The War Council Of Power Metal Arcana

[Cocaine]

Have you guys heard Black Majesty? This album is so great.

[Shattered_Future]

Black Majesty is alright in my book. LMP puts out very good music.

[Lord Abortion]

Is everyone rubbing their hands (and possibly cocks) in glee in anticipation of the new Sonata album and hopefully tour?

[Shattered_Future]

September 30th for me. :cool:

[Stormrider]

Meh...Sonata.

I'm relistening to Rhapsody's Symphony of Enchanted Lands for the second time right now. Better then I remembered it to be. It's actually pretty cool. Except for the fact that the title track is 7 minutes instead of 13...

[Lord Abortion]

The reluctance of most power metal bands to tour England properly is frustrating... I mean...are Manowar coming here for example?

No, about 20 dates in Germany and about 5 in the ****ing Czech Republic for ****'s sake!

[Riva]

They need to keep their European tour cred going.

"Hey, I heard you guys were playing in London?!"

"What, London? Nooo, you must mean Lublin, in Poland. Yeah... big power metal community there. Like 200 fans of the music, at least."

[Lord Abortion]

London sucks anyway. It has a measurement, cpsi
I'll leave you to work it out.

(hint, first word has four letters)

Seriously though, PM bands have this big problem with touring England, Manowar are all well and good for hailing England, but when it comes to actually playing here...

[Apocalyptic Raids]

chavs per square inch?

[pate]

Corn peels scream insanity?

[shadow_stalker]

The reluctance of most power metal bands to tour England properly is frustrating... I mean...are Manowar coming here for example?

No, about 20 dates in Germany and about 5 in the ****ing Czech Republic for ****'s sake!
i think blind guardian are playing bloodstock, but i guess festivals don't count

[pate]

Man, I just found out that Winters Bane is playing the same night as the Chicago Powerfest I'm going to...at 10pm. Atheist comes on at Powerfest at 10:30. I'm so pissed. Winters Bane is one of my absolute favorites.

[Shattered_Future]

Well, who would you rather see then? Atheist or Winter's Bane?

[Stormrider]

There's probably more chances in the future that Wintersbane will be touring more then Atheist...

[Riva]

Yeah, I'd go to Atheist over Winter's Bane.

[FatalEnergy]

Anyone here heard of Scariot?

Really cool Power/Thrash with Steve D on bass.

[pate]

Mike, Jammie, Jason: I know, that's no doubt the decision I'm making, but it's still pissing me off.

[ArcLite]

That sucks man. I'd probably have to go to Winters Bane despite the rarity of seeing Athiest.

[pate]

This is supposedly Atheist's last Midwest show ever, and one of their last four or five period. The press release said Kelly's retiring the band forever after these last few shows.

I hadn't seen any Winters Bane dates in a long time, so I didn't think they toured much.

[Riva]

That sucks man. I'd probably have to go to Winters Bane despite the rarity of seeing Athiest.

Yeah, but you also like to think about ****. I can prove it, I have the photographic evidence.

[Lord Abortion]

chavs per square inch?

It was cunts, but same difference.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

yeah that was the other option i was considering

This is supposedly Atheist's last Midwest show ever, and one of their last four or five period. The press release said Kelly's retiring the band forever after these last few shows.

I hadn't seen any Winters Bane dates in a long time, so I didn't think they toured much.
sif there's even a choice to be made. Atheist is a once in a lifetime chance!

[Stoic]

Anyone here heard of Scariot?

Really cool Power/Thrash with Steve D on bass.

I had been whoring them back in the old days. I like them, crunchy metal with rough vocals \m/

[Deth]

The Steve D on bass is enough to sell it to me though.

[pate]

He is amazing.

[pate]

So...Edguy tour announced. I'm going to try to make it.

[Shattered_Future]

Edguy...TOUR?!

[CaptainWaits]

link?

EDIT: nm, found it on my own like I should've

[pate]

Yes...North America. Support comes from Into Eternity, which makes the duo instant win.

[Shattered_Future]

Where's The Damn Link?!

[pate]

www.google.com

No rly

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=68767

[Shattered_Future]

OH.

HELL.

YES.

Edguy at B.B. Kings on the 16th of September. Which means I can go (no concerts we're going to yet in September).

If I play my cards right, I can go see them, and then go see Sonata Arctica 2 weeks later.

[pate]

Sweet. I'm really looking forward to this.

[Shattered_Future]

Yeah, this just made my day a whole lot better.

[pate]

:) That's what I'm here for.

[Shattered_Future]

And NOW my day sucks.

/random rant

Since it's snowing here today, our performance for the play is cancelled. Which means we're doing 2 consecutive shows on Sunday. Which is totally goddamn lame.

[pate]

Ouch.

[ArcLite]

www.google.com

No rly

http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=68767

Awesome. Except the venue they're playing at here is piss. Meh, it'll be sweet anyway.

[Stormrider]

Only interesting PM band coming in my area soon is Kamelot. Which I might consider.

[Shattered_Future]

Jammie Jammie Jammie...

Considering is not an option.

You are going to see Kamelot.

Period.

[Stormrider]

Yes master Mike.
/kisses feet

It'd be cool :p ...seeing them I mean. Not kissing your feet.

[pate]

Nice save :p

[Shattered_Future]

Nah, it would be cool kissing my feet too. :cool:

But yeah, if their live DVD is any indication, Kamelot are MAD GOOD live. I can't wait.

[Ghoul Hunter]

Kamelot is good but have released a lot of bad music.

[Deth]

They don't really play any bad stuff live though, so the problem is moot.

[Shattered_Future]

Yeah, their live shows are pretty much devoid of bad tracks.

[shadow_stalker]

*jumps up and down waving his arms about*

i need another blind guardian album, all i have atm is Nightfall in middle earth and their live one, what should i get next?

[pate]

I would say Tales From the Twilight World.

[Iron Bars]

Tales is a great album but I'd recommend Somewhere far Beyond or Imaginations from the Otherside.

When Jammie reads this he'll name other albums but thats the problem with BG in general.

[pate]

They're too consistent!

[Iron Bars]

Yeah, that actually sums it up pretty good. I've not listened to them in some time though.

NP: Sleep - Inside the sun

[shadow_stalker]

i'll get tales from the twilight world next, ill get them all in the end, unless, god forbid, i for some insane reason stop liking power metal)

i think i'll get a black majesty album while i'm at it aswell, i have been meaning to get one for ages but never got round to it

[Verikansa]

I haven't been able to get into BG :upset:

[Stormrider]

*jumps up and down waving his arms about*

i need another blind guardian album, all i have atm is Nightfall in middle earth and their live one, what should i get next?

So they grew on you ? :D

When Jammie reads this he'll name other albums but thats the problem with BG in general.

Heheheh. I'de say Imaginations From the Otherside. As it's my favorite along with Nightfall.

I've not listened to them in some time though.

Same. Havn't been in the mood these days. Though it'll come back, and the binge will last a long time.

[Shattered_Future]

So, Sanctity's new album leaked a few days ago. Granted, I don't think it's got as much power as it has other elements, but I definately think there's a little bit of power in them.

[pate]

From what I heard about them playing Gigantour, I'm going to avoid their album.

[Shattered_Future]

I thought they were good on Gigantour. Granted, they were the second band, which meant crappy sound and a 4 song setlist, but this album is...decent.

It's kinda weird though.

[pate]

Hmmm. Give me some more description, plzk

[Shattered_Future]

The only thing I could come up with is...

Imagine if Dethklok were fronted by a cross between Lemmy and Johan from Amon Amarth, except with more melody in his voice.

[pate]

Sold.

[Deth]

The only thing I could come up with is...

Imagine if Dethklok were fronted by a cross between Lemmy and Johan from Amon Amarth, except with more melody in his voice.

It's like poetry.

I enjoyed them at Gigantour, but the sound was awful.

[Shattered_Future]

Yeah, they got shafted a bit. Twas a shame.

[Mikesn]

It's a decent album. I'll have to listen to it more though.

[Riva]

Why can't I find Heed anywhere?

I can't buy anything online for a while, and I won't be able to find it in HMV, so I'm trying to find it on soulseek, with no luck. :-/

[shadow_stalker]

So they grew on you ? :D

yeah, i didnt like them at first but i gave the album another listen and a couple days later i caught myself humming mirror mirror...damnit


my black majesty album has been backdated, damn virgin megastores, sometimes it is just plain bloody tedious liking slightly obscure bands >.<

[Riva]

Have you tried amazon? I find that even with the shipping costs, Amazon.com is cheaper than HMV/Sanity or Virgin orders.

[shadow_stalker]

i was going to but it was said that there would be a 4-6 week delivery time and i couldnt be arsed to try and order it from an amrican supplier like i do with alot of my cds, so i guess i shalt just have to wait

[Lord Tim]

You know you can get LMP albums (like Black Majesty's) from the LMP site directly, yeah? http://www.limb-music.de/mailorder.html

May be easier than trying to find their products actually in stores... ;)

[Shattered_Future]

Yeah, ever since Tower closed down, it's impossible to find good albums.

Then again, it's also impossible to get stuff off teh intrawebz since I don't have a credit card.

[Deth]

Bought Savatage's Hall of the Mountain King for $10 today. Fantastic album.

[Cocaine]

Why can't I find Heed anywhere?

I can't buy anything online for a while, and I won't be able to find it in HMV, so I'm trying to find it on soulseek, with no luck. :-/

Yeah, I've been looking too. I know it wont live up to LH, but I still have to hear it.

[leenis]

Bought Savatage's Hall of the Mountain King for $10 today. Fantastic album.

That's very very very fantastic album.

[hey143]

Kamelot is good but have released a lot of bad music.They got better when Roy Khan joined. Their first good album is probably The Fourth Legacy.

I also ordered Epica a couple of days ago. Isn't Kamelot coming out with a new album soon?

[Deth]

I think they're in the studio (or will be very soon), yeah.

[pate]

The new single just leaked.

[Riva]

Yeah, I've been looking too. I know it wont live up to LH, but I still have to hear it.

Yeah, I know how you feel.

[Shattered_Future]

They had some preproduction stuff on their DVD. Few samples and whatnot. Sounds good.

/goes off to find single.

[Shattered_Future]

Bumpage for the fact that the new Kamelot single is extremely good. Sounds like their older stuff (Karma era, maybe) with the production and orchestrations of The Black Halo.

Can't wait for the album and AUGUST 19TH AT B.B. KINGS!

[Stormrider]

I'm most likely going to be seeing Symphony X in July :cool:

[Shattered_Future]

Well, I'm going in May. So HAH. :smash:

[Deth]

None of those bastards are coming here. Dammit.

[Stormrider]

Well, Iced Earth's EP is released around my birthday at the end of may. so HAH !

End of may/early june

[Shattered_Future]

meh.

[Deth]

Well, Iced Earth's EP is released around my birthday at the end of may. so HAH !

End of may/early june

And it looks like they're playing some shows again.

[Stormrider]

meh.

stfu :lol:
Deth. Yeah...IN EUROPE

[Shattered_Future]

I'd go see Iced Earth. That I wouldn't mind.

[Stormrider]

Yeah, same.(obviously)

I can't wait for that EP in May. Atleast, it will make something to look foward to in the mean time of the full length in late August/early Spetember.

[Stoic]

Jammie, have you seen Iced Earth live?

[Stormrider]

Nope. Watch this, when they'll come, it'll be somewhere around the 2 weeks in Summer or Christmas that I'll be gone and won't be able :p

if that happens...pfft...

[Stoic]

/pictures Jammie at an Iced Earth live show...

[Stormrider]

Am I being crushed or something ? :lol:

[Stoic]

hmm...you could say so :naughty:

:p


Seriously though it's weird that you've seen the german band and not the american one! Lol, Iced Earth are coming in greekie land I think.

[Stormrider]

Yeah, they are. Go and see them :p

IE just havn't toured since, heh.

[Stoic]

Meh, 500km away.

$hitallica, Heaven And Hell, Dream Theater, Iced Earth, Anathema, Kinetic

[Stormrider]

Oh, I see. Would you go if they were closer ?

[pate]

Bumpage for the fact that the new Kamelot single is extremely good. Sounds like their older stuff (Karma era, maybe) with the production and orchestrations of The Black Halo.



Can you uploady for me?

[Stoic]

Oh, I see. Would you go if they were closer ?

Sure. I'm thinking of getting Alive in Athens DVD too. In fact even if Im not fan of the band I like DVDs, I should get some.

[Stormrider]

Oh, nice. Don't expect the best out of the DVD as far as camera's and overall budget goes though. Unless you knew already...

With that said, I love the DVD. Too bad they didn't let Schaffer edit it a bit further though.

[Shattered_Future]

Can you uploady for me?

I sent it into the DU. Should be coming around sooner or later.

[pate]

You own.

[Shattered_Future]

I'm well aware. :cool:

[Shattered_Future]

Double post, but I have another act of godliness:

http://metalmusicforever.blogspot.com/

Unia by Sonata Arctica is on there. :cool:

[Deth]

I haven't heard great things about the new Sonata Arctica. Heard it's slower, and if I'm listening to Sonata, it better be **** fast.

[Shattered_Future]

Well, coming from someone who thinks Reckoning Night is their best album, this one furthers the sound they were trying to get on that album.

I like that they're writing music like this now. They wrote some unbelievable fast songs; to write anymore would make them sound bad.

[Deth]

I didn't like Reckoning Night very much :(

Nothing really grabbed me on the album.

[Shattered_Future]

Eh. Maybe you just fail at life then.

[Deth]

Likely.

[Verikansa]

I like there fasrer stuff than there slow stuff but they do write good slow stuff, and Toni's got the voice for it.

[Deth]

Yeah, Sonata are one of the power metal bands who can write a ballad. Some bands *cough* Rhapsody *cough* shouldn't be allowed to try.

[Verikansa]

well that one with christopher lee was pretty bad *** if not just for the fact that Christopher Lee is in it.

actually now that I look back there not that bad at ballads.

[Deth]

Christopher Lee is so cool that numbers cannot quantify it.

The problem is that Fabio oversings on everything and it doesn't lend well to slow songs (IMO of course).

[Verikansa]

i guess, hmmm listening to new Sonata album and most is mid tempo, The Harvest is pretty cool and a little faster, but im ****in pissed because im not hearing and key solos.


edit: nvm there they are :) hmmm not too bad the mid tempo thing gets annoying but they got some decently fast song, pretty normal sonata.

[Shattered_Future]

Yeah, that was the one thing I noticed skimming through. There's NO fast numbers. At least Reckoning Night had a few.

Rhapsody's ballads suck, save for Magic Of The Wizard's Dream. Again, because Christopher Lee sings on it.

Funny little note...I have 6 different versions of that track. :lol:

[Verikansa]

i have the one without christopher lee singing, can you send one with him singing?


quigfoas@yahoo.com

[Shattered_Future]

Actually, I think it was a video I had of them. I'll see what I can do, but my computer hates uploading videos.

New Sonata Arctica is...interesting. I'm not sure if I like it or not...:confused:

[Stormrider]

Eh. Maybe you just fail at life then.

No, that's the only SA album I ever got, and I didn't like it either.

So yay me and Deth !

[Stoic]

I don't like Sonata Arctica much either. :-\

[pate]

I don't either...

[FatalEnergy]

The live album is the best.

[shadow_stalker]

well Blind Guardian's 'tales from the twilight world' came yesterday and i have to say it ****ing rocks, i think my favourite part of the whole album could be the drums they sound so awesome

[Stormrider]

Last BG album I bought. Good stuff. One of my favorite parts of the whole album is Last Candle's chorus.

there's hope for everyone
when the last candle burns high

[Stoic]

now I feel it's growing up in me
now I feel it's burning deep in me

\m/

[Shattered_Future]

I still love Lord Of The Rings the best. Maybe because I saw it live, but I dunno.

[Stoic]

It has an amazing feeling on the album at least.
Hey, this is not the BG thread!
/random

[Shattered_Future]

It's close enough. :smash:

So, as pate had posted earlier, who's extremely excited for Edguy's US tour?

[Stormrider]

Lord of the Rings is a really great song. Rivals Bard Song IMO.

[pate]

LotR is one of my handful of favorite BG songs.

Yay Edguy tour.

[shadow_stalker]

Considering how Blind Guardian claim to be big fans of tolkien and LotR it was pretty shoddy of them to **** up the lyrics, on the part where it says "seven rings to the gnoms in their halls made of stone", it should be dwarfs...unless gnoms is German for dwarf.


when i saw Edguy support Dragonforce they promised us another UK tour, i want my tour damnit >.<

[Deth]

Every band ever is going to promise to return quickly. It's called PR.

And Dream Evil aren't coming here, just like everyone else.

[Shattered_Future]

Didn't Dream Evil play 1 show in the US?

Eh, they're worthless without Snowy anyways.

[shadow_stalker]

i got United but it is kind of pants, there are a couple good songs but overall the 'meh' value is pretty dominant

[Stoic]

Considering how Blind Guardian claim to be big fans of tolkien and LotR it was pretty shoddy of them to **** up the lyrics, on the part where it says "seven rings to the gnoms in their halls made of stone", it should be dwarfs...unless gnoms is German for dwarf.


I think gnoms is the same with dwarves in european tradition.

Here you go:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/gnom

[pate]

Didn't Dream Evil play 1 show in the US?

Eh, they're worthless without Snowy and Gus anyways.

Fix'd.

I like United a lot, but meh...

[Stormrider]

Considering how Blind Guardian claim to be big fans of tolkien and LotR it was pretty shoddy of them to **** up the lyrics, on the part where it says "seven rings to the gnoms in their halls made of stone", it should be dwarfs...unless gnoms is German for dwarf.


when i saw Edguy support Dragonforce they promised us another UK tour, i want my tour damnit >.<

Yeah, but gnoms goes better with stone then dwarf does :p

heheheh

[Shattered_Future]

Fix'd.

I like United a lot, but meh...

Gus I could care less about. He was a good guitarist, but he didn't write anything.

[pate]

His solos made some of the songs though.

[MetalOz]

So, as pate had posted earlier, who's extremely excited for Edguy's US tour?

Headlining with Into Eternity supporting, yay!

BTW, Symphony X just added a whole bunch of U.S. dates, they'll be here the week before Edguy :chug:

[Shattered_Future]

We have a show of theirs on May 25th. :cool:

Only thing is I don't think Sanctity is supporting them on that date, which is a bit disappointing for me. I wanted to go see them again.

[Shattered_Future]

Bump for the fact that I found Heed's demo. :cool:

metalmusicforever.blogspot.com

It's on there somewhere...not too far from the top, I believe.

[Luc214]

Anyone like Outworld?

I just got into them, They're currently my favorite Prog/Power metal band.

[pate]

They're pretty enjoyable.

[Cocaine]

I think they're horrible. Rusty Cooley and people like him should never be allowed to make music, and their vocalist is terrible.

[pate]

Rusty holds back a ton with Outworld compared to his solo stuff, so I can tolerate it.

[Cocaine]

It's still pretty unnecessary, and beyond his shred there's really nothing interesting about them.

[pate]

I like the vocals.

[Verikansa]

after all this time i cant understamd how people find shred boring, i dont mind the new stuff, i thought there vocalist was angras vocalist but it wasnt (although they sound kinda similar)

[Cocaine]

i cant understand how people find shred interesting. i dont like technicians pretending to be musicians by playing a bunch of notes really fast.

[Verikansa]

I was't aware they where technicians, i find it interesting because i dont see it as playing notes really fast, and there just plain fun to listen too although guitar shredding is getting a little annoying.

[Stormrider]

I don't listen to shred very often, in fact, very rarely. I'll listen to it while watching a video, or someone showing me something, as those are entertaining, but I wouldn't sit down and listen to it for a long time.

[Verikansa]

I can't listen to stuff like Rusty Cooley but i absolutely love Michael Romeo's shredding, very tastefully done and in moderation.

[Cocaine]

That's because Michael Romeo doesn't blindly shred.

[ArcLite]

Oh man, gonna be a sweet late summer.

July - Symphony X
August - Kamelot
September - Edguy

Good stuff.

[Verikansa]

im pissed about the wintersun but Symphony X and Kamelot will more than make up for that.

i just realized how compleltely awsome Masquerade 98 is....i have that same harpsichord sound as Pinella does, learning time.

[Shattered_Future]

Oh man, gonna be a sweet late summer.

July - Symphony X
August - Kamelot
September - Edguy

Good stuff.

Whoa. Almost the same as me.

CEPT WE GET SYMPHONY X ON MAY 25TH!!!

[Deth]

I don't get any of those bands...

[pate]

All 3 are amazing.

I can't make it to Sym X or Kamelot though :(:(

[Riva]

Heed is great. Daniel handles harsh vocals better than I'd though. Sure it's a bit more generic and a bit less flashy when compared to Lost Horizon, but it's still a quality band.

[MetalOz]

Listening to the Heed Demo 2007 now... I'm not a big melodic death metal fan because I don't like the harsh vocals much. Heed sounds to me like a cross between In Flames and Lost Horizon, all the elements of MDM that I like plus I like my power metal more guitar driven with less keyboards anyway...

I like it much better than Lost Horizon... sorry Riva :(

[Shattered_Future]

I don't like Heed. The music bores the crap out of me, and the vocals aren't good enough coming from a guy who hits some of the highest notes I've ever heard.

[Verikansa]

Adam lopez has the highest pitch vocals ever, its insane he soulds like a whistle/little girl.


the guy from heeds got pretty good vocals though.

http://www.myspace.com/adamlopezshowstopper


he may be pop but thats ****in insane.

[Shadows Within]

Ok new Kamelot album leaked whats everyones thoughts im only on number 3 (ghost Opera) ands its insanely good so far.

number 4's very different than the normal kamelot.

edit: god whats up with mid-tempo songs first sonata arctica now Kamelot, i mean its good but i have this this with mid-tempo...

atleast its epic.

[pate]

It's good stuff.

[Superfly]

We never get power metal bands coming to singapore, so now that dragonforce is coming I'm damn excited..... even though I don't like them much

[Superfly]

Oh man, gonna be a sweet late summer.

July - Symphony X
August - Kamelot
September - Edguy

Good stuff.

Edguy are awesome... anybody listen to Sammet's side project Avantasia?

[pate]

Yeah, but I like Edguy a lot more.

[Superfly]

I'm not digging a lot of their new stuff on rocket ride

[Shattered_Future]

On the topic of new Kamelot...I like it. I don't think it's as good as The Black Halo, but it's pretty damn good. It's a lot darker than their previous stuff...I think they managed to pull off the dark vibe without compromising their musical style, unlike Sonata Arctica.

[pate]

At the moment, I like it more than TBH, but that will probably change somehow.

[Deth]

It's a really good album and I'm suprised on how well the really dark atmosphere works, but I doubt that I'm going to rank it ahead of TBH.

[Shadows Within]

last 3 post is my thoughts mainly. Except i don't like the way they do the darkness/atmosphere.

[MetalOz]

I am just now d/ling the Kamelot but on the subject of leaks, anyone else liking the new Cage album? It's like a cross between Jag Panzer and Iced Earth, 78 minutes and no filler songs...

[pate]

Ooh..you just sold me on it. I'll try it out.

[Shattered_Future]

I never really liked Cage much, TBQH.

[MetalOz]

I never really liked Cage much, TBQH.

It's OK, I forgive you...

The new Kamelot is great as expected :thumb:

[Iron Bars]

The sample track that was sent out a few weeks back was pretty good. When is the complete album going to be sent (via DU)?

[Shattered_Future]

I could send it, maybe, if I feel like it. Or I could just steal the link from the blog.

Iron Bars:

http://metalmusicforever.blogspot.com

It's on there somewhere.

[Superfly]

What does everyone think of Sonata's latest single 'Paid in full'?

Video is crap.

[Shattered_Future]

I think the new album is kinda disappointing. There's some great tracks, but there's equally as many bad ones...

[Cocaine]

So the new Kamelot is absolutely boring.

Discuss.

[pate]

I like it.

[Cocaine]

I found it so boring and thought their singer sounded like a drag queen. I've never really gotten into them either but I still loved Black Halo.

[pate]

But his voice didn't bother you on TBH? I think he sounds more like a woman on it than the new one.

GO is like a darker, less catchy TBH, but I still like it. I probably like TBH more though.

[Cocaine]

His voice bothers me in general, he sings like a broadway drag-queen and I can't stand it, but the music on the new album reflects it because it seems to try way too hard to be all intense and moody.

[Shattered_Future]

I love Khan's vocals, personally. I think he has one of the best voices in the scene, even if he does vibrato it at the end of every phrase.

The new album is kinda disappointing though, especially in the later tracks.

[Cocaine]

He has a good voice but I don't think he's a good singer, if that makes sense. I just really dislike that style of singing, and yeah, a lot of it has to do with the vibrato.

[pate]

He's one of my handful of favorite singers.

[Deth]

darker, less catchy TBH, but I still like it. I probably like TBH more though.

That. Usually I prefer my power metal catchy though, so I'm biased.

[Riva]

The new Cage friggin' rocks. Especially the title track. Such a strong way to open an album.

[Stormrider]

I downloaded Edguy's Mandrake a couple of days ago. Havn't listened to it yet, but it better be good. A lot people say it's their best.

[MetalOz]

The new Cage friggin' rocks. Especially the title track. Such a strong way to open an album.

There are no weak tracks, Sean Peck is just awesome on this album...

..and I went back and listed to Heed - The Call and am not as impressed with them, I think the 2007 demo is way better than that album

[Mikesn]

I don't really like Edguy, but Mandrake is definitely the best of the three albums I've heard from them

[ArcLite]

I downloaded Edguy's Mandrake a couple of days ago. Havn't listened to it yet, but it better be good. A lot people say it's their best.

Pharaoh = In top 3 best Edguy songs ever. The rest of the album's good too.

[Tyr]

Pharaoh = In top 3 best Edguy songs ever. The rest of the album's good too.

This.

[Superfly]

Pharaoh = In top 3 best Edguy songs ever. The rest of the album's good too.

Agree. Still love 'arrows fly' from ToS though.

[Stormrider]

I think I'm starting to lose interest in a lot of power metal. I mean, I gave the album a listen, and was out of it after like 3 songs :-/

[pate]

I don't like many of the "essential" power bands...like Lost Horizon. I mainly like power/thrashy stuff, like IE or Winters Bane or something.

But, then again, I still love Kamelot, Edguy and Falconer, so whatever. :p

[Stormrider]

I really need to give Falconer another listen.

That, and I need to give The Black Halo a listen.

[Nepenthe]

Falconer is about the only one I still like, and just for Kris Gobel's vocals.

The Coronation /drool

[Superfly]

Who was the first singer who's back again in falconer?

[Iron Bars]

Mathias Blad. I'm not listening to alot of power metal lately (just Slough Feg) but I'm still looking forward to seeing Falconer at Wacken.

[Stoic]

Or you just need to give up on euro power metal young Jammie and give traditional metal a chance >->

[Stormrider]

Lawl, like Manowar ?

:p

[Stoic]

Omen, Manilla Road, Metal Church, Iron Angel and the likes \m/

[Stormrider]

Eh, I'll try that. Thanks.

[Stoic]

At first I kept myself away from modern euro power. Then I started liking it and then I started finding utterly unappealing. Thanks to Slough Feg I discovered quite a few 80s traditional metal bands which I still listen to from time to time. I think they've got a different raw and exciting quality modern bands lack.

[Stormrider]

I had that Twilight of the Idols album from Slough Feg. And I don't think I ever gave it a full listen :(
Never kept my attention that much...

[Stoic]

I remember that. You're like...the exception. :p

[Stormrider]

Haha. I don't know, I liked certain songs, but never got through the whole album. I should giver it another try.

[pate]

Traditional Metal ftw.

[Angmar]

Omen, Manilla Road, Metal Church, Iron Angel and the likes \m/

heh, my mom is good friends with Duke Erickson, the original bass player from metal church, I've actually met him too now that I think about it.

[Stoic]

This is awesome! Any idea of how your mom got to meet with this guy? Is he still a metalhead?

[Angmar]

This is awesome! Any idea of how your mom got to meet with this guy? Is he still a metalhead?

Yeah, they went to school together and he was her date to a dance, and then they were real good friends all through school, and it was awhile ago when i met him, but I would bet he still likes metal.

[Shattered_Future]

I never liked Metal Church.

[pate]

Metal Church is amazing.

[Angmar]

The bit i have heard by them was pretty sweet.

[Superfly]

Any Labyrinth fans here?

[Nepenthe]

Hear the timebombs begin to tick!
I'll hit you like a ton of bricks!

[Riva]

Metal Church is bloody fantastic. Their S/T has a great cover of Highway Star.

[pate]

Metal Church is bloody fantastic. Their S/T has a great cover of Highway Star.

That's a great cover.

[Stormrider]

I'm listening to Jag Panzer's Ample Destruction. Hadn't done so in a long time. And damn, this is really good.

[pate]

I'm the only person that likes 4 or 5 of their other albums more than that one.

[Stormrider]

Well, I can't say, as this is the only Jag Panzer album I've heard. I'll be getting some others if there are any that are similiar to this one.

[Shattered_Future]

There's another band I don't like...

Chris Broadrick has mad chops though.

[Riva]

I haven't heard a Jag Panzer album I didnt' like, but I only have Casting The Stones, Ample Destruction and Thane To The Throne.

Who likes the new Cage? It's power metallish.

[Stormrider]

I dunno, this is kind of in the more traditional range, which is something I'm not very fond of, but this right now is MUCH more appealing then the Edguy album I listened to a couple of days ago.

[Shattered_Future]

Jammie, once again, you need to leave and go cut off a limb for disrespecting Edguy. :mad:

[Stormrider]

Eh, they just seem to be one of those bands where I enjoy a couple of songs off an album and not the whole thing. There are some songs that I absolutely love, and then there's others which are very average.

[Riva]

It's alright, I feel the same way about them Jammie.

[Stormrider]

:)

I need to go and relisten to some Seven Witches aswell.

[Nepenthe]

I've only heard The Hellfire Club, and I usually feel like turning it off about 3 minutes into the second track.

But I could listen to the opener a few times in a row. Mysteria is some real power metal goodness. The Navigator is pretty good too, but the rest of that album is beyond mediocre.

[Riva]

Anyways, back on topic.

Cage's new album, Hell Destroyer. Like or loathe?

[Shattered_Future]

I've only heard The Hellfire Club, and I usually feel like turning it off about 3 minutes into the second track.

But I could listen to the opener a few times in a row. Mysteria is some real power metal goodness. The Navigator is pretty good too, but the rest of that album is beyond mediocre.

Are you HIIIGH? That album is terrific.

We Don't Need A Hero
Down To The Devil
King Of Fools
Forever
Lavatory Love Machine
Rise Of The Morning Glory

Dude, all of those are feckin' amazing.

Haven't heard that one, but I don't remember if I like Cage or not...

[Nepenthe]

King Of Fools is aight, and Lavatory Love Machine is pretty fun, but the rest is still mediocre.

[Stormrider]

Piper Never Dies is a good track.

[Shattered_Future]

King Of Fools is aight, and Lavatory Love Machine is pretty fun, but the rest is still mediocre.

I guess you're just a douchebag then. Shame...

[Nepenthe]

Piper Never Dies is a good track.

Agh that song is horrid. 9 minutes of the same mid paced Dio ripoffage over and over and over. And right after that blazing opener! Talk about terrible song placement. Never, never put a mid paced, plodding, near 10 minute song right after your first track. Especially if it's one that kicks your *** as hard as Mysteria.

[Riva]

Heh, or even put it first like Stratovarius did with the title track on Destiny. :p

[Shattered_Future]

Yeah, I don't like The Piper Never Dies that much...

[pate]

I dunno, this is kind of in the more traditional range, which is something I'm not very fond of, but this right now is MUCH more appealing then the Edguy album I listened to a couple of days ago.

Jag Panzer is SO much better than Edguy, and I love Edguy.

[Stormrider]

Meh, I dunno, I like Piper Never Dies. Last time I listened to it atleast :p

[Romanticide]

Speaking of..is anyone waiting else waiting in anticipation for the the new Black Majesty album?

And yeah. i Got Angra's Aurora Consurgens and uhm. I'm disappointed in them.

[shadow_stalker]

Black Majesty's new album has really cool artwork to it, i may get it for that reason alone.

on the subject of new albums, i got Freedom Call's newest and it is sooooooooooo bad, i almost cried when i listend to it

[Stoic]

Anyways, back on topic.

Cage's new album, Hell Destroyer. Like or loathe?

Is it already out? Excellent!

[Stormrider]

Yeah ! new avatar :cool:

[Stoic]

What is it Jammie?

[Stormrider]

Jag Panzer's Ample Destruction.

[Mikesn]

I like Mechanized Warfare a little bit more tbh, but Ample Destruction is pretty good.

[Stoic]

Jag Panzer's Ample Destruction.

Good pick, never bothered to see how it looks like, lol :p

[Stormrider]

Heheh. I've listened to it twice so far today. I'm really loving it. Are the albums after AD any similiar to it ?

[Lord Abortion]

Never really got into Jaz Panzer, a bit like Metal Church, I could never quite see what all the fuss was about.

In no way, shape or form are Blind Guardian appearing at Bloodstock.