V: The New Mythology Suite, a concept album, is the fifth studio album by progressive metal band Symphony X. The album deals with the story of Atlantis, ancient Egyptian mythology, and astrology. It is the first Symphony X album to feature bassist Michael Lepond. Drummer Jason Rullo also rejoined the band on this album, after being absent on Twilight in Olympus. V: The New Mythology Suite, a concept album, is the fifth studio album by progressive metal band Symphony X. The album deals with the story of Atlantis, ancient Egyptian mythology, and astrology. It is the first Symphony X album to feature bassist Michael Lepond. Drummer Jason Rullo also rejoined the band on this album, after being absent on Twilight in Olympus. false 2023-01-16 10:01:52 V: The New Mythology Suite 8 2000 2000-10-10 2000-10-10 63 Progressive Metal 113179 2123163 27327cd1-9695-445d-abc6-1f5ac70cc1d5 b669c53e-5a1f-4adc-80be-755e64e8115e 03c42255-e3cc-3dc1-8240-44d7b1367311 /media/data/media4/Music/Symphony X/V_ The New Mythology Suite/folder.jpg Symphony X Symphony X 1 1 Prelude 01:07 1 2 Evolution (The Grand Design) 05:20 1 3 Fallen 05:51 1 4 Transcendence (Segue) 00:38 1 5 Communion and the Oracle 07:45 1 6 The Bird-Serpent War / Cataclysm 04:02 1 7 On the Breath of Poseidon (Segue) 03:01 1 8 Egypt 07:04 1 9 The Death of Balance / Lacrymosa 03:42 1 10 Absence of Light 04:58 1 11 A Fool’s Paradise 05:48 1 12 Rediscovery (Segue) 01:24 1 13 Rediscovery, Part II: The New Mythology 12:01 Symphony X is an American progressive metal band from Middletown, New Jersey. Founded in 1994, the band consists of guitarist Michael Romeo, keyboardist Michael Pinnella, drummer Jason Rullo, lead vocalist Russell Allen and bassist Michael LePond. They achieved some commercial success with the 2007 album Paradise Lost and the 2011 album Iconoclast, which reached number 76 on the Billboard 200. The albums The Divine Wings of Tragedy and V: The New Mythology Suite were partially recorded in The Dungeon, Romeo's home studio. The Odyssey, Paradise Lost, Iconoclast and Underworld were fully recorded there and produced by Romeo himself.