Prelude to the Millennium: Essentials of Symphony is a compilation album by progressive metal band Symphony X, released in 1999. It features selections from their first four studio albums, although no original versions from their debut album Symphony X are included. Instead, the album starts with a fully re-recorded version of "Masquerade" that features Russell Allen on vocals.
Track listing
- "Masquerade '98" <small> â 6:02</small> - new vocals recorded by Russell Allen - original version is found on Symphony X
- "A Winter's Dream" - Prelude (Part I) <small> â 3:03</small> - from The Damnation Game
- "The Damnation Game" <small> â 4:32</small> - from The Damnation Game
- "Dressed to Kill" <small> â 4:44</small> - from The Damnation Game
- "Of Sins and Shadows" <small> â 4:56</small> - from The Divine Wings of Tragedy
- "Sea of Lies" <small> â 4:18</small> - from The Divine Wings of Tragedy
- "Out of the Ashes" <small> â 3:39</small> - from The Divine Wings of Tragedy
- "The Divine Wings of Tragedy" <small> â 20:41</small> - from The Divine Wings of Tragedy
- "Candlelight Fantasia" <small> â 6:42</small> - from The Divine Wings of Tragedy
- "Smoke and Mirrors" <small> â 6:12</small> - from Twilight in Olympus
- "Through the Looking Glass (Part I, II, III)" <small> â 13:04</small> - from Twilight in Olympus
Personnel