The Divine Wings of Tragedy is the third studio album by progressive metal band Symphony X, released in 1997.
[edit] Track listing
| Lyrics |
Music |
| 1. |
"Of Sins and Shadows" |
Thomas Miller |
Michael Romeo, Michael Pinnella |
4:58 |
| 2. |
"Sea of Lies" |
Russell Allen |
Romeo, Miller, Pinnella |
4:19 |
| 3. |
"Out of the Ashes" |
Allen |
Romeo, Miller, Pinnella |
3:40 |
| 4. |
"The Accolade" |
Allen |
Romeo, Miller, Pinnella |
9:51 |
| 5. |
"Pharaoh" |
Allen |
Symphony X |
5:29 |
| 6. |
"The Eyes of Medusa" |
Miller |
Romeo, Miller, Pinnella |
5:26 |
| 7. |
"The Witching Hour" |
Allen, Romeo |
Romeo, Pinnella |
4:15 |
| 8. |
"The Divine Wings of Tragedy"
- I. "At the Four Corners of the Earth"
- II. "In the Room of Thrones"
- III. "A Gathering of Angels"
- IV. "The Wrath Divine"
- V. "The Prophet's Cry"
- VI. "Bringer of the Apocalypse"
- A. "Eve of Sacrifice"
- B. "Armies in the Sky"
- C. "Dies Irae"
- VII. "Paradise Regained""
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Romeo, Miller, Pinnella
- Romeo, Pinnella
- (instrumental)
- Romeo
- Romeo, Miller
- Romeo
- (instrumental)
- Miller
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Romeo, Miller, Pinnella |
20:43 |
| 9. |
"Candlelight Fantasia" |
Miller |
Romeo, Pinella |
6:45 |
[edit] Allusions
The title track, "The Divine Wings of Tragedy," contains excerpts from Johann Sebastian Bach's "Mass in B Minor" and "The Planets" by Gustav Holst. The lyrical theme was inspired by John Milton's Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained, and also includes a reference to Dante's Inferno.
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