything from JS Bach to Dream Theater to Yngwie to Mike Oldfield.

    Symphony X are out of this world, and this song is a top example of that.

  • Maybe... but yo'ure listenig just to "that can be similar", you're not listenig to the song herself, there's some inluenzation, yes, but they're put all this influences in a song that is original cause of all the effect they've fused in. I apology for my english, i'm Italian :P

  • osp... i would say influences (i even don't know if thi word exist :P) not "effect" in the last sentence :P

  • this is one of my absolute favorites of SymphonyX! It has a special touch, and super powerful! I just keep listening to it over and over!

  • This song was used in Haunting Dreams for Scythe II. It kicks ass! :]

  • @Okuplok90 Correct thats how i found this song, it gives a good arenaline boost for this game, just what you need for this level!

  • I'm the master! Looking down from the edge of space and time!

  • sick!!!!!

  • This is simply my favorite Symphony X song and in my opinion sounds way ahead of it's time from 1:46 to 2:28. if people but more fire into this type of creativity, who knows where music would be today. Flawless.

  • best...saludo desde Colombia

  • That build-up at the beginning prepped me for something larger than life. What I really got was something larger than life. How strange is that?

  • Great song, I totally love 1:17 and 2:28 it sounds like the exorcist theme

  • this song is awesome.

  • I LOVE THIS ALBUM!!!

  • Odyssey is their best!

  • haha but i loved damnation game

  • tell me one bad song from Symphony X and i'll agree with u.....

    For now, all the albuns are 10/10 for me

  • And u call imature who likes the band... but u don't have maturity to make your own choices about the albuns and need the forum to tell this for u....

    Man u have to make your own choices,

  • I don't know, some of the songs on Damnation Game are sort of really mih.

    But yeah, other than that I completely agree!

  • i totally agree with u TheHunterOrion.. ALL their songs are great.. i cant find a bad one

  • @TheHunterOrion While rarely any music is bad I will say some symphony x songs take a certain kind of ear for music to appreciate.

  • @TheHunterOrion i've got a bad song lol, shades of grey

  • @TheHunterOrion

    You're not wrong. I can't think of a single moment in Symphony X's entire catalogue where my first reaction wasn't "holy shit, this is AWESOME!"

  • Divine Wings of Tragedy

    V

    Paradise Lost

    Twilight in Olympus tie with Damnation Game

    Odyssey

    Symphony X

  • this is really nice music. thanks for uploading!

  • This Music is very Tecnic

    veryyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy­yyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy

    good

  • great music by SX

    Romeo is the best

  • Best band ever

  • A.M.A.Z.I.N.G.!.!.!

  • Just discovered this band, already I love them.

  • Just discovered the band now through Michael Romeo, this song is awsome hope the others are just as good, so far things sound promising

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  • the problem is that you won't ever find any music as good as this band later. My advice is just listen to more mediocre bands and you will enjoy music longer.

  • ever heard of a band called "virgin steele" theyre like SX but differant

  • Virgin Steele are much like Manowar.

    SX plays a different kind of music.

  • i dont think anyone plays like SX, theyre totaly unique, thats why i love listenin to em. VS is still a good band though, even though theyre completely differant to manowar. like ragamuffyn says: "listen to more mediocre bands and you will enjoy music longer"

  • There is no such thing as a bad SX song!!! ;D

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  • What can you honestly say is bad about this band?

  • Insufficient albums... :-)

  • This is the best track on this album

  • You could have posted this on any other song; any other rap or country song from a band that was actually simple-minded, yet you would post here. Find me a more complex song, please, if u can....

  • Simple music ??? hahahahahahahahauhuhuhhahahaha­hahahaha!! !!! the Symphony X are great musicians but not only!! also great composers and great singers!! and many of them have studied to the Conservatory of Music for long long long years! ... you where have studied? at your home ? lol hahaha

  • Symphony X never lets down. They are pure masters of music.

    I love the technicality.

    Lacrymosa was an amazing song.

  • que queres q te diga,escuchas esto y no queres mas nada,aguante symphony x!

  • This is the band , whom plays there instruments best! - vocals nice.

    Symphony X - best metal

  • Fantastic!

    The last time I listened to that song, it was 3 years ago and today when I listen to it again it's still the same magic... Great!!

  • BOW DOWN!!!!!!!!!!1

  • One of the best songs to ever listen to if you are in the right mood and enviroment :D, same goes for Through The Looking Glass :D, Symphony X don't make songs, they make MASTERPIECES! Also the more lengthy songs are more like stories, The Odyssey is GOD!!!

  • Mindblowing.

  • This song is purely amazing.

  • One of the few songs that truly made me happy...

  • The Oddysey is their best album followed by Divine Wings of Tragedy

  • I don't think that the odyssey is the best album of sympx...