New Paragon Music Magazine Interview with Russell Allen of Symphony X

The Paragon Music Magazine staff sat down with Russell Allen, singer of Symphony X, for a bit before his show at Starland Ballroom in NJ in February 2011. Russell discussed everything from the theme behind Iconoclast to his present views of the world, social media, NJ-based reality TV, and other fun topics. 

Always a great guy to interview, we have had the pleasure of talking with Russell in the past, so longtime fans of the magazine will remember previous interviews we have done with him. 

Check out the interview here, and feel free to share it with your friends. And for more on the band, visit http://www.symphonyx.com/

SYMPHONY X's RUSSELL ALLEN: "SOCIAL MEDIA IS ENSLAVING THE POPULATION"

Besides revealing his favorite Van Halen album, the link between Homer’s Odysseus and George Lucas’ Luke Skywalker, and how a metal band can be a family member’s inheritance, lead vocalist Russell Allen of New Jersey’s progressive metal juggernauts SYMPHONY X discusses how modern technology has gone beyond machines in a recent interview with the Dallas Observer.

“[Iconoclast] is about the uncertainty of our future and whether or not technology will be our savior or our demise,” states Allen. “We've let the genie out of the bottle. Everyone is on Facebook and everyone is on Twitter. The social media component is enslaving the population. It's already happening. That's a real thing that can cause a huge pitfall in someone's life.”

Read the entire interview here.

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SYMPHONY X have five remaining shows on their co-headlining tour with ICED EARTH and openers Warbringer. Dates are:

03/06/12 The Fillmore Charlotte – Charlotte, NC

03/07/12 Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH

03/09/12 The Palladium – Worcester, MA

03/10/12 Best Buy Theater – New York, NY

03/11/12 Northern Lights – Clifton Park, NY

Tickets are available online at EnterTheVault.com and ArtistArena.com.

SYMPHONY X’s innovative mixture of heavy metal and progressive rock have made them a favored staple among prog metal fans for almost 20 years. Iconoclast, the band’s eighth studio album, debuted at #76 on the Billboard Top 200 chart in the U.S. and at #105 on the Canadian Soundscan Top 200 chart last June.