The Latest News [updated 8 Apr - confirmed summer Euro dates]

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Some of this has been posted here in various locations, & some hasn't.. this is copied from a post to the mailing list, so please forgive any repetitions.

Whew, there's lots of stuff to share, so let's get started!

MJR and Russell check in from the House of Blues:

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Wish I'd videotaped the outtakes, we were laughing so hard when they were trying to tape this that it's a wonder they got through this take without cracking up.

Video of the live streaming chat the band did at the House of Blues:

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This was too much fun.

Photos and video from the SF Meet & Greet:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...93.21483906576
https://www.facebook.com/video/video...06576&comments

Photos and video from the LA Meet & Greet:
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...99.21483906576
https://www.facebook.com/video/video...06576&comments

Interview with MJR (done by someone many of us know, Gonzalo Pozo):
http://www.sacurrent.com/music/story.asp?id=72400

And in case you missed out on them, we recently released two singles from Iconoclast..
The End of Innocence:

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Dehumanized:

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Also, the official fan club will be relaunching around the same time Iconoclast is released. A few years back, the membership layout was were changed and anyone who was ever a member was from that point on considered a life member, so if you were a CotM member, didn't renew your membership after the first year, and would like to continue to be a member, send me a private message with your name and membership number. This is NOT for new members, only existing ones.. be patient.

I think that's it for now.. will send more if I think of it.

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Enter here to win a copy of ICONOCLAST, and autographed Skullcandy headphones and photo of the band!

Romeo watching Russ sign the headphones at the House of Blues in West Hollywood:

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A couple of interviews with MJR:

Q/A: Symphony X guitarist Michael Romeo « Oregon Music News

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While supplies last, receive an autographed band photo with your purchase of ICONOCLAST + T-SHIRT package bundle at the Nuclear Blast USA web shop.

ALBUM AVAILABLE AT: Nuclear Blast USA ~ Nuclear Blast EUROPE ~ Amazon ~ iTunes

The 2cd version of Iconoclast is now available for pre-order for only $10.99 on iTunes, at the link above.

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Iconoclast, the latest album by New Jersey’s progressive juggernauts SYMPHONY X, has sold over 7,300 copies in the week since its release and has debuted on the following six Billboard charts: #76 – Top 200 Albums, #69 – Top Current Albums, #13 – Independent Current Albums, #19 – Top Current Rock Albums, #9 – Top Hard Music Albums, and #7 – Current Hard Music Albums.

In Canada, Iconoclast debuted at #105 on the Canadian Soundscan Top 200 and is also #14 on the Top Hard Music Albums chart.

Guitarist & founding member Michael Romeo checks in from home about the good news: “We’re really happy and excited about the chartings and how the sales have been going, but the truth is, we owe it all to the fans for being there for us. A BIG THANKS to all our fans!!!”

SYMPHONY X completed a successful headlining tour of North America in May and recently returned from South America.

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Symphony X would like to invite their fans from around the world to express their creativity by making their own video for the track “Electric Messiah” off the band’s recent Billboard-charting Iconoclast album.

Read more on the contest’s landing page: http://www.nuclearblastusa.com/Splas...est/index.html

FIRST PLACE PRIZE
· Video will be uploaded to the SYMPHONY X YouTube channel and branded as an Official Fan Contest Video Winner for the track.
· Jewel-case & digipak version of Iconoclast, plus a promotional poster
· Autographed photo
· Two tickets to a SYMPHONY X show near you (winners provide own transportation)
· Band Meet & Greet
· Band t-shirt

SECOND PLACE PRIZE
· Video will be uploaded to the SYMPHONY X YouTube channel and branded as an Official Fan Contest Video Winner for the track.
· Jewel-case & digipak version of Iconoclast, plus a promotional poster
· Autographed photo
· Two tickets to a SYMPHONY X show near you (winners provide own transportation)
· Band t-shirt

THIRD PLACE PRIZE
· Video will be uploaded to the SYMPHONY X YouTube channel and branded as an Official Fan Contest Video Winner for the track.
· Jewel-case & digipak version of Iconoclast, plus a promotional poster
· Autographed photo
· Band t-shirt

CONTEST ENDS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31st. SYMPHONY X will choose three winners on September 1st.

Iconoclast sold over 7,300 copies the week of release and debuted on the following six Billboard charts: #76 – Top 200 Albums, #69 – Top Current Albums, #13 – Independent Current Albums, #19 – Top Current Rock Albums, #9 – Top Hard Music Albums, and #7 – Current Hard Music Albums. In Canada, the album debuted at #105 on the Canadian Soundscan Top 200 and is also #14 on the Top Hard Music Albums chart.

In Europe, Iconoclast’s first-week chart positions include: Japan (overseas chart) - #19; Germany - #25; Switzerland - #29; Austria - #42; Japan - #76; U.K. - #167.

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Aug 16, 2011
World Management would like to announce that the mighty Symphony X is touring Europe this fall on their newest release “Iconoclast”. Support will be by Norway’s Pagans Mind and Italy’s DGM ( see show support schedule and city listing below). The band are excited and looking forward to play for their European fans.

DATE - CITY, VENUE - SUPPORT BANDS

SEPTEMBER 2011

wed 28 - HAMBURG, KNUST - Pagan’s Mind + DGM
thu 29 - BOCHUM, ZECHE - Pagan’s Mind + DGM
fri 30 - ZOETERMEER (NL), BOERDERIJ - DGM

OCTOBER 2011

sat 01 - BAARLO (NL), SJ SJIWA [ProgPower Festival] - Long Distance Calling + DGM
+ In Mourning + White Walls
+ Schizoid Lloyd
sun 02 - BERLIN, C-CLUB - Pagan’s Mind + DGM
tue 04 - ASCHAFFENBURG, COLOS-SAAL - Pagan’s Mind + DGM
wed 05 - MUNICH, BACKSTAGE HALLE - Pagan’s Mind + DGM
fri 07 - MILAN, LIVE CLUB - Pagan’s Mind + DGM
sat 08 - RIMINI, VELVET - Pagan’s Mind + DGM
sun 09 - ROME, ALPHEUS - Pagan’s Mind + DGM
wed 12 - BARCELONA, SALAMANDRA - Pagan’s Mind + DGM
thu 13 - MADRID, SALA PENELOPE - Pagan’s Mind + DGM
fri 14 - LISBON, INCRIVEL ALMADENSE - Pagan’s Mind + DGM
sat 15 - PORTO, HARD CLUB - Pagan’s Mind + DGM
sun 16 - SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA, CAPITOL - Pagan’s Mind + DGM
tue 18 - BORDEAUX, THEATRE BARBEY - Pagan’s Mind + DGM
wed 19 - LYON, NINKASI KAO - Pagan’s Mind + DGM
thu 20 - PRATTELN (CH), Z7 - DGM
fri 21 - MONTHEY (CH), PONT ROUGE - DGM
sun 23 - VOSSELAAR, BIEBOB - DGM
tue 25 - MANCHESTER, ACADEMY 3 - DGM
wed 26 - LONDON, ISLINGTON 02 ACADEMY - DGM

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The band have selected the winners for the Symphony X 'ELECTRIC MESSIAH' Fan Video Contest! Here they are:

1st Place:

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2nd Place:

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3rd Place:

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Honorable mentions: a tie between http://youtu.be/Jowdz5xGCyg and http://youtu.be/HfaucSBT2E4

Thanks to EVERYONE who entered the contest! All your efforts and support are very much appreciated! Winners will be contacted shortly by Nuclear Blast USA.

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SYMPHONY X TO CO-HEADLINE 2012 TOUR WITH ICED EARTH



What better way to start the new year than with a double-dose of quality U.S. metal?

New Jersey’s progressive metal juggernauts SYMPHONY X will be returning to North America for a co-headlining tour with heavy metal stalwarts Iced Earth. Opening each night will be L.A. thrashers Warbringer. The 32-show trek will launch in Hartford, Connecticut on January 31st, weave through the Great White North, then blow out the lights in Clifton Park, New York on March 11th.

States SYMPHONY X guitarist Michael Romeo: “We are very excited about the upcoming North American Tour with Iced Earth. We first met Jon & the guys a few years back and they were really cool. When the idea of a Co-Headline tour surfaced, we thought it would be awesome. The fans can expect a night of great music from both bands. We look forward to seeing you all real soon!”

SYMPHONY X’s innovative mixture of heavy metal and progressive rock have made them a favored staple among prog metal fans for almost 20 years. Iconoclast, the band’s eighth studio album, debuted at #76 on the Billboard Top 200 chart in the U.S. and at #105 on the Canadian Soundscan Top 200 chart in June.

"I'm excited to tour with SYMPHONY X," shares ICED EARTH founder Jon Schaffer. "They're phenomenal musicians and very cool guys. This co-headliner tour will be a great experience for the fans. It is also way overdue for us to play a proper tour of North America. Get ready!"

Schaffer formed ICED EARTH in Tampa, Florida, in 1984. Since then, he has released 10 studio albums, the newest being the highly-acclaimed Dystopia (October, 2011) – which debuted at #67 on the Billboard Top 200 – one live album, two compilations, three boxed sets, and several DVDs. Thanks to massive worldwide sales -- and rabidly loyal fans – ICED EARTH has earned a seat in the pantheon of America's most successful heavy metal bands.

Confirmed dates for the co-headlining 2012 tour are:

01/31/12 Webster Theater – Hartford, CT
02/01/12 Trocadero – Philadelphia, PA
02/03/12 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ
02/04/12 Albert Rousseau – Quebec City, QC CANADA
02/05/12 Metropolis – Montreal, QC CANADA
02/06/12 Phoenix – Toronto, ON CANADA
02/09/12 Garrick – Winnipeg, MB CANADA
02/10/12 Louis Pub – Saskatoon, SK CANADA
02/11/12 Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB CANADA
02/12/12 Flames Central – Calgary, AB CANADA
02/14/12 Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, B.C. CANADA
02/15/12 Showbox Market – Seattle, WA
02/16/12 Hawthorne – Portland, OR
02/17/12 Regency – San Francisco, CA
02/18/12 Club Nokia – Los Angeles, CA
02/20/12 House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
02/21/12 The Grove – Anaheim, CA
02/22/12 House of Blues – San Diego
02/24/12 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
02/25/12 Summit – Denver, CO
02/26/12 Midland Theater – Kansas City, MO
02/27/12 Trees – Dallas, TX
02/28/12 Emo’s East – Austin, TX
02/29/12 House of Blues – Houston, TX
03/02/12 Revolution – Fort Lauderdale, FL
03/03/12 The Beacham - Orlando, FL
03/05/12 Lincoln Theater – Raleigh, NC
03/06/12 The Fillmore Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
03/07/12 Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH
03/09/12 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
03/10/12 Best Buy Theater – New York, NY
03/11/12 Northern Lights – Clifton Park, NY

Exclusive pre-sale tickets are now available online at EnterTheVault.com and ArtistArena.com.

View the official fan-created video for the SYMPHONY X track “Electric Messiah” – off the new album Iconoclast - on YouTube.

Visit SYMPHONY X online at:
www.SYMPHONYX.com
www.facebook.com/SYMPHONYX
twitter.com/SYMPHONYX

Visit ICED EARTH online at:
www.IcedEarth.com
www.Facebook.com/OfficialIcedEarth
www.youtube.com/officialicedearth

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If you're on Facebook, be sure to go SymX's page and vote in the setlist poll. Starting today (1 Dec), there will be one album up for voting each day until they've all been covered; pick four songs from each & cast your vote!

Click here to see all of the setlist poll links.

In other news, the fan club will be relaunching once the new fan club cd is ready (probably spring/summer of '12); since the new fan club cd is what everyone's waiting for, it doesn't make much sense to do a lot until then, so that's where we are with that. We may try to do some giveaways or the like between now and then, to show our appreciation to you patient CotM/SXW members.. let me see what sorts of goodies I can scrounge up.

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Jason Rullo is featured in the Nov-Dec 2011 edition of Drumhead Magazine; check it out!

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Dec. 2011 - Fans were asked to vote for four songs from each cd that they most want to see SymX perform in concert; here are the top results of those polls.


song title (total number of votes - percentage of that cd's votes)

Symphony X (total voters: 622)

1. Masquerade (447-22%)
2. Absinthe and Rue (270-13%))
3. A Lesson Before Dying (236-12%)
4. The Raging Season (197-10%)

The Damnation Game (total voters: 1116)

1. The Edge of Forever (893-23%)
2. The Damnation Game (671-17%)
3. A Winter’s Dream – The Ascension (Part II) (622-16%) / Prelude (Part I) (405-11%)
4. Dressed to Kill (393-10%)

The Divine Wings of Tragedy (total voters: 1826)

1. The Divine Wings of Tragedy (1287-20%)
2. The Accolade (1035-16%)
3. Candlelight Fantasia (785-12%)
4. Of Sins and Shadows (739-12%)

Twilight in Olympus (total voters: 2226)

1. Through the Looking Glass (Parts I-III) (1404-19%)
2. Church of the Machine (1298-18%)
3. Smoke and Mirrors (1215-16%)
4. In the Dragon’s Den (1029-14%)

V: The New Mythology Suite (total voters: 2656)

1. Rediscovery pt. II – The New Mythology (1380-16%)
2. Communion and the Oracle (1349-16%)
3. Egypt (1272-15%)
4. Evolution (The Grand Design) (1232-14%)

The Odyssey (total voters: 3191)

1. The Odyssey (2017-19%)
2. Accolade II (1968-19%)
3. Awakenings (1606-15%)
4. Inferno (1534-15%)

Paradise Lost (total voters: 2758)

1. Set the World on Fire (The Lie of Lies) (1460-15%)
2. Paradise Lost (1455-15%)
3. Revelation (Divus Pennae ex Tragoedia) (1192-13%)
4. The Walls of Babylon (1132-12%)

Iconoclast (total voters: 2859)

1. Iconoclast (1681-16%)
2. When All is Lost (1428-14%)
3. The End of Innocence (994-10%)
4. Electric Messiah (967-9%)

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What music rocks Michael Romeo’s world? GuitarWorld.com recently interviewed the New Jersey native to ask that very question.

Re-launching their longest-running magazine feature online, online editor Josh Hart asked SYMPHONY X guitarist & songwriter Michael Romeo for 12 songs that constitute his ultimate hour-long playlist. Check out who made the cut here.

SYMPHONY X are currently on a co-headlining tour with ICED EARTH and openers Warbringer. Remaining dates for this 2012 trek are:

02/03/12 Starland Ballroom – Sayreville, NJ
02/04/12 Albert Rousseau – Quebec City, QC CANADA
02/05/12 Metropolis – Montreal, QC CANADA
02/06/12 Phoenix – Toronto, ON CANADA
02/09/12 Garrick – Winnipeg, MB CANADA
02/10/12 Louis Pub – Saskatoon, SK CANADA
02/11/12 Starlite Room – Edmonton, AB CANADA
02/12/12 Flames Central – Calgary, AB CANADA
02/14/12 Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, B.C. CANADA
02/15/12 Showbox Market – Seattle, WA
02/16/12 Hawthorne – Portland, OR
02/17/12 Regency – San Francisco, CA
02/18/12 Club Nokia – Los Angeles, CA
02/20/12 House of Blues – Las Vegas, NV
02/21/12 The Grove – Anaheim, CA
02/22/12 House of Blues – San Diego
02/24/12 The Complex – Salt Lake City, UT
02/25/12 Summit – Denver, CO
02/26/12 Midland Theater – Kansas City, MO
02/27/12 Trees – Dallas, TX
02/28/12 Emo’s East – Austin, TX
02/29/12 House of Blues – Houston, TX
03/02/12 Revolution – Fort Lauderdale, FL
03/03/12 The Beacham - Orlando, FL
03/05/12 Lincoln Theater – Raleigh, NC
03/06/12 The Fillmore Charlotte – Charlotte, NC
03/07/12 Newport Music Hall – Columbus, OH
03/09/12 The Palladium – Worcester, MA
03/10/12 Best Buy Theater – New York, NY
03/11/12 Northern Lights – Clifton Park, NY

Exclusive pre-sale tickets are now available online at EnterTheVault.com and ArtistArena.com.

SYMPHONY X’s innovative mixture of heavy metal and progressive rock have made them a favored staple among prog metal fans for almost 20 years. Iconoclast, the band’s eighth studio album, debuted at #76 on the Billboard Top 200 chart in the U.S. and at #105 on the Canadian Soundscan Top 200 chart in June.

View the official fan-created video for the SYMPHONY X track “Electric Messiah” – off the new album Iconoclast - on YouTube.

Visit SYMPHONY X online at www.SYMPHONYX.com, www.facebook.com/SYMPHONYX, and twitter.com/SYMPHONYX.

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Feb 6, 2012
World Management would like to announce some additional shows for Symphony X.

The band will be co headlining with Megadeth this year’s Metal Open Air Brazil in SAO LUIZ on Friday 20th April 2012. They will also appear at the following festivals in Europe (see all new dates below):

20 Apr 2012 Sao Luiz, Brazil: Metal Open Air Brazil Festival
2 June 2012 Sofia, Bulgaria: Loud Festival
8/9 June 2012 Solvesborg, Sweden: Sweden Rock Festival

More dates tba.

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Wondering which cities SymX will be headlining on this tour?

Look no further.

*drumroll*

Our guys will be closing the shows in the following cities; don't forget to hit up Enter the Vault for VIP/Meet & Greet tix!

*Vancouver BC
*Portland OR
*San Francisco CA
*Anaheim CA
*Salt Lake City UT
*Kansas City MO
*Austin TX
*Ft Lauderdale FL
*Raleigh NC
*Columbus OH
*New York NY

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The show originally scheduled at the House of Blues in Orlando has been moved to The Beacham, and show times have been moved up due to venue curfew. VIP ticket holders should arrive no later than 4PM for the Meet & Greet.

4PM VIP access
5pm door
5:30pm show

http://www.thebeacham.com/event/100445/

Tickets from the HOB show will be honored at The Beacham. Refunds if requested will be honored at point of purchase.

Tickets for the Beacham will be available on Ticketfly.com.
The Beacham | 46 North Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida 32801 | phone 407 246 1419.

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Symphony X and World Entertainment Inc Press Release - April 29, 2012

Nathan Moore Memorial Service

We have lost a great friend, talented front of house engineer, and the world has lost one of the nicest people we have ever known in this business of Music. Nathan shared his talent with us and enriched all our lives as well as helped further our careers; what the fans heard in concert was in great part assisted by his talent. His spirit will be with us forever. Nathan Moore lost his life in a car accident several days ago on Cape Cod, MA, a place he loved and called home. We are deeply shattered by his passing and want to share our condolences with his family and his many many friends all over the world who have worked with Nate and are all affected by this loss.

The family has made arrangements for a memorial service at the address below on Tuesday May 1st, 2012 at 10:30 AM. Nate, we will miss you!!

NATHAN MOORE MEMORIAL SERVICE
TUESDAY MAY 1ST, 10:30 AM
CORPUS CHRISTI CHURCH
324 QUAKER MEETING HOUSE ROAD
EAST SANDWICH, MA 02537
508-888-8961

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We are pleased to announce the following six shows for September:

09/08/12 Circo Volador - Mexico City, D.F. - MÉXICO
09/10/12 Howard Theater - Washington D.C.**
09/11/12 Soundstage - Baltimore, MD**
09/12/12 Altar Bar - Pittsburgh, PA**
09/13/12 Mojoe’s - Joliet, IL**
09/15/12 Center Stage - Atlanta, GA (Headlining ProgPower USA)

Pre-sale tickets and exclusive V.I.P. tickets (1-hour early entry and Meet & Greet) are available for shows marked with ** at EnterTheVault.com. After May 12th, tickets will be on sale through normal ticketing outlets.

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World Management would like to announce that Symphony X have added a show on 6 September at the Pepper Club in San Jose, Costa Rica. Like the Mexico City show, the Costa Rica show will be with Kamelot in support.

9/06/12 Pepper Club, San Jose CR*
9/08/12 Circo Volador. Mexico City, MX*
9/10/12 Howard Theater, Washington DC
9/11/12 Soundstage, Baltimore MD
9/12/12 Altar Bar, Pittsburgh PA
9/13/12 Mojoes, Joliet IL
9/15/12 Center Stage, Atlanta GA (headliners - PPUSA)

* Kamelot supports

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November 14, 2012
World Management and Symphony X would like to announce three Latin American shows in 2013. The band is looking forward to play for their amazing Latin American fans once again in 2013. These shows will mark the first 2013 shows for the most recent album release, Iconoclast.

Thursday 11th April 2013.
Buenos Aires, Argentina - Teatro Colegiales - Vorterix.

Friday 12th April 2013.
Sao Paulo, Brazil - Carioca Club.

Sunday 14th April 2013.
Santiago, Chile - Metal Fest Chile. Movistar Arena.

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February 27, 2013
World Management and Symphony X must unfortunately announce that last week, Jason Rullo was admitted to the hospital for heart failure. Jason spent a week in the hospital, and was released last week; he has started a rehab program, and has been told that his recovery will take a minimum of 3-6 months under doctors’ care. We are all hopeful that J will be back soon!

A note from Jason:

“I would just like to say that I am happy to be home with my family after what was quite a week. We had a few scary days in there but I made it through what was hopefully the worst of it.

Doctors say I have a very good chance for a full recovery so I plan to be back at 100% even if it takes awhile. I will go through cardiac rehab so I can be monitored while returning to form, so that I’ll know when it’s safe for me to return to drumming the way I always have, if not better.

Thanks to my friends and family for the support, and to the fans, I love you all!” JR

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Jason asked that this be posted in response to the outpouring of support he's received over the past few days:

I can't thank everybody enough for your support in this time. I am overwhelmed by the number of people who have written in on our various media outlets. I can feel the love and again can't tell you how much it means to me.

I am doing my best to recover and all the positive vibes sure help!

Much love,
Jason

[Jax]

A brief update on Jason Rullo and the upcoming shows:

Jason has been undergoing cardio rehab and is doing well; he is very appreciative of the incredible and ongoing outpouring of support, and we all wish Jason a speedy recovery!

In the interim, April's South American dates WILL happen; Symphony X will be playing all shows in the near future with their friend John Macaluso behind the drums.

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The latest confirmed summer 2013 dates:

Thursday 20th June 2013
Paard Van Troje, The Hague

Friday 21st June 2013
Dokkum, Holland - Dokk'em Open Air

Saturday 22nd June 2013
Tongeren, Belgium - R-Mine Metalfest

Sunday 23rd June 2013
Clisson, France - Hellfest Open Air