Prelude to the Millennium

Prelude to the Millennium: Essentials of Symphony is a compilation album by progressive metal band Symphony X, released in 1999. It features selections from their first four studio albums, although no original versions from their debut album Symphony X are included. Instead, the album starts with a fully re-recorded version of "Masquerade" that features Russell Allen on vocals.

Track listing

 * 1) "Masquerade '98" – 6:02 - new vocals recorded by Russell Allen - original version is found on Symphony X
 * 2) "A Winter's Dream" - Prelude (Part I) – 3:03 - from The Damnation Game
 * 3) "The Damnation Game" – 4:32 - from The Damnation Game
 * 4) "Dressed to Kill" – 4:44 - from The Damnation Game
 * 5) "Of Sins and Shadows" – 4:56 - from The Divine Wings of Tragedy
 * 6) "Sea of Lies" – 4:18 - from The Divine Wings of Tragedy
 * 7) "Out of the Ashes" – 3:39 - from The Divine Wings of Tragedy
 * 8) "The Divine Wings of Tragedy" – 20:41 - from The Divine Wings of Tragedy
 * 9) "Candlelight Fantasia" – 6:42 - from The Divine Wings of Tragedy
 * 10) "Smoke and Mirrors" – 6:12 - from Twilight in Olympus
 * 11) "Through the Looking Glass (Part I, II, III)" – 13:04 - from Twilight in Olympus

Personnel

 * Russell Allen - vocals
 * Michael Romeo - guitars
 * Michael Pinnella - keyboards
 * Thomas Miller - bass
 * Jason Rullo - drums (tracks 1-9)
 * Tom Walling - drums (tracks 10, 11)