The Odyssey (album)

The Odyssey
Studio album by Symphony X
Released	November 5, 2002
Recorded	2002
Genre	Progressive metal
Length	67:02
Label	InsideOut
Producer	Michael Romeo
Professional reviews
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Symphony X chronology
Live on the Edge of Forever (2001) The Odyssey (2002) Paradise Lost (2007)

The Odyssey is the sixth studio effort of progressive metal band Symphony X. The fourth track, "Accolade II", is a sequel to the famous "The Accolade" from The Divine Wings of Tragedy. "King of Terrors", track number five, is based on a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, "The Pit and the Pendulum." This line continues in the sixth track, where the seventh track can be seen as a warming up to the grand finale: track eight is a 24-minute musical take on/version of Homer's The Odyssey about the journey home of Greek hero Odysseus.

Track listing

1. "Inferno" (Unleash the Fire) – 5:32 (Romeo, Allen)
2. "Wicked" – 5:30 (Romeo, Allen)
3. "Incantations of the Apprentice" – 4:19 (Romeo, Allen)
4. "Accolade II" – 7:54 (Romeo, Pinella, Lepond, Allen)
5. "King of Terrors" – 6:16 (Romeo, Pinella, Allen, Rullo)
6. "The Turning" – 4:44 (Romeo, Lepond, Allen)
7. "Awakenings" – 8:18 (Romeo, Pinella, Lepond, Allen)
8. "The Odyssey" – 24:09
   1. "Part I - Odysseus Theme/Overture" (Romeo)
   2. "Part II - Journey to Ithaca" (Romeo, Allen)
   3. "Part III - The Eye" (Romeo)
   4. "Part IV - Circe" (Daughter of the Sun) (Romeo)
   5. "Part V - Sirens" (Romeo)
   6. "Part VI - Scylla and Charybdis" (Romeo)
      1. a) "Gulf of Doom"
      2. b) "Drifting Home"
   7. "Part VII - The Fate of the Suitors / Champion of Ithaca (Romeo, Lepond)
9. "Masquerade '98" (Limited Edition/Japanese bonustrack) – 6:01 (Romeo, Pinella, Miller, Rullo, Tyler)
10. "Frontiers" (Japanese bonustrack) 4:50

Personnel

• Russell Allen - vocals
• Michael Romeo - guitars, orchestral keyboards, and programming
• Michael Pinnella - piano, keyboards
• Michael Lepond - bass
• Jason Rullo - drums