It's been four years since Symphony X has released a new record. Not that that should surprise fans given the band has dropped four records in the past fifteen years, each with a longer period of time between. Symphony X is definitely giving us a new one this year though, as we've learned in September 2014, and vocalist Russell Allen is stoking that fire by saying the new stuff is a cross between the group's (arguably) two best albums! So sayeth an interview with Metal Wani (below):
"I think this album is not gonna be as heavy as our last one, Iconoclast. If I had to compare this one, I would say it's a combination of [2002's] The Odyssey meets [2007's] Paradise Lost. It has a lot of classic Symphony X elements in it, and I think our old fans are really gonna appreciate this one. So we're really excited about it."
That's the good news! The bad news is that while Allen has recorded his parts for the album, he has absolutely no idea when it'll see the light of day.
"Dude, I have no idea. I did my tracks, and that's it. I haven't heard anything. I'm sure I'll hear something at some point, obviously, before the record's released, but the last I heard guitars were being recorded. I don't even know if it's being mixed yet; I haven't heard from Mike [guitarist Michael Romeo]. He's busy doing it, so I leave him alone, you know?! When he's done, he's done. And that's what all Symphony X fans know and have come to accept about this band — that they'll get the stuff when it finally gets done, and that's it."
Well, it's better than teasing a new record without actually making one… looking at you, Tool.
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[via Blabbermouth]
