ALTERIUM: Italian power metal stalwarts pay tribute to Symphony X with “Paradise Lost” cover release!
Italian power metal stalwarts ALTERIUM have released their rendition of SYMPHONY X’s iconic track “Paradise Lost”, now available digitally on all major platforms.
Originally born as a playful experiment and now included in the CD edition of the new “Stormrage” EP, the cover stands as a heartfelt tribute to one of the bands that most profoundly influenced the Italian group.
Its release comes just days before ALTERIUM’s appearance at ProgPower USA – the very same edition headlined by SYMPHONY X – making this homage all the more significant.
The band commented:
“Our love for Symphony X’s music has always been one of the things that united us: each band member has their own musical tastes, but Symphony X are the perfect common ground. This cover wasn’t planned at all, it came about almost as a game. When Symphony X were later announced as the headliners of ProgPower USA - the same edition we’ll also be part of - we took it as a sign that this cover really had to be released. So we included it on the CD version of the ‘Stormrag’e EP, and today we’re releasing it digitally, just a few days before meeting our idols.”
The EP is currently available in exclusive physical formats:
Digipack CD, limited to 500 hand-numbered copies, featuring two bonus tracks
7” Vinyl, released in three colored variants, each limited to 100 hand-numbered copies
Preorders: https://alterium.bigcartel.com/
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