Russell Allen is the singer of the American Progressive Metal band SYMPHONY X, who have released six studio albums and one live record so far. More than once SYMPHONY X received accolades such as "Best Progressive Power Metal Band Worldwide" or awards for the "Best Progressive Metal Album of the Year". Russell is most well-known for his very powerful singing style and drawn out vocal lines. Multi-instrumentalist Arjen Lucassen, whom russell worked with on Star One and Flight Of The Migrator quoted: "Russell has a very powerful and versatile voice, and on top of that he is a great musician and performer. Russell was one of the few singers with whom I didn’t need to be present during recording, but when on the phone he let me hear the parts he had sung, my eyes filled with tears. Russell thought I was joking, but I was truly moved! At the moment Russell is one of the best singers in the world. And he proved that during the Star One tour."The band's seventh and newest studio release, Paradise Lost, was released on June 26, 2007.