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Confirmed dates for the SYMPHONY X 25th Anniversary North American Tour with Primal Fear and Firewind are:
May 14 Englewood, NJ Bergen Performing Arts Center
May 15 Worcester, MA The Palladium (MA)
May 16 Wantagh, NY Mulcahys
May 17 Philadelphia, PA Theatre Of Living Arts
May 18 Montreal, QUE Cafe Campus
May 20 Quebec City, QUE Imperial
May 21 Toronto, ON Opera House
May 22 Westland, MI Token Lounge
May 23 Joliet, IL The Forge
May 24 Cleveland, OH Agora Ballroom
May 26 Milwaukee, WI Turner Hall
May 27 Minneapolis, MN The Cabooze
May 29 Edmonton, AB The Starlite Room
May 31 Vancouver, BC The Venue
Jun 1 Seattle, WA El Corazon
Jun 2 Portland, OR Hawthorne Theatre
Jun 3 San Francisco, CA Slims
Jun 5 Anaheim, CA City National Grove
Jun 6 West Hollywood, CA Whisky a Go Go
Jun 7 MESA, AZ Club Red
Jun 8 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theater
Jun 10 Dallas, TX Canton Hall
Jun 11 Austin, TX Come and Take It Live
Jun 12 San Antonio, TX Aztec Theater
Jun 13 Houston, TX House of Blues
Jun 15 West Palm Beach, FL Kelsey Theater
Jun 16 Tampa, FL The Ritz
Jun 17 Atlanta, GA The Masquerade
http://www.symphonyx.com/site/news/symphony-x-announce-25th-anniversary-north-american-tour-with-primal-fear-and-firewind/
Just bought my ticket for the Joliet show. It's on a Saturday, hooray!! $25 tickets (at least, for me), it's a steal, folks.
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Wow, I see this as Symphony X is currently playing on my Pandora.
AND they're playing not terribly far from me...AND it's on a Saturday.....AND I don't care at all about Primal Fear and Firewind.
That last part is less important.
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Wow, I see this as Symphony X is currently playing on my Pandora.
AND they're playing not terribly far from me...AND it's on a Saturday.....AND I don't care at all about Primal Fear and Firewind.
That last part is less important.
:lol I used to be into all three of these groups, but now I'm just kind of 'whatever' on them. That said, this is a pretty nice bill for my tastes so I'm still excited to watch them all. I saw Primal Fear in 2016. Honestly, they're a super fun, really tight metal band live although most of their songs are very similar (I like their album Rulebreaker the most, personally). Ralf Scheepers is a monstrous singer on stage. Never seen SX and never seen Firewind with the one singer I really liked (Chity Somapala) so I can't speak about their presence.
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Well, I might have to consider this. SymX in Joliet on a Saturday. I only saw them once on the inaugural Gigantour. They played for like 45 minutes, tops. I'll keep this in mind.
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The Joliet show is very tempting, since it's on a Saturday - I'd love to see all three bands, and I've been really into Primal Fear lately. I'd rather go to Milwaukee, but I'd have to take the following day off since it's a weeknight. We'll see how this pans out for me.
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25 dollars is a steal indeed, and Primal Fear and Firewind are good enough to be enjoyed live even though you don't care anymore for their albums. Go for it everyone who can!
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Well, I might have to consider this. SymX in Joliet on a Saturday. I only saw them once on the inaugural Gigantour. They played for like 45 minutes, tops. I'll keep this in mind.
The Joliet show is very tempting, since it's on a Saturday - I'd love to see all three bands, and I've been really into Primal Fear lately. I'd rather go to Milwaukee, but I'd have to take the following day off since it's a weeknight. We'll see how this pans out for me.
It would be awesome if you two showed up! I already have several buddies attending the Joliet show so this could be a really fun night :2metal:
25 dollars is a steal indeed, and Primal Fear and Firewind are good enough to be enjoyed live even though you don't care anymore for their albums. Go for it everyone who can!
:metardica:
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I never cared for what I heard from SX, and don't think I know any of Firewind and Primal Fear, but that first show in NJ is close to work on a Thursday night, I could totally swing by and check this out. I'll see as it gets closer, but I'm putting this in my radar.
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I'm lukewarm on both SX and Firewind and I like Primal Fear, but if this came anywhere close to my city, I'd go in a heartbeat.
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I'd love to see this. I love both SX and Firewind, and have seen neither. The problem though, is the Mrs. is also a big fan of both. And while she's seen Firewind before, this gig is going to be a coin flip on who can go (we have a child, and our show is midweek). What a great bill though. Just amazing package for not a lot of cash.
EDIT - won the coin flip. I'm in. Can't wait! :metal
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YES!!!!!
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Yeah, especially for the price, this is a crazy good bill. North America gets a nice bone thrown its way once in a while. :lol
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Will definitely catch them in Seattle, even the the venue they're playing is sub-par..
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I'm all over this like a cougar on a wounded chicken. S-X is A-list for me, as is Primal Fear. Firewind I'd put right near the top of the B-list. I'm actually considering driving down to Philly if Nick is going to see them.
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Well, I might have to consider this. SymX in Joliet on a Saturday. I only saw them once on the inaugural Gigantour. They played for like 45 minutes, tops. I'll keep this in mind.
We got there to our seats when they started. They were on the side stage. Me and my cousin just listened in our seats while waiting for Nevermore to start on the Main Stage after.
So excited i get to finally see them. Hope they play The Grand Design or better yet A Fools Paradise.
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I just hope their set isn't 90% stuff from the last 3 albums, but I feel like it will be.
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I just hope their set isn't 90% stuff from the last 3 albums, but I feel like it will be.
Well, maybe if they won't have a new album to tour behind they'll do a more carrer-spanning setlist (since they'll celebrate a quarter of century with Russell anyway), I didn't have the chance to see them lately so I was just checking randomly Setlist.fm from time to time, but my impression for their latest tours is that their approach to create the setlist was "Play almost the whole new album in order, toss in Inferno somewhere, and then, dunno, some Paradise Lost songs will do as encore".
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Personally, I don't much care, since I cannot make the date that is near me. But if I were going, this would be just fine with me:
...their approach to create the setlist was "Play almost the whole new album in order, toss in Inferno somewhere, and then, dunno, some Paradise Lost songs will do as encore".
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I just hope their set isn't 90% stuff from the last 3 albums, but I feel like it will be.
I friggin hope so. Sorry to the fans but imo most everything before PL just... sucks. And blows. It's the TAC Twofer.
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I just hope their set isn't 90% stuff from the last 3 albums, but I feel like it will be.
I friggin hope so. Sorry to the fans but imo most everything before PL just... sucks. And blows. It's the TAC Twofer.
Sometimes you are just so back asswards. Underworld is fantabulous, but PL and Iconoclast are mediocre at best.
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It'd be neat to also hear Divine Wings of Tragedy.
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I just hope their set isn't 90% stuff from the last 3 albums, but I feel like it will be.
I friggin hope so. Sorry to the fans but imo most everything before PL just... sucks. And blows. It's the TAC Twofer.
Sometimes you are just so back asswards.
:rollin
Underworld is fantabulous, but PL and Iconoclast are mediocre at best.
That's a funny shorthand for "Symphony X's first 6 albums." :lol
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It's not their stuff after Oddysey is bad, but live it just comes off as SO samey. A lot of the beats/riffs/vocals sound very very similar, especially if you strip away the studio production.
I'm big Iced Earth fan and I remember seeing them once and realizing that if I wasn't a huge fan, this would feel like one 90 minute long song. I guess I'm not SO huge on the past few albums (though the last one was very good) that I'd be able to immediately appreciate each song individually. It'll sound like 90 minutes of chug chug harmonic shred and gurgle vocals.
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It's not their stuff after Oddysey is bad, but live it just comes off as SO samey. A lot of the beats/riffs/vocals sound very very similar, especially if you strip away the studio production.
I'm big Iced Earth fan and I remember seeing them once and realizing that if I wasn't a huge fan, this would feel like one 90 minute long song. I guess I'm not SO huge on the past few albums (though the last one was very good) that I'd be able to immediately appreciate each song individually. It'll sound like 90 minutes of chug chug harmonic shred and gurgle vocals.
Their older stuff is more diverse. Which leads to a good setlist.
Honestly from Paradise Lost to Underworld, they went more Chugga Chugga Metal, and while good, is samey live (from the vids I've seen). So doing a 25th anniversary, it'd be neat to hear more of the older songs.
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See that old stuff is too much for me. The transitions between song sections don't feel natural to me, like all their songs are just a bunch of sections loosely patchworked together (this pleased me when Lost In Vegas reacted to some of their stuff and felt the same way), and Russ's singing is too over-the-top corny for me. I actually like what he does on the more recent Symphony X records more than the old stuff, and a lot more than Adrenaline Mob. It's not like the lyrics have changed much, he's still singing about the same old cornball nonsense, robots, demons, other worlds, oh my! but he's just got a tougher grit. I like Romeo's riffs a lot more over the last few records too. The production is also better and the drums and guitars all have this thick punch to them that make the records sound so much more metal. Gotta speak up for the less represented opinions. :lol
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See that old stuff is too much for me. The transitions between song sections don't feel natural to me, like all their songs are just a bunch of sections loosely patchworked together (this pleased me when Lost In Vegas reacted to some of their stuff and felt the same way), and Russ's singing is too over-the-top corny for me. I actually like what he does on the more recent Symphony X records more than the old stuff, and a lot more than Adrenaline Mob. It's not like the lyrics have changed much, he's still singing about the same old cornball nonsense, robots, demons, other worlds, oh my! but he's just got a tougher grit. I like Romeo's riffs a lot more over the last few records too. The production is also better and the drums and guitars all have this thick punch to them that make the records sound so much more metal. Gotta speak up for the less represented opinions. :lol
Oddly coincidentally I was just reading this...
"Symphony X's 1998 album Twilight in Olympus was released without a title track; instead, the unfinished compositions from those sessions were later re-worked and distributed in fragments throughout V, particularly on the final track, "Rediscovery (Part II) - The New Mythology". Guitarist Michael Romeo has since confirmed this: "About half of ['Rediscovery (Part II)'] is the song 'Twilight in Olympus', maybe a little more"
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Their older stuff is more diverse. Which leads to a good setlist.
Honestly from Paradise Lost to Underworld, they went more Chugga Chugga Metal, and while good, is samey live (from the vids I've seen). So doing a 25th anniversary, it'd be neat to hear more of the older songs.
Nailed it!
Gotta speak up for the less represented opinions. :lol
That's your torch to bear on a few different threads, eh? :biggrin:
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Those 3 bands together is almost worth me flying to America.
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Count me in the camp of those who felt the diversity up until The Odyssey, which was the bridge between the past, with each album relatively diverse from the other, and the beginning of the "chugga chugga metal" as it been aptly named. It's still good quality music, sometimes I liked it more (Paradise Lost, Underworld) and sometimes less (Iconoclast.... gah, that was too much of everything), but I think we all can take a wild guess at how the next album will sound like. Back with the earlier albums you couldn't have predicted what was coming next.
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That's your torch to bear on a few different threads, eh? :biggrin:
It is not a glamorous life, but it is my life :biggrin:
I think the riff to Iconoclast (title track) is Romeo's finest creation. That's one of the greatest metal riffs of all time.
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Those 3 bands together is almost worth me flying to America.
The Worcester show is on a Friday night. Come to Boston!! NYC is a 4 hour drive.
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My last "have to" see concert! :o Heading to Vancouver..
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Those 3 bands together is almost worth me flying to America.
You could follow them around the continent. Make a whole trip/vacation out of it.
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Those 3 bands together is almost worth me flying to America.
You could follow them around the continent. Make a whole trip/vacation out of it.
That's Lethean's thing, not Kade's. :lol
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Sounds so tempting guys. Would fucking just love to pack up and go. Maybe this is the thing that will make me quit. :lol
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Sounds so tempting guys. Would fucking just love to pack up and go. Maybe this is the thing that will make me quit. :lol
Woah dude, you don't have to quit....just take a vacation. :lol
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Quit for metal!! :metal
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Let's all quit and go to Boston! :2metal:
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:metal :metal :metal
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Fucking Boston? Look, if I want to visit a smelly dump I can go to a local one.
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After-party is at the cart corral by TAC's! :2metal:
(preferably IN the cart corral, since it'll obviously be empty)
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:rollin
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I'll save a seat for K-lox..
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Sounds so tempting guys. Would fucking just love to pack up and go. Maybe this is the thing that will make me quit. :lol
Wouldn't that be a helluva story.... S-X, PF and Firewind get you to North America. You find some US chick who becomes the love of your life, and you settle down here.
Thanks Russel and Ralf!
But really, between all the DTF'rs in each city, you wouldn't have to pay for accommodations anywhere. Me for Toronto, Katt for Joilet, TAC for Worcester, Nick for Philly, Cram for NJ...
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This is a pretty awesome lineup. Symphony X just always delivers live. Primal Fear I'd probably never see as a headliner, but I'm really excited to have them on the bill. And although I lost interest in Firewind eons ago now, it will also be nice to see them live again.
Philly show is certain, and additional date or two is a possibility.
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You find some US chick who becomes the love of your life, and you settle down here.
Pretty sure his girl may take issue with that.
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Sounds so tempting guys. Would fucking just love to pack up and go. Maybe this is the thing that will make me quit. :lol
Wouldn't that be a helluva story.... S-X, PF and Firewind get you to North America. You find some US chick who becomes the love of your life, and you settle down here.
Thanks Russel and Ralf!
But really, between all the DTF'rs in each city, you wouldn't have to pay for accommodations anywhere. Me for Toronto, Katt for Joilet, TAC for Worcester, Nick for Philly, Cram for NJ...
Haha, as Tim said, the current misses may have something to say about that. Depends if I bring her along or not. ;D aussie on a American trek may have to be done solo haha. Surely the chicks over there would love the accent. :tup
Add to the story, somehow becoming Magnus' touring replacement since he never can be assed touring caused Frontiers have him by the balls and you got a hell of a story.
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Those 3 bands together is almost worth me flying to America.
You could follow them around the continent. Make a whole trip/vacation out of it.
That's Lethean's thing, not Kade's. :lol
Like I'm the only person who does this. :P
I will not be doing it for Symphony X however unless they fix their setlist.
But Wolfking probably hasn't seen them much, if at all, and he likes the other bands too, so he should totally do it. :)
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Are you waiting for them to add Psychosane and Come On Get Up to the setlist? :)
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Like I'm the only person who does this. :P
Only person I know at least, especially to that level! You should feel special :P :lol
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Are you waiting for them to add Psychosane and Come On Get Up to the setlist? :)
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Like I'm the only person who does this. :P
Only person I know at least, especially to that level! You should feel special :P :lol
Perhaps. Maybe you'll join in on the fun if say, Stratovarius does a full tour.
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Like I'm the only person who does this. :P
Only person I know at least, especially to that level! You should feel special :P :lol
Perhaps. Maybe you'll join in on the fun if say, Stratovarius does a full tour.
Don't hold your breath. Traveling is among my least favorite things ever. :lol
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Let's all quit and go to Boston! :2metal:
Nah, Long Island. :metal :metal :metal
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Let's all quit and go to Boston! :2metal:
Nah, Long Island. :metal :metal :metal
Yes!
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I'd like to see Symphony X again, but Bergen (work that day) and Philly (work the next morning) don't line up well and I don't see myself making the trek all the way out to Wantagh. Bummer there's no NYC date.
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Unless Wolfking comes out, I'm definitely passing on this anyway.
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Might attend both Austin and San Antonio, but definitely will be going to the Austin gig.
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Unless Wolfking comes out, I'm definitely passing on this anyway.
I probably won't have the balls to do it. :lol I don't get out much.
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Wow, they're playing in Toronto @ Opera House. Not that big a fan, but for $35cad to see 3 shred bands, I'll probably go.
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Just picked up a ticket for San Francisco. Looking forward to the show. Six months is a long wait.
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Just picked up a ticket for San Francisco. Looking forward to the show. Six months is a long wait.
I'd love to tag along with you, buddy. But the scheduling doesn't really work, unfortunately.
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Just picked up a ticket for San Francisco. Looking forward to the show. Six months is a long wait.
I'd love to tag along with you, buddy. But the scheduling doesn't really work, unfortunately.
Sucks. I know its mid-week. Birthday week show for me, so I can make it happen. If things change, let me know.
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Just picked up a ticket for San Francisco. Looking forward to the show. Six months is a long wait.
I'd love to tag along with you, buddy. But the scheduling doesn't really work, unfortunately.
Well you have six months to make a minor change in your schedule, where there's a will there's a way. :biggrin:
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Not on sale for me yet. Don't know when either.
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I just bought a ticket to the Joliet show. I'm not really happy about a 70 mile drive to the venue, but Enter the Vault had tickets on sale for that show at 50% off for Christmas. I can't pass up a ticket for $12.50. Plus, if I'm exhausted that day and not up to going, it's not that much of a waste.
Honestly, I'm pretty excited for an opportunity to see Primal Fear...I am so in love with that band right now. And I haven't seen Symphony X since they opened for Queensryche in 2004, when they were touring for The Odyssey and played a handful of shows with QR.. I've never seen Firewind, but I wouldn't be upset if I missed them since they don't have Apollo singing anymore. We'll see how I feel that week and if I'm up to it....having two very young kids just sucks the energy right out of me most days.
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I bought my ticket a while back. Thought i posted about it. Haha, oh well.
If Symphony X finally decides to change their set for their 20th, and ,a big, IF they play a song from their self-titled debut what would you want it to be?
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I love early Symphony X very talented guys sometimes Russ's voice cant get a bit grating though