Legendary Symphony X guitarist Michael Romeo has announced the upcoming release of his new album ‘War of the Worlds, Part II,’ due out on March 25th, 2022, on InsideOutMusic.
Now you can see the video for “Metamorphosis,” the second single to be released from ‘War of the Worlds, Part II.’
Watch the video HERE
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Legendary Symphony X guitarist MICHAEL ROMEO is pleased to announce the release of his upcoming album ‘War of the Worlds, Part 2’ on March 25th, 2022 on InsideOut Music. The record features guest vocals by Dino Jelusick! The album is now also available for pre-order.
Today, you can hear the first jaw-dropping single ‘Divide & Conquer’!
Michael Romeo on his new solo album:
“I’m really excited to finally release the new solo album, ‘War of the Worlds, Part 2’. After many delays, lockdowns, new variants, etc… ha! It looks like things are getting back on track. I’m hoping this new music will put some smiles on some faces in these uncertain times. My best wishes to everyone for 2022!”
Pre-order HERE.
InsideOutMusic is pleased to announce the signing of legendary Symphony X guitarist MICHAEL ROMEO, for the release of his upcoming album ‘War of the Worlds, Part II’. The follow up to his 2018 album ‘War of the Worlds, Part 1’, will be released on Feb 4th, 2022.
For WOTW2, Romeo welcomed a couple of returning players – drummer John Macaluso and bassist John “JD” DeServio – but the album marks the first time he worked with Croatian singer Dino Jelusick. “I go way back with John and JD, so they were the obvious choices, but this time I wanted to try something different with the vocals”, Romeo says. “Dino came highly recommended, and he totally nailed it! He really brought an exciting element to the music.”
The new album proves again, that Michael Romeo is one of the most renowned songwriters in progressive metal. His new studio effort is a mind-blowing return that till take every progressive metal enthusiast on a journey!
Check HERE for an exclusive audio snippet!
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Internationally acclaimed SYMPHONY X guitar hero, Michael Romeo will release his eagerly anticipated first official solo album, the adventurous and diverse “War of the Worlds / Pt. 1”, on July 27th thru Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group.
Watch the lyric video for “Djinn” from the album, here:
Michael Romeo on Djinn:
“This is one of my favorite riffs on the album. The album title is ‘War of the Worlds’, but in this case, the ‘Worlds’ refers to the worlds of politics and religion.”
The wildly ambitious 10-song disc sees the founder, chief songwriter and prime mover of the progressive titans Symphony X furthering his reputation as one of the world’s preeminent axe slingers and composers of adventurous, multi-faceted orchestral metal. Ban
“It’s me putting all the things I love about music in a blender,” says Romeo. “Somebody might listen to it and say, ‘What is this guy thinking?’ But it’s all about being creative and having a good time with it.”
“War of the Worlds / Pt. 1” track List:
Introduction
Fear The Unknown
Black
F*cking Robots
Djinn
Believe
Differences
War Machine
Oblivion
Constellations
Also watch the lyric video for “Black” here:
Michael Romeo (Symphony X) – Guitars
John “JD” DeServio (Black Label Society) – Bass
John Macaluso (Yngwie Malmsteen, Ark, James LaBrie) – Drums
Rick Castellano – Vocals
More information at http://michaelromeomusic.com
Internationally acclaimed SYMPHONY X guitar hero, Michael Romeo has announced the release of his eagerly anticipated first official solo album, the adventurous and diverse “War of the Worlds / Pt. 1”, on July 27th thru Music Theories Recordings / Mascot Label Group.
The wildly ambitious 10-song disc sees the founder, chief songwriter and prime mover of the progressive titans SYMPHONY X furthering his reputation as one of the world’s preeminent axe slingers and composers of adventurous, multi-faceted orchestral metal. Ban
“It’s me putting all the things I love about music in a blender,” says Romeo. “Somebody might listen to it and say, ‘What is this guy thinking?’ But it’s all about being creative and having a good time with it.”
“War of the Worlds / Pt. 1” track List:
Introduction
Fear The Unknown
Black
F*cking Robots
Djinn
Believe
Differences
War Machine
Oblivion
Constellations
Watch the lyric video for “Black” here:
Michael Romeo (Symphony X) – Guitars
John “JD” DeServio (Black Label Society) – Bass
John Macaluso (Yngwie Malmsteen, Ark, James LaBrie) – Drums
Rick Castellano – Vocals
More information at http://michaelromeomusic.com
Engl Amps family members, guitarists Michael Romeo from SYMPHONY X and Marco Wriedt from 21 OCTAYNE recently met up on the SYMPHONY X European Underworld Tour date in Bochum, Germany. Check out their chat below:
SYMPHONY X have just completed their European tour and are set to play on 6th May in Brazil, then also at Bloodstock Open Air Festival in the UK on 14th August. For more information check their official website here.
21 OCTAYNE have recently announced that they are looking for a new vocalist, to read more check here.
For more on Engl Amps, check out their official Facebook page at this location.
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