Seeing Cynic and Scale The Summit tonight. :)
At 11/7/11 05:05 AM, HeavenDuff wrote:
Warbringer... I hear some of the guys in here like them a lot, but it's another band I never really got into. Crossover/Thrash, right?...
I wouldn't say crossover. Well, it's a fucking retarded term anyway. "crossover metal" is just what metal elitist douchebags call it, because they don't want to admit they're listening to punk. Albeit punk influenced by metal, but still.
Warbringer are pretty kickass though if you're in the right mood, and are PARTICULARLY epic live.
Here's a heavily promoted song off each of their albums:
Shattered Like Glass (WTA)
Severed Reality (WIN)
Combat Shock (WWE)
Some other POPULAR songs by Warbringer in addition to these: "Total War", "Beneath The Waves", "Living In A Whirlwind", "Abandoned By Time", "Living Weapon" and "Treacherous Tongue".
And Symphony X ? They are great. One of my all time favorite bands :) But since this is the Iconoclast tour, I don't know. But I guess I'm just being a dick right now.
Well the differences between this tour and the april/may tour setlist:
They will NOT be playing that much of Paradise Lost. According to Russel Allen in a interview, that most PL songs will never be played again because "Romeo is the only one who REALLY likes playing them anyway"
He specifically said Serpent's Kiss and Seven will most likely never be played again, and hinted that it's this way with other songs on that album as well.
And in addition to the lack of songs of that fail album, they won't be killing a fourth of their set time with a 20 minute song.
So I think Symphony X will put on their most unique setlist since before Paradise Lost came out. (All their setlists since PL came out have just been massive PL worship, with a few other songs thrown in and maybe The Odyssey as an encore)
I've been meaning to get into Iced Earth... since I was 17 years old. And to this date, I think I've not heard a single song by them... what a shame...
Okay, you're lucky i'm here to help you with this because Iced Earth is one of the HARDEST metal bands out there to get into. They've had five vocalists total, have only had one consistent member their entire existence (Jon Schaffer, guitar) and have had a wide range of overall style changes over the years. And in addition to this, IE fanboys are bit too annoying to take seriously and can overall turn people away from Iced Earth in that regard as well.
So if you want to get into Iced Earth, keep reading. If not, screenshot this post and read it whenever you are interested.
The first two Iced Earth albums are very raw, fast and thrashie, so if you like that kind of stuff check them out. They each have their own vocalist whom only appear on said albums once each. These albums are very good if you want something like Agent Steele, Sanctuary, early Nevermore, Testament, etc. You will find over the years that Iced Earth fanboys all either totally love these albums more than any other IE albums, or totally hate them more than any other IE albums. All depends on how much you prefer their raw thrash style, I suppose.
Their 3rd-6th albums are their most popular, most acclaimed and worshiped albums. All feature Matt Barlow on vocals. These albums are heavy and ballsie as fuck but are not quite anywhere nearly as raw, fast or thrashie as the first two albums. Th
The Glorious Burden(7th album) features Tim "Ripper" Owens(You may know him as a Judas Priest former singer) and the album is AWFUL. It has one AMAZING song, "Gettysburg" and it's actually one of my favorite IE songs but the rest of that album is horrendously boring and completely filler. I recommend downloading the one track and ignoring the rest. (It's 32 minutes of amazing)
Framing Armageddon(Their 8th album) is the other IE album with Ripper on vocals. I personally found it awful like GB. Not AS boring or uninspired of songs overall, but no long-ass amazing track either.
Their 9th album, Crucible of man, is pretty much their worst album easily in my opinion. There's really nothing redeemable about this album in the slightest. Matt Barlow returns to IE to record this one album, then he's out again. haha The reason this album? This is the only album in IE's history that they sounded like they were trying to be power metal, and because of that it sounded awful. IE's always been really heavy, dark, fast and thrashie and overall more reminiscent to thrash metal or progressive metal. With this album it feels as if they were trying to be power metal, when their power metal elements were always somewhat subtle.
This all being said, a lot of IE fanboys worship their 7th-9th albums. Just saying though, they are NOT a good place to start except MAYBE if you are a pre-existing Ripper Owens fanboy.
Their 10th and latest album Dystopia recently came out. I have yet to hear it personally, but based off everything i've heard about it(from both metalhead friends and from reading reviews) it appears to be their comeback album and quite an excellent listen. It's their first album featuring their current vocalist Stu Block, who is also the vocalist of Into Eternity.
As a whole, I recommend going to the show if you like Symphony X and just sticking around to watch IE. Sometimes it takes seeing a band with a wide diversity of tunes live to truly appreciate them on recording. :)
The song i'm linking is "Gettysburg", I.E. the only song off Glorious Burden worth listening to. Even though most IE I recommended features the other vocalists and NOT Ripper, I feel this song is a good place to hook you.
Why? The song's melodic but not TOO melodic, heavy but not TOO heavy and technical but not TOO technical. Plus the vocals are awesome, and the lyrics are 100% historically accurate.
ENJOY SIR.
At 11/7/11 10:15 AM, Bahamut wrote:
This week's MMT artist is Argus. If you've not heard of them, give them a shot right away.
Will definitely check them out.
I would have seen Symphony X in London last month but not if it clashed with a Job Centre appointment.
You missed Symphony X with PAGAN'S MIND opening? WHAT?
However, that did come with a heavy price which was not being able to see Helloween with Stratovarius.
YOU MISSED HELLOWEEN WITH STRATOVARIUS?
Jesus Christ, you know how to miss all the best tours.
I wasn't able to hear the guitars when I saw Blind Guardian last year.
That sucks DICK. I would've cried if that happened to me, fortunately they played at a good venue here.
2 - White Wizzard never showed up. Apparently they were involved in a car accident that day and missed out on the London show. While I would have liked to have seen them live along with Iced Earth, I saved myself some disappointment in this case.
LOL WHITE WIZZARD.
Those guys are decent music-wise, but are some of the biggest douchebags out there. All the members of Holy Grail, except for one, was all White Wizzard. Then the last guy who owned the band decided he was bored and kicked out the entire band. And not only that, White Wizzard are known for getting super butthurt and angreh online whenever anyone criticizes them on their facebook. Fuck them, not good enough music to accept that douchebaggery.
I take it they didn't take long to get on stage for when you went.
Nope. The show here:
Doors: 7
Holy Grail: 8 - 8:45
Manowar: 9:15-12:15
Cynic - Box Up My Bones
