Michael Romeo

Artist:  Michael Romeo
Birth Name:  Michael James Romeo
Born:  March 6, 1968.  New York, USA.
Genre:  Progressive Metal, Power Metal, Neo-Classical Metal, Symphonic Metal
Occupations:  Musician, Songwriter
Instruments:  Guitar, Bass, Keyboards, Clarinet

Michael Romeo is an American Guitarist and a founding member of the Progressive Metal Group Symphony X, he started with Piano lessons when he was 10 years old and also played Clarinet.  However, after hearing the Kiss album, then he seriously considered switching to the Guitar.  His influenced by Kiss, Led Zeppelin Rush AC/DC, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Ozzy Osbourne, Iron Maiden, and he was also heavily influenced by the Neo-Classical Technique and of Style of Randy Rhoads, Yngwie Malmsteen and Uli Jon Roth.  He was ranked one of the 100 Greatest Heavy Metal Guitarists of All Time by Guitar World and in  Top 10 Favorite Guitarist in 2010.

Title:  The Dark Chapter  (1994)
Genre:  Instrumental Rock, Neo-Classical Metal, Progressive Metal
Label:  Zero Corporation
Rating:   ****

Tracks:
1.  Carpathia    (2:08)
2.  Cask Of Amontillado  (5:07)
3.  Psychotic Episode   (4:02)
4.  Masque Of The Red Death  (7:01)
5.  Sevil Alucard   (5:10)
6.  The Premature Burial  (6:20)
7.  MJR #13  (7:15)
8.  Concerto In B Minor  (2:38)
9.  Noit Al Ever   (3:08)

Personnel:
Michaeo Romeo:  Guitar, Synthesizer, Keyboards, Drums, Programming, Bass
Michael Pinnella:  Keyboards


The Dark Chapter is a studio album and a solo album released in April 1994 through Zero Corporation (Japan) as actually its initially recorded in 1992 as a demo tape of Michael Romeo and re-record the album with Michael Pinnella on Keyboards that both musicians later formed Symphony X,  this album is an entirely Instrumental album in Progressive Metal and Neo-Classical Metal Styles.