Michael Romeo: dark chapter symphony



News:
31-01-2008:
Watch a close up view of Michael Romeo shredding the solos to "Of Sins and Shadows", "The Damnation Game", "Out of The Ashes" and "Sea Of Lies".



29-01-2008:
SPV-TV has posted an interview with Michael Romeo conducted by Sir Jay.




15-01-2008:
Tour date update including UK dates:

World Management have announced that the opening bands for Symphony X's European dates are Circus Maximus and Dreamscape.

They commented "We are happy to be able to bring a quality package of entertainment to the fans. The package will play all dates below except London (Astoria) and the Atarfe Vega Rock Festival in Spain; the London show will have Epica as an opening band."

The bands tour schedule now stands at:
[Openers are Dreamscape and Circus Maximus, unless otherwise marked]
13 February, 2008 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
14 February, 2008 - Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall
15 February, 2008 - Hellendoorn, Netherlands - Lantaarn
16 February, 2008 - Zoetermeer, Netherlands - Boerderij
17 February, 2008 - Stuttgart, Germany - Die Röhre
19 February, 2008 - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club
20 February, 2008 - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
21 February, 2008 - Nurnberg, Germany - Hirsch
22 February, 2008 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
23 February, 2008 - Munich, Germany - Backstage Werk
25 February, 2008 - Florence, Italy - Viper Club
26 February, 2008 - Piacenza, Italy - Fillmore
28 February, 2008 - Bergara, Spain - Sala Jam
29 February, 2008 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz 2
01 March, 2008 - Madrid, Spain - La Riviera
02 March, 2008 - Bordeaux, France - Krakatoa
04 March, 2008 - Lyon, France - Transbordeur
05 March, 2008 - Paris, France - Bataclan
06 March, 2008 - London, England - Astoria [opening band: Epica]
08 March, 2008 - Granada, Spain - Atarfe Vega Rock Festival

[Opening bands are Epica and Into Eternity]
03 April, 2008 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
04 April, 2008 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East
05 April, 2008 - New York, NY - Nokia Theater Times Square
06 April, 2008 - Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
08 April, 2008 - Quebec City, QUE - Imperial de Quebec
09 April, 2008 - Montreal, QUE - Medley
11 April, 2008 - Toronto, ONT - The Opera House
12 April, 2008 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
13 April, 2008 - Mokena, IL - The Pearl Room
16 April, 2008 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
17 April, 2008 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
18 April, 2008 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
19 April, 2008 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues
20 April, 2008 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
22 April, 2008 - Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Theatre
23 April, 2008 - Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse
25 April, 2008 - San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
26 April, 2008 - Houston, TX - Meridian
27 April, 2008 - Ft. Worth, TX - Ridglea Theater
29 April, 2008 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
30 April, 2008 - St. Petersburg, FL - The State Theatre
01 May, 2008 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
02 May, 2008 - Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
03 May, 2008 - West Springfield, VA - Jaxx

12-01-2008:
Check out Symphony-X's second music video, Set The World On Fire (Lie of Lies) from their 2007 album release, Paradise Lost. "Set the World on Fire" comes off the New Jersey progressive metallers' new CD, "Paradise Lost", which sold around 6,500 copies in the United States in its first week of release, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Get to see them live if you can!!




11-01-2008:
Michael Romeo and Symphony X Spanish Dates On Upcoming European Tour Shuffled, fans planning on attending the band's upcoming shows in Spain (Bergara, Barcelona and Madrid) should note that the dates have been shuffled. The venues will remain the same.

The new schedule is now as follows:

February
13 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
14 - Cologne, Germany - Live Music Hall
15 - Hellendoorn, Netherlands - Lantaarn
16 - Zoetermeer, Netherlands - Boerderij
17 - Stuttgart, Germany - Die Röhre
19 - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club
20 - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
21 - Nurnberg, Germany - Hirsch
22 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
23 - Munich, Germany - Backstage Werk
25 - Florence, Italy - Viper Club
26 - Piacenza, Italy - Fillmore
28 - Bergara, Spain - Sala Jam (NEW DATE)
29 - Barcelona, Spain - Razzmatazz 2 (NEW DATE)

March
1 - Madrid, Spain - Sala Heineken (NEW DATE)
2 - Bordeaux, France - Krakatoa
4 - Lyon, France - Transbordeur
5 - Paris, France - Bataclan


07-01-2008:
Norwegian progressive metal band CIRCUS MAXIMUS has been confirmed as the main support act on Michael Romeo's Symphony X's European Paradise Lost tour. The dates are as follows:

Feb. 13 - Hamburg, Germany @ Markthalle
Feb. 14 - Cologne, Germany @ Live Music Hall
Feb. 15 - Hellendoorn, Netherlands @ Lantaarn
Feb. 16 - Zoetermeer, Netherlands @ Boerderij
Feb. 17 - Stuttgart, Germany @ Die Röhre
Feb. 19 - Berlin, Germany @ Columbia Club
Feb. 20 - Frankfurt, Germany @ Batschkapp
Feb. 21 - Nurnberg, Germany @ Hirsch
Feb. 22 - Pratteln, Switzerland @ Z7
Feb. 23 - Munich, Germany @ Backstage Werk
Feb. 25 - Florence, Italy @ Viper Club
Feb. 26 - Piacenza, Italy @ Fillmore
Feb. 28 - Barcelona, Spain @ Razzmatazz 2
Feb. 29 - Madrid, Spain @ Sala Heineken
Mar. 01 - Bergara, Spain @ Sala Jam
Mar. 02 - Bordeaux, France @ Krakatoa
Mar. 04 - Lyon, France @ Transbordeur
Mar. 05 - Paris, France @ Bataclan

"Isolate", the sophomore album from CIRCUS MAXIMUS, entered the Norwegian chart at position No. 70 (No. 33 on the chart featuring only Norwegian artists).


10-12-2007:
Michael Romeo and Symphony X new "Serpent's Kiss" is the first video off Symphony X's great new album, "Paradise Lost."

Symphony X "Serpent's Kiss"


new tour date:s
SYMPHONY X have updated their tour itinerary with new dates added in Europe and North America. Symphony X's tour schedule is now as follows:

February
13 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
14 - Köln, Germany - Live Music Hall
15 - Hellendoorn, Netherlands - Lantaarn
16 - Zoetermeer, Netherlands - Boerderij
17 - Stuttgart, Germany - Die Röhre
19 - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club
20 - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
21 - Nürnberg, Germany - Hirsch
22 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
23 - München, Germany - Backstage Werk
25 - Florence, Italy - Viper Club
26 - Piacenza, Italy - Fillmore
28 - Barcelona, Spain - Sala Heineken
29 - Madrid, Spain - Sala Heineken

March
1 - Bergara, Spain - Sala Jam
2 - Bordeaux, France - Krakatoa
4 - Lyon, France - Transbordeur
5 - Paris, France - Bataclan
6 - London, England - Astoria
8 - Grenada, Spain - ATARFE VEGA ROCK FESTIVAL

April (with EPICA and INTO ETERNITY)
3 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
4 - Cambridge, MA - Middle East
5 - New York, NY - Nokia Theater Times Square
6 - Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
8 - Quebec City, QC - Imperial de Quebec
9 - Montreal, QC - Medley
11 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House
12 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
13 - Mokena, IL - The Pearl Room
16 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
17 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
18 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
19 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues
20 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
22 - Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Theatre
23 - Tempe, AZ - The Clubhouse
25 - San Antonio, TX - Scout Bar
26 - Houston, TX - Meridian
27 - Ft. Worth, TX - Ridglea Theater
29 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
30 - St. Petersburg, FL - The State Theatre

May
1 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
2 - Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
3 - West Springfield, VA - Jaxx

04-12-2007:
Michael Romeo and Symphony X dates and the band have updated their MySpace with two songs taken from their latest album, Paradise Lost. http://www.myspace.com/officialsymphonyx

Now all you have to do is see the band live... lots of opportunities coming your way, go see them they're really very good:

February
13 - Hamburg, Germany - Markthalle
14 - Köln, Germany - Live Music Hall
15 - Hellendoorn, Netherlands - Lantaarn
16 - Zoetermeer, Netherlands - Boerderij
17 - Stuttgart, Germany - Die Röhre
19 - Berlin, Germany - Columbia Club
20 - Frankfurt, Germany - Batschkapp
21 - Nürnberg, Germany - Hirsch
22 - Pratteln, Switzerland - Z7
23 - München, Germany - Backstage Werk
25 - Florence, Italy - Viper Club
26 - Piacenza, Italy - Fillmore
28 - Barcelona, Spain - Sala Heineken

March
1 - Bergara, Spain - Sala Jam
2 - Bordeaux, France - Krakatoa
4 - Lyon, France - Transbordeur
5 - Paris, France - Bataclan

April (with EPICA and INTO ETERNITY)
4 - Cambridge. MA - Middle East
5 - New York, NY - Nokia Theater Times Square
6 - Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
8 - Quebec City, QC - Imperial de Quebec
9 - Montreal, QC - Medley
11 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House
12 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
13 - Mokena, IL - The Pearl Room
16 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
17 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
18 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
19 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues
20 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
22 - Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Theatre
26 - Houston, TX - Meridian
27 - Ft. Worth, TX - Ridglea Theater
29 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
30 - St. Petersburg, FL - The State Theatre

May
1 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
2 - Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
3 - West Springfield, VA - Jaxx


20-11-2007:
German headline tour dates for Symphony X, more to come in Europe?
February
13 - Hamburg - Markthalle
14 - Köln - Live Music Hall
17 - Stuttgart - Röhre
19 - Berlin - ColumbiaClub
20 - Frankfurt - Batschkapp
21 - Nürnberg - Hirsch
23 - München - Backstage Werk

plus Symphony X have confirmed a 2008 North American headlining tour with support from EPICA and INTO ETERNITY.

April
4 - Cambridge. MA - Middle East
5 - New York, NY - Nokia Theater Times Square
6 - Philadelphia, PA - The Trocadero
8 - Quebec City, QC - Imperial de Quebec
9 - Montreal, QC - Medley
11 - Toronto, ON - The Opera House
12 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
13 - Mokena, IL - The Pearl Room
16 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
17 - Portland, OR - Hawthorne Theatre
18 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
19 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues
20 - San Diego, CA - House of Blues
22 - Santa Ana, CA - Galaxy Theatre
26 - Houston, TX - Meridian
27 - Ft. Worth, TX - Ridglea Theater
29 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL - Culture Room
30 - St. Petersburg, FL - The State Theatre

May
1 - Atlanta, GA - The Masquerade
2 - Charlotte, NC - Tremont Music Hall
3 - West Springfield, VA - Jaxx

Tickets will be available exclusively at EnterTheVault.com through November 24th. They will then be available via regular outlets.


16-11-2007:
A new photo gallery. Dream Theater + Symphony X - November 2007 - Madrid

10-11-2007:
Wow that was a good show and a great double bill! I visited jolly old Newport, UK to catch up with the tail end of the current tour. This is the first time I've seen Symphony X live, so was waiting with baited breath to see if they could deliver. I was not disappointed... this band are super tight, super melodic, and deliver enough musical fire power to sink a battleship! I was accompanied to the gig by number one son shred junior-senior, who was also super impressed particularly with his favourite, the opener "Set the World on Fire".

The show was enhanced during the half time break as I managed to catch up with my old mate, Matt Williams, from Liquid Note Records. We talked about all things guitar, live music and Liquid Note records. Matt is currently organising the final Liquid Note release featuring the great playing talents Stefan Rosqvist, plus some special guests. The material from this CD is some of the best yet to come from the label. Look out for more news on this release in due course.


SYMPHONY X - Communion And The Oracle (Live - Gods Of Metal)


For shred junior-senior

Symphony X - Set the World on Fire



03-11-2007:
Another fine interview from the guys at guitarmessenger.com, this time Michael Romeo gets the third degree ear bend.
Oh man, now I don’t practice at all… nah, that’s not true. I practice once in a while. Or I practice if I feel like I’m getting rusty. I mean, sometimes there is just times you want to practice and maybe try some new things. Now it’s more about the writing and doing things like that. But in the past, yeah it was full on practicing all the time.

In the beginning I got some lessons from a good a finger style guy. He was great all around, but he was a great finger style classical guy. And later you know, learning chords, the pentatonic scale, and a lot of that. And after that, a lot of it was self-taught just by learning Van Halen, Randy Rhoads, Uli Jon Roth. And then just right down the line – Paul Gilbert, Yngwie Malmsteen… all those guys.


09-10-2007:
A change of Venue for UK date in Glasgow: The Dream Theater / Symphony X show in Glasgow on 11 October has had a change of venue; it will now be held at Braehead Arena.

05-09-2007:
Michael Romeo and Symphony X expand their European tour dates!

Oct 21 2007 8:00P Tonhalle Munich, Bayern
Oct 22 2007 8:00P Stadthalle Erlangen (Nurnberg), Bayern
Oct 23 2007 8:00P Messe Congresscentrum B Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
Oct 25 2007 8:00P Land Rover Arena Bologna, Bologna
Oct 26 2007 8:00P Palalottomatica Rome, Roma
Oct 27 2007 8:00P Palasport Andria (Ba), Bari
Oct 29 2007 8:00P DatchForum Milan, Milano
Oct 30 2007 8:00P Palasport Padova, Padova
Oct 31 2007 8:00P Eulachhalle Winterthur, Zurich
Nov 2 2007 8:00P Palau Olimpic de Badalona Barcelona, Barcelona
Nov 3 2007 8:00P La Cubierta Madrid, Madrid
Nov 4 2007 8:00P Feria de Muestras Durango, Vizcaya
Nov 6 2007 8:00P Le Phare Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées
Nov 7 2007 8:00P Zenith Nancy, Lorraine
Nov 9 2007 8:00P Newport Centre Newport, Wales
Nov 10 2007 8:00P Civic Hall Wolverhampton, Midlands
Nov 11 2007 8:00P King George's Hall Blackburn, Northwest

26-08-2007:
Symphony X have announced two headlining dates in October during the band's European tour as the support act for Dream Theater:
Oct. 18 - Prague, Czech Republic - Rock Cafe
Oct. 20 - Vienna, Austria - Planet Music

Visit MySpace for full list: http://www.myspace.com/officialsymphonyx

14-08-2007:
Really looking forward to the Symphony X tour...to celebrate here's a video of Michael live...doing what he does best...amazing shred.

Michael Romeo shredding super fast!


12-08-2007:
A 10-minute audio interview with Symphony X guitarist Michael Romeo conducted by Norway's Metal Express Radio.

28-07-2007:
Insideout records have published the first Symphony X CD...look out for the band on tour with Dream Theater...not sure I can handle all the guitar in one evening ;o)

Symphony X "Serpent's Kiss"


20-07-2007:
The Shredacademy team lined up a Michael Romeo interview:

Mikes says:
You always have to try new stuff, you know. Like you said, yeah there is a lot of the things I do and it definitely appears here and there but I think when you are writing, you are trying to find something a little different or like you said something that sounds like a violin line or some kind of riff so you know, always try find something different. It keeps you being creative, try and push you to find something cool and at the same time it sounds cool. At the end of the day you are still trying to write a song, you are still trying to balance the technique with something that sounds cool and yeah you know just experiment, noodle around. A lot of the riffs the come about by you just sitting there banging on the guitar a little bit, just riffing around and noodling and then all of a sudden you stumble on something you never did and you are like oh wow that's kind of cool, let's see if I can build on that and that is usually how it comes about. Most of the time, most of the riffs and most of the little licks and things, you just kind of stumble on it without thinking about it too much, for me that is kind of what I like to do.


Mike was asked about plans for a new solo cd:
Yeah I think this year I am going to commit to doing one because that CD is like ancient, back then I was using an 8-track back then, so yeah I really want to do something and with this record there was a lot of material left over that we ended up not using. This year or early next year I'll start putting some stuff together.


Michael Romeo back live with Symphony X

Inferno


18-07-2007:
Michael Romeo and Symphony X appear on Sirius Radio, Hard Files, Thursdays 7 pm ET
Rebroadcast Fridays noon ET, Saturdays 3 pm ET and Sundays 6 pm ET. Hard Files is a weekly one hour aural glimpse into the music and lives of some of your favorite metal bands.

Paradise Lost Sales
Symphony X reached the Billboard Top 200 for the first time with the release of Paradise Lost, and would like to thank all of the fans who made that possible! International sales figures for the release of Paradise Lost were as follows:

USA: #123
France: #60
Germany: #50
Netherlands: #59
Norway: #41
Sweden: #32
UK: #169 (rock/metal chart: #12)

02-07-2007:
An update on the bonus DVD with the new CD:

"World Management would like to clear up any misinformation about the attached 'free bonus DVD' that is shrink wrapped to the new SYMPHONY X CD 'Paradise Lost'. The free fan bonus DVD attached is and was always intended to be an extra fan bonus for a small limited run of digis. It was shrink-wrapped onto the actual disc and is a bonus home-video-style collection of a few shows from the band's archives. Please enjoy these clips for their intent.

"A lot of intense effort has gone into the writing, recording and packaging of this new CD and we are all very happy with the result. It is, after all, about the new music. For all the DVD fans, the band will make a professional DVD sometime in the future and rest assured we will spend lots of creative energy when the time comes for that. In the meantime enjoy 'Paradise Lost' and we shall see you all hopefully out on tour in 2007/2008. Thanks for your support.

"Basically this DVD was never meant to be any big professionally done thing; it was intended to be a free extra goodie comprised of home-video-type material meant for a limited run through a small number of vendors (if it WERE meant to be something big, they'd have done far more than just stuff it in with the CD). The band is not pleased that it appeared to be portrayed as more than it really was, and that they have fans who feel that they were ripped off as a result; they sincerely hope that you all know that that was never their intent."


25-06-2007:
A new exclusive interview with http://avanzadametallica.net

In response to be asked if Michael has a plans for a new solo CD:
"I always say that I do what I want to, but all this time I’ve been with the band, especially with this record, I’m with them every day. I did almost everything on this record because we decided that we wanted a guitar driven record, so i’ve been creating in every minute of the day. And we did all the recording in my house, at my studio so for me all my time is devoted to the band, so is difficult to think in a solo thing, we have so much to think... the touring could be done, and thinking of the record could be done."


and when asked about people who steal music by downloading illegal mp3...
"In one way it’s good because in that way many people could discover the band, people that have never heard the band. But at the same time there’s always the negative side, because many people are not paying for it, but if they download our music, it will invite them to buy the record".



22-06-2007:
UK tour dates as support for Dream theater what more could anyone one want...OK...yes a CD...Due on June 26 via Inside Out Music (June 25 in Japan via JVC Victor Entertainment Inc.), "Paradise Lost"...



The follow-up to 2002's "The Odyssey", "Paradise Lost" will feature the following track listing:

01. Oculus ex Inferni
02. Set the World on Fire (The Lie of Lies)
03. Domination
04. The Serpent's Kiss
05. Paradise Lost
06. Eve of Seduction
07. The Walls of Babylon
08. Seven
09. The Sacrifice
10. Revelation (Divus Pennae ex Tragoedia

Below are all currently confirmed tour dates for the European
Fall Tour. All shows are Dream Theater headlining shows with
Special Guests Symphony X.

Wed Sep 26, 2007 - Helsinki, Finland - Ice Hall
Fri Sep 28, 2007 - Stockholm, Sweden - Hovet
Sat Sep 29, 2007 - Oslo, Norway - Spectrum
Mon Oct 01, 2007 - Hannover, Germany - Capitol
Tue Oct 02, 2007 - Warsaw, Poland - Torwar
Thu Oct 04, 2007 - Antwerp, Belgium - Lotto Arena
Fri Oct 05, 2007 - Paris, France - Zenith
Sun Oct 07, 2007 - Dusseldorf, Germany - Phillipshalle
Mon Oct 08, 2007 - Frankfurt, Germany - Jahrhunderthalle
Tue Oct 09, 2007 - Rotterdam, Netherlands - Ahoy
Thu Oct 11, 2007 - Glasgow, UK - Carling Academy
Fri Oct 12, 2007 - Manchester, UK - Apollo
Sat Oct 13, 2007 - London, UK - Wembley Arena
Sun Oct 21, 2007 - Munich, Germany - Tonhalle
Mon Oct 22, 2007 - Erlangen, Germany - Stadthalle
Tue Oct 23, 2007 - Stuttgart, Germany - Messe 3
Thu Oct 25, 2007 - Bologna, Italy - Land Rover Arena (Paladozza)
Fri Oct 26, 2007 - Roma, Italy - Palalottomatica
Sat Oct 27, 2007 - Andria (Ba), Italy - Palasport
Mon Oct 29, 2007 - Milano, Italy - DatchForum
Tue Oct 30, 2007 - Padova, Italy - Palasport
Wed Oct 31, 2007 - Winterthur, Switzerland - Eulachhalle
Fri Nov 09, 2007 - Wales, UK - Newport Centre
Sat Nov 10, 2007 - Wolverhampton, UK - Civic Hall
Sun Nov 11, 2007 - Blackburn, UK - King George's Hall

05-06-2007:
Reasons to buy the new CD...check out the awesome digi pack for the new CD

Symphony X "Paradise Lost" packaging


04-06-2007:
A Tommy Hash review for http://www.ytsejam.com/ awards a five star review to Paradise lost

Paradise Lost is a lyrically haunting record, built upon the themes of the John Milton novel of the same name. Musically, Symphony X took all the ‘aural essentials’ of their past records, putting the symphonic moments where they needed to be, possessing the appropriate amount of neo-classical traces, and the placing melodic elements all over the place; all the while keeping their virtuoso approach in full force throughout. The wait was worth it.


08-05-2007:
Sound samples from upcoming Symphony X, Paradise lost online.

28-04-2007:


SyphonyX + Michael Romeo release a new album, "Paradise Lost", due on June 26 via Inside Out Music. The CD was mixed by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden. This is the follow-up to 2002's "The Odyssey", "Paradise Lost" will feature the following track listing:

01. Oculus ex Inferni
02. Set the World on Fire (The Lie of Lies)
03. Domination
04. The Serpent’s Kiss
05. Paradise Lost
06. Eve of Seduction
07. The Walls of Babylon
08. Seven
09. The Sacrifice
10. Revelation (Divus Pennae ex Tragoedia)

23-03-2007:
Michael Romeo and Symphony X continue to work on the follow-up to 2002's "The Odyssey", entitled "Paradise Lost", tentatively due late June 2007. The CD is currently being mixed by Jens Bogren at Fascination Street Studios in Örebro, Sweden.

Upcoming SYMPHONY X shows:

May 25 - New York, NY - B.B. Kings
May 27 - San Juan, Puerto Rico – [to be confirmed]

With SANCTITY and ECHOES OF ETERNITY:

Jul. 12 - Hartford, CT - Webster Theatre
Jul. 16 - Montreal, Quebec - The Medly
Jul. 17 - Quebec City, Quebec - L'Imperial
Jul. 18 - Toronto, Ontario - The Opera House
Jul. 20 - Cleveland, OH - Peabody's
Jul. 21 - Detroit, MI - I-Rock
Jul. 22 - Mokena, IL - The Pearl Room
Jul. 23 - Sauget, IL - Pop's
Jul. 24 - St. Paul, MN - Station 4
Jul. 27 - Seattle, WA - El Corazon
Jul. 28 - Porland, OR - Roseland Grill
Jul. 29 - San Francisco, CA - Slim's
Jul. 30 - Anaheim, CA - House of Blues
Jul. 31 - West Hollywood, CA - House of Blues
Aug. 03 - Ft. Worth, TX - Ridglea Theater
Aug. 04 - San Antonio, TX - White Rabbit
Aug. 05 - Houston, TX - Meridian
Aug. 10 - Worcester, MA - The Palladium

14-02-2007:
A great Valentines gift you you...Progressive metal act Symphony X have announced a New York City date on May 25 at B.B. King Blues Club and Grill. The group's schedule is now shaping up as follows:

May 25 - B.B. King Blues Club and Grill - New York, NY
June 03 - Gods of Metal Festival - Milano, Italy
June 6-9 - Sweden Rock Festival - Sölvesborg, Sweden

Michael Romeo and the band are working on the next CD, "Paradise Lost", due in Q2 2007.

30-12-2006:
Michael Romeo and Symphony X are continuing to work on a follow-up to 2002's "The Odyssey", entitled "Paradise Lost", tentatively due in early 2007.

06-03-2006:
Michael Romeo has confirmed that Symphony X have four solid songs complete and they're working on arrangements for the rest of the songs for the new CD. For those waiting:

Extended tapping demonstration


21-01-2006:
snippets also on google video


29-12-2005:
I found some video snippets on YouTube

Background:

Michael Romeo started playing piano at the age of 10. He also played the clarinet. After hearing Kiss he bought an acoustic guitar and learned to play, moving to an electric at the age of 12. At this point Randy Rhoads was a big influence and he incorporated classical influences into his playing, taking piano lessons and classical guitar lessons.

Later he was influenced by bands like Judas Priest,Iron Maiden, BlackSabbath, Rush, Uli Jon Roth, Alcatrazz and Yngwie Malmsteen.

Since then he has broadened out and has been influenced by: Paul Gilbert, Alan Holdsworth, Frank Gambale, Marty Friedman, Jason Becker, Kansas, ELP and UK.

He also listened to Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Rimsky-Korsakov, Wagner, Stravinsky, Holst, and John Williams.

He started a band called 'Phantom's Opera', and he appeared in a Mike varney Spotlight Column. Later he created a band called Symphony X and the rest, as they say, is history.

Check out the SymphonyX web site for a more complete bio. He has released a DVD "The Guitar Chapter" and his CD releases:

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  1. Well, how about it, no Romania? Damn! I would have loved them here!
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