Planet X is the first studio album by keyboardist Derek Sherinian, released on July 13, 1999 through Magna Carta Records."Release group "Planet X" by Derek Sherinian". MusicBrainz. MetaBrainz Foundation. Retrieved March 10, 2019. The album was devised after Sherinian left progressive metal band Dream Theater in January 1999. He then joined drummer Virgil Donati in forming a band also named Planet X,Huey, Steve. "Derek Sherinian | Biography". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved 2015-01-30. which released their own first album Universe in 2000."Bio" . dereksherinian.com. Retrieved 2015-01-30. Guitarist Brett Garsed, who plays on Planet X, would later return on the band Planet X's album Quantum in 2007.
