The Divine Wings of Tragedy
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Publication |
1997 |
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| Label (s) | InsideOut Music | |||
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Title (number) |
9 |
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running time |
65:28 |
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Steve Evetts and Eric Rachel |
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Studio (s) |
Trax East and The Symphony X Dungeon |
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The Divine Wings of Tragedy is the third studio album by American progressive metal band Symphony X . It was released by InsideOut Music in 1997 .
Creation and publication
After lengthy recordings in the Trax East Studio and The Symphony X Dungeon , the band's third album was released in 1997. Steve Evetts took care of production and mixing. In 2004 InsideOut reissued The Divine Wings of Tragedy in digipak with a screen saver and band interview, a double LP version was released in 2012.
Track list
- Of Sins and Shadows - 4:58
- Sea of Lies - 4:18
- Out of the Ashes - 3:39
- The Accolade - 9:51
- Pharaoh - 5:28
- The Eyes of Medusa - 5:26
- The Witching Hour - 4:15
- The Divine Wings of Tragedy - 8:41 pm
- Candlelight Fantasia - 6:45
style
Symphony X play fast, melodic and bombastic Progressive Metal with echoes of Power Metal on the album . Michael Romeo's virtuoso guitar playing is occasionally reminiscent of Yngwie Malmsteen or Steve Hackett , the choirs of Queen . In addition, some well-known motifs from classical music are taken up. The structures of the pieces are mostly straight.
reception
The Divine Wings of Tragedy received a positive response from the press and is often referred to as the band's most successful work. Franco Cappelletti from Babyblauen Seiten praises: “This album doesn't contain a single weak song, not even weak passages.” Michael Rensen from Rock Hard thinks that “every lick fits, every break, every breathtaking guitar / synth solo fits [ ...] without embarrassing swagger and stupid clichés ”and judges that the“ combination of lightning-fast, riff-stressed metal and classic bombast has never sounded anywhere near as convincing ”. Both Rock Hard and eclipsed magazine included The Divine Wings of Tragedy in their respective lists of major prog metal albums.
Web links
- The Divine Wings of Tragedy at Allmusic (English)
- Reviews of The Divine Wings of Tragedy on the baby blue pages
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Baby Blue Prog Reviews: Symphony X. The Divine Wings of Tragedy , Baby Blue Pages , accessed December 7, 2012.
- ↑ a b Michael Rensen: Symphony X. The Divine Wings Of Tragedy , Rock Hard No. 120, accessed December 7, 2012.
- ↑ a b c Rock Hard No. 270, p. 94.
- ↑ volume | Symphony X , symphonyx.com , accessed December 7, 2012.
- ↑ eclipsed No. 144, p. 31.