TWILIGHT IN OLYMPUS

I got into Symphony X with the song "Church of The Machine", a song that is among my favorite tracks of all time. I decided to purchase this one first, concidering that COTM was featured on this one. I did not regret! This album is excellent and shows SX's skills and style. The drummer on previous SX albums, Jason Rullo, was replaced by Tom Waling on this one, but he does a great job. It's a very speedy album, and the melody lines are great, though there are a couple of weaker moments inbetween.

The production is clear, but lacks balance, which also drags this one down a bit. Otherwise, a great album, and probably the best starting point with Symphony X! I would give this one 4.5 stars, but because of production issues and some weaker moments, the overall score is 4.25 instead. Highly recommended!!