The Odyssey (album)

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The Odyssey is the sixth studio album by progressive metal band Symphony X, released on November 5, 2002 through Inside Out Music.<ref name="allmusic">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The album is the band's first to be recorded entirely at guitarist Michael Romeo's home studio, The Dungeon.<ref>The Odyssey (CD edition liner notes).</ref> "Accolade II" is a sequel to "The Accolade" from The Divine Wings of Tragedy (1996). The title track is the album's grand finale: a 24-minute musical interpretation of Homer's Odyssey, an epic poem about the journey of ancient Greek hero Odysseus.

Critical reception

Alex Henderson at AllMusic gave The Odyssey three stars out of five, calling it an "old-school" album and "dated" for its time, while clarifying that "dated isn't necessarily a bad thing—if you hold a particular era in high regard, dated can actually be a plus." He also likened the mythical and fantasy elements to classic heavy metal acts such as Queensrÿche, Yngwie Malmsteen, Ronnie James Dio, Iron Maiden and Metallica.<ref name=allmusic/>

Loudwire named the album in fifth in the list "Top 25 Power Metal Albums of All Time"<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and Metal Hammer ranked it at #19 in a similar list.<ref name="MH25bestpm">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Personnel

• Russell Allen – vocals
• Michael Romeo – guitar, orchestral keyboard
• Michael Pinnella – keyboard, piano
• Jason Rullo – drums
• Michael LePond – bass

Technical personnel

• Michael Romeo – programming, engineering, mixing, production
• Steve Evetts – mixing, production
• Peter van 't Riet – mastering
• Tom Thiel, Illuvision – artwork

External links

• In Review: Symphony X "The Odyssey" at Guitar Nine Records