lol, our music tastes are never as esoteric as we like to think they are, there will always be someone who can namedrop more bands than you
besides, Symphony X is pretty well-known, they were in every nerdy highschool kid's collection, along with opeth and dream theater
"damn, listen to that solo, this guy's like a GOD among guitarists"
"holy fuck this guy might be the second greatest guitarist ever, after that swedish guy yengy"
"yo they're singing about pharaohs and shit, this shit is tight"
"yeah man, yo let's play goldeneye"