Michael Romeo solo track off upcoming solo album!!

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

Any idea who the other personnel are?

Dino Jelusick  vocals, James Deservio (Zakk Wylde,  Vinnie Moore) bass. John Macaluso drums.

You forgot Michael Romeo on guitar.

[jingle.boy]

Really not sure about all the hate for Dino on the mic.  I think he's great.

[MrBoom_shack-a-lack]

Really not sure about all the hate for Dino on the mic.  I think he's great.

He's awesome if you ask me. 

Not many people can sing the way Russell and Dino do.

[Architeuthis]

Really not sure about all the hate for Dino on the mic.  I think he's great.

I don't hate Dino on the mic, in fact he's really good. I'm just more of a fan of the cleaner tone vocals on part 1.
I'm sure Dino will grow on me when I hear part 2 in the context of the whole album. I'll definitely give it a fair shake.
I can't remember the singers name on WOTW pt 1, but I thought he was excellent! 

[Glasser]

Any idea who the other personnel are?

Dino Jelusick  vocals, James Deservio (Zakk Wylde,  Vinnie Moore) bass. John Macaluso drums.

You forgot Michael Romeo on guitar.

No I didn't, there is no guitar. Dino does the guitar with his voice. Its a Van Canto tribute.

[wolfking]

Any idea who the other personnel are?

Dino Jelusick  vocals, James Deservio (Zakk Wylde,  Vinnie Moore) bass. John Macaluso drums.

You forgot Michael Romeo on guitar.

No I didn't, there is no guitar. Dino does the guitar with his voice. Its a Van Canto tribute.

I can see why people don't like Dino then.

[Glasser]

Any idea who the other personnel are?

Dino Jelusick  vocals, James Deservio (Zakk Wylde,  Vinnie Moore) bass. John Macaluso drums.

You forgot Michael Romeo on guitar.

No I didn't, there is no guitar. Dino does the guitar with his voice. Its a Van Canto tribute.

I can see why people don't like Dino then.

 

[ErHaO]

New song is good and the vocalist does a solid job.

But I will say my preference too lies with the cleaner approach of pt.1. That felt like the earlier Symphony X approach to vocals (though sounding different than Russel) with modern Sympony X music (with some interesting deviations).

But Dino's grit does sound really good and I am confident this will be a highly enjoyable album.

[Lowdz]

Dino is go8ng to be the new Ronnie Romero - he’ll be on everything.

[wolfking]

Dino is go8ng to be the new Ronnie Romero - he’ll be on everything.

I admit I only knew of him from the last Magnus Karlsson album, but he's pretty damn good on that.

[gzarruk]

I think Dino is a phenomenal singer, but I really don't like the gritty vocals approach too much. He was on one song on the Felipe Andreoli album and I much much much prefered the instrumental version.

[Glasser]

Animal Drive and Dirty Shirley are amazing!!! Dino puts the “n” in Dio for sure. 

[Lowdz]

Dirty Shirley was great.

Have you heard the video Dino did where he put vocals on LTE’s Paradigm Shift? That convinced me he was the real deal.

[Glasser]

Dirty Shirley was great.

Have you heard the video Dino did where he put vocals on LTE’s Paradigm Shift? That convinced me he was the real deal.

No but I would love to hear that......

[RodrigoAltaf]

Dirty Shirley was great.

Have you heard the video Dino did where he put vocals on LTE’s Paradigm Shift? That convinced me he was the real deal.

No but I would love to hear that......

I posted on this thread. Here it goes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeMCAOIXPxA

[jingle.boy]

Dirty Shirley was great.

Have you heard the video Dino did where he put vocals on LTE’s Paradigm Shift? That convinced me he was the real deal.

Yeah, this was great.  It was the cover of Immigrant Song that captured me.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yoz_I7ljLc.  The Stormbringer cover (with Joel Hoekstra and Virgil Donati) is pretty dope too.

[MinistroRaven]

Today, you can see the video for “Metamorphosis,” the second single to be released from
‘War of the Worlds, Part II.’

Watch the video here:
https://youtu.be/V0vu7Ah6pfo

[Adami]

Pretty typical Symphony X song. Sounds like it could've come right off whatever their last album was.

[RodrigoAltaf]

Pretty typical Symphony X song. Sounds like it could've come right off whatever their last album was.

It could, but it didn't. You do know why Romeo is releasing a solo album, right?

[Adami]

Pretty typical Symphony X song. Sounds like it could've come right off whatever their last album was.

It could, but it didn't. You do know why Romeo is releasing a solo album, right?

Yes.

[jingle.boy]

Pretty typical Symphony X song. Sounds like it could've come right off whatever their last album was.

That sure ain't a bad thing, imo.  Underworld was incredible - again, imo.

[ErHaO]

New song is solid, I hope the album has a couple of less typical songs as well (which pt.1 did have), but more modern Symphony X is never a bad thing for me.

Really not sure about all the hate for Dino on the mic.  I think he's great.

I don't think there is any hate, just a preference that some have and it was the first single so you get comparisons.

This guy sounds great for sure!

[Adami]

Pretty typical Symphony X song. Sounds like it could've come right off whatever their last album was.

That sure ain't a bad thing, imo.  Underworld was incredible - again, imo.

I get that. It is a good album, was just listening to some of it on my drive to work this morning.

I think it's cause we got a tease of something a BIT more different from Pt. 1 and I see this as a regression by trying even harder to sound like Symph X.

It'd be like if DT (or any band) plays a show with a bunch of rare b-sides and then immediately goes back to playing their hits. Sure, we like their hits, but I got pretty excited by the prospect of something different only to be given the familiar again.

[wolfking]

I'm finding it difficult to give a shit about this album.

[RodrigoAltaf]

I'm finding it difficult to give a shit about this album.

I got the album today,  and will talk to Michael next Tuesday. My first impression is that it's even stronger than the first one,  and it has a few callbacks to the themes and melodies of Part 1. I haven't listened to the bonus tracks yet, but I'll get to that tomorrow.

[Dublagent66]

Dino sounds similar to Allen, but you can still tell the difference.  I like it. 

[RodrigoAltaf]

Dino sounds similar to Allen, but you can still tell the difference.  I like it. 

He's giving all he's got on this album. To me, this is a serious contender for album of the year!

[Bluefish]

I already preordered it. I like the song and like this singer better than the one from War of the Worlds // PT. 1.  I wish he would release a new Symphony X album.

[Zook]

I'm finding it difficult to give a shit about this album.

I got the album today,  and will talk to Michael next Tuesday. My first impression is that it's even stronger than the first one,  and it has a few callbacks to the themes and melodies of Part 1. I haven't listened to the bonus tracks yet, but I'll get to that tomorrow.

Ask him if he has anything special planned for the 20th Anniversary of The Odyssey, like maybe a new mix with a real orchestra.

[Adami]

I'm finding it difficult to give a shit about this album.

I got the album today,  and will talk to Michael next Tuesday. My first impression is that it's even stronger than the first one,  and it has a few callbacks to the themes and melodies of Part 1. I haven't listened to the bonus tracks yet, but I'll get to that tomorrow.

Ask him if he has anything special planned for the 20th Anniversary of The Odyssey, like maybe a new mix with a real orchestra.

As awesome as that would be, I have no idea how they would afford that. I'm not even sure how they afford to do what they already do. Their album sales are likely rather insignificant and they rarely seem to tour. How the hell are they making money?

[RodrigoAltaf]

I already spoke with him, so I couldn't ask that. And about how they make money - that's a VERY good question. I have a feeling that the guys in Symphony X have different priorities, and different opinions about how the band should be treated. I'm pretty sure that Russell would like it to be a more steady band, whereas others see it as a side gig. Romeo does soundtracks and has his studio, and I believe the majority of his income comes from that. Unfortunately, he's the main writer in Symphony X, so the others have to walk at his pace. That's just my take anyway, don't take it as truth.

[Glasser]

I already spoke with him, so I couldn't ask that. And about how they make money - that's a VERY good question. I have a feeling that the guys in Symphony X have different priorities, and different opinions about how the band should be treated. I'm pretty sure that Russell would like it to be a more steady band, whereas others see it as a side gig. Romeo does soundtracks and has his studio, and I believe the majority of his income comes from that. Unfortunately, he's the main writer in Symphony X, so the others have to walk at his pace. That's just my take anyway, don't take it as truth.

I will ask him today. They rely on touring and selling merch and yes Mike has other outlets of income. Truth.

[RodrigoAltaf]

I already spoke with him, so I couldn't ask that. And about how they make money - that's a VERY good question. I have a feeling that the guys in Symphony X have different priorities, and different opinions about how the band should be treated. I'm pretty sure that Russell would like it to be a more steady band, whereas others see it as a side gig. Romeo does soundtracks and has his studio, and I believe the majority of his income comes from that. Unfortunately, he's the main writer in Symphony X, so the others have to walk at his pace. That's just my take anyway, don't take it as truth.

I will ask him today. They rely on touring and selling merch and yes Mike has other outlets of income. Truth.

Oh cool,  you'll interviewing him as well? That's awesome! And yeah  no wonder Lepond has a million bands, and Russell does other stuff too. Jason had a food truck at one point,  but he stopped.  And I have no idea what Pinella does outside of Symphony X.

[Glasser]

I already spoke with him, so I couldn't ask that. And about how they make money - that's a VERY good question. I have a feeling that the guys in Symphony X have different priorities, and different opinions about how the band should be treated. I'm pretty sure that Russell would like it to be a more steady band, whereas others see it as a side gig. Romeo does soundtracks and has his studio, and I believe the majority of his income comes from that. Unfortunately, he's the main writer in Symphony X, so the others have to walk at his pace. That's just my take anyway, don't take it as truth.

I will ask him today. They rely on touring and selling merch and yes Mike has other outlets of income. Truth.

Oh cool,  you'll interviewing him as well? That's awesome! And yeah  no wonder Lepond has a million bands, and Russell does other stuff too. Jason had a food truck at one point,  but he stopped.  And I have no idea what Pinella does outside of Symphony X.

As far as a re-release for The Odyssey, no. The tour that covid screwed up was technically 20th anniversary. Feeling optimistic the new tour happens.

[RodrigoAltaf]

I already spoke with him, so I couldn't ask that. And about how they make money - that's a VERY good question. I have a feeling that the guys in Symphony X have different priorities, and different opinions about how the band should be treated. I'm pretty sure that Russell would like it to be a more steady band, whereas others see it as a side gig. Romeo does soundtracks and has his studio, and I believe the majority of his income comes from that. Unfortunately, he's the main writer in Symphony X, so the others have to walk at his pace. That's just my take anyway, don't take it as truth.

I will ask him today. They rely on touring and selling merch and yes Mike has other outlets of income. Truth.

Oh cool,  you'll interviewing him as well? That's awesome! And yeah  no wonder Lepond has a million bands, and Russell does other stuff too. Jason had a food truck at one point,  but he stopped.  And I have no idea what Pinella does outside of Symphony X.

As far as a re-release for The Odyssey, no. The tour that covid screwed up was technically 20th anniversary. Feeling optimistic the new tour happens.

He mentioned to me that they will start rehearsals in March. I got tickets to see them in Toronto, and of course I hope thi tour happens.