I also like Nothing Ever Dies, and March of Mephisto is a killer opener.

Manigance - L'ombre Et La Lumière Hands down has one of the best Intros ever.

I personally love The Black Halo the most. That's probably one of the best American power metal (hell, power metal) releases period ever.

New Therion is covered in a heaping helping of ownagesauce. I love the more almost progish feel to it.

Khan is amazing.

As is new Therion.

So... i got Tarot's 'to live again' album and it owns almost all live albums ever released (except for Maiden's rock in rio). So, what tarot album you think i should get next (btw i already have suffer our pleasure)

I only have their new one, Crows Fly Black, which is very good.

I'de have to reget Suffer our Pleasures.

Crows Fly Black is a ridiculously badass album. Sadly, I don't have anything else by the band, save a couple of tracks from Stigmata.

Oh, and I have Suffer Our Pleasures. Which is ALSO a ridiculously badass album.

I've been meaning to check Tarot out for wuite awhile, but I can't ever seem to find any of their stuff on Soulseek.

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future;13849737]Crows Fly Black is a ridiculously badass album. Sadly, I don't have anything else by the band, save a couple of tracks from Stigmata..[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I was really impressed by the album. Unlike when I first listened to Suffer Our Pleasures :-/

[QUOTE=Stormrider331;13850105]Yeah, I was really impressed by the album. Unlike when I first listened to Suffer Our Pleasures :-/[/QUOTE]

Maybe your badass glands have finally started releasing badass detectors into your bloodstream.

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future;13810577]I personally love [B]The Black Halo [/B]the most. That's probably one of the best American power metal (hell, power metal) releases period ever.

New Therion is covered in a heaping helping of ownagesauce. I love the more almost progish feel to it.[/QUOTE]

Uh, wow. It's so good. I could listen to [I]The Haunting[/I] for days. Amazing, amazing album.

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future;13850387]Maybe your badass glands have finally started releasing badass detectors into your bloodstream.[/QUOTE]

Or the new album > Suffer Our Pleasures :p

ATTN: Don't take this seriously, I don't remember anything off of SoP except the chorus to the I Rule.

What exactly makes a band Power Metal? All I know is that Dio made it.

[QUOTE=Deth;13851268]Uh, wow. It's so good. I could listen to [I]The Haunting[/I] for days. Amazing, amazing album.[/QUOTE]

Yeah, Kamelot is probably the best American metal band around today.

[QUOTE=sonictheplumber;13855169]What exactly makes a band Power Metal? All I know is that Dio made it.[/QUOTE]

Stereotypes:

High vocals
Constant double bass
Two types of songs: Metal and ballad
Bass player plays one note for the whole song
Fantasy-based lyrics
German
Gay


All of these are frequently true, except the last one.



[QUOTE=Mike]Yeah, Kamelot is probably the best American power metal band around today.[/QUOTE]

Fix'd.

[QUOTE=pate;13857073]Stereotypes:

High vocals
Constant double bass
Two types of songs: Metal and ballad
Bass player plays one note for the whole song
Fantasy-based lyrics
Gay


All of these are frequently true, except the last one.[/QUOTE]

You forgot that it's an advantage if they are German. :D

Oh, you're right.

Edited :)

[QUOTE=pate;13857073]Fix'd.[/QUOTE]

Name me an American metal band that's better that ISN'T Iced Earth.

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future;13857490]Name me an American metal band that's better that ISN'T Iced Earth.[/QUOTE]

Aw, you had to put a restriction on it :mad:

Well, there's Jag Panzer, Solitude Aeturnus, Testament, Agalloch and Symphony X, but other than those, yes.

See, I knew your rampant Iced Earth fanboyism would get in the way...

Ok, Kamelot is the best American power metal band around (if you don't consider Symphony X power metal).

Well...Jag Panzer is power metal. But Kamelot is the best American European-style power metal band.

I've never really enjoyed Jag Panzer. I found them terribly mediocre.

[QUOTE=Deth;13858124]I've never really enjoyed Jag Panzer. I found them terribly mediocre.[/QUOTE]

Ditto

I absolutely love them. King at a Price is my favorite song OAT.

[I]Ample Destruction[/I] owns you all >:[

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future;13857984]See, I knew your rampant Iced Earth fanboyism would get in the way...[/QUOTE]

You should just be happy I didn't get in the way. :p

And I had a phase where I listened to Ample Destruction a lot. But I havn't in a while. Decent album...about as far as it goes.

I don't even like AD and I'm a JP fanboy.

I never liked Jag Panzer that much, even though Broderick has enormous chops.

True.^ Though he's not the guitarist in AD :p

Anyone else just love the chorus to Tarot's Messenger of Gods ?

He does, and Harry has a killer voice.

While Jag Panzer has a bunch of kick *** songs, I've always felt that they could benefit a lot from 1 or 2 more speedier songs per album to add more diversity. Otherwise the highlights are definetly Harry's Vocals and Chris' leads.

[QUOTE=pate;13861377]I don't even like AD and I'm a JP fanboy.[/QUOTE]
What Jag Panzer album is best? (Other than Ample Destruction of course ;))

IMO it's (in order) Thane to the Throne, Casting the Stones, The Age of Mastery, and The Fourth Judgement next.

HahahitnRun: Harry is great

Okay cool. Tyler and I were trying to figure it out yesterday but the Metal-Archives reviews don't really give you a good idea :mad:

[QUOTE=Stormrider331;13864305]True.^ Though he's not the guitarist in AD :p

Anyone else just love the chorus to Tarot's Messenger of Gods ?[/QUOTE]

I think that's the worst song on the album. It seems horribly generic...

I just got burning point - Bring down the enemy .. I haven't heard the whole thing yet but it sounds promising.

I got tickets to see Therion with Sabaton and Grave Digger as support acts. To bad it's still a month and a half before it starts.

[QUOTE=Iron Bars;13902424]I got tickets to see Therion with Sabaton and Grave Digger as support acts. To bad it's still a month and a half before it starts.[/QUOTE]

You're a douchebag. :mad:

I picked up One Cold Winter's Night. Great DVD...production is excellent, and the setlist is excellent too.

I also picked up Sentenced's giant DVD pack thingy of their last show ever, which I still have to check out.

I wanted to get that live Kamelot CD but it's pretty expensive around here.

Point being, I need more Kamelot.

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future;13903201]You're a douchebag. :mad:

I picked up One Cold Winter's Night. Great DVD...production is excellent, and the setlist is excellent too.

I also picked up Sentenced's giant DVD pack thingy of their last show ever, which I still have to check out.[/QUOTE]

you been listening to TSO lately?

and on the kamelot DVD is there any keyboard solos?