Symphony X is often compared to other progressive metal bands such as Dream Theater, Fates Warning, and Shadow Gallery. Their music includes complex timings and odd meters while incorporating elements of heavy metal and progressive rock. Their early albums in particular contain strong neo-classical elements reminiscent of Yngwie Malmsteen, Randy Rhoads, and others. The band have been categorized as progressive metal, power metal, and neoclassical metal, though the band themselves dislike genre labels with Romeo stating they can be "misleading sometimes ... at the core of it all we're a metal band".
Romeo explained the band's name in a 2008 interview; "So, you know, the music we were coming up with had the keyboard thing and the guitar, and some classical elements, so the word 'Symphony' came up and, so the dramatic thing, you know? So then, somebody said 'Symphony X' and we were like, 'yeah, that's cool' it is that kinda thing, and the 'X' is the unknown and all the other stuff we do."
The albums The Divine Wings of Tragedy and V: The New Mythology Suite were partially recorded in The Dungeon, Romeo's home studio. The Odyssey, Paradise Lost, Iconoclast and Underworld were fully recorded there and produced by Romeo himself.
Full Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_X
Studio albums
Symphony X (1994)
The Damnation Game (1995)
The Divine Wings of Tragedy (1996)
Twilight in Olympus (1998)
V: The New Mythology Suite (2000)
The Odyssey (2002)
Paradise Lost (2007)
Iconoclast (2011)
Underworld (2015)
Domination
Symphony X Lyrics
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Legions of lost scream in pain
A million shattered destinies
All slowly drowning in tears of flame
Break the chains around your necks
Lick your wounds you Dogs of War
Raise your banners ever high
I, with darkest insurrection, victimize
Hail the horrors, all hail and sanctify
...my Domination
Rotting from the inside out
Ripping away to the core
A million lies unite as one
Slaughtering innocence for evermore
Sound the mighty drums of doom
March to this black heart of fate
Clawing, tearing, slashing deep
Defiantly fighting our fate
I, with darkest insurrection, victimize
Hail the horrors, all hail and sanctify
...my Domination
Turn the waters red with rage
Burn all the earth shore to shore
Open wide the Gates of Hell
Defile the Babylon Whore
I, with darkest insurrection, victimize
Hail the horrors, all hail and sanctify
...my Domination
...my Domination
The lyrics of "Domination" by Symphony X depict a post-apocalyptic, dystopian world in which legions of lost souls are screaming in pain and suffering from shattered destinies, drowning in tears of flame. The singer in the song, who is looking to take control and dominate the world, is urging these fallen warriors to break the chains around their necks and raise their banners high, to ravage the Babylon Whore and fight back against their fate. The singer is portrayed as a dark, dominating figure who is victimizing and hailing the horrors of the world, hoping to turn the waters red with rage and burn the earth from shore to shore, and ultimately open the Gates of Hell to unleash chaos upon the world.
The lyrics of "Domination" are incredibly powerful and intense, using vivid imagery and language to convey the singer's desire for control and chaos. The post-apocalyptic world that the song describes is bleak and hopeless, with only the strongest surviving and rising to power. The singer's desire for domination and his willingness to cause destruction and chaos to achieve his goals make this a haunting and frightening song, one that illustrates the extremes of human ambition and the darkness that can lurk within us all.
Line by Line Meaning
All along the waste and wild
Amidst the desolate and uncharted areas, there are distressing cries of agony.
Legions of lost scream in pain
Multitudes of misguided souls are screaming and suffering.
A million shattered destinies
Countless futures that were full of promise have been broken and rendered hopeless.
All slowly drowning in tears of flame
All of the aforementioned are sinking under a sea of burning sorrow and torment.
Break the chains around your necks
Free yourselves from the oppressive shackles.
Lick your wounds you Dogs of War
Tend to your injuries, you battle-hardened soldiers.
Raise your banners ever high
Hoist your flags and standards as proud symbols of your cause.
And ravage the Babylon Whore
Ruthlessly destroy the immoral and corrupt society.
I, with darkest insurrection, victimize
I am the one causing the uprising and taking control by force.
Hail the horrors, all hail and sanctify
Welcome and glorify the heinousness and darkness that comes with domination.
...my Domination
This is my triumph and reign over all that stands before me.
Rotting from the inside out
Decaying from within, the corruption and rot spreads.
Ripping away to the core
Tearing apart all that was built up to expose the heart of the rot.
A million lies unite as one
An amalgamation of endless deceit form an unbreakable bond.
Slaughtering innocence for evermore
Killing off purity and goodness permanently.
Sound the mighty drums of doom
Let the ominous drums resound to signal the approach of total destruction.
March to this black heart of fate
Advance towards the looming darkness that awaits us all.
Clawing, tearing, slashing deep
Fighting resistance with savage ferocity, tearing into the opposition.
Defiantly fighting our fate
Resolutely opposing the inevitable destiny we face.
Turn the waters red with rage
Incite a fervor of fury that will cause everything to be consumed by turmoil.
Burn all the earth shore to shore
Set fire to everything, from one end to the other.
Open wide the Gates of Hell
Release the floodgates of darkness upon the world.
Defile the Babylon Whore
Taint and ruin the corrupt society even further.
I, with darkest insurrection, victimize
I am the one spearheading the darkest rebellion and taking control by force.
Hail the horrors, all hail and sanctify
Welcome and glorify the heinousness and darkness that comes with domination.
...my Domination
This is my triumph and reign over all that stands before me.
...my Domination
This is my triumph and reign over all that stands before me.
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: ALLEN BOOP RUSSELL, MICHAEL ROMEO, MICHAEL G. PINNELLA
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jada
on Children of a Faceless God
so cool but to much rock in the back round.