After listening to a few tracks off the latest Firewind I've come to the conlusion that Gus is over rated. His bands are horribly generic (the kind of heavy/power I despise) and all the hype is about him participating in a dozen of bands. Sure he's a good player with nice tone but nothing really special.

I like the Firewind songs I have. They're nothing amazing, but I still enjoy the songs.

And the Pagan's Mind singer never really bothered me...hmm, I'll listen to some more and see if he does now.

They sound (Firewind and the likes) totally unispired to me. Yay, new band to hate :D

He's ruining the band (not that the music itself is something spectacular) for me as well Mikey.

Gus did a great job in Dream Evil though. Probably cause he didn't write any of the music.

I kinda like the music that Pagan's Mind puts out though. Just the damn vocalist is irritating as all hell.

I didn't really like the Dream Evil when I gave them a listen...

I love Dream Evil. They're one of those bands like Edguy that don't take themselves too seriously at all.

Why the **** did I say Evergrey earlier? :mad:

Too bad their record company didn't want them to call themselves Dragonslayer. The name fits them so much better.

Yea, that's true...it's a crying shame.

Slayer used to be named like this.

I really like Dream Evils older stuff...the new album (Book of Heavy Metal?) Doesnt thrill me that much. That one part in one of the songs on the album makes me wince when his "wife" screams "I am his wife, SHUTUP!". Yeah, pretty much ruined that song for me.

I've been trying to put together a few power metal songs centered around Urban Arcana. Slow-going at the moment. The lyrics seem to be the toughest part.

[QUOTE=Stoic]After listening to a few tracks off the latest Firewind I've come to the conlusion that Gus is over rated. His bands are horribly generic (the kind of heavy/power I despise) and all the hype is about him participating in a dozen of bands. Sure he's a good player with nice tone but nothing really special.[/QUOTE]

Have you heard the previous Firewind albums? Because I found the new one to be a load of s[SIZE=2]hit[/SIZE], but I loved the other ones.

Gus is a very good lead player, a solid performer live, and a nice guy to meet. But, I'm sure he'd be better suited to be just the lead player, like in Dream Evil, than to write everything, like in Firewind.

well 2 months later Blind Guardian's nightfall in middle earth has finally grown on me, not sure if i will buy more blind guardian albums though.

im currently listening to some Firewind samples and might get an album by them, any suggestions as to which?

I bought Angra's album [I]Temple Of Shadows[/I] a couple of days ago and I got to say it's really freaking good, nothing can touch Fireworks IMO but this one is really close.

Temple of Shadows is awesome. The lead and the drum work is just incredible.

[QUOTE=pate]Have you heard the previous Firewind albums? Because I found the new one to be a load of s[SIZE=2]hit[/SIZE], but I loved the other ones.

Gus is a very good lead player, a solid performer live, and a nice guy to meet. But, I'm sure he'd be better suited to be just the lead player, like in Dream Evil, than to write everything, like in Firewind.[/QUOTE]

I have heard random songs off the 2nd and 3rd album as well but nothing really impressed me. Still they were much better than the songs I heard of their latest. I agree with your last statement :)

No Blind Guardian album sound the same. So, Shadow Stalker, if you weren't that impressed with NIME, you don't have to worry about getting an album that sounds really similiar.

[QUOTE=Synthetical]I really like Dream Evils older stuff...the new album (Book of Heavy Metal?) Doesnt thrill me that much. That one part in one of the songs on the album makes me wince when his "wife" screams "I am his wife, SHUTUP!". Yeah, pretty much ruined that song for me.[/QUOTE]

Dude, that's what makes that song so special for me. :p

I love Spread Your Fire by Angra. Brilliant drumming and guitarwork.

No, the wife sings, "I am his wife" and he tells her to shut-up. It's quite a classic moment, I think. Dream Evil are like Edguy for grown-ups.

Angra is awesome.

BG is awesome.

Alex, those songs sound cool. I'd like to see the lyrics when you get done.

Yeah, that's part of what attracts one to the genre, the lack of total seriousness.

[QUOTE=Riva]Alex, those songs sound cool. I'd like to see the lyrics when you get done.[/QUOTE]

I didn't know you were familiar with Urban Arcana

I don't, that's why I'd like to see the lyrics...

Ah. Urban Arcana is a game setting in which the modern world is facing an incursion of magic and creatures of myth from beyond the veil of Shadow.

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Take a look at these galleries. That should help.

So, if you want to see why I believe Fist for Fight owns everything Sabaton have done, post your addresses. I have uploaded a 5 song sampler including:
Shadows
Thunderstorm
The Hammer has Fallen
Metalizer
Burn your Crosses

[QUOTE=Stoic]So, if you want to see why I believe Fist for Fight owns everything Sabaton have done, post your addresses. I have uploaded a 5 song sampler including:
Shadows
Thunderstorm
The Hammer has Fallen
Metalizer
Burn your Crosses[/QUOTE]

darkseaofthought at yahoo.com please and thanks :)

you know mine, mang.

I'de like that :)

You know my email aswell.

[email]anemiate@yahoo.com[/email] :thumb:

Alright sent to everyone. Hail to the mighty Sabaton \m/

Yes, I'm terribly sorry guys, I did my stupid thing again. Expect another e-mail soon :-\

I'll take the sampler if you still want to send it.

Everytime I hear The Bard's Song - In The Forest, I can't help but thing about the book I'm reading right now. And everytime I sit down to read, I always get The Bard's Song running through my head.