The Odyssey (album)

The Odyssey
Studio album by Symphony X
Released	November 5, 2002
Recorded	2002
Genre	Progressive metal, neo-classical metal, symphonic power metal
Length	67:02
Label	InsideOut
Producer	Michael Romeo
Symphony X chronology
V: The New Mythology Suite (2000) The Odyssey (2002) Paradise Lost (2007)

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The Odyssey is the sixth studio album by progressive metal band Symphony X. It was the first to be recorded entirely at guitarist Michael Romeo's home studio. The fourth track, "Accolade II," is a sequel to "The Accolade" from The Divine Wings of Tragedy. The album (in particular the track "Awakenings") is heavily influenced by the band Kansas. The eighth track is the album's grand finale: a 24-minute musical take on Homer's "The Odyssey" about the journey of Greek hero Odysseus.

Track listing

1. "Inferno (Unleash the Fire)" – 5:33 (Romeo, Allen)
2. "Wicked" – 5:33 (Romeo, Allen)
3. "Incantations of the Apprentice" – 4:22 (Romeo, Allen)
4. "Accolade II" – 7:54 (Romeo, Pinnella, Lepond, Allen)
5. "King of Terrors" – 6:20 (Romeo, Pinnella, Allen, Rullo)
6. "The Turning" – 4:45 (Romeo, Lepond, Allen)
7. "Awakenings" – 8:22 (Romeo, Pinnella, Lepond, Allen)
8. "The Odyssey" – 24:14
   1. "Part I - Odysseus' Theme/Overture" (Romeo)
   2. "Part II - Journey to Ithaca" (Romeo, Allen)
   3. "Part III - The Eye" (Romeo)
   4. "Part IV - Circe (Daughter of the Sun)" (Romeo)
   5. "Part V - Sirens" (Romeo)
   6. "Part VI - Scylla and Charybdis" (Romeo)
      1. a) "Gulf of Doom"
      2. b) "Drifting Home"
   7. "Part VII - The Fate of the Suitors / Champion of Ithaca" (Romeo, Lepond)
9. "Masquerade '98" (Limited Edition / Japanese bonus track) – 6:00 (Romeo, Pinnella, Miller, Rullo, Tyler)
10. "Frontiers" (Japanese bonus track) – 4:51

Personnel

• Russell Allen - vocals
• Michael Romeo - guitars, orchestral keyboards, and programming
• Michael Pinnella - piano, keyboards
• Michael Lepond - bass
• Jason Rullo - drums

Production

• Produced, Recorded & Engineered By Michael Romeo
• Mixed by Michael Romeo and Steve Evetts
• Mastered by Peter Van T'riet