Symphony X - The Bird-Serpent War/Cataclysm

[ijustlooklikethis]

Whatever. WTF do you morons do in your spare time? F'in APOCOLYPTIC! But you already knew that. The benchmark has been carved into the flesh of virgins.

Alas, the world must now end as your God's blessings have been realized and have borne their fruit. All who taste the bounty of your offering will transcend into the new Era contentedly for now we know what cannot be known.

or not.

Rock the f*** on, you worthlesss bastards.

[filth69ify1]

Incredible Maximum Musical Overload!

[superseam1010]

Got this one two weeks ago, cannot stop listening to it !! Absolutely great metal album. Don't know if there are too many better.

[kobana23]

This is intense! :D

[Ectharias]

THESE RIFFS ARE TOO POWERFUL

[ric112]

if you like Symphony X, there is a 72% better chance i would like you

[Marvinsorin1981]

um burro mesmo......pra não gostar só pode ser burro mesmo

[tibortru]

GATHER ROUND CHOSEN PEOPLE OF THE GRAND DESIGN !

It's nice to see this many people listen to Symphony X

[bakkersyx]

yep now he uses caparison guitars e engl amp those days were esp guitars n pod..but for me this cd its a masterpiece their best ever

[gasol777]

1:40 Awesome verse, absolutely powerful with that riff and Russell's voice.

[gggordanus]

who would ever write a song that sounds more like a cataclysm than this one does at 0:16-0:25??i imagine it...i see it...

[sestrumer]

great album!

...bad production.... :-(

[Cheetahcabra]

Symphony X is probably my overall favorite metal band. They are the band I go to when I tell people why they SHOULD like metal. This song is so epic. I want to do an animated video of this song some day (with the band's permission).

[CicadaKillerMan]

@Cheetahcabra JEE MAN I had the same idea in my mind. Would that be killer or what! This song is SO epic, shame that some people can't seem to realize it that way. So wicked. I always get chills at 1:22 with that ascending keyboard line in the background.

[Cheetahcabra]

@CicadaKillerMan You done any animation? I'm just starting out.

[CicadaKillerMan]

@Cheetahcabra no I haven't done anything like that. Not really my thing but it would be really cool if someone did that, I always envision everything when I listen to this track.

[Ninjaro]

I love the "harshness". Nice and heavy, is how I like it.

[way2tehdawn]

Beets 2 fast n' deres no orto tune... init dawg.

[andrewh817]

Not only great solos but this song also has some of the hardest Symphony X drum parts

[billprokofiev]

what u mean

JRBain7 ? too much modulation?

this is what they are about dude... contemporan music, metal...

[JRBain7]

@billprokofiev Far too much modulation, compressed, very harsh. I really don't like that kind of tone at all. It's the 80s all over again. Like I said jokingly, you can get comically close to that with a Zoom 505II, which is a truly horrid sounding box. I much prefer Romeo's tone from the latest release.

[mcnutty226]

@JRBain7 no affence but its a beautiful guitar sound and whats wrong with the 80's

[easybiker]

Absolutely mind blowing !!!

[BasseTheBass]

1:32 is godlike

[gatogordo1990]

1:21 The main line from The Death of Balance, very well placed!

Love this song!!!

[JRBain7]

I would find Symphony X so much more listenable without Michael Romeo's guitar tone. It sounds like a practice amp in a tin can to me, and his lead tones, though I like them a bit more, are ludicrously overprocessed. Just too much modulation. He could probably replace his entire stage rig with my old Zoom 505. :P

[Nightcrawl6]

he uses tube amps from ENGl now. I like the guitar sound on this album,is very naturly and not such overproduced

[JRBain7]

Cool - That can only be a good thing. ENGL's aren't quite my style, but they are brilliant for anything metal. Great chunk...

[bardukk88]

that's because romeo recorded this albun with a POD. (or that was said)

I love the agresivve and mind blowing tone of "paradise lost" album and the crude and dry sound of " the Divine wings of tragedy"

but for me this tone is perfect for this album (V). because the orchestral passages are jerarquized over the band.  I think that's for the way this album was composed.

sorry my english

[pajaritodelodio]

finest conceptual album of metal ever made

[jibber102]

Yeah, I think his guitar is a little too dirty sounding.

[JRBain7]

@jibber102 Yes, I would agree. But my main issue is the harshness...

[philosopher2king]

Yeah, ain't it great! : )

[LOLPombaer]

The groove is simply wicked. Unbeliavable.

[Farsight20]

Hahaha no pun intended right? ;)

Ya know cause of the other song.

[LOLPombaer]

No, I wasn't thinking of it :D

[IlPadroneDelleStelle]

My favourite song from V.

[dreamtheater142]

Indeed.

[joejoebotha]

very nice instrumental

[Bastardoom]

this album is awesome, amazing song!

[simpsons7777777]

sweet second to coment third to rate rofl nice song !!!

[davecro86]

The rythm part is AWSOME