Prelude to the Millennium

Infobox Album |
Name = Prelude To The Millennium
Type = Compilation
Artist = Symphony X


Released = February 2, 1999
Recorded = 1994-1998
Genre = Progressive metal
Length = 76:38
Label = InsideOut
Producer =Steve Evetts, Eric Rachel, Michael Romeo
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|3|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:aqkzikmkbb79~T1 link]
Last album = "Twilight in Olympus" (1998)
This album = Prelude To The Millennium (1999)
Next album = "" (2000)

Prelude to the Millennium: "Essentials of Symphony" is a compilation album from progressive metal band Symphony X, released in 1999. It features the best work from their first four studio albums, although no original versions from their debut album "Symphony X" are included. Instead, the CD starts with a newer version of "Masquerade", with this time Russell Allen on vocals.

Track listing

#"Masquerade '98" – 6:01
#"A Winter's Dream" - Prelude (Part I) – 3:03
#"The Damnation Game" – 4:32
#"Dressed to Kill" – 4:44
#"Of Sins and Shadows" – 4:56
#"Sea of Lies" – 4:18
#"Out of the Ashes" – 3:39
#"The Divine Wings of Tragedy" – 20:41
#"Candlelight Fantasia" – 6:42
#"Smoke and Mirrors" – 4:58
#"Through the Looking Glass" (Part I, II, III) – 13:04

Personnel

*Russell Allen - vocals
*Michael Romeo - guitars
*Michael Pinnella - keyboards
*Thomas Miller - bass
*Jason Rullo - drums
*Tom Walling - drums