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    All This and War of the Worlds, Pt. II

    Feb 22, 2022 3 minutes
    By Joe Bosso

    MIXING MYTHOLOGICAL AND fantasy literature with progressive metal is nothing new to Michael Romeo. Since 1994, the guitar star has guided his New Jersey-based band Symphony X through a series of albums based on the classic works of Homer (The Odyssey), Milton (Paradise Lost) and Dante (The Divine Comedy).

    “I always wanted to say something a little more interesting than ‘Let’s get up and party!’” Romeo says. “Some of the themes in classic works are just as relevant today as when they

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