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Symphony X

Symphony X is an American progressive metal band from Middletown, New Jersey.Founded in 1994 by guitarist Michael Romeo, their albums The Divine Wings of Tragedy and V: The New Mythology Suite have given the band considerable attention within the progressive metal community...

's lead singer Russell Allen

Russell Allen

Russell Allen is the singer of the American progressive metal band Symphony X.-Biography:Before working with a rock band, he was a jouster at a Medieval Times Dinner Theater. He was introduced to the band Symphony X by former singer Rod Tyler...

's debut solo album. It was released on April 26, 2005. The album is different from Symphony X's harder, more progressive sound, and has been dubbed by many, including Allen himself, as "Hard Rock". The album was released in 2005 on the InsideOut Music label. Allen played bass and keyboards on most tracks, along with vocals, but some of the tracks feature guests Robert Nelson

Robert Nelson

Robert Nelson was an Anglo-Quebecer physician and a leading figure in the Lower Canada Rebellion in 19th century Quebec ....

 on drums, Brendan Anthony and Jason Freudberg on guitars, Larry Salvatore on bass and Jens Johansson

Jens Johansson

Jens Ola Johansson is a Swedish power metal keyboardist and pianist. He is notable for his high-speed neoclassical and fusion style.-Biography:...

 on keyboards.

Track listing

• All Songs Written By Russell Allen, except where noted.

1. Blackout (4:25) (Russell Allen, Brendan Anthony, Iceberg, Robert Nelson, Larry Salvatore)
2. Unjustified (3:43) (Allen, Anthony, Nelson)
3. Voodoo Hand (3:54)
4. Angel (5:14)
5. The Distance (4:49) (Allen, Anthony, Nelson)
6. Seasons of Insanity (4:20)
7. Gaia (4:33)
8. Loosin' You (4:01)
9. Saucey Jack (4:02)
10. We Will Fly (7:55)
11. Atomic Soul (3:08)

Personnel

• Russell Allen
  Russell Allen
  Russell Allen is the singer of the American progressive metal band Symphony X.-Biography:Before working with a rock band, he was a jouster at a Medieval Times Dinner Theater. He was introduced to the band Symphony X by former singer Rod Tyler...
  
  : Vocals, Bass & Acoustic Guitars, Keyboards
• Brendan Anthony: Electric & Acoustic Guitars
• Jason Freudberg: Electric & Acoustic Guitars
• Iceberg: Electric & Acoustic Guitars
• Michael Romeo
  Michael Romeo
  Since 2005, Romeo has taken advantage of a new custom model, Caparison Dellinger II - Michael Romeo Custom, which he used to record the Symphony X album Paradise Lost...
  
  : Electric, Slide & Bass Guitars
• Larry Salvatore: Bass
• Michael Pinnella
  Michael Pinnella
  Michael Pinnella is a keyboard player, most notably for the band Symphony X. He has also released a solo album, a mixture of classical and progressive-styled music titled Enter By the Twelfth Gate on the InsideOut Music label in 2004...
  
  : Piano
• Jens Johansson
  Jens Johansson
  Jens Ola Johansson is a Swedish power metal keyboardist and pianist. He is notable for his high-speed neoclassical and fusion style.-Biography:...
  
  : Keyboards
• Robert Nelson: Drums, Percussion

Production

• Arranged By Russell Allen, Brendan Anthony & Robert Nelson
• Produced By Russell Allen
• Recorded & Engineered By Michael Romeo
  Michael Romeo
  Since 2005, Romeo has taken advantage of a new custom model, Caparison Dellinger II - Michael Romeo Custom, which he used to record the Symphony X album Paradise Lost...
  
  
• Mixed By Russell Allen & Don Sternecker
• Mastered By Allen Douches

External links

• [ "Atomic Soul" overview at allmusic] Retrieved June 28, 2010