{"id":69489,"date":"2018-07-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-27T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/?p=69489"},"modified":"2021-10-19T00:51:10","modified_gmt":"2021-10-18T23:51:10","slug":"news-symphony-x-guitarist-michael-romeo-releases-debut-solo-studio-album-war-of-the-worlds-pt-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.metalforcesmagazine.com\/site\/news-symphony-x-guitarist-michael-romeo-releases-debut-solo-studio-album-war-of-the-worlds-pt-1\/","title":{"rendered":"SYMPHONY X Guitarist MICHAEL ROMEO Releases Debut Solo Studio Album \u2018War Of The Worlds \/\/ Pt. 1\u2019 (July 27th, 2018) | News @ Metal Forces Magazine"},"content":{"rendered":"

SYMPHONY X Guitarist MICHAEL ROMEO Releases Debut Solo Studio Album \u2018War Of The Worlds \/\/ Pt. 1\u2019<\/strong><\/span>
\nJuly 27th, 2018<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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Michael Romeo, guitarist of New Jersey-based progressive metal group Symphony X, issued official debut solo full-length studio album War Of The Worlds \/\/ Pt. 1<\/em> on July 27th, 2018 through Music Theories Recordings \/ Mascot Label Group.<\/p>\n

Romeo commented:: \u201cIt\u2019s me putting all the things I love about music in a blender. Somebody might listen to it and say, \u2018What is this guy thinking?\u2019 But it\u2019s all about being creative and having a good time with it.\u201d<\/p>\n

War Of The Worlds \/\/ Pt. 1<\/em> was recorded over a year-and-a-half period at Romeo\u2019s home studio in Hazlet, New Jersey.<\/p>\n

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The track listing is as follows:<\/p>\n

01. \u2018Introduction\u2019
\n02. \u2018Fear The Unknown\u2019
\n03. \u2018Black\u2019
\n04. \u2018Fucking Robotos\u2019
\n05. \u2018Djinn\u2019
\n06. \u2018Believe\u2019
\n07. \u2018Difference\u2019
\n08. \u2018War Machine\u2019
\n09. \u2018Oblivion\u2019
\n10. \u2018Constellations\u2019<\/p>\n

War Of The Worlds \/\/ Pt. 1<\/em>\u2019s recording line-up was as follows:<\/p>\n

Michael Romeo (guitars, keyboards and orchestrations)
\nRick Castellano (vocals)
\nJohn \u201cJD\u201d DeServio (bass)
\nJohn Macaluso (drums)<\/p>\n

Official lyric videos were created for the songs \u2018Black\u2019, \u2018Djinn\u2019 and \u2018Fear The Unknown\u2019. All three clips can be viewed below.<\/p>\n

Instrumental album The Dark Chapter<\/em> – a collection of demo recordings – was released in January 1995.<\/p>\n