Symphony X
E740800
Symphony X is an American progressive metal band known for its complex compositions that blend heavy metal with neoclassical and symphonic elements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Symphony X canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8544403 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Symphony X Context triple: [Dream Theater, associatedAct, Symphony X]
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A.
Symphony of a Thousand
Symphony of a Thousand is the popular name for Gustav Mahler’s monumental E-flat major Symphony No. 8, renowned for its massive forces and choral grandeur.
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B.
Soulfly
Soulfly is a Brazilian-American metal band formed by former Sepultura frontman Max Cavalera, known for blending groove, thrash, and tribal influences.
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C.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Trans-Siberian Orchestra is an American rock band known for its symphonic rock operas and elaborate, theatrical holiday-themed live shows.
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D.
Trivium
Trivium is an American heavy metal band known for blending metalcore and thrash influences with melodic elements and technical guitar work.
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E.
Spock’s Beard
Spock’s Beard is an American progressive rock band known for its complex compositions, melodic sensibilities, and significant role in the 1990s and 2000s prog revival.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Symphony X Target entity description: Symphony X is an American progressive metal band known for its complex compositions that blend heavy metal with neoclassical and symphonic elements.
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A.
Symphony of a Thousand
Symphony of a Thousand is the popular name for Gustav Mahler’s monumental E-flat major Symphony No. 8, renowned for its massive forces and choral grandeur.
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B.
Soulfly
Soulfly is a Brazilian-American metal band formed by former Sepultura frontman Max Cavalera, known for blending groove, thrash, and tribal influences.
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C.
Trans-Siberian Orchestra
Trans-Siberian Orchestra is an American rock band known for its symphonic rock operas and elaborate, theatrical holiday-themed live shows.
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D.
Trivium
Trivium is an American heavy metal band known for blending metalcore and thrash influences with melodic elements and technical guitar work.
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E.
Spock’s Beard
Spock’s Beard is an American progressive rock band known for its complex compositions, melodic sensibilities, and significant role in the 1990s and 2000s prog revival.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical group
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progressive metal band ⓘ |
| activeYearsStartYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| album |
Iconoclast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paradise Lost NERFINISHED ⓘ Symphony X NERFINISHED ⓘ The Damnation Game NERFINISHED ⓘ The Divine Wings of Tragedy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ Twilight in Olympus NERFINISHED ⓘ Underworld NERFINISHED ⓘ V: The New Mythology Suite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bassist | Michael Lepond NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| drummer | Jason Rullo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerMember |
Gregg Dovier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rod Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Walling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
neoclassical metal
ⓘ
power metal ⓘ progressive metal ⓘ symphonic metal ⓘ |
| guitarist | Michael Romeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | progressive metal genre ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Jason Rullo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michael Lepond NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Pinnella NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Romeo NERFINISHED ⓘ Russell Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| keyboardist | Michael Pinnella NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
blending heavy metal with neoclassical elements
ⓘ
complex compositions ⓘ symphonic elements in metal ⓘ |
| lyricalThemes |
fantasy
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mythology ⓘ philosophy ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Iconoclast
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paradise Lost NERFINISHED ⓘ The Divine Wings of Tragedy NERFINISHED ⓘ The Odyssey NERFINISHED ⓘ Underworld NERFINISHED ⓘ V: The New Mythology Suite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originCity | Middletown, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originState | New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Inside Out Music
NERFINISHED
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Nuclear Blast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| vocalist | Russell Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| website | http://www.symphonyx.com/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Symphony X Description of subject: Symphony X is an American progressive metal band known for its complex compositions that blend heavy metal with neoclassical and symphonic elements.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.