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Symphony X is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Pain of Salvation and Inside Out Music. Those roots explain a lot about how Symphony X arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dream Theater, Kamelot, Threshold, Ayreon and Stratovarius, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Megadeth, Dream Theater, Nevermore, Anthrax and Masterplan, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 25 connections around Symphony X, reaching back through Pain of Salvation and forward to Megadeth. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Symphony X is an American progressive metal band from Middletown, New Jersey. Founded in 1994, the band consists of guitarist Michael Romeo, keyboardist Michael Pinnella, drummer Jason Rullo, lead vocalist Russell Allen and bassist Michael LePond.
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Symphony X connections
Symphony X grew out of Pain of Salvation and Inside Out Music, shares an orbit with Dream Theater, Kamelot, Threshold and Ayreon, went on to shape Megadeth, Dream Theater, Nevermore and Anthrax. 25 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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