Symphony X interview - Sweden Rock festival 2007

Interview with Symphony X during Sweden Rock Festival 2007. Band members Michael Romeo and Russell Allen. Symphony X is an American progressive metal band from New Jersey. Founded in 1994, the band consists of guitarist Michael Romeo, keyboardist Michael Pinnella, drummer Jason Rullo, lead vocalist Russell Allen and bassist Michael Lepond. Interview by Janne Stark.
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[@andest]

there you see one of the best duos of metal

[@LastSunrise1981]

Russell is pretty built too. He's also an amazing singer and he's the vocalist I aspire to be. But overall Symphony X is just a killer band of great musicians, great songs, great albums, and so forth. \m/ \m/

[@ElektraStefan]

Rassell Allen rules..He is so funny...Michael Romeo is greate...Nevermore claim that Symphony X is the most cool and hilarious band that went on tour with them...

[@hughlaw1]

"go mike mke it cool!" "i like that its hot!" haha awesome guys cant wait till i get the chance to see them live :)

[@gideon7446]

looking forward for the 2011 album!!! cant wait to hear it! Symphony X!!! Triumphant!!

[@arielsoto5693]

Miichael. I am a guitarrist myself. And I admire you. For me. You are the best. Mam You are unbelievable Cheers. man. You are the best

[@xPurpleDrinkx9001]

"the next album wont be 5 years." Oh ReeeeeeeeeeaaaaaAAAAllllllllllllllllly?

[@Raveness25]

amazing people this guys !!

[@casaroli]

i really wish there were more russell video interviews

[@trottoarbonden]

The SRF 2007 concert was one of the better i've ever seen with these guys \m/

[@kalj7]

was I the only one who found it funny when rus said that he "finally found a mike which he was happy with". I mean he has 3 in the band already...

[@BennettLeungGuitar]

lol I love how American bands are so chilled out and friendly compared to the European ones in interviews! Europeans are all calm and collected xD

[@erichani1]

Really

[@Maddolis]

Symphony X incorporates odd time signatures plenty anyway, it's just that Dream Theater does it more than anyone else. Anyway I'd say that DT and SX have more to do with each other than they do with 99% of other bands.

[@Dilija83]

I love you...

[@rockithoney]

I like the new one and i Liked the Odyssey pretty much, but I still have some hope for them returning to more the melodical stuff like in V, Divine Wings...but I'm sure they won't. The last two ones lack a little bit of his vocal variety he has. The smoother and bluesy stuff is so great but unfortunately rare on the last two ones.

[@myewgul]

Romeo rockin the shorts... ;)

[@serazac25]

That Gigantour was like one of the most epic once , i mean DT, SX , Nevermore D:

[@ducky811]

Michael Romeo decent at guitar. No, he is just absolutely killer. I am a decnt guitarist, but he blows me out of the universe. Now he would DAMNED SURE have his hands full with Marcel Coenen though. It would be a HELLUVA friendly playoff.

[@neobarockloki86]

What a great a band! :D

[@satchsatch33]

Such an underrated band !

[@1bol1]

i hope the next album will be in 3 years, then the one after 2 years, then 1 year, then a season, then a month, then a day, then an hour, then a minute, then a second, then a microsecond, then something...something...darkside

[@YngwieK1]

man i really wish i could hear the stuff they didnt put on the album..dang it lol

[@andreycwb]

man.... russ has style! haha..

[@KyleJPie10]

So where the fuck is that new album then if they had so many riffs? lol. WE WANT MORE SYMPHONY X!

[@sebs3409]

If you say YOU KNOW once more.....

[@rubendrakkar]

actually old prog rock started somewhere in the middle of the 70's with CAMEL and KANSAS. . . then it came a band called FATES WARNING which gives the touch or the guide of the 80s and 90s progressive metal.

[@davosrockpander]

EStos vatos si son cheveres!!! Saludos al buen MIchael y Russel desde Tampico´México :p

[@NPC999]

sweet post.

[@ElementoShaman]

@algiasphere CANT WAIT!

[@The3irik92]

I have to disagree about the time signatures. Listen to the new Dream Theater album. It's 4/4 almost all the time. Some of the (older) Symph stuff has some really cool meters. Power metal?!? Polar opposites?

[@sweeptapper]

who's playing in the background?the solo sounded nice!

[@Masteroftuba3]

they are polar opposites though. Symphony x is more power metal, symphonic power metal. Dream theater is prog metal. just listen to Symph's set the world on fire and listen to dream theater's glass prison or dark eternal night. Dream theater incorporates odd time signatures where as symph normally has 4/4 or 3/4

[@goodygoody23]

@tub3scr3am3r whoever says Symphony X plays 4/4 has no idea what they're talking about. At least half their songs are in a time signature most people don't understand

[@Maddolis]

Dream Theater are more accomplished and often considered as *the best* prog metal act ever. That being said, there are a number of reasons people listen to Symphony X- I love Symph X, more than DT- I find them more melodic and really think their music suits me even more than DT. It's like saying The Beatles are better than Queen- both are great bands, Beatles often said to be "the best Rock band ever" but while they're both Rock, they're both very different- but many people like Queen more.

[@jsem94]

Not 5 years? It's closing up on 4 years since the last album. I hope they put out a release date soon!!

[@Masteroftuba3]

actually it isn't. I own it and even have the tab books. It may seem like it is in 4/4 but it is a varient of 3/8 15/4 and such. I'm talking about the whole album, not one song you might have listened to

[@The3irik92]

Unless there's facination involved. It's the opposite for me. I experiment alot, checking out different music, but i always to the progressive metal:)

[@Maddolis]

Yup I know that :P And Yes, King Crimson, ELP etc... however in terms of pioneering prog *metal*, Fates Warning would be there along with Dream Theater (who got big a couple of years after Fates Warning, but really popularised the genre).

[@robonez]

The weird thing is that Russel's speaking voice is freakishly similar to Sammy Hagar's ! ! ! ! ! ! !

[@AlexiLaiho227]

lol i just realized you are the same person i'm having the comment chain with on the Michael Romeo Eve of Seducton solo vid.

[@axlhm]

that would be something interesting to see :D

[@Might1789]

Can anyone pls tell me what Russel Allan said at this part : 7:03 untill 7:12 It's kinda hard to understand and i guess the CC ain't quite accurate THANK YOU VERY MUCH

[@algiasphere]

@Subzro777 New album is almost ready, apparently.

[@wayfechylde3]

the microphone rocks me

[@12LiveandLetDie12]

LUUCKKYYYY, i wanna meet them, so bad haha

[@tub3scr3am3r]

symx normally plays 4/4? these guys shift time signatures like 3 or 4 times a minute on some songs. c'mon man!

[@c0xb0x]

@Might1789 They're like a kid that just made the biggest m-80 (firecracker) on the block and on June 26th they get to light the fuse

[@AlexiLaiho227]

accept for V: the new mythology suite.

[@sirchaox1224]

@xPurpleDrinkx9001 Yes really, it was 4. Now the *next* album...

[@TheDrumminMan08]

Lol, Russell's hilarious. xD

[@ElektraStefan]

Oook @7SethMurrant7,common interests...Then you might want to see ''Bruce Dickinson falls(Domination 2007)'',''Van Canto Battery (official video)''(The fun starts at 1.20',is a metallica cover,goog singer but strange) and Nevermore interview at Rock Hard live Mania 2003,in which Loomis talks about his underwear!!!LOL

[@makor2817]

what demo they were talking about that they learnt a lesson from?

[@FatMancubus]

Romeo Just decent??? No dude, he kicks some asses too!!!

[@BennettLeungGuitar]

@DaveMustaineOwns To me, chilled out is like relaxed and easy-going. I guess by calm I meant sort of quiet and they show less emotion. That's just in my opinion though, take it with a grain of salt.

[@Might1789]

what the heck is celebrated on June 26th? i've searched all over the internet i dint find a thing

[@PaulOuzounov]

ROFLMAO THE M80 COMMENT!

[@seisette]

2 ppl doesnt "know", u know?

[@shredftw]

how tall is michael romeo?

[@Hazellarack]

you know? eaheuahehaeiuae

[@Utubesuxmycock]

lmao..those sunglasses...

[@HipHopAn0n]

9:03 Russell says You know twice in a row lol

[@erichani1]

And

[@HipHopAn0n]

​@erichani1 and he said it twice in a row! Hope you're doing well old KZbin Nemesis 😎😎

[@mietto]

yeah i know.....maybe, or not, u know

[@kofoszahbez9587]

same goes with Zappa

[@Might1789]

@c0xb0x Thx

[@Jazga]

Hahah.. Well spotted sir.

[@Bloodsaberxy]

russell has a hard time being angry lol..

[@wolfgange63]

LMAO! You tell who the vocalist is. But I love Russell Allen. Well his singing talent that is . HA HA... The interviewer doesn't have to do much work here but hold the mike. Wonder how much he gets paid to do nothing?

[@cub29]

way too short, just like me

[@paulwall1981]

I disagree, because both bands have there good and bad points. But there is no point trying to compare them, cause the only thing that they have in common is that they are prog. If you don't like them, then don't listen to them.

[@StephenTaranto]

rofl, just noticed that now. Hilarious

[@ElektraStefan]

check out some very funny vids...John Petrucci Phycho Ex 1-6 and Steve Vai Jemini Distortion Pedal Promotion...SOOOO Funny

[@AlexiLaiho227]

all the lyrics were the same and the solos were dull.

[@MarsRestorations]

nothing worng with it, im christian, and have many musical influencis icluding them and God.

[@SynertiaNB]

@xPurpleDrinkx9001 well, 4, lol still not 5!

[@BasseTheBass]

ROFL @ 7:09

[@edgarrg94]

Van halen hahaha

[@shadow31213]

prog metal is uh... eh. its fun for a while, then you need a break, then its fun again, then another break.... lol.

[@opidacul]

yep Michael Pinnella is christian... sad!!! on wikipedia you will find that he plays piano in church!!! sad!

They look like a couple. Ahahahaha