Twilight in Olympus
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| Studio album by Symphony X | ||
| Released | March ?, 1998 | |
| Recorded | Trax Studios, South River, NJ | |
| Genre | Progressive metal | |
| Length | 52:47 | |
| Label | Zero Corporation | |
| Producer(s) | Steve Evetts, Eric Rachel, Michael Romeo | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Symphony X chronology | ||
| The Divine Wings of Tragedy (1997) |
Twilight In Olympus (1998) |
"Prelude to the Millennium (1999)
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Twilight in Olympus is the fourth studio album by progressive metal band Symphony X, which was released in 1998. It features 8 tracks, two of which have become classics: "Smoke and Mirrors", and "Through The Looking Glass", an epic based on Through the Looking-Glass, sequel to Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.
"Lady of the Snow" is inspired by the popular Japanese mythological figure, Yuki Onna.
"Sonata" contains parts of the second movement of Beethoven's Sonata No. 8 (Pathétique).
On this album, drums were played by Tom Walling, due to Jason Rullo leaving (temporarily) for personal reasons.
[edit] Track listing
- "Smoke and Mirrors" – 6:09
- "Church of the Machine" – 8:57
- "Sonata" – 1:25
- "In The Dragon's Den" – 4:00
- "Through the Looking Glass" (Part I, II, III) – 13:05
- "The Relic" – 5:03
- "Orion - The Hunter" – 6:56
- "Lady of the Snow" – 7:09
[edit] Performers
- Russell Allen - vocals
- Michael Romeo - electric, acoustic and classical guitars, sitar, mini-harp, backing vocals
- Michael Pinnella - keyboards, backing vocals
- Thomas Miller - bass
- Tom Walling - drums
[edit] Ninth track
Remarkable is the absence of a track called Twilight in Olympus. Michael Romeo has confirmed that the track was originally intended to be a long, epic song similar to The Divine Wings of Tragedy, but it was not finished in time due to deadlines. Rumours would later emerge saying the track would be included on one of their future releases, but the band members opted to use the material and incorporate it into their 2000 album, V.
| Symphony X |
| Russell Allen | Michael Lepond | Michael Pinnella | Michael Romeo | Jason Rullo |
| Thomas Miller | Rod Tyler | Thomas Walling |
| Discography |
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| Studio albums: Symphony X | The Damnation Game | The Divine Wings of Tragedy | Twilight in Olympus | V: The New Mythology Suite | The Odyssey | Paradise Lost |
| Live albums: Live on the Edge of Forever |
| Compilation albums: Prelude to the Millennium |
