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New Jersey prog-metal stalwarts Symphony X return with PARADISE LOST, their first outing since 2002's THE ODYSSEY. Their literary aspirations remain intact--the album is inspired by the John Milton epic poem of the same name--and per usual, Michael Romeo's Byzantine tablature and Russell Allen's vocals are the main attractions. Throughout PARADISE LOST the band fantasizes that all '80s thrash and '90s doom metal did not happen, and that they are picking up right where Randy Rhodes and Yngwie Malmsteem left off in the early 1980s. In their vision, technical dexterity and neo-classicism--note the inclusion of a string section and piano balladry--trump mathy angst, satanic sludge, and stoner riffage.
Symphony X: Michael Romeo (guitars); Mike LePond (bass guitar); Jason Rullo, Russell Allen, Michael Pinnella.
Personnel: Russell Allen (vocals); Michael Romeo (guitar); Michael Pinnella (keyboards); Jason Rullo (drums).
Audio Mixer: Jens Bogren.
Illustrator: Warren Flanagan. Paradise Lost Music Review Average Rating: (4.7 out of 5 stars)   List All Reviews Outstanding!
These guys are really hitting there stride now. Many good albums over the years but this masterpiece takes he cake. Dream who? These guys totally own.
Submitted by flyingsauserfreak (KC Mo, USA''))
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THE KING IS DEAD....
LONG LIVE THE KINGS of prog metal that is. SYNOPSIS: I purchased systematic chaos and PARADISE LOST the same day and s.x. just blows d.t. away .I think d.t. was going for a more s.x. sound this time but d.t. and james more specifically just cannot compeat, not to take any thing away from d.t. musically, but everythig that s.x. has done with Russell Allan has been better than everything from d.t. since train of thought! ROMEO IS A GOD
Submitted by NICK AUTONOMYY (LONG ISLAND NY USA)
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Wow!!!
Epic. Powerful. Progressive. Metal. There are not enough superlatives to describe how great this album is. Best of 2007 easily. Overall much more cohesive, heavier and just simply better than Systematic Chaos - sorry DT, but SX have outdone you on this one!
Buy it with your eyes closed.
Submitted by Andrew (Auckland, NZ) 
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If somebody told me that heavy metal would be far better and mature when I would be 20 years older than I first heard my first ac/dc album I would think he was a loony...
Well there are so many excellent bands nowdays from all over the world. I must be living a dream.
This album is one of those few albums that stand out from the crowd as best of the best.
A masterpiece!in any sense!
Submitted by lefteris.tsolakis (Athens, Greece)
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I am perhaps the biggest DT fan out there, but I gotta say, Parasise Lost is a sight better than Systematic Chaos. This is the pinnacle of their career in my opinion, and one of the finest prog metal albums I have ever heard; certainly the best out there right now. Just incredible.
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ACCRA TRANE STATIONMEDIATATIONS FOR JOHN COLTRANECOMPOSED AND PERFORMED IN COLLECTIVE IMPROVISATION BYNII NOI NORTEY, NII OTOO ANNAN, & STEVEN FELDA TRIBUTE TO THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF JOHN COLTRANE'S CLASSIC RECORDING, MEDITATIONS.NOTE BY NII NOI NORTEYNii Otoo Annan and I first met Steven Feld, whom we call “Prof,” in 2004 during his first visit to Ghana. He came to my home in Accra to listen to us play and gave us some of his recordings. That afternoon we discovered that John Coltrane held a similar place in our hearts. Coltrane’s music moved us both as young men and has stayed with us throughout our lives as musicians and researchers into the powers of sound. I told Prof how happy I was to welcome a man from Philadelphia, John Coltrane’s city. Prof recorded some of our music that afternoon. When the CD with his editing arrived back in Accra (later published on The Time of Bells, 3: Musical Bells of Accra, VoxLox 2005) I knew we would start to work together seriously. From there it didn’t take long to come up with the plan to pay African respects to John Coltrane on the 40th anniversaries of A Love Supreme and Meditations. Prof returned to Accra in 2005 and together with Agazi, a local engineer, we helped him fashion a home studio where we gathered regularly. By the last session we even managed to get Prof unhooked from his headphones to join us on the ashiwa, our box bass.In 2006 Prof came back to Accra for a sustained visit, and having refined his ashiwa skills, we invited his full participation in our performances and recording sessions. When he departed for Europe some months later, Prof told us that he was taking the tracks to the studio of an old friend in Paris, someone whose ears we all could really trust. How true! Jean Schwarz, thank you for joining the band.So now, across continents, Accra Trane Station offers you these Meditations as a song of praise and African homecoming, in humble acknowledgement of John Coltrane’s ongoing inspiration.Nii Noi NorteyAnyaa Arts LibraryAccra, Ghana===NOTE BY STEVEN FELD“Where do you come from? Nii Noi asked.“I’m from the USA, a place called Philadelphia.”“Philadelphia?! Wow, the ...
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