The Divine Wings of Tragedy

Infobox Album | Name = The Divine Wings of Tragedy
Type = studio
Artist = Symphony X


Released = January 1, 1997
Recorded = Trax East Studios, South River, NJ, Symphony X Dungeon
1996
Genre = Progressive metal
Length = 65:28
Label = Zero Corporation
Producer = Steve Evetts and Eric Rachel
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:o94tk65xwkrw link]
Last album = "The Damnation Game"
(1995)
This album = "The Divine Wings of Tragedy"
(1997)
Next album = "Twilight in Olympus"
(1998)

"The Divine Wings of Tragedy" is the third studio album by Symphony X, released in 1997. It features nine tracks, ranging in genre from almost 'sympho-thrash' ("Of Sins and Shadows") to epic, progressive pieces ("The Accolade", "The Divine Wings of Tragedy").

The title track, "The Divine Wings of Tragedy", contains excerpts from Johann Sebastian Bach's Mass in B Minor and "The Planets" by Gustav Holst. The song is inspired by John Milton's "Paradise Lost" and its main theme is quoted at the end of the last song, "Revelation (Divus Pennae ex Tragoedia)", of the band's 2007 album "Paradise Lost".

Track listing

#"Of Sins and Shadows" – 4:58
#"Sea of Lies" – 4:18
#"Out of the Ashes" – 3:39
#"The Accolade" – 9:51
#"Pharaoh" – 5:30
#"The Eyes of Medusa" – 5:27
#"The Witching Hour" – 4:15
#"The Divine Wings of Tragedy" – 20:41
#*I. At the Four Corners of the Earth
#*II. In the Room of Thrones
#*III. A Gathering of Angels
#*IV. The Wrath Divine
#*V. The Prophet's Cry
#*VI. Bringer of the Apocalypse
#**A. Eve of Sacrifice
#**B. Armies in the Sky
#**C. Dies Irae
#*VII. Paradise Regained
#"Candlelight Fantasia" – 6:45

Personnel

*Russell Allen – vocals
*Michael Romeo – guitars
*Michael Pinnella – keyboard
*Thomas Miller – bass
*Jason Rullo – drums