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	Get Ready to ROCK! Review of CD album by Symphony X keyboard player Michael Pinnella called Enter By The Twelfth Gate
		It has been more than two years since the release of the last Symphony X album (The Odyssey / 2002), and it seems that the members of the band are finding it quite difficult to tame their creative cravings.
		But that’s not the only reason why Michael Pinnella, the band’s keyboard player, decided that this was the right time to release his debut album "Enter By The Twelfth Gate".
		Michael is the latest victim of this well-known disease called "solo career" which apparently affects most progressive rock/Metal musicians at some point during their career.
	www.getreadytorock.com /reviews/michael_pinnella1.htm (547 words)

	VRI: Symphony X - The Odyssey Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Although the keyboard skills of Michael Pinnella have not been mentioned yet, here they are on ample display as he opens "Incantations of the Apprentice." This song has a more orchestral opening before it launches back into that dark heavy crunch that has been the constant thus far on this disc.
		Michael Pinnella has his opportunity to shine with not only sweet, haunting piano lines, but full, lush keyboard parts that complement the neo-classical guitar lines from Michael Romeo.
		While Romeo is adding his crunch on guitar, Pinnella counters with deft piano lines, the song growing as everyone comes together in a majestic and triumphant synergy to close the song.
	www.progradio.net /vri/odyssey.html (1113 words)

	InsideOut Music America
		Michael Pinnella was raised in a very musical family where he was constantly surrounded by music.
		Pinnella has been banging the keys for Symphony X ever since.
		Michael Pinnella steps away from Symphony X’s Progressive Metal stylings and really lets his classical talent shine on his first solo album, “Enter By The Twelfth Gate.”
	www.insideoutmusic.com /bands/band-mpinnella.php (555 words)

	Michael Pinnella- Enter by the Twelfth Gate
		Michael Pinnella, in his solo release, “Enter by the Twelfth Gate”, shows that he is more than a metal keyboardist.
		In original compositions, and a take on a classical Etude, Pinnella shows that he is a composer on top of everything.
		Yet, I would conclude that it has more than good, and the evidence is shown that Michael is innocent of being a bad musician, and of putting out a bad release.
	habeascorpses.tripod.com /id9.html (411 words)

	InsideOut Music (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		When Michael Pinnella hits the keys for this musical colleagues Russell Allen, Michael LePond, Michael Romeo and Jason Rullo alias Symphony X then it raises the roof because the Americans have gained — especially with their last album “The Odyssey“ — a reputation like thunder within the prog metal league.
		Michael Pinnella has written, recorded and mixed “Enter...“ — apart from a newly arranged Scriabin Étude — completely on his own.
		Here you are listening to purely Pinnella.“ Though a Pinnella in a pure unadulterated fashion who cannot and did not want to deny his preferences for classical stuff as well as his roots in rock music.
	www.insideout.de /indexx.php?arg=AAAAAB4ES0FSVAEES0FSMX0AkAE (482 words)

	Michael Pinnella - "Enter By The Twelfth Gate" Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		When I first opened the package from InsideOut Music and saw a solo release from Symphony X’s keyboardist, Michael Pinnella, I immediately thought it was going to be a shred fest similar in vein to Sym X. Boy I was so wrong, in fact I absolutely am pleasantly surprised to hear such beautifully orchestrated music.
		Michael Pinnella is truly one of the better keyboard players of our day, prog metal or other.
		Musically Michael treads in a classical vein with some very tasteful bombastic moments that aren't too over the top.
	www.geocities.com /prognaut/reviews/michael-pinnella.html (184 words)

	Michael Pinnella - Enter By The Twelfth Gate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Michael Pinnella, keyboard player from Symphony X, belongs to the very best keyboard players on the metal scene, and this, his first solo-album shows, that he's able to write some wonderful music.
		No analog devices on this album, which is a shame, because I feel, that a lot of tracks could have been just that much better with a guitar riff or guitar solo.
		But off course this is all about Michael's music and his playing abilities.
	www.powermetal.dk /reviews/michael_pinnella_review.htm (216 words)

	enter by the twelfth gate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The fans of power metal know Michael Pinnella for his fine job on the keyboards in the mighty Symphony X. Here he presents his first solo effort with this instrumental album.
		Just for the record I would like to state that I am not a fan of instrumental album no mater what instrument is the leading one.
		In “Enter By The Twelfth Gate” Michael Pinnella presents to us 13 instrumental ideas that vary from atmospheric dark music to more new age / progressive stuff.
	www.thetempleofmetal.gr /group_properties/michael_pinnella/enter_by_the_12_gate.htm (199 words)

	Michael Pinnella - Enter by the 12th gate - Last.fm
		Michael Pinnella - Enter by the 12th gate - Last.fm
		Of all 270 people that have listened to songs by Michael Pinnella, this represents 4.1%.
		There is 1 proposed image for Michael Pinnella.
	www.last.fm /music/Michael+Pinnella/_/Enter+by+the+12th+gate (97 words)

	PROGRESSIVEWORLD.NET: REVIEWS BY JOSHUA TURNER
		One must wonder whether or not Michael Pinnella chose to take this route in his first solo album.
		This is by no means a half-hearted effort between sessions while he's on furlough from the band.
		Michael Pinnella's style is similar to Danny Elfman in many places, too.
	www.progressiveworld.net /pinnellam.html (724 words)

	© Pretties For You 2004
		And that is exactly what Symphony X keyboardist extraordinaire, Michael Pinnella has done, with his first solo release "Enter By The Twelfth Gate".
		The album is essentially Michael showing off his virtuoso keyboard skills to the max on this truly impressive debut offering of pure instrumental heaven.
		All in all this is a very impressive record that I'm sure that will appeal to Symphony X fans but also lovers of just great keyboard playing and incredible music at the fingers of one of Prog Rock's great keyboard players.
	www.prettiesforyou.de /cd/pinnella/twelfthgate.htm (216 words)

	PROGRESSIVEWORLD.NET: REVIEWS BY DUNCAN N GLENDAY
		Similarly, the "Scriabin Etude Op.42 No. 5" is Michael's rendition of an Alexander Scriabin piece.
		Michael's deft handling of those left hand parts is a showcase for his musicianship and my only disappointment was that he cut it off after less than 2 minutes of what I remember as a 3 to 4 minute piece.
		I wasn't surprised that Michael Pinnella did something very different from Symphony X. shouldn't have been surprised to find that it's a wonderful body of work that I played again and again for several days straight.
	www.progressiveworld.net /pinnellam2.html (616 words)

	-=Symphony X-Official Website=-
		There was a guitar teacher there who was good friends with Michael Romeo.
		He already was working on songs with Tom Miller and I think he was in a hurry to find a keyboard player.
		The second was when I met Michael Romeo and became a member of Symphony X. Enter By The Twelfth Gate (2004)
	www.symphonyx.com /michael_pinnella.html (613 words)

	symphony x
		Joining Michael at first was bass player Thomas Miller, who had played with Michael on numerous occasions in the past.
		Soon after that, vocalist Rod Tyler and drummer Jason Rullo were recruited and finally with the arrival of Michael Pinnella, the Symphony X line up was complete and ready to record their first album.
		Michael's Yngwie Malmsteen influenced guitar-playing, Russel's powerful voice, Thomas playful bass and Michael P's excellent key-wizardry, it all just leaves me in awe.
	www.metal-metropolis.com /symphony_x.htm (628 words)

	Encyclopaedia Metallum - Michael Romeo (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Solo project of Michael Romeo before Symphony X.
		Michael Romeo produced a 4 track demo and sent it to a record label, the demo was never released.
		After the demo was sent Romeo was asked to put a band together, which led to Symphony X.
	www.metal-archives.com /band.php?id=6479 (55 words)

	ElectricBasement.com - The Ultimate High Voltage Rock Resource (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		Trading runs with guitarist Michael Romeo excites listeners, drops jaws and shatters boundaries for what some consider a limited genre.
		That would be Michael Romeo, already a hot commodity in his own right.
		While some keyboardists sound identical in or outside their main acts (hello, Vitalij Kuprij!), Pinnella reveals another side with his solo debut.
	www.electricbasement.com /absolutenm/templates/interview.asp?articleid=163&zoneid=10 (1087 words)

	Metal Invader ( Michael Pinnella - Enter By The 12th Gate ) Review.
		Metal Invader (Michael Pinnella - Enter By The 12th Gate) Review.
		Here we have a solo outing, by the low profile Symphony X keyboard player Michael Pinnella.
		I would have just preferred a slightly different sound on the keyboards myself, but that’s just a matter of personal taste and opinion.
	www.metal-invader.com /db/reviews-1604.html (222 words)

	MICHAEL PINELLA Enter By the Twelfth Gate reviews
		Don't be scared of the idea of a synth-only album...the technology PINNELLA employs is pretty good, and the producton (with one little bitty exception) shines.
		Rather, PINNELLA has quite a tendency to jump around schizophrenically between themes, moods, and atmosphere, hardly staying on one thing for even a minute at a time, and (in my opinion) sometimes not seeming to spend much time in really planning out transitions.
		From this, I get the feeling that rather than PINNELLA, it is guitarist MICHAEL ROMEO that is responsible for the "bigger picture" of SYMPHONY X's songs and albums and perhaps PINNELLA who helps fill in the details and themes.
	www.progarchives.com /Progressive_rock_discography_CD.asp?cd_id=7334 (1267 words)

	eSpudd: Michael Pinnella Review (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		From tripped out pulsing space age scale runs to quick witted piano concertos, Michael Pinnella does what all the great prog keyboardists do; dabble and show ownership in everything.
		Like other instrumental albums that hold the focus on one instrument the knowledge and intimacy that is shared in a musical environment of the instrument's own is always an eye opening experience.
		With Enter By The Twelfth Gate, Michael Pinnella opens up his gate of musical creativity and lets us all sit in to listen.
	www.espudd.com /articles/music/pinnella.php?cat=mus (598 words)

	Amazon.com: Music: Enter by the Twelfth Gate (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		In a beautiful marriage of rock and classical music, Michael’s virtuosity shines on this release which will have direct appeal to the growing Symphony X fan base and to fans of great instrumental music in general.
		This is one great cd, but don't buy this expecting the same delivery as Symphony X. Michael Pinnella has already established himself as an incredibly talented keyboard player with his ridiculous displays of chops heard in SyX solos.
		Although it is not metal, one can certainly hear who provides the exquisite and refined textures in Symphony X. After hearing this cd, I hope Symphony X continues to balance the power and raw technical mastery of guitarist Michael Romeo with the grand touch that Pinnella clearly demonstrates on this cd.
	www.amazon.com /exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B00031R810?v=glance (641 words)

	Vampire Magazine - Michael Pinnella (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		And Pinnella has taken the word solo really literally since every instrument, be it piano, keyboard or guitar is played by himself.
		This doesn’t come as a suprise since Micheal Pinnella is a graduate of the conservatory, being specialised in the writing and playing of classical music.
		There are some truly virtuosic parts on these three parts yet due to the use of so many different instruments I sometimes had the feeling I was listening to one of the (pre part seven) soundtracks from the Final Fantasy games by Nobuo Uematsu.
	www.vampire-magazine.com /reviews.asp?id=3450 (476 words)

	Michael Pinnella - 11 - Moracan Lullaby - Last.fm
		Michael Pinnella - 11 - Moracan Lullaby - Last.fm
		1 people have listened to 11 - Moracan Lullaby by Michael Pinnella.
		Of all 270 people that have listened to songs by Michael Pinnella, this represents 0.4%.
	www.audioscrobbler.com /music/Michael+Pinnella/_/11+-+Moracan+Lullaby (86 words)

	Review of Enter By The Twelfth Gate by Michael Pinnella (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-15)
		The other parts consists naturally of Michael Romeo and Russel Allen, but I guess you all knew that anyway.
		Naturally, I was very anxious about this cd, it's not everyday such a brilliant man like this decides to make a soloalbum.
		But it's with both joy and a hint of pride, that I conclude with Michael Pinnella being the one to prove me wrong.
	www.enslavedbymetal.com /review.html?reviewid=276 (389 words)

	SYMPHONY X
		Guitarist Michael Romeo received a lot of praise and interest for his selfproduced solo-tape "The Dark Chapter", which eventually led to the birth of Symphony X. First bandmember to arrive on the scene was bassplayer Thomas Miller, who had played with Michael on numerous occasions throughout the last ten years.
		Shortly after that vocalist Rod Tyler and drummer Jason Rullo were added to the band and finally with the arrival of Michael Pinnella, the first Symphony X line-up was complete.
		The first album - simply titled "Symphony X" - was recorded in August/September '94 and released in Japan in December the same year.
	www.geocities.com /SunsetStrip/Towers/2313/hmdb/s/symphony_x.htm (353 words)

	Symphony X setlist
		Russell Allen, Michael Romeo, Michael Pinnella, Thomas Miller and Jason Rullo
		Russell Allen, Michael Romeo, Michael Pinnella, Thomas Miller & Tom Walling
		Russell Allen, Michael Romeo, Michael Pinnella, Michael Lepond & Jason Rullo
	metalpriest.wanadooadsl.net /Setlists/SymphonyX.htm (200 words)

	Symphony X biography @ Tartareandesire.com
		Their first self titled offering was recorded in Autumn 1994 and was subsequently released in Japan in December of the same year.
		After the tour, it was mutually agreed by Thomas Miller and the band that his departure from the band would become permanent, and after many auditions, they found his replacement in Mike LePond.
		In the fall of 1999, dividing up their recording time between Michael Romeo's in-home studio, 'The Dungeon' and Trax-East in New Jersey, the band was back in the studio busily writing and recording what was sure to be another Symphony X masterpiece - V: The New Mythology Suite.
	wwww.tartareandesire.com /bands/symphonyx.html (664 words)

	Prog4you.com - Artist Interview - with Michael Pinnella - Symphony X
		An interview with Michael Pinnella - Symphony X
		Yeah, I got a bunch of questions for you that I’d like to ask you.
		Every album we try to do something different about ‘em, so we’re hoping to play something great.
	www.prog4you.com /Band_Interviews-09-04/Michael_Pinnella.htm (1601 words)

	The Rogues' Gallery on The Dividing Line
		Michael Pinnella - Piano Concerto # 1, Movement (2:20)
		Michael Pinnella - Piano Concerto # 1, Movement 1 (5:12)
		Michael Pinnella - Piano Concerto # 1, Movement 2 (2:27)
	keylard.blogspot.com /2005_01_01_keylard_archive.html (715 words)

	Michael Pinnella
		Michael Pinnella Is Credited On The Following CDs
		Michael Pinnella - Keyboards on "Paganini - Concerto In Dm"
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	www.guitar9.com /summmichaelpinnella.html (111 words)

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