So Edguy Tuesday night. Opening bands were meh, Edguy's set list was meh, crowd was surprisingly small. But the crew was still entertaining to watch. They always seem like they themselves are having a lot of fun which makes for an enjoyable show.

Who opened for Edguy? Anyone mildly known?

Avian (local band), then Luna Mortis and Epicurean.

Both of the bands that Edguy brought along were AWFUL. Luna Mortis was a little bit better than the other, but still pretty lame. Neither of their singers were good at all.

yeah Luna Mortis could be a pretty good band if their singer didnt suck

Yeah, Epicurean's singer sucked. Also, while I'm typically a fan of strings and synths in metal music, EVERY SINGLE SECOND OF EVERY SONG does not need a synth layer. Got annoying super fast.

So guys, what do y'all think of Sonata Arctica's new album? Had a great first impression, but I feel it's going to make me go zzzz when I listen to it for the third time onwards.

I've never liked them.

I've always enjoyed them and Ecliptica was absolutely brilliant. This new album isn't really that bad and is quite enjoyable for me actually.

I don't know why I never looked into them much before, but I've been enjoying some Helloween lately.

Which Helloween album(s)?

yes please enlighten us

EDIT: Considering you've commented on my review of Better Than Raw that you'd never get into the band. :P

everything with kai hansen on it is ace. the rest is ehhhh.

kiske is twice the singer deris is too

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kiske is twice the singer deris is too[/QUOTE]

This is a proven fact.

he should have transcended to valhalla immediately after recording the vocals for i want out

[QUOTE=pate;17534887]This is a proven fact.[/QUOTE]

Can anyone sing higher than Kiske?

EDIT: But on Deris' favor, he's a much better songwritter.

Have you guys heard the new Sonata Arctica release yet? I'm going to listen to it in a minute. I heard it's nothing spectacular.

I haven't listened to any full albums yet, but I've been scattering around. I've heard songs from Gambling with the Devil, Keeper of the Secret Keys I, II, and Legacy, and Rabbit Don't Come Easy. They aren't the greatest things I've ever heard, but the band is really enjoyable.

[QUOTE=Poet;17535279]I haven't listened to any full albums yet, but I've been scattering around. I've heard songs from [B]Gambling with the Devil[/B], Keeper of the Secret Keys I, II, and Legacy, and Rabbit Don't Come Easy. They aren't the greatest things I've ever heard, but the band is really enjoyable.[/QUOTE]

That album is great.

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EDIT: But on Deris' favor, he's a much better songwritter.[/QUOTE]

Were either of them involved at all in writing?

[QUOTE=pate;17535573]Were either of them involved at all in writing?[/QUOTE]

IIRC, Deris does the bulk of the writing along with Weikath. Kiske didn't do a lot up until Hansen left, then his participation greatly increased... and we got Pink Bubbles Go Ape and Chameleon.

[QUOTE=VTK;17534946]Can anyone sing higher than Kiske?
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[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwXrIjY8V6M[/url]

He definitely has bigger wails (aka war-cries). And yes, I love fapping and whoring him out lol. To me he's the best singer I've ever heard.

checked out a band called Olympos Mons. really good stuff. both their albums Conquistador and Medievil are excellent

[QUOTE=Poet;17535767][url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwXrIjY8V6M[/url]

He definitely has bigger wails (aka war-cries). And yes, I love fapping and whoring him out lol. To me he's the best singer I've ever heard.[/QUOTE]

damn son that blew away my ear drums

Wow, that dude is definitely good.

was jammin some lost horizon the other day actually

[QUOTE=VTK;17550274]damn son that blew away my ear drums[/QUOTE]

It rearranges my face every time.

anyone listen to Persuader?

they're like Blind Guardian with bigger balls

Blind Guardian has some pretty big balls though.

And no I haven't, I'll check them out.

leader singer is a Hansi doppelganger

Only song of theirs that I care about is The Hunter.

Song rules.

Have you heard Evolution Purgatory? I think it's far, far better than the other two albums.

Yep. Didn't care for it :p

To be fair, though, it's not that I disliked it/thought it was bad. Just not something I'd go back to, which is the case for a vast majority of power metal for me.

Galloglass I still love, though.

yeah, power metal is a genre where something has to be exceptional for me to care now. I can enjoy generic death metal and such, but for power metal, it needs to be something amazing.

do you use msn?

nope, I live in Amerikkka.

what's MSN? lol, I think that's been out of the loop here in the US for like 5 years.

And I can actually listen to generic power metal and enjoy it. That's probably because I've already heard and fell in love with the best band in the entire genre.

is that Dragonforce Poet? lol

lol totally. They were the first power metal band I listened to though.

[QUOTE=Deth;17551508]anyone listen to Persuader?

they're like Blind Guardian with bigger balls[/QUOTE]

If I wasn't currently digging stoner metal, I'd give it a go now. :< It'll have to wait some weeks.

Persuader's alright.