Symphony X portada y lista de temas de "Iconoclast" "Iconoclast" será lanzado el 17 de junio en Europa y EL 21 de junio en América del Norte a través de Nuclear Blast Records.
La portada fue creada por el ilustrador Warren Flanagan (Watchmen, The Incredible Hulk, 2012). "La idea era crear imágenes con un tono más oscuro que en anteriores álbumes Sinfónica X y representar el tema general de "Iconoclast". El concepto de la portada fue de Mike Romeo, que tenía una idea muy clara de lo que la portada debía representar en base a la música. Y así fue. Cuando se decidió el título del álbum me centre en una imagen basada en su significado. También quería usar una "máscaras" y el logo de la banda, pero presentándolos de una manera que relacione con el nuevo álbum."
Michael Romeo: "Trabajamos con Warren en el último CD, "Paradise Lost", y tenemos una buena relación con él. Cuando hablo con Warren sobre ideas artísticas muchas veces terminamos haciendo comparaciones entre películas. Con el nuevo CD, "Iconoclast", la música y las letras tienen un tono más oscuro, mecánico/ tecnológico, y recuerdo que hablamos de escenas de películas como The Matrix y Terminator. A partir de ahí, le hemos enviado algunas títulos de canciones y letras ("Dehumanized", "Bastards Of The Machine", "Electric Messiah") y dejamos que Warren corriese con el balón. Tiene una gran imaginación y estilo, y consiguió totalmente lo que estamos tratando de transmitir con la música. "
Iconoclast tracklist:
01. Iconoclast
02. The End Of Innocence
03. Dehumanized
04. Bastards Of The Machine
05. Heretic
06. Children Of A Faceless God
07. Electric Messiah
08. Prometheus (I Am Alive)
09. When All Is Lost
Iconoclast Special Edition digi-pak tracklist:
CD1:
01. Iconoclast
02. The End Of Innocence
03. Dehumanized
04. Bastards Of The Machine
05. Heretic
06. Children Of A Faceless God
07. When All Is Lost
CD 2:
01. Electric Messiah
02. Prometheus (I Am Alive)
03. Light Up The Night
04. The Lords Of Chaos
05. Reign In Madness
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Iconoclast, the new album from US progressive metal band Symphony X, will be released on June 17th in Europe and June 21th in North America through Nuclear Blast Records.
The cover artwork was created by illustrator and film concept artist Warren Flanagan (Watchmen, The Incredible Hulk, 2012). He stated: "The idea was to create imagery that was a little darker in tone to previous Symphony X albums and to represent the overall theme of Iconoclast into the artwork. The whole concept came from Mike Romeo, who had a strong idea of what the cover should represent based off the music. I just ran with it. When the album's title was decided on, I focused the image based on the meaning of it. I also wanted to use the band's signature 'masks' but present them in a way that connected to the new album."
Symphony X founder and lead guitarist Michael Romeo has the following to say about Flanagan's art: "We worked with Warren on the last CD, Paradise Lost, and have a good relationship with him. When I talk to Warren about artwork ideas, a lot of times we end up making comparisons to films and movies. With the new CD, Iconoclast, the music and lyrics have a darker mechanical/technological theme, and I remember us talking about scenes from films like The Matrix and Terminator. From there, we sent him some songtitles and lyrics (songs like "Dehumanized", "Bastards Of The Machine", "Electric Messiah") and just let Warren run with the ball. He has a great imagination and style, and he totally gets what we are trying to convey with the music."
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