V: The New Mythology Suite

by Symphony X

V: The New Mythology Suite cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 6 October 2000
  • Label: Metal Blade
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:02:43
  • Community rating: 3.54/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: Jason Rullo, Russell Allen, Michael Lepond, Michael Romeo, Michael Pinnella, Eric Rachel

Album Notes & Community Reviews

The New Jersey quintet crafted a remarkably ambitious, highly technical concept album revolving entirely around the myth of Atlantis. Michael Romeo's blistering neoclassical guitar sweeps intertwine perfectly with massive classical orchestration and Russell Allen's commanding, theatrical vocal delivery.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, mythology, uncommon-time-signatures, fantasy, complex, conceptual, progressive

Tracklist

  1. Prelude (1:07)
  2. Evolution (The Grand Design) (5:20)
  3. Fallen (5:51)
  4. Transcendence (Segue) (0:38)
  5. Communion And The Oracle (7:45)
  6. The Bird-Serpent War / Cataclysm (4:02)
  7. On The Breath Of Poseidon (Segue) (3:01)
  8. Egypt (7:04)
  9. The Death Of Balance / Lacrymosa (3:42)
  10. Absence Of Light (4:59)
  11. A Fool's Paradise (5:48)
  12. Rediscovery (Segue) (1:25)
  13. Rediscovery (Part II) - The New Mythology (12:01)

Credits

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