soliciting recommendations on epic / fantasy metal

[1338 h4x0r]

Let me give you an idea of the kind of music I'm asking about.

I'm not strictly looking at one genre, though I guess most of it would fall under some kind of power metal rubric. Basically bands that recreate the feeling of reading shitty paperback novels like Wheel of Time and A Game of Thrones.

Yes, I know there's a fantasy metal tag on last.fm, but picking through a zillion bands isn't the same as getting feedback from intelligent human beings imo. There are a good deal of suck bands with that tag.

Examples of good bands I know that definitely fit into this category are:

Summoning (WIN! WIN!)
Rhapsody, now Rhapsody of Fire
Battlelore
Elexorien
Luca Turilli
maybe Ensiferum?

I mean, pretty much upbeat or at least sanguine music. A lot of other black metal would otherwise enter into this group e.g., En Ring Til Å Herske by Burzum but I'm sort of looking to put together a soundtrack for my epic third semester of college and one obviously can't have depressive black metal ruining the fun.

Absolutely nothing is too contrived or bombastic to meet my criteria. The more ridiculous the better.

Yes, I realize this post is the most self-serving ever but, hopefully, we can generate some interesting discussion out of it.

EDIT - Rata Blanca as well, even if everyone here hates them. La Leyenda De La Hada y El Mago wins; I don't care what anyone else says.

[Cocaine]

Bal-Sagoth

[i am the robots]

If Dargon sees this, he'll have a hayday. :lol:

[1338 h4x0r]

word

Sounds distinctly Lovecraftian.

EDIT - What about Dargon? Doesn't he hate this kind of "tree-worship" mettle?

[i am the robots]

Balls, Aggoth

[NemesisDivina]

Okay, their theme doesn't really fit this category, but the music seems to... Running Wild. Not sure if you've heard them, it seems like the majority of people around here have.

[1338 h4x0r]

lol, 'Ball Suck-Off'

NemesisDivina - I'll take it into consideration

[big80smullet]

I dunno if like viking/folk metal fits what your looking for but if its over the top epic **** then you should check some turisas. They are very over the top.

Also 3 inches Of Blood are very fantasy epic type stuff even though they are metalcorish

[1338 h4x0r]

Turisas are win. Among Your Ancestors is archetypal epic pwnage, even though their grasp of English is shaky.

As far as lyrics go, Amon Amarth pwn the hell out of everyone for being really terse, gory and epic.

Three Inches of Blood are, eh, amusing. I'm not a huge metalcore fan as of now, although that seems to be changing with exposure.

[i am the robots]

The Acacia Strain :p

And how the hell is 3IOB metalcore at all?

[big80smullet]

i said metalcoreish cause like the have a few breakdowns here and there and well i heard heaps of people refer to them as metalcore. i reckon they're like a power/melodeth mix sorta. I hate genres but the world forces them upon me

[1338 h4x0r]

I'm a genre Nazi. I revel in categorizing genres, especially when someone doesn't like what I'm listening to and refers to it as 'emo'.

[i am the robots]

yeah, people are stupid though, cryptopsy and suffocation have breakdowns too

LISTEN TO MORE METALCORE AND YOU SHALL BE ABLE TO DISTINGUISH BETTER

idk seriously, not much hardcore in 3IOB's sound its cool though ill let it slide


this time

[1338 h4x0r]

yeah, people are stupid though, cryptopsy and suffocation have breakdowns too

LISTEN TO MORE METALCORE AND YOU SHALL BE ABLE TO DISTINGUISH BETTER


NEEDS MOAR BREAKDOWNS

[i am the robots]

yeah, breakdowns like dis maybe:
http://www.fileden.com/files/2007/7/9/1252962/limp%20wrist%20breakdown%20sample.mp3

[1338 h4x0r]

My ideal epic fantasy breakdown would remind you of Turgon's army of ten thousand Elves marching to lay siege to Angband with their spears like a forest of ash brees.

[philly96]

Dio?

[1338 h4x0r]

Dio?

Sure, I'll check them out. Don't be shy! :p

[i am the robots]

You know that Holy Diver song James and I always used to sing?

[i am the robots]

You know that Holy Diver song James and I always used to sing?

[Meatplow]

Manowar, Hammerfall, Maiden & Dio for sure, unless you're trying to avoid more classic stuff. Some Candlemass is "epic" in a sense but it might be more Doom metal then what you're after.

Also Sonata Arctica is probably a more appropriate suggestion though I doubt they've gone under your radar. I really like the song San Sebastian, should listen to them more.

[1338 h4x0r]

You know that Holy Diver song James and I always used to sing?

Isn't that the one that goes "Yo! One time I sucked six in a row! One time I sucked six dirty dicks in a row! One time I got my kicks with Joe and I sucked his dick and five of his friends in a row!" ?

[Meatplow]

try don't talk to strangers haxxor :)

[i am the robots]

Isn't that the one that goes "Yo! One time I sucked six in a row! One time I sucked six dirty dicks in a row! One time I got my kicks with Joe and I sucked his dick and five of his friends in a row!" ?

:lol:

[Poet]

Lost Horizon, orchestral Nightwish, the song O Fortuna is the most epic thing I've ever heard. Moonsorrow is epic, and Kamelot as well.

[big80smullet]

blind guardian are pretty epic

[Angmar]

Nazgul, they're like Summoning but faster and with ridiculous vocals.

[Luc214]

*pulls out ipod*

Equilibrium, Falkenbach, Moonsorrow, Thyrfing, Vintersorg, Folkearth, The Lord Weird Slough Feg, Primordial, Agalloch, Borknagar, Empyrium, Drudkh, Blind Guardian, Pyramaze, Lost Horizon, Galneryus, Running Wild, Sonata Arctica, Kamelot, Pagan's Mind, Mithotyn, Hollenthon, Therion, At Vance.

To name a few :p

[Angmar]

^ A lot of those are good, especially Moonsorrow, Vintersorg, Primordial, Agalloch, Empyrium, Drudkh, Blind Guardian, Lost Horizon, Running Wild, Kamelod and Hollenthon.

[the2stranger]

Ayreon.

Well, even Burzum comes to mind.

[1338 h4x0r]

Nazgul, they're like Summoning but faster and with ridiculous vocals.

Encyclopedia Metallum lists five Nazgûl. Which country do they infernally hail from?

[the2stranger]

Stormlord from Italy.
Epic blackened power metal.

[1338 h4x0r]

Stormlord from Italy.
Epic blackened power metal.

You know what, I heard one song by them once but forgot them altogether. Epic trumpet **** going on there, I liked it.

[the2stranger]

Exactly.
Some nice operatic vocals in there too.
Their sound is a bit too polished for my taste, but I don't mind giving them a spin every now and then.

[1338 h4x0r]

Exactly.
Some nice operatic vocals in there too.
Their sound is a bit too polished for my taste, but I don't mind giving them a spin every now and then.

I'm thrilled with the dialogue generated so far. I'll check them out soon, but right now Bal-Sagoth is delivering the epic lulz. I feel like I'm playing A Link to the Past again. :chug:

[Luc214]

Bal Sagoth will do that to you.

I believe the Nazgul he is talking about is the one with the release entitled: De Expugnatione Elfmuth. They're great but their vocals are hilarious.

[Angmar]

Encyclopedia Metallum lists five Nazgûl. Which country do they infernally hail from?

Italy

http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=7829

[Silenius]

Elffor

[1338 h4x0r]

Italy

http://www.metal-archives.com/band.php?id=7829

I heard them yesterday. The Orc vocals are indeed quite ridiculous but, musically, they're a really good band.

Hopefully this thread can mutate into a general epic / fantasy / bombastic metal thread and go on for some pages to come. Should I rename it...?

[Shadows Within]

yeah, people are stupid though, cryptopsy and suffocation have breakdowns too

LISTEN TO MORE METALCORE AND YOU SHALL BE ABLE TO DISTINGUISH BETTER

idk seriously, not much hardcore in 3IOB's sound its cool though ill let it slide


this time

i think the only reason i would see metalcore is the other vocalist's his vocals tend to seem that way.

3IOB ****ing win though, cam rapes live.

Catamenia - Verikansa, Epic chorus
Demons & Wizards i suppose would work
Dream Evil has that occasional song with Metal in the name


im drawing up nothing right now...

[Shadows Within]

Primordial
i checked them out and as soon as the vocals started up i remembered this band i saw with blue celtic paint on, which ended up being Mael Morda :amaze:

i gotta check out more stuff from ireland.

[1338 h4x0r]

i checked them out and as soon as the vocals started up i remembered this band i saw with blue celtic paint on, which ended up being Mael Morda :amaze:

i gotta check out more stuff from ireland.

Strangely*, there are several good Celtic metal acts from South America: Tuatha de Danaan from Brazil and Skiltron from Argentina are a few examples.

* - a Celtic metal band from Argentina actually makes sense because of the minority Welsh population there

[Angmar]

I heard them yesterday. The Orc vocals are indeed quite ridiculous but, musically, they're a really good band.

Hopefully this thread can mutate into a general epic / fantasy / bombastic metal thread and go on for some pages to come. Should I rename it...?

Yeah they take some getting used to but I really love them as a whole. Their new album sounds even more promising, I've heard rumors they are using a full live orchestra/choir.

[1338 h4x0r]

Yeah they take some getting used to but I really love them as a whole. Their new album sounds even more promising, I've heard rumors they are using a full live orchestra/choir.

There's still no way they'll outdo Rhapsody (of Fire) wrt epic corniness. Sorry dude :p

[Poet]

There's still no way they'll outdo Rhapsody (of Fire) wrt epic corniness. Sorry dude :p

That would be against the law if someone went that corny.

[1338 h4x0r]

That would be against the law if someone went that corny.

I recently realized that the monologue in Sacred Power of Raging Winds sounds an awful lot like Christopher Lee as Saruman, laying the magic frostbitten smack down on the Fellowship as they crossed Caradhras in the Misty Mountains to Moria.


NAIRA... ORIEL...TARNA...
Majestic winds of the northlands...
protect our heroes from the deadly Naroth...
cover their tracks with snow...
Rage on with all your fury...
NAIRA... TARNA... ORIEL-NIRNAAN…


See, he was only trying to help.

[Poet]

I recently realized that the monologue in Sacred Power of Raging Winds sounds an awful lot like Christopher Lee as Saruman, laying the magic frostbitten smack down on the Fellowship as they crossed Caradhras in the Misty Mountains to Moria.


:lol:!!!!

[Angmar]

I believe it is Christopher Lee haha, my friend is a huge power metal nerd and he said it was.

[Poet]

I believe it is Christopher Lee haha, my friend is a huge power metal nerd and he said it was.

It is, he did the storytelling for Symphony of Enchanted Lands II, which that song was apart of.

[1338 h4x0r]

I believe it is Christopher Lee haha, my friend is a huge power metal nerd and he said it was.

Unmistakably. If you go on YouTube and look for the Unholy Warcry complete version (~ ten and a half minutes long), he appears on an opulent throne with a Burger King crown narrating the story. You can even find a video of him and Fabio Lione singing Magic of the Wizard's Dream as a duet live on German television. He has a baller singing voice and a pitch-perfect Cherman achcent.

@ mappy, if you read this: "Ch'I ch'am ch'spea-ch'king ch'with ch'the ch'Jewish'ch ch'ach'ccentchhhh..."

[Shadows Within]

im wondering if on the album version christopher is doing that sick basso part at 3:36...

[pixiesfanyo]

my recommendation is if you ever want to get laid. then don't ever listen to 'epic/fantasy' metal.

[Poet]

my recommendation is if you ever want to get laid. then don't ever listen to 'epic/fantasy' metal.

Your recommendation sucks.

[1338 h4x0r]

my recommendation is if you ever want to get laid. then don't ever listen to 'epic/fantasy' metal.

Bullshit; I know a bunch of women who like power metal, including a MILF from Colombia.

[pixiesfanyo]

Bullshit; I know a bunch of women who like power metal, including a MILF from Colombia.

probably one of the best posts i've ever seen on this site.

[Angmar]

I can actually think of a girl who likes Kamelot and a couple other power metal bands, no joke.

[pixiesfanyo]

that is great. i can think of girls that like all sorts of musics. i'm just saying if you want to have sex with an actual attractive girl, epic / fantasy metal isn't the way to go.

[1338 h4x0r]

that is great. i can think of girls that like all sorts of musics. i'm just saying if you want to have sex with an actual attractive girl, epic / fantasy metal isn't the way to go.

Well, Colombian women tend to be attractive. In fact, pretty much every Spanish-speaker in Latin America knows about Rata Blanca, with song titles like La Leyenda de la Hada y el Mago ("The Legend of the Fairy and the Mage") putting them firmly in the 'epic/fantasy' category ... they're a really popular band in general. And Latin American women, as you probably know, are typically hot. (Polish women usually are also lookers :naughty:)

Anyway, how does the music, or, indeed, any other medium you consume limit the kind of people you can associate with? That makes no sense ... one of my friends is a Pentacostal Christian and the fact that I listen to Viking death metal has no bearing on that. I listen to Ad Hominem, don't take them too seriously and I have Jewish friends. Does listening to Rhapsody, for example, cause a repellent force field to radiate around your **** and balls? Maybe if you're trying to attract shallow, 15-year old scene girls who wear too much eye-liner and judge people negatively for having their own opinions about things. Otherwise, no. My friend Eric has been married for I think two years now and Iron Maiden etc. are part of his music library. (Mentally mature) women are attracted to intelligence and this kind of music is usually listened to by ... intelligent people ... :lol:

In short, if anyone seriously thinks any less of you for the music you listen to, they don't deserve to be around you.

[pixiesfanyo]

i think you completely demonstrated what kind of women would be attracted to you with that statement.

[1338 h4x0r]

i think you completely demonstrated what kind of women would be attracted to you with that statement.

Word.

http://snurl.com/1y4bh

(Bottom-center.)

[pixiesfanyo]

lol, okay dude.

[1338 h4x0r]

lol, okay dude.

Yes ... let's not buy into crass stereotypes so much in the future, m'kay? :p

[pixiesfanyo]

i'm not buying into any crass stereotypes.

you're a faggot, like most people that listen to epic / fantasy metal. you're obnoxious response to a simple comment full backs that statement up as well as your attempt to use your girlfriend's looks to justify some claim on a message board.

also, in future attempts at showing off girls you should try and actual have one that is attractive that you pine for rather than one that is extremely average.

[Nostalgia]

that is great. i can think of girls that like all sorts of musics. i'm just saying if you want to have sex with an actual attractive girl, epic / fantasy metal isn't the way to go.

Dude I've seen pictures of you. You're sconny and have zits all over your face. Shut up.

[pixiesfanyo]

Dude I've seen pictures of you. You're sconny and have zits all over your face. Shut up.

black metal avatar.

[Nostalgia]

Dude that doesn't negate that you have acne covering your whole face. Girls don't like guys with oil as a facial feature.

[Angmar]

i'm not buying into any crass stereotypes.

you're a faggot, like most people that listen to epic / fantasy metal. you're obnoxious response to a simple comment full backs that statement up as well as your attempt to use your girlfriend's looks to justify some claim on a message board.

also, in future attempts at showing off girls you should try and actual have one that is attractive that you pine for rather than one that is extremely average.

Translation: Rawr metalheads suck!

[1338 h4x0r]

you're a faggot, like most people that listen to epic / fantasy metal. you're obnoxious response to a simple comment full backs that statement up as well as your attempt to use your girlfriend's looks to justify some claim on a message board.


Ah, the concern troll finally sheds his pretense.

NEG THIS PUNK BITCH BREAUX

[pixiesfanyo]

Translation: Rawr metalheads suck!

Nickelback avatar.

[pixiesfanyo]

anyways, i listen to Kayo Dot and motW.

so I guess I'm also a faggot, anyway.

[Nostalgia]

Yea but we can change our avatars, our musical taste, etc. But, you apparently can't get a clean face.

I rest my case.

[Angmar]

Nickelback avatar.

Dude if you wanna play the avatar game go ahead, it will only become apparent that we have elite avatars that overpower your ugly bitches avatar.

[pixiesfanyo]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoZmEoTPIEk

they're so cute!

it actually has worn out its welcome though.

also i think its funny that nefergessial or whatever keeps on trying to make fun of me for having acne on my face. i don't even know what picture he is talking about and would like to see it though.

[Grumma]

Avantasia

[1338 h4x0r]

Dude if you wanna play the avatar game go ahead, it will only become apparent that we have elite avatars that overpower your ugly bitches avatar.

Just neg him already.

[SubtleDagger]

go forth with great negs my mighty valkyries

[1338 h4x0r]

also i think its funny that nefergessial or whatever keeps on trying to make fun of me for having acne on my face. i don't even know what picture he is talking about and would like to see it though.

Well, maybe he was wrong about the acne but it looks like you have a hard time fighting it, because your face is nearly as glossy as a National Geographic.

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/images/members/71268.jpg

Unfortunately, Clearasil doesn't fix ugly, so you may as well give in now. :lol:

[pixiesfanyo]

at least i'm not getting into an attractive argument over the internet, with someone that obviously is a better person in a plethora of ways.

[pixiesfanyo]

i hope your next post is just 'you're right, i am better in a plethora of ways'. that would make me giggle.

[SubtleDagger]

if acne is ugly doesnt clearisil technically fix ugly

your logic does not follow

[1338 h4x0r]

at least i'm not getting into an attractive argument over the internet, with someone that obviously is a better person in a plethora of ways.

"Plethora of ways" ... you'll be able to respond faster if you don't resort to the thesaurus, mang. :p

Edit - SubtleDagger, acne ugliness is a proper subset of all ugliness. Therefore, not every form of ugliness is acne ugliness. pixiefanyo just happened to draw the short straw when God was handing out faces.

[SubtleDagger]

SubtleDagger, acne ugliness is a proper subset of all ugliness. Therefore, not every form of ugliness is acne ugliness. pixiefanyo just happened to draw the short straw when God was handing out faces.
Yeah and you drew the short one when he was handing out senses of humor

[pixiesfanyo]

dude i don't believe in god.

just the power of Dio.

[1338 h4x0r]

Yeah and you drew the short one when he was handing out senses of humor

Speak for yourself; most people don't find concern trolls funny.

[SubtleDagger]

Speak for yourself; most people don't find concern trolls funny.
is concern troll one of those new "web terms" all the hip cool internet kids are using

[pixiesfanyo]

i actually haven't even 'trolled' this thread.

i made a recommendation that was humorous in nature and then you instigated responses out of me.

it's like in Batman when The Joker tries to blame Batman for creating him, but in turn The Joker created Batman.

i'd attach a gargoyle to your feet if we were in real life, right now.

[Cocaine]

yeah jared made a pretty obvious joke i dont know why you guys are getting so offended.

i mean "fantasy" metal is one twelve sided die away from being a top-tier chick repellent.

[1338 h4x0r]

is concern troll one of those new "web terms" all the hip cool internet kids are using

Yep. On the Intarwebs and stuff.

[pixiesfanyo]

i even conceited, because i listen to Kayo Dot and they talk about gay **** all the time.

[Cocaine]

honestly though when i think sex and music the last thing that comes to mind is a finnish 12 piece featuring an epic lute-section.

[1338 h4x0r]

I'm sort of reminded of Luke Wilson's character in Idiocracy where everyone is calling him a fag for not being as immature as the rest of them.

Except in this case, the immature party is luckily the minority.

[Cocaine]

Just drop it, Christ. He made a joke and now everyone is bitching about MILFs and South America and facial cleanser.

Is this really what Quorthon would have wanted?

[1338 h4x0r]

Just drop it, Christ. He made a joke and now everyone is bitching about MILFs and South America and facial cleanser.

Is this really what Quorthon would have wanted?

Word.

I checked out Elffor anyway; they were win.

[ATM]

honestly though when i think sex and music the last thing that comes to mind is a finnish 12 piece featuring an epic lute-section.

:lol:

Everyone knows the best comeback to Jared and Burt is "Go blog about it."

[1338 h4x0r]

I watched Bucket List today with several people and I thought it was really gay, so I played Rhapsody and Stormlord over it on my mp3 player. I really liked the part where Morgan Freeman's character followed up a lightning fast guitar bridge with an equally wicked keyboard solo.

[Poet]

I watched Bucket List today with several people and I thought it was really gay, so I played Rhapsody and Stormlord over it on my mp3 player. I really liked the part where Morgan Freeman's character followed up a lightning fast guitar bridge with an equally wicked keyboard solo.

:lol:

honestly though when i think sex and music the last thing that comes to mind is a finnish 12 piece featuring an epic lute-section.

double :lol:!!!!

I like epic lute sections though

[1338 h4x0r]

Back on topic - Seraphim, what do guys you think? I know people usually make fun of Asian metal bands, sometimes with good reason, but I think they really have it. I guess they sound a bit too much like Nightwish but managed to distinguish themselves anyway (male vocalist, ethnic influences, etc.).

[Luc214]

oh yes how could I forget:

Sigh:

http://www.myspace.com/sighjapan

[1338 h4x0r]

Word, I'll check them out on Monday when I return to campus.

Their comments section got spammed so badly lol. Why would anyone target a vote Ron Paul message at a Japanese page?

[Poet]

oh yes how could I forget:

Sigh:

http://www.myspace.com/sighjapan

Well that was interesting.

The chorus to Inked in Blood was pretty epic though.

[Grumma]

Back on topic - Seraphim, what do guys you think? I know people usually make fun of Asian metal bands, sometimes with good reason, but I think they really have it. I guess they sound a bit too much like Nightwish but managed to distinguish themselves anyway (male vocalist, ethnic influences, etc.).

I've heard a lil of them, but not enough to really pass judgement.
They weren't too bad from memory

[1338 h4x0r]

I've heard a lil of them, but not enough to really pass judgement.
They weren't too bad from memory

They got a myspace; you can listen to their songs n' ****

http://www.myspace.com/theofficialseraphim

[Grumma]

yeah that's where I've heard their songs :p

[Poet]

Back on topic - Seraphim, what do guys you think? I know people usually make fun of Asian metal bands, sometimes with good reason, but I think they really have it. I guess they sound a bit too much like Nightwish but managed to distinguish themselves anyway (male vocalist, ethnic influences, etc.).

lol@Asian Nightwish.

[1338 h4x0r]

lol@Asian Nightwish.

Hey, Saclament of Wirderness, The Kinsrayer and of course Happy Corpolate Anthem of the Sreeping Folest are all great songs.

[1338 h4x0r]

Eh, this thread is probably dead already, but no harm in giving it a bump.

Odin by Wizard is delivering the lulz atm. I LOLed at the beginning of Dead Hope when Sven screamed "BALDER IS DEAD!" in a voice like Stephen Pearcy from Ratt.

[Grumma]

Wizard aren't too bad

Hammer! Bow! Axe and Sword! The weapons of the Gods!

[1338 h4x0r]

Wizard aren't too bad

Hammer! Bow! Axe and Sword! The weapons of the Gods!

Word, only Massacration are more obviously exaggerated.

Ever heard Daedeloth?

[Grumma]

Nah I haven't actually.

tbh the music I've heard generally falls under the more mainstream variety

[1338 h4x0r]

Nah I haven't actually.

tbh the music I've heard generally falls under the more mainstream variety

As in power metal bands sounding like 80's glam metal? :lol:

Yeah, Daedeloth are a black metal band, which means that I don't play them for anyone else unless I know they like black metal.

Here's where I found them btw

http://www.tolkien-music.com/

Click on Discography ... apparently there's a Chilean doom metal Daedeloth as well, oh shi...

[i am the robots]

i like dis as a resource

[i am the robots]

oh my god
we are so much smarter than all of you
nobody cares

[Grumma]

As in power metal bands sounding like 80's glam metal? :lol:


Nothing better :p

And I don't really like black metal musically or philosophically

[1338 h4x0r]

i like dis as a resource

Word, I just headed straight to the Discography, then used Ctrl+F in Faggotfox (works in Internet Exploder and most other blowsers as well) then looked for 'metal'. Of course, there's all kinds of music mentioned there, even reggae. :lol:

Grumma - I guess you know Blind Guardian? Any suggestions there are appreciated as I don't know their material too well.

[Angmar]

My favorite Blind Guardian album is Nightfall on Middle Earth, but most people already have that one.

[i am the robots]

blind guardians not good because they play a style of music that im not very into or familiar with

[1338 h4x0r]

My favorite Blind Guardian album is Nightfall on Middle Earth, but most people already have that one.

Word, thanks. I only know a few songs as of now.

LOL, type 'site:darklyrics.com elves' or 'site:darklyrics.com wizards' or some such query into Google, that yields pretty good results. :lol:

Good to see this thread lives again.

[Apocalyptic Raids]

nobody cares
bit late there.

[i am the robots]

bit late there

[SubtleDagger]

I guess he cared enough to drag it up anyway

[i am the robots]

sorry i was at the august burns red/as i lay dying show, i just got back a little bit ago

[adb]

sorry i was at the august burns red/as i lay dying show, i just got back a little bit ago


lucky son of a gun

[i am the robots]

show was freaking epic, i did so many high kicks

[1338 h4x0r]

lol, hxc

[Grumma]

My favorite Blind Guardian album is Nightfall on Middle Earth, but most people already have that one.

This ^

[1338 h4x0r]

Word, I'll let you know what I think when I get it.

[Dimmu Burger]

I saw a Symphony X video on headbanger's ball the other night. I had no idea what I was missing!

[1338 h4x0r]

I saw a Symphony X video on headbanger's ball the other night. I had no idea what I was missing!

You forgot that Headbanger's Ball and MTV in general is usually pvre **** though.

[Surtr]

Word, I'll let you know what I think when I get it.

Its quite good indeed, though in my opinion I reccomend later on Blind Guardian stuff, just not the newest album.

But then again I think that's just 'cause I dislike the old and not clean feel of a lot of their older stuff.

I'm odd like that though.

[Poet]

A Night at the Opera ftw.

[1338 h4x0r]

Its quite good indeed, though in my opinion I reccomend later on Blind Guardian stuff, just not the newest album.



I didn't really like Nightfall in Middle-earth (properly spelled with a lower case 'e' in 'earth') that much. The songs seemed somewhat to meander and not go anywhere. Yeah, I like taking a walk in the Elven woods and everything but there'd be a battle or feast or some **** in the middle somewhere, see?

Again, maybe it's simply a repeat listens affair.

Hmm ... Eldamar - Oriental influences in Tolkien-based music: innovative or just plain retarded? I like Oriental metal but Elven Tears isn't quite sitting well with me.

[Poet]

Elven Tears isn't quite sitting well with me.

How bout Elvenking?

[1338 h4x0r]

How bout Elvenking?

ungrim and Jewish symph-crap blaekk mettal

j/k, though some of their material sounds vaguely like that hard dance music stuff you hear on http://radioseven.se for example. Familiarity is more comforting, I guess, but I have to give them a good deal of credit for originality.

[Poet]

ungrim and Jewish symph-crap blaekk mettal

j/k, though some of their material sounds vaguely like that hard dance music stuff you hear on http://radioseven.se for example. Familiarity is more comforting, I guess, but I have to give them a good deal of credit for originality.

lol@Italian Jews.

Their new album is totally different from earlier stuff.

[1338 h4x0r]

lol@Italian Jews.

Their new album is totally different from earlier stuff.

Word. I'll probably give it a listen. Right now I'm listening to Father of Victory by Folkearth, which is inherently a hit-or-miss affair. The title track is absolutely beautiful, I can say that much. The Purest Bree, a metalcore crossover attempt on the second track, was kind of grating.

[Poet]

lol, just cause I said it was different doesn't mean it's better. It's more mainstream metal like, but still uses influences from folk metal.

[1338 h4x0r]

lol, just cause I said it was different doesn't mean it's better. It's more mainstream metal like, but still uses influences from folk metal.

Ok, so what's their best album then? Have they gone all Dimmu Borgir on us?

[Poet]

lol, I haven't listened to a full album by them, but all my favorite songs are from the album with Skywards on it.

[1338 h4x0r]

lol, I haven't listened to a full album by them, but all my favorite songs are from the album with Skywards on it.

Word, Heathenreel.

[Evoke]

Orphaned Land.

[1338 h4x0r]

Orphaned Land.

I guess they'd fit in some sense. When I wrote the OP, I thought more about European / pagan-oriented material but thanks for the suggestion.

NEEDS MOAR BREAKDOWNZ

np: Ensiferum - Iron

[Grumma]

Not sure if someone's mentioned this but I just stumped across Ayreon
Seems to fit the bill perfectly, even more so than Avantasia

[Poet]

Not sure if someone's mentioned this but I just stumped across Ayreon
Seems to fit the bill perfectly, even more so than Avantasia

Just started listening to the new album last night....it's pretty awesome.

[1338 h4x0r]

There's this Dutch black metal band called Hellebaard that sounds pretty damn good if you like the grim stuff.

I know I intended to recommend something else awesome that I found recently that I liked even more. I'm sreep-deplived gice ... I'm pretty sure it was Celesty though.

[Luc214]

Cradle of Filth

oh and:

Stuff Happens:

Feb 20th at 12 noon, Feb 21st, 22nd, and 23rd at 7pm.

An Evening of Bradbury:

March 4th at 11 AM and 7 PM.

Fuente Ovejuna:

April 4th, 5th, 11th, and 12th at 7PM and April 9th at 11 AM.

[1338 h4x0r]

Cradle of Filth

SIQQ BRAH

Tack för schedule btw

[Grumma]

Just started listening to the new album last night....it's pretty awesome.

Yeah I've been listening to them via YouTube lol.
Good stuff :)
Just takes forever for my net to load the vids (been slow last 48 hours)

[1338 h4x0r]

Yeah I've been listening to them via YouTube lol.
Good stuff :)
Just takes forever for my net to load the vids (been slow last 48 hours)

They're a great band even if they aren't what I was looking for. But let the OT discussion flourish!

Incidentally, their last album, 01011001, is the ASCII code for 'Y'. I wonder if there's any significance in that. Maybe it's supposed to be an open-ended question?

[Grumma]

could be a reference to George Orwell.

Room 1010011010!

[Cocaine]

"01011001" is the seventh studio album by Arjen Anthony Lucassen's long-running Ayreon project. "01011001" is the binary form of the number 89, which is the ASCII code for the letter Y. 01011001's plot is tied to the "Planet Y" and "Forever of the Stars" storyline developed in the albums Into the Electric Castle, Universal Migrator and The Human Equation.
yeah wikipedia

[Evoke]

http://rateyourmusic.com/genre/epic%20metal

You can search around for other genres :)

[Poet]

http://rateyourmusic.com/genre/epic%20metal

You can search around for other genres :)

LOL@some of the names: Thundercross, Battleroar, Axehammer, Thunder Rider, Holy Martyr.

[1338 h4x0r]

I heard about Kivimetsän Druidi only today; they'e hot.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=R3MotOO-atQ

Check it out.

[Poet]

I heard about Kivimetsän Druidi only today; they'e hot.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=R3MotOO-atQ

Check it out.

Aladdin from Compton is definitely epic. :mad:

[1338 h4x0r]

Aladdin from Compton is definitely epic. :mad:

My bad, dawg, I guess that got left over in the copy buffer. The correct link to song I heard is

http://youtube.com/watch?v=7SSdbwbbwzg

[alurny]

Did anyone mention orphaned land yet?

Win, Win, Win.

Only Mabool album though. Their other work is a bit sketchy.

[Evoke]

Did anyone mention orphaned land yet?

Win, Win, Win.

Only Mabool album though. Their other work is a bit sketchy.
I mentioned it a page back.
Try Symphony X if it hasn't been mentioned.

[Toaster]

I'm sure it's been mentioned but get Bal-Sagoth's The Power Cosmic immediately.

Amazing, amazing album.

[1338 h4x0r]

I'm sure it's been mentioned but get Bal-Sagoth's The Power Cosmic immediately.

Amazing, amazing album.

So far, I only have Battle Magic, which was pretty damned good. How does The Power Cosmic compare to that release? Bring on the pompous monologues!

[Poet]

Alestorm=epic pirate metal.

[1338 h4x0r]

Alestorm=epic pirate metal.

Apparently, 'Captain Morgan's Revenge' is a song about a wicked hangover.

[ATM]

What about pirate rap?

http://www.myspace.com/captaindan

[1338 h4x0r]

LOL @ Flint Lock Glock

Actually, Viking rap would make a lot of sense, when you consider that archaeological evidence suggests that Norse men had more elaborate clothing and ornaments than women (bling), competed at improvising poetry while drunk (battle raps), ran raids on foreign villages (robbery/murder), burned down rivals' homes (drive-bys) and eventually put a rest to their violent ways at a certain age (putting tha thug life behind you).

They even cut grooves into their teeth and filled them with ink for identification, the world's first primitive attempt at fashioning 'grillz'.

[1338 h4x0r]

This thread is worth digging up for

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cadacross