1. Russell Allen was born on July 19,1971 and is an American singer best known as the vocalist of the progressive metal band Symphony X He has worked with the supergroups Star One, Allen-Lande, Adrenaline Mob, Level 10, and as one of fourteen vocalists in the progressive symphonic metal band Trans-Siberian Orchestra.
Russell Allen was introduced to the band Symphony X by former singer Rod Tyler.
Russell Allen has been the lead singer of Symphony X since 1995, releasing eight studio albums and one live album with the band.
Russell Allen is referred to in various circles as "Sir Russell Allen", and he is credited as such on Arjen Lucassen's Star One albums, because of a joke that Arjen made regarding Allen's former job as a jouster.
Russell Allen is featured in their 2015 studio album Letters from the Labyrinth.
In 2015, Russell Allen recorded vocals for a new project of Whitesnake and former Night Ranger guitarist Joel Hoekstra called Joel Hoekstra's 13, with an album called Dying to Live, released on October 16.
Russell Allen has a very powerful and versatile voice, and on top of that he is a great musician and performer.
Russell Allen 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 Allen has worked with Lucassen on various occasions: originally he sang the song "Dawn of a Million Souls" on Ayreon's 2000 album Universal Migrator Part 2: Flight of the Migrator, and in 2002 he became one of the lead vocalists for Lucassen's project Star One.
Russell Allen has stated in an interview that "Ronnie James Dio is definitely at the top of my list of influences" and mentioned Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden and former Free and Bad Company singer Paul Rodgers as influences.