Symphony X - Begin Recording New Album
American progressive/power metal veterans Symphony X enter the studio this week to begin recording the follow-up to 2011's Iconoclast for an early 2015 release. In a recent interview with United Rock Nations, bassist Michael LePond confirms that they will start with the drums, and with all the recording and then the promotion, they hope to have a new album out for the spring.
He continued: "The songs are ready to go. We have ten songs. We may record nine or ten; we'll see how it goes."
Regarding the musical direction of the new record: "Stylistically, it's not as heavy as Iconoclast was. If I had to compare, I would say that it's a combination of The Odyssey and Paradise Lost ? something in there. It has a lot of classic Symphony X elements in it, which I think a lot of our fans were missing for a few years. So I think our fans will really like this one. It really just focuses on solid songwriting."
Michael LePond also discusses his solo project and debut album Mike LePond's Silent Assassins.
He continued: "The songs are ready to go. We have ten songs. We may record nine or ten; we'll see how it goes."
Regarding the musical direction of the new record: "Stylistically, it's not as heavy as Iconoclast was. If I had to compare, I would say that it's a combination of The Odyssey and Paradise Lost ? something in there. It has a lot of classic Symphony X elements in it, which I think a lot of our fans were missing for a few years. So I think our fans will really like this one. It really just focuses on solid songwriting."
Michael LePond also discusses his solo project and debut album Mike LePond's Silent Assassins.
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Quote:Wait, this isn't your heaviest, brutalest, fastestest, bestest album yet? Are you even trying Symphony X?
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Well, if they're going further into The Odyssey's kind of sound, I'll be looking forward to this. Honestly, I've not been that big of a fan of their last two releases. V and The Odyssey were the top of their game for me. That being said, I hope we're still looking forward to something new, and not just a replication of the same sound we heard over a decade ago.
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I hope it's not as arduous as Iconoclast. I liked the soul that's within Paradise Lost much more
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