ALTERIUM: Italian power metal stalwarts pay tribute to Symphony X with “Paradise Lost” cover release!

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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/