Symphony X (album)

Symphony X
Studio album by Symphony X
Released	1994
Recorded	August–September 1994 at The Hit Factory in New York City, New York; The Castle Studios
Genre	Progressive metal, neo-classical metal
Length	53:30
Label	Zero
Producer	Symphony X
Symphony X chronology
Symphony X (1994) The Damnation Game (1995)

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Symphony X is the first album by progressive metal band Symphony X, released in 1994 through Zero Corporation (Japan) and reissued in 1996 through InsideOut Music (Europe).

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Symphony X. 

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Into the Dementia"	1:01
2.	"Raging Season"	5:01
3.	"Premonition"	5:37
4.	"Masquerade"	4:28
5.	"Absinthe and Rue"	7:16
6.	"Shades of Grey"	5:41
7.	"Taunting the Notorious"	3:20
8.	"Rapture or Pain"	5:05
9.	"Thorns of Sorrow"	3:54
10.	"A Lesson Before Dying"	12:07
Total length:		53:30

Personnel

• Rod Tyler – vocals, engineering, mixing, production
• Michael Romeo – guitar, engineering, mixing, production
• Michael Pinnella – keyboard, engineering, mixing, production
• Jason Rullo – drums, engineering, mixing, production
• Thomas Miller – bass, engineering, mixing, production
• Mike Thompson – engineering, mixing
• Joseph M. Palmaccio – mastering