At 10/21/08 05:45 AM, Oppugnant wrote: A friend of mine who's obsessed with technical and progressive metal.

Well Ned didn't depress me at all :(.

Introduced me to the band Zero Hour today. Amazing stuff. Reminds me of Nevermore a little.

Did do much for me.
I dislike Nevermore though :P.

Gamma Ray's Somewhere Out in Space came today. So far, I'm not finding it as great as Land of the Free or Powerplant, but I'll still give it a chance. Also, I noticed Rokuro had all his posts deleted again. :(

At 10/20/08 07:02 PM, Nev wrote: I neglected Edguy as I didn't feel they cut it as 'epic' enough.

I have to agree with you, they're not as epic as I expected them to be, but not bad anyway.

And Manowar I completely forgot about. But they're epic in a different way... an oiled up, leather thong way.

lol, Manowar. Yes, I declare them as epic, especially Battle Hymn.

Manowar is damn epic.
Just listen to this.
Sometimes though they´re so over the top that its hilarious.

Manowar is the type of power metal I listen to when I want a good laugh.

Not because their lyrics are silly (though they are) but they way they sing them. Can't help but chuckle.

Also I'll try to post here more often.

Eric Adams has the funniest falsetto ever.

At 10/21/08 11:37 AM, Centurion-Ryan wrote: Eric Adams has the funniest falsetto ever.

Is there such thing as a serious falsetto?
Even the most well-respected high-pitched singers can be laughable at times.

At 10/21/08 12:40 PM, BatDan wrote: Is there such thing as a serious falsetto?

ZP Theart or Bruce Dickinson?

At 10/21/08 12:44 PM, Centurion-Ryan wrote:

At 10/21/08 12:40 PM, BatDan wrote: Is there such thing as a serious falsetto?

ZP Theart or Bruce Dickinson?

You're joking about ZP right?
Because it's not a very funny joke.

As for Bruce Dickinson, well... damn you got me there.

And for those who bring up Rob Halford I can't help but laugh every time I hear "All Guns Blazing"

At 10/21/08 12:44 PM, Centurion-Ryan wrote:

At 10/21/08 12:40 PM, BatDan wrote: Is there such thing as a serious falsetto?

ZP Theart or Bruce Dickinson?

ZP sucks.

I can think of a few falsetto vocalists who do it brilliantly:
Thom Yorke (Radiohead)
Cedric Bixlar-Zavala (The Mars Volta) to name a few.

In terms of Metal I love Chuck's falsetto.
"PAINKIILLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLAARR!"

At 10/21/08 12:52 PM, Nev wrote: I can think of a few falsetto vocalists who do it brilliantly:
Thom Yorke (Radiohead)
Cedric Bixlar-Zavala (The Mars Volta) to name a few.

If we're not talking Metal then Geddy Lee is a great falsetto along with Jon Anderson (Yes).

I wouldn´t classify Manowar as power metal.

At 10/21/08 12:48 PM, BatDan wrote: You're joking about ZP right?
Because it's not a very funny joke.

I never said he was good, but whenever I hear him falsetto I don't burst out laughing, in fact I hardly even notice.

Therfore, he is cereal.

At 10/21/08 01:19 PM, DeIirium wrote: I wouldn´t classify Manowar as power metal.

If this isn't Power Metal songwriting then I don't know what is:
Glory and fame
Blood is our name
Souls full of thunder
Hearts of steel
Killers of men
Of warriors friend
Sworn to avenge our fallen brothers
To the end

At 10/21/08 01:21 PM, Centurion-Ryan wrote: Therfore, he is cereal.

He's cereal in a bowl of ridiculous milk.

At 10/21/08 01:36 PM, Nev wrote:

At 10/21/08 01:19 PM, DeIirium wrote: I wouldn´t classify Manowar as power metal.

If this isn't Power Metal songwriting then I don't know what is:
Glory and fame
Blood is our name
Souls full of thunder
Hearts of steel
Killers of men
Of warriors friend
Sworn to avenge our fallen brothers
To the end

Their lyrics do sound like power metal, but compare the music with something like Helloween or Blind Guardian and its nothing alike.

At 10/21/08 02:35 PM, DeIirium wrote: Their lyrics do sound like power metal, but compare the music with something like Helloween or Blind Guardian and its nothing alike.

I think lyrics make Power Metal, unless you're like Nightwish and symphonic most PM bands are just Speed/Thrash/Heavy but with a cheesey subject matter.
Manowar are a Heavy Metal band that sing about cheesey stuff. I wouldn't say they're as Power as BG and Helloween and such, but they have their foot in the door.

I'll have to ask you gentlemen to call this Hardcore Punk 'song' a Grindcore song otherwise I'm going to look very silly.

At 10/21/08 12:40 PM, BatDan wrote: Is there such thing as a serious falsetto?
Even the most well-respected high-pitched singers can be laughable at times.

King Diamond.

At 10/21/08 12:40 PM, BatDan wrote:

At 10/21/08 11:37 AM, Centurion-Ryan wrote: Eric Adams has the funniest falsetto ever.

Is there such thing as a serious falsetto?
Even the most well-respected high-pitched singers can be laughable at times.

Matt Bellamy
i personally don't find the singer of Sigur Ros laughable, but it'd be easy to laugh at him. He's got a ridiculous range.

At 10/22/08 12:07 AM, D3NTATUS wrote: Matt Bellamy

That's less of a falsetto and more of a whiney moan.

At 10/20/08 10:50 PM, CapnCrunchDaPimp wrote: Lucky! Opeth would be a band I'd love to see live,

They aren't as good as I thought they would be when I saw them.

I don't know why, but they just didn't live up to what I expected from them.

At 10/21/08 05:45 AM, Oppugnant wrote: A friend of mine who's obsessed with technical and progressive metal.

I would like to see a good band that combines technical, progressive, power, speed, thrash and symphonic metal.

It could, potientially, be beyond epic.

Introduced me to the band Zero Hour today. Amazing stuff. Reminds me of Nevermore a little.

And you just introduced me to an awesome band, great job!

At 10/21/08 08:02 AM, Bahamut wrote: Gamma Ray's Somewhere Out in Space came today.

I usually prefer getting albums over compilations.

Oh well, mabye thats just me.

Also, I noticed Rokuro had all his posts deleted again. :(

What a deletion whore.

One day hes going to overdose and get completely deleted. :P

I have to agree with you, they're not as epic as I expected them to be, but not bad anyway.

Never seen them live, are they still worth seeing?

Also someone asked if anyone is seeing dragonforce soon to confirm or disprove that dragonforce is cleaning up there act on stage....well they are playing here in a month.

If somebody sends me the money i'll go. :P

FOR ALL THE AMERICANS IN THE CLUB WITH VH1 ON YOUR TV:

Last night on VH1 their was like an hour special about the history of metal.
Then afterwords was headbangers with a bunch of music videos like cannibal corpse, Pantera, Ozzy Ozborn and Avenged Sevenfold.
And during the commericals it was talking about tune in saturday for an inside scoop on Metallica's new album.

....What the fuck? Since when has VH1 been metal?

I'm so confused.

At 10/22/08 03:57 AM, AniMetal wrote: What a deletion whore.

Im still loling at this.

At 10/21/08 12:40 PM, BatDan wrote:

Is there such thing as a serious falsetto?

Uh, Freddie Mercury?

At 10/21/08 11:37 AM, Centurion-Ryan wrote: Eric Adams has the funniest falsetto ever.

I agree, especially on Black Wind, Fire and Steel.

At 10/21/08 01:19 PM, DeIirium wrote: I wouldn´t classify Manowar as power metal.

Music-wise, I wouldn't, but for the lyrical themes, I would. To me, Manowar are Heavy Metal.

At 10/22/08 03:57 AM, AniMetal wrote:

At 10/21/08 08:02 AM, Bahamut wrote: Gamma Ray's Somewhere Out in Space came today.

I usually prefer getting albums over compilations.

Same here, I prefer to listen to the actual albums rather than a selection of songs from several albums a band has made. My only exception to this are Queen's Greatest Hits albums.

Also, I noticed Rokuro had all his posts deleted again. :(

What a deletion whore.

lol yeah. :p

At 10/22/08 06:28 AM, Aci6 wrote: Laugh out louding?

Almost as good as my 'Laugh out loud-out-fucking-loud'.

Also, metal.

At 10/22/08 03:57 AM, AniMetal wrote: They aren't as good as I thought they would be when I saw them.
I don't know why, but they just didn't live up to what I expected from them.

Must have been an off night for then :P.

I would like to see a good band that combines technical, progressive, power, speed, thrash and symphonic metal.

Symphony X.

It could, potientially, be beyond epic.

They are.

At 10/21/08 07:09 AM, Nev wrote:

At 10/21/08 05:45 AM, Oppugnant wrote: A friend of mine who's obsessed with technical and progressive metal.

Well Ned didn't depress me at all :(.

He impressed you though right? :P

Introduced me to the band Zero Hour today. Amazing stuff. Reminds me of Nevermore a little.

Did do much for me.
I dislike Nevermore though :P.

But, Nevermore rule dood.

At 10/22/08 08:40 AM, Oppugnant wrote: He impressed you though right? :P

To the point of depression :P.

But, Nevermore rule dood.

Too angry for me.

At 10/20/08 07:02 PM, Nev wrote:

At 10/20/08 04:28 PM, IrishGun wrote: Are they Progressive Power? I've forgotten again. :x

They're Prog Metal really. But its a fine line and their songs are epic and catchy enough to be considered Power Metal too.

I suppose.

They're pretty much the only Prog band I know.

"Tool" is fucking awesome!!!!!oneoneoneoneeleven
Who agrees and why?

At 10/22/08 01:19 PM, Kodman15323 wrote: "Tool" is fucking awesome!

Even if they were metal, I'd disagree.

Shortened the amount of unnecesarry exclamation marks for a lack of stupidity.