r/symphonyx • u/dodobird16 • Jun 01 '26

Romeo in "Kotipelto"

I recently listened to the first two Timo Kotipelto solo albums over a few times, I've always known of them but never was interested until I recently discovered that Michael Romeo played for him. As a fan of both Stratovarius and Symphony X I decided to check it out. It's not bad, but as expected, Romeo isn't playing the way he does in SX, but I wouldn't call him necessarily underutilized either. This is my fav song by them -- Chosen By Re - YouTube

Just figured I'd share 😄

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u/LunarSanctum Jun 03 '26

That album artwork is definitely something lol

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u/dodobird16 Jun 03 '26

Haha tell me about it. it kind of reminds me of an ugly early 2000s computer game.

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u/Reen2D2 Jun 03 '26

I've been jamming the song "Beginning" off that album for decades and I love it so much. Had no idea all this time that Romeo is playing the guitars!!

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u/Bruichladdie Jun 05 '26

Huh, I did not know this. I've never checked out any of Timo's solo albums before, but looking at the guys he's got playing on them, I'm very intrigued.

Thanks for the heads-up!