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