Symphony X - new album released(Underworld) and some new discovered songs from (Iconoclast)

My last post was precisely about Symphony X, so what a better way to restart than with symphony X new material?
 Well there are Two Reasons, to which I decided to bring back Symphony X so soon after my post in late 2014, The first one and most important to me, they are back in Portugal, Lisbon, on February 28, 2016 and finally a good chance to hear them live, only dependent of some logistic problems, I went recently to 4 concerts and always buying something in the merchandising becomes expensive, but so worthy
The second good reason is the new album Underworld

 I haven't heard yet the new album as a whole, I like to hear the albums with ease to detect all there is to detect and because a lot of albums don't enter in our minds at the first audition, so I have so much to hear in these days, that I have to catch an opportunity.
I already heard several times the first lyric video for this album Nevermore, It makes me remember the power on Set the World on fire, and knowing Russel Allen was in a parallel project called Adrenaline Mob, that sound a bit alike this nevermore, A strong and powerful song, check it

Here it is another lyric video, lyric videos are a common thing now, they understood they promote better a song than just the music, another song from Underworld, this song is musically near the sound of When All is Lost, Candelight Fantasia, I love bands wich can produce a wide range of emotions in songs, this one is called Without You

I talked about Adrenaline Mob, a side project from Russel Allen, check this one to, maybe some of you will enjoy it, maybe even more than Symphony X.

 At last I am going to share another song from Iconoclast That I am becoming addicted, because of the lyrics, music, and all the musical environment around, the song is called, Electric Messiah, being a fan more of metal guitars than of drums as a lot of people I know, a messiah that's electric, almost like the guitar as the messiah, good connection

Progcenter/elements of Prog - Adagio - Sanctus Ignis/Underworld/Archangels in Black 2001/2003/2009

Today I wake up with Adagio's songs in my head

Adagio started with a Neo-Classical metal band, with progressive metal influences. Today they are really more into progressive metal, the neo-classical is still there however. Adagio are a French band, with some other vocalists, the best one till today was the British David Readman. Strong rifs, great keyboard

I really enjoy their first two albums, Sanctus Ignis, Their debut album is an hymn to neo-classical style, announced amazing songs that would came.

I will share with you, The Stringless Violin, a true hymn to neo-classical

On Underworld, for me the biggest Adagio masterpiece the neoclassical and progressive are in a great symbiosis, creating unique masterpieces that sill are worth hearing, sadly this was the last album of David Readman on Adagio. In Underworld, Richard Andersson was replaced on keyboards by Kevin Codfert that still introduced the piano on Adagio work. About Underworld read this Review here is a part of that review:

"Even though Forte's guitar work and song-writing skills are fantastic, he is NOT the high point of this album. That belongs to the vocal brilliance of Mr. David Readman, who IS the greatest singer alive today, WITHOUT question. There is no way to describe his sound to someone who hasn't heard it previously, as there is nobody to compare him too. He is unique in the vocal world which is saying something. He sings with such passion and energy that it's almost infective. He turns what would have just above average neo-classical songs into masterpieces."

The Track list was this one, I only put the track list on this album as it is my favourite of Adagio
1. "Next Profundis" (M: Stephan Forté / Kevin Codfert)
2. "Introïtus/Solvet Saeclum in Favilla"
3. "Chosen"
4. "From My Sleep... to Someone Else"
5. "Underworld"
6. "Promises"
7. "The Mirror Stage" (L: Audrey Bedos)
8. "Niflheim" (instrumental)
9. "Missa Aeterna" (Japanese bonus track)

On Underworld I could show you all the tracks cause all are worth it, but I will show you the most progressive one, Underworld song, 4 minutes opening creating the atmosphere to the whole song, a masterpiece of music, not only of metal, and also found a video which will show you also another brutal song, Promises:

Archangels in black, I don't know it so well, as David Readman left I lost interest on the band, however today I went listen and it's worth, totally worth, however Adagio in this album has more progressive influence, more heavy sound. The melody was lost a bit.

Stephan Forté - Guitars, Vocal
Franck Hermanny - Bass
Christian Palin - Vocals
Eric Lebailly - Drums
Kevin Codfert - Keyboards

From Archangels in Black I will show you Fear Circus the official video:

Stay tuned for another different band