What is your fav bands?

[BumZen]

I was just thinking the other day (yes... it happens) about that Mercenary has a pretty all around target group (if you can call it that?)... I mean; it doesn't matter if you like normal metal, death metal or progressive metal, thrash metal, power metal and so forth... it is all represented in the music of mercenary, or well, that is what I think, and I am a fan of all genres mentioned above including black, and I love every aspect of Mercenary so far (looking away from First Breath[:p] hehe)

But to get to the point: I was curios what the fans of Mercenary normally listens to besides Mercenary?
to mention a few of my favs:

Death / Control Denied (this is for sure my fav band(s))
Iron Maiden
Time Machine / Khali
Dream Theater
Iced Earth
Twilight / Beyond Twilight
Rush
Testament / Dragonlord
Nevermore
Judas Priest
Agent Steel
Queensryche
Slayer
Evergrey
Kamelot
Immortal
Marduk
King Diamond / Mercyful Fate
Deicide
Sepultura
Manticora
Cornerstone
Black Sabbath / Ozzy
diverse metal Operas like AINA and Avantasia etc.

this should pretty much give an idea of my taste...

so go ahead, post yours :) (I am VERY interested in the lists of the mercenary band members... hehehehehe:D



From rivers of sorrow
to oceans deep with hope
I have travelled them

- Chuck Schuldiner (RIP)

[Brother Of Slaughter]

Hey there.

I´m into a lot of different music, but my all time (and present) favourite bands are:

Fates Warning
Iron Maiden
DT
O.S.I.
San Voisen (Love those vocals)
Nevermore
Queensryche

These are the bands I dig the most and as I focus on the vocal performances for inspiration I find these bands to be quite interesting.
:)

Kind regards
Mikkel Sandager



Sleep tight my dear I´ve come to kill.
If I can´t have you
then no one will!!!

[n/a]

Pink Floyd
Opeth
Arch Enemy
Dimmu Borgir
Nortt
Onskapt
Slayer
EverGrey
Mayhem
Kashmir
PanzerChrist

is what i am lissing to atm..

And all that you touch and all that you see, is all that your life will ever be!

[EskiDEATH]

The bands I listen to are:
Metallica
Pantera
Sepultura
Death/Control Denied
Sodom
Cannibal Corpse (Kral try to growl as Chris Barnes!:D)
Morbid Angel
Manowar
Nightwish (Mikkel you can try to sing as Tarja Turunen!)

That's it I think....

You deserve all the respect, you can get!
11 Dreams is a KILLER!

[BumZen]

quote:Originally posted by Brother Of Slaughter

Hey there.

I´m into a lot of different music, but my all time (and present) favourite bands are:

Fates Warning
Iron Maiden
DT
O.S.I.
San Voisen (Love those vocals)
Nevermore
Queensryche

These are the bands I dig the most and as I focus on the vocal performances for inspiration I find these bands to be quite interesting.
:)

Kind regards
Mikkel Sandager


Funny... Besides Nevermore and San Voisen (which I have never even heard about) these bands were the ones I would have thought you would listen to. Well... IM was obvious of course[:o)];)

Some nice bands though ;)

Mads

NP: Death - Scream Bloody Gore

From rivers of sorrow
to oceans deep with hope
I have travelled them

- Chuck Schuldiner (RIP)

[Martin]

My favourite bands (at the moment) are:

Johnny Smith Quintet
Dave Matthews Band
Larry Carlton
Steve Vai
Soilwork
Pink Floyd
Alanis Morissette
Dream Theater
Ronja
Mike Stern
Robben Ford
Yes
Death
Pantera
Carpark North
Queen
Sting
Bon Jovi

I hope I didn't scare off anyone with my extremely "bad" taste:D:D[8D]

Basically, I'm into all kinds of music. I like skilled musicians and/or good songwriters, regardless of genre...

[BumZen]

quote:Originally posted by Martin

My favourite bands (at the moment) are:

Johnny Smith Quintet
Dave Matthews Band
Larry Carlton
Steve Vai
Soilwork
Pink Floyd
Alanis Morissette
Dream Theater
Ronja
Mike Stern
Robben Ford
Yes
Death
Pantera
Carpark North
Queen
Sting
Bon Jovi

I hope I didn't scare off anyone with my extremely "bad" taste:D:D[8D]

Basically, I'm into all kinds of music. I like skilled musicians and/or good songwriters, regardless of genre...


Hmm... I must say I am VERY surprised about your list... Many of them I either can't stand or haven't even heard of before. The only ones I was expecting to see was Steve Vai and Dream Theater. Though you also have some other cool bands on there (Death, Pink Floyd, Queen, Soilwork and Pantera).
I was actually expecting to see guys like Schenker, Malmsteen, Satriani etc on the list as well. But I guess this is a good thing concerning Mercenary since you bring in a more poppish/mellow sound to Mercenary. awesome :)

Mads

PS: liking other genres is cool I think. It just shows that you like whatever you like despite what others may think. I like Hiphop and Surf music as well for example. Also Jazz can be cool, but I am mostly into rock/metal.

NP: Iron Maiden - Fear of the Dark

From rivers of sorrow
to oceans deep with hope
I have travelled them

- Chuck Schuldiner (RIP)

[danishmaggot]

-Slipknot (Kral knows how big of a freak I am :D)
-Mercenary (Im not kissing ass or anything, you guys simple is one of the best bands out there)
-In Flames
-Opeth
-Killswitch Engage
-Children of Bodom
-Stone Sour
-Korn
-Unearth
-Pantera

Oh and a shit load of others. I love metal haha


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Kral, du kan da ikke bare stoppe i KE!!! Det er så tomt!
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[Morten]

I'll put mine in here as well...
funny to see how different people are in taste - and then it all comes down to balls, metal and melody :)


I can also go along with the danish acts, they've done some amazing songs:

Kashmir
Tim C.
D.A.D.
Carpark North
Serras
Invocator
Mnemic

Foreign acts :

[soft end first, if anyone shouldn't notice :D]

Queen
The Police / Sting
Genesis / Phil Collins
Extreme
Jean Michel Jarre
Danny Elfman
U2
Zappa
Tom Waits
Björk
Toto
Stevie Wonder
Abba
Dream Theater
Symphony X
Devin Townsend
Queensryche
Iron Maiden
Ozzy Osbourne
Led Zeppelin
Metallica
Dimmu Borgir
Evergrey
Linkin Park
In Flames
Pain of Salvation
Planet X
Pantera


For some reason I also have a strange attraction to certain rap/hip hop acts from time to time [:0]


/Morten Sandager

[EskiDEATH]

How could I forget these?
Konkhra
Illdisposed
Red Warzhawa (party music at it's funniest):)
Decapitated
Vader
Annihilator
Superjoint Ritual

...and some other, I can't remember at the moment.[8D]

You deserve all the respect, you can get!
11 Dreams is a KILLER!

[miss d]

i have a San Voisen CD for trade [}:)] [:p]


besides Mercenary, bands I really like a lot are

Kalmah
Hatesphere
Reclusion
Heaven Shall Burn
Skyfire
Aeternus
Dark Tranquillity
In Slumber
Amorphis
The Black League
Firestorm
Angel Dust
Azure

[Brother Of Slaughter]

hey which one?
Mikkel Sandager

Sleep tight my dear I´ve come to kill.
If I can´t have you
then no one will!!!

[miss d]

quote:Originally posted by Brother Of Slaughter

hey which one?
Mikkel Sandager

if you meant me, it's SOUL SEASON


otherwise I'm sorry for the reply [:I] [:I]

[Brother Of Slaughter]

OK got Soul Season... nice album I think
Mikkel[8D]

Sleep tight my dear I´ve come to kill.
If I can´t have you
then no one will!!!

[BumZen]

What kind of music is San Voisen playing?

Like our God (admin) I think it is funny to see the very different tastes people here on the board has.
This is most likely good news for mercenary, because that means success... well earned success :D

Mads

NP: Wicked Maraya - Cycles

From rivers of sorrow
to oceans deep with hope
I have travelled them

- Chuck Schuldiner (RIP)

[Brother Of Slaughter]

I would call it Queensryche -ish metal with a bit more German sound to it
Mikkel

Sleep tight my dear I´ve come to kill.
If I can´t have you
then no one will!!!

[BumZen]

quote:Originally posted by Brother Of Slaughter

I would call it Queensryche -ish metal with a bit more German sound to it
Mikkel

Sleep tight my dear I´ve come to kill.
If I can´t have you
then no one will!!!


Ok... Love Queensryche, but when you say German, do you mean like Power german ala Blind Guardian and Iron Savior? or happy power ala Helloween and Mob Rules? or is it thrash like Kreator and Destruction? or crappy German Rock like Die Ãrzten and Rammstein?
or something very else?


Mads

NP: Time Machine - Evil

From rivers of sorrow
to oceans deep with hope
I have travelled them

- Chuck Schuldiner (RIP)

[imported_n/a]

My list at the moment would be:

Nevermore
Evergrey
Passenger
Slipknot
Korn
In Flames
Steve Vai
Invocator
Rammstein

In No particular order, just great bands which makes killer music

Yours In Murder

Kral

"If my auntie had bullocks, she´d be me uncle" - David Brent

Yours In Murder

Kral

[Brother Of Slaughter]

probably more helloween -ish
up tempo sometimes and groovy at other times but melodic as hell!!
A damn shame they broke up I don´t think they ever got the recognition they deserved
Mikkel

Sleep tight my dear I´ve come to kill.
If I can´t have you
then no one will!!!

[Mike Park]

Well, here goes :

Nevermore
Soilwork
Arch Enemy
Dream Theater
Jaga Jazzist
Sting
Into Another
Sensefield
Chamberlain
Counting Crows
Iron Maiden
Alice in Chains
Primus
Genesis
Jeff Buckley
P J Harvey
Meshuggah
Evergrey
....blablablabla!!!!!



Drummer!!!

[Brother Of Slaughter]

ha ha ha ha !
singer!"!:D

Sleep tight my dear I´ve come to kill.
If I can´t have you
then no one will!!!

[Brother Of Slaughter]

fuuuck!
just reviewed my own contribution to this thread and I notised that I forgot to mention ..........
Invocator!!! for Gods sake I don´t listen to anything else these days exept Through the flesh..... damn that really kicks some serious ass!
:)
Mikkel

Sleep tight my dear I´ve come to kill.
If I can´t have you
then no one will!!!

[BumZen]

Agreed... Invocator fucking rules. It is funny that such a small man as Mr. Hansen can put so much agression into his music...[}:)]

Besides that I am surprised not to see Rush on Mike Parks list... I would have thought someone like Neal Peart would be something for him... guess I was wrong. Krals list is pretty much what I thought.

Cool... thanks for the lists guys...


Mads

From rivers of sorrow
to oceans deep with hope
I have travelled them

- Chuck Schuldiner (RIP)

[Mike Park]

Sorry, no Rush.....no really my thing.
But as my Brother Of Slaughter (SINGER!!!) I would like to include Invocator.
And..
Refused
Snapcase
Turmoil
Earth Crisis
Deftones

Drummer!!!

[miss d]

as i was going through my cd-shelf, i found CDs of Superior - i have really forgotten about them [V]
now i am listening to "Younique" again - the only thing that's a bit annoying is that you can hear the german accent :D
great music anyways.

[BumZen]

hehe... so I take that they are one of your fav bands miss_d?!?!

Mads

NP: Sepultura - Arise

From rivers of sorrow
to oceans deep with hope
I have travelled them

- Chuck Schuldiner (RIP)

[miss d]

i think "Younique" is great!
Beyond is maybe too ... äh... superior for me? :D they have a third regular album out - i will get it asap.
dunno about the live-CD. I'm not fan of live-CDs.



¤ in deep sleep widen the landscape of mind ¤

[miss d]

BEHIND was the title ;)

(is there no "edit" button? )


________________________
¤ in deep sleep widen the landscape of mind ¤

[EskiDEATH]

quote:Originally posted by miss d

as i was going through my cd-shelf, i found CDs of Superior - i have really forgotten about them [V]
now i am listening to "Younique" again - the only thing that's a bit annoying is that you can hear the german accent :D
great music anyways.

If u think that's annoying, you should listen to some of the old Sodom - "Agent Orange" - sounds really funny....
You take your virtues in a tow
And commit a sin
By defects in your character
You will always imagine - from "Incest".
Try saying it with a thick german accent. I always have a good laugh, when I hear that album.

You deserve all the respect, you can get!
11 Dreams is a KILLER!

[imported_n/a]

Thats funny. I had the album on vinyl back in 1989 i think, german metal, with a look of accent...but still cool riffing as i recall...maybe i´m just getting old...hehe:)

As i swim through you my firesoul, swims through me and, when you stole my heart you took control. Let me float away.

Yours In Murder

Kral

[Metallan]

ok, here goes. this is most likley going to a long list :)

in no paticular order:

Metallica
Dream Theater (who else is a member of the fan club ?)
Rush (i even like the 80's pop rock they made :D)
Black Sabbath (all periods)
Fates Warning (Disconnected, one of the best albums EVER !)
Mercenary (Naturally :))
Iron Maiden
Bruce Dickinson Solo
Blaze
Cradle of Filth
Megadeth
Mnemic
Redemption
Pink Floyd (Wish You Where, again, one of the best albums ever)
Opeth
Nevermore
Symphony X
Slayer
Spock's Beard
TransAtlantic
Liquid Tension Experiment
Iced Earth
Sepultura
Perzonal War
Judas Priest (please don't kill me, but i prefer Tim Owens over Rob Halford)
Blind Guardian
Carcass
Anthrax
Red Warszawa
AC/DC
Misfits
Ayreon

think that's about it, might have left someout

NP Mercenary - Hour of Grief ...Majestic Virtue of Silence

[Kernnun]

random pick. all these + probably 100 moore bands. but these are the ones i listen to most.

In random Order..

Metallica
SoilWork
In Flames
Evanescence
Mercenary
LostProfhets
36 CrazyFists
Staind
SlipKnot
Flaw
Trapt
KoRn
Pantera
FF -- (fear factory)
Puddle of Mud
3 doors down
Nightwish
LOK
HIM
AFI
Arch Enemy
Soil
Devil Driver
Godsmack
Disturbed
Snot-
incubus
Perfect Circle
Hoobastank
SevenDust
Foo fighters
Slayer
Deftones-
Ill Nino
Children of bodom
Alice IN Chains
Queens Of The Stone Age
Faith no more
Spineshank
System oF a Down
Limp Bizkit
Tool
Opeth
Kittie
Linkin Park
Coal Chamber-
M.Manson
Tenacious D


The Dark hunter

[BumZen]

quote:Originally posted by Metallan

ok, here goes. this is most likley going to a long list :)

in no paticular order:

Metallica
Dream Theater (who else is a member of the fan club ?)
Rush (i even like the 80's pop rock they made :D)
Black Sabbath (all periods)
Fates Warning (Disconnected, one of the best albums EVER !)
Mercenary (Naturally :))
Iron Maiden
Bruce Dickinson Solo
Blaze
Cradle of Filth
Megadeth
Mnemic
Redemption
Pink Floyd (Wish You Where, again, one of the best albums ever)
Opeth
Nevermore
Symphony X
Slayer
Spock's Beard
TransAtlantic
Liquid Tension Experiment
Iced Earth
Sepultura
Perzonal War
Judas Priest (please don't kill me, but i prefer Tim Owens over Rob Halford)
Blind Guardian
Carcass
Anthrax
Red Warszawa
AC/DC
Misfits
Ayreon

think that's about it, might have left someout

NP Mercenary - Hour of Grief ...Majestic Virtue of Silence



you seem to have a pretty cool taste in music. A real proghead... like myself. if you want the best prog ever then try out Time Machine, they are simply just awesome.

About Rush; My fave era of theirs is the pop 80's. Power Windows is my fav album followed by Hold your fire and Grace under Pressure.

Mads



From rivers of sorrow
to oceans deep with hope
I have travelled them

- Chuck Schuldiner (RIP)

[imported_n/a]

I think that in general people in here have great taste in music, so just let them keep coming okay:)


As i swim through you my firesoul, swims through me and, when you stole my heart you took control. Let me float away.

Yours In Murder

Kral

[Metallan]

quote:Originally posted by BumZen

quote:Originally posted by Metallan

ok, here goes. this is most likley going to a long list :)

in no paticular order:

Metallica
Dream Theater (who else is a member of the fan club ?)
Rush (i even like the 80's pop rock they made :D)
Black Sabbath (all periods)
Fates Warning (Disconnected, one of the best albums EVER !)
Mercenary (Naturally :))
Iron Maiden
Bruce Dickinson Solo
Blaze
Cradle of Filth
Megadeth
Mnemic
Redemption
Pink Floyd (Wish You Where, again, one of the best albums ever)
Opeth
Nevermore
Symphony X
Slayer
Spock's Beard
TransAtlantic
Liquid Tension Experiment
Iced Earth
Sepultura
Perzonal War
Judas Priest (please don't kill me, but i prefer Tim Owens over Rob Halford)
Blind Guardian
Carcass
Anthrax
Red Warszawa
AC/DC
Misfits
Ayreon

think that's about it, might have left someout

NP Mercenary - Hour of Grief ...Majestic Virtue of Silence



you seem to have a pretty cool taste in music. A real proghead... like myself. if you want the best prog ever then try out Time Machine, they are simply just awesome.

About Rush; My fave era of theirs is the pop 80's. Power Windows is my fav album followed by Hold your fire and Grace under Pressure.

Mads



From rivers of sorrow
to oceans deep with hope
I have travelled them

- Chuck Schuldiner (RIP)



I prefer the 70's progressive stuff. but i enjoy all thier albums, my favorite is either 2112 or Permanent Waves. I also collect Rush bootlegs, let me know if you´re interested :)

[Kernnun]

yea Kral. seems like ppl have most of the same stuff. only a few bands that diff from here to there :D


really nice

The Dark hunter

[DâMn3D]

My favorites groups:
DArk Tranquillity
Nightwish
Dream Theater
Iron Maiden
Warcry
The Mithril (XDDD :D)
Sonata arctica
In flames
Gamma Ray = Ramma Gay .. xDD
(...)

Tda una powereta


If there are some body from AAlborg or from the north.. please! I want to talk with him!!! My adress: slave_of_myself@hotmail.com
SEE YOU!!

I'm all that you see.. I'm all that you want me to be.
Up the EtErNaL Metal Rebels! Up the Irons!

[Riceloft]

My faves include:

Pain of Salvation
Symphony X
Dream Theater
Porcupine Tree
Ayreon
Opeth

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If you are looking for a band that sounds just like your favorite band, just forget about us. If you are looking for a band that will make you forget about your favorite band, we are here, just walk down Remedy Lane a few times and you will never be the same again...

Daniel Gildenlöw , Pain of Salvation

[imported_n/a]

Cool bands, so i guess you attended Progpower IV did´nt you? did you see Mercenary play?

As i swim through you my firesoul, swims through me and, when you stole my heart you took control. Let me float away.

Yours In Murder

Kral

[DâMn3D]

Kral.. with he are you talking?

I'm all that you see.. I'm all that you want me to be.
Up the EtErNaL Metal Rebels! Up the Irons!

[imported_n/a]

I was asking Riceloft, that one. But D you also have a handfull of killer bands on your list i think. Keep it metal, we do

As i swim through you my firesoul, swims through me and, when you stole my heart you took control. Let me float away.

Yours In Murder

Kral

[Riceloft]

Yeah I saw you guys at PPIV, killer show! I was on the right side of the floor (left to you on stage). I hope you can make it over to the US again sometime soon. I've gotten some friends of mine into your music recently, so you can garuntee at least 4 people at a Cleveland, Ohio gig ;).

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If you are looking for a band that sounds just like your favorite band, just forget about us. If you are looking for a band that will make you forget about your favorite band, we are here, just walk down Remedy Lane a few times and you will never be the same again...

Daniel Gildenlöw , Pain of Salvation

[Riceloft]

Haha, whoops...I was on the left of the floor (right to the guys on stage)

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If you are looking for a band that sounds just like your favorite band, just forget about us. If you are looking for a band that will make you forget about your favorite band, we are here, just walk down Remedy Lane a few times and you will never be the same again...

Daniel Gildenlöw , Pain of Salvation

[imported_n/a]

Hi Riceloft, yeah it was a great experience for us also. We would love to play there again, maybe next year huh? Keep on spreading our music to your friends :-) doing a nice thing there for us. You know the new album is out in like 14 days over here, keep an eye out for that also, it makes everblack seem pale, in comparrison. Are you going to attend PPV this year?. Say hi to your friends for me...

As i swim through you my firesoul, swims through me and, when you stole my heart you took control. Let me float away.

Yours In Murder

Kral

[Riceloft]

I'll be at PPV, already got my tickets! Hopefully Century Media brings some of 11 Dreams to PPV since you guys don't have a US release date yet!

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If you are looking for a band that sounds just like your favorite band, just forget about us. If you are looking for a band that will make you forget about your favorite band, we are here, just walk down Remedy Lane a few times and you will never be the same again...

Daniel Gildenlöw , Pain of Salvation

[imported_n/a]

I´ll send CM a mail on Monday, so we keep our fingers crossed. You guys in the US should hear our new stuff. Cause i know you will love it. Have a nice PPV. It deserves to be an ongoing event for years to come.

As i swim through you my firesoul, swims through me and, when you stole my heart you took control. Let me float away.

Yours In Murder

Kral

[Nile]

I can see that no one mentioned the almighty Nile..They're my fucking favorite band, and if none of you know them, then check out their latest effort "In Their Darkened Shrines".Fucking brutal egyptian inspired death metal..Sounds weird I know, but check it out, you will be hooked. I will recommend taking a listen to the song "Nile - The Blessed Dead", just to hear how brutal Nile can be, or if you like epic tracks, take a listen to "Nile - Unas Slayer Of The Gods", a excellent epic 12 minute long death metal track..Simply amazing.

Hvis det ikke var vor herres mening, at mænd skulle slikke fisse, hvorfor skabte han så fissen, så den ligner en taco?!

[Saiko-Pod]

I love these topics! Gives me a refreshing brake in my studies to collect my thoughts on something important: Music :)

Here goes: (I've probably forgotten one or two but hey... you guys don't give jack shit ;))

Opeth
Symphony X
Dream Theater
Tool
Metallica
Yes
Pink Floyd
Dave Matthews Band
Frank Zappa

- Not in the rock/metal genre:
Massive Attack
Blackalicious
Dave Weckl Band
Hallucinogen
The Infinity Project


Udfører til stadighed tonsural tjeneste hos Napoleon (Ja, jeg er hans barber!)

[Morten]

wow Saiko.... You're definately "my kind of music man" [8D]
Cool list...

/Sandager, keys

...and on the 8th day, I created MERCENARY...

[BumZen]

quote:Originally posted by Nile

I can see that no one mentioned the almighty Nile..They're my fucking favorite band, and if none of you know them, then check out their latest effort "In Their Darkened Shrines".Fucking brutal egyptian inspired death metal..Sounds weird I know, but check it out, you will be hooked. I will recommend taking a listen to the song "Nile - The Blessed Dead", just to hear how brutal Nile can be, or if you like epic tracks, take a listen to "Nile - Unas Slayer Of The Gods", a excellent epic 12 minute long death metal track..Simply amazing.

Hvis det ikke var vor herres mening, at mænd skulle slikke fisse, hvorfor skabte han så fissen, så den ligner en taco?!


I dig Nile... my list was mainly just to give an idea of what my taste is like...

But don't you like other bands but Nile [:p]
;)

Mads

NP: Evergrey - the dark discovery

From rivers of sorrow
to oceans deep with hope
I have travelled them

- Chuck Schuldiner (RIP)

[Centurion]

Well...maybe I should..to..

I listen to 3 generes of music mostly

METAL
Older metal bands first:
Iron Maiden, W.A.S.P, Testament, Slayer, Megadeth, TNT, Judas Priest and some others..

More modern metal:
Emperor (is my all time fav. band)
Immortal
Darkthrone
Mayhem
Satyricon
Enslaved
Thorns
Zyklon
Red harvest
Dimmu Borgir
Limbonic Art
Morbid Angel
Immolation
Meshuggah (!!)
Soilwork
In Flames
Marduk
Children of Bodom
Arch Enemy
............mercenary......:P

ELECTRONIC
And I have a passion for a lot of electronic music...[8)]

Astral Projection
Man With no Name
M.F.G
The Orb
Orbital
And a lot of other strange stuff..[:p]

CLASSICAL
My 3. musical side..

pre-baroque:
A lot of choir and vocal music

Baroque:
J.S Bach (first of all his organworks and pianomusic)

Classical:
Beethoven

Romantic:
Wagner. Brahms. E.Grieg, Chopin, Berlioz, F.Lizt, and lots of others..

Impressionist/neo classical & late 1800/early 1900:
C.Debussy, M.Ravell, Stravinski, R.Korsakov, Arnold Schønberg, B.Bartok G.Holst.

Modern composers:
Arvo Part, Arne Nordheim, Stockhausen, Dead Can dance and some other maniacs..:)

And just to make it right here..I`m not into todays patethic filmmusic. Some of it is ok. Most of it is more like a parody of what the old masters created...

Besides these 3 generes I listen to more "well known" artists like Tom Waits, Simon & Garfunkel, Madona, Tori Amos, and some others...and I listen to guitarheros like Vai, Satriani, Malmsteen and Petrucci..but thats not because they play great music, but rather for inspiration on my own playing.

*yawns*[:p]

RumZen..

I agree. Mercenary have it all. They wouldapeal to metalers into most kinds of metal..:)

[BumZen]

Alright... nice list there Centurion.

I completely forgot about my classical stuff, where Tchaikovsky (sp?) is my favourite... the Swanlake is simply put some amazing stuff.

About the electronical I can follow you some of the way... I dig some GOA once in a while.
oh... btw... isn't Astral Projection supposed to be Astral Project? or am I mistaken?

Mads

EDIT: PS: It is BumZen with a B... not RumZen ;)
NP: Anubis Gate - Purification

From rivers of sorrow
to oceans deep with hope
I have travelled them

- Chuck Schuldiner (RIP)

[neither]

Hmmm... starting with...

2 ton predator
alice in chains
amorphis
amos, tori
anathema
apocalyptica
arch enemy
behind the curtain
björk
black sabbath
camel
candiria
charon
chrome shift
corrosion of conformity
cynic
dark funeral
dark tranquillity
davies, helen
davis, miles
death
deep purple
dimmu borgir
dire straits
dizzy miss lizzy
dæmonarch
eminem
enya
evereve
evergrey (-black? wonder how mercenary figured that "Ever..-[colour])
faith no more
feticide (RIP,too bad,it featured people of mercenary,mnemic,ferocity)
fear factory
flower kings
gathering
genesis
god forbid
gordian knot
green carnation
grieg
guns n' roses
invocator
jungle funk
kashmir
katatonia
kashmir
lanegan, mark
liquid tension experiment
low
mad season
machine head
manticora
marillion
mercenary
meshuggah
metallica
mnemic
moonspell
morbid angel
mozart
my dying bride
nevermore
neurosis (new one is killer!!!)
nhøp
nin
opeth
pain of salvation
pantera
panzerchrist
paradise lost
pearl jam
pink floyd
porcupine tree
psycotic waltz
queen
queensryche
raunchy
ravel
satriani, joe
seal
sentenced
sepultura
slash's snakepit
slayer
soilwork
sting
strapping young lad
tchaikovsky
temple of the dog
testament
therion
tool
townsend, devin
toto
type o negative
u2
ugly kid joe
ulver
vai, steve
withering surface
wolverine

that's all i remember on the spot
will get back with whatever i forgot

[Saiko-Pod]

@Admin

Aiiiight :D

@BumZen

quote:oh... btw... isn't Astral Projection supposed to be Astral Project? or am I mistaken?

Astral Projection is the correct name of the group. In danish it means: "Ud af kroppen-oplevelse" :)

Udfører til stadighed tonsural tjeneste hos Napoleon (Ja, jeg er hans barber!)

[Centurion]

BumZen

No it is Astral ProjectION. They worked under another name in the start though. They once was SFX, DFX or something..:P I have that old stuff here somwhere. Anyway..I love the kind of music they make. But I`m very critical on this genere of music. I only listen to the best of it..like those I had on my list. AP have a incredible atmospheric soundscape in the kind of goa/psy.trance they make, no one else on that field stand beside them or above them. It realy cleanes the soul..:D

[neither]

how could i forget...

in flames

and the uttermost great sideproject of all times:

passenger

and oh *stabbing myself*

hatesphere....

[BumZen]

Well... okay... I was wrong about AP... SORRY ;)
thanks for clearing that up...

And guys... I mostly started this thread to get an idea of what you guys listened to of genres, and what bands of those genres... not your complete list. :D


Mads

From rivers of sorrow
to oceans deep with hope
I have travelled them

- Chuck Schuldiner (RIP)

[Mike Park]

Hey Neither

Pretty cool list......Feticide, eh??? That´s some old shit!!! Actually my first metal band!!!

Cheers
Mike

Drummer!!!

[Metal Mistress]

I think i have reasonably diverse taste in music, i hold many artists from the 50's through to now in high regard so i will just list a few to give a general impression....

Older Bands (non metal)
~Alice Cooper
~David Bowie
~Gene Pitney
~TREX
~Janis Joplin
~ACDC
etc etc

The rest i will just list as i think of them

Iron Maiden
Megadeth
Mercyful Fate/King Diamond
Judas Priest
Death
Immortal
Suffocation
Children Of Bodom
Slayer
Unleashed
Emperor
Macabre
Mayhem
Manowar
Vital Remains
etc etc i could rattle on forever and a day

Being Australian i suppose i think it only fair to list a few Australian bands that get my vote as well

Psycroptic
Befallen
Veil Of Anguish
Destroyer 666
Astriaal
Excarnated
Oni
Slaughter Thou

i know i am missing out on some huge Australian bands here but my memory has temporarily lapsed so i'll leave it at that.

[Jakob]

"evergrey (-black? wonder how mercenary figured that "Ever..-[colour])"

I guess we got the idea the same place as evergrey did rather than from their name to be honest - as a pun upon a classic song being called an 'evergreen', hence classic metal songs would, in all modesty, be everblacks! :D

oh yeah by the way, I'll be sure to do a list of my fave bands one of these days, seems I'm now one of the last members of the forum not to have done so yet [:I]
-------------------------
"Don't Assume. It makes an ass out of 'u' and 'me'."
- David Brent.

[BumZen]

Hey metal_mistress... about the Australian bands. Where is Dungeon on that list? cool (despite awful production) power metal... very technical and awesome solos.

Check 'em out now that you are from the old Oz [8D]


Mads

NP: Iron maiden - Piece of mind

From rivers of sorrow
to oceans deep with hope
I have travelled them

- Chuck Schuldiner (RIP)

[Centurion]

Metal-Mistress

I just heard an Australian band called The Amenta. It was fucking awsome! I could feel the evil breathing down my neck...

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I fucked your sister last night..

[Metal Mistress]

Hey BumZen, I knew i forgot a lot of Australian bands but i am surprised that i left Dungeon out especially seeing as i was only listening to Resurrection the other day...apologies - there are just so many i consider to be worthy of mentioning and i don't have the brainpower to think of them all atm [:p]
Centurion, i have not heard The Amenta but i will check them out.

\m/Cheers\m/

[neither]

ok, well i listen to all that stuff (above) from time to time... but i get the point and here's my current list:

2 ton predator
black sabbath
corrosion of conformity
fear factory
machine head
opeth
pain of salvation
paradise lost
pearl jam
raunchy
ravel
satriani, joe
sting
tchaikovsky
testament
tool

this is what ive been listening to mostly the past few days, but it will probably change now that the weekend is here....

[Nocturnal]

Well...(favorite album in brackets):

Pink Floyd (Wish you...)
Dream Theater (Scenes From...)
Evergrey (Recreation Day)
In Flames (Colony)
Liquid Tension Exp. (2)
Nevermore (Dead Heart...)
Opeth (Blackwater Park)
Katatonia (Viva Emptiness)
Porcupine Tree (In Absentia...hail to Steve Wilson:-))
Tool (Lateralus)
A Perfect Circle(Mer de Noms)
Beatles (Abbey Road)
Dizzy Mizz Lizzy (Rotator)
Mercenary (Everblack...haven't bought 11 Dreams yet[:I])
Metallica (Ride the Lightning)
Paradise Lost (Draconian Times)
Queen (Live at Wembley)

Guitar Gods:
Jason Becker
Joe Satriani
Monte Montgomery
Stevie Ray Vaughan
Paul Gilbert
Devin Townsend

Learning to fly

[Kaitsu]

Looks like I'm resurrecting an old topic here but as I'm a newb, hopefully that's ok.

My favorite bands are

Pretty Maids
Sentenced
Nightwish
Angel Dust
Kamelot
Blind Guardian
Apocalyptica
Charon
Poisonblack
Sonata Arctica
Conception
Tarot


Australian bands I like are

Vanishing Point
Black Majesty
Dungeon

My new favorite band is Mercenary

I also like Bob Dylan


Reaching out to catch a piece of paradise

[BumZen]

Hey man... welcome! No problem about bringing back this topic, it is always interesting to see other peoples fav bands. And there is not much action on this board, so this is only a good thing.

Judging from your other fav bands I find it quite odd that you like Mercenary that much. because most of your other bands are power metal or just normal heavy metal/hard rock.

About the Australian bands, then I really think you should check out Eyefear. Their new album "9 elements of inner vision" is simply put a masterpiece. Strong vocals (reminds me of Lance King and Tobias from Lanfear) and strong melodies. Check them out...

Hope you will stick around :-)


Mads

NP: Illdisposed - 1-800-vindication

From rivers of sorrow
to oceans deep with hope
I have travelled them

- Chuck Schuldiner (RIP)

[Kaitsu]

Well as I said on another thread, this is the first Mercenary album that I've heard, and I find it very melodic. You are right though, I do love power metal. Eyefear, I've sort of been avoiding them. The vocalist used to sing with Pegazus.....

Reaching out to catch a piece of paradise

[Etherina]

Well.. My fav bands are stuff like Cannibal Corpse, Illdisposed, Spawn of Possession.. Burzum, Dark Funeral, Dakthrone..
I always find it interesting to discover new music, especially when it's "Danish" and it's so catchy from the first time you listen to it. Not catchy in a pop-song-catchy-way, but.. yeah, you know!

-Katja

[OceanSoul]

Well.. I've been obsessed with Nightwish for about 4 years and I adore nordic metal-bands in general..
Nightwish
Sonata Arctica
Eternal Tears Of Sorrow
Mercenary
For My pain...
Hammerfall
Epica
Apocalyptica
and beginning to think that Within Temptation are not so bad at all..


~One with the wawes - Oceansoul~

[Gaunerin]

just like everybody I have a long list of favourite bands but these are some of the most important ones for years:

Vintersorg
Evergrey
Brainstorm
Darkane
Into Eternity
Tad Morose
Morgana Lefay

[Nocturnal swede]

Hello everyone!

Just have to start by saying that 11 Dreams really is a great album!
Long before I ever heard of Mercenary (which is quite recently), I always had that picture in my head of how I wanted a metal album to sound in terms of sound, diversity, type of lyrics, and so on...
Of course I never thought that would happen until I heard this album... No shit!
So, while this album blew me away, I was kind of thinking "Fuck, these guys stole the music.. ehh which I have not written yet" :-)

Ok, now that the violins have stoped playing, back to the subject. My fav. band in no particular order:

Darkane
Evergrey
In Flames
Pathos
Symphony X
Devin Townsend (all of his stuff)
Mercenary
Masterplan
Dark Tranquillity

[Nocturnal swede]

I´m an idiot.... Nevermore!!

[imported_n/a]

Hi Nocturnal Swede.

That was really funny man...Welcome to the Merc Forum. Sorry we stole your not recorded album....thats a really big compliment there. And might i add that you have an excellent taste in music imo. very similar to my faves really. I just masterplan recently....damn Jorn Lande is a great singer. And the rest of the list just crushes!!!


Pinocchio quote: "Sit on my face honey ...and I will tell you a lie" :-)

[Nocturnal swede]

Thank you Kral, seems to be a place with a lot of cool people.
About the album thing.. It´s ok, because judging by the pace, it would probably not see the light of day for another couple of
years or so anyways :D

I agree, Jorn is an amazing singer, love is stuff on Beyond Twilight.
I think it´s rather funny that Yngwie once said that this guy had no potential :)

[Ghoul21]

I cannot be centered only in a kind of music.

-Nightwish (Tarja is The Voice, and they give me serenety that sometimes I need).

-Ramms+ein
-KoRn
-And Metallica, (early)MM, SOAD, A Perfect Circle, Tool..
- No Doubt ( what happen? Everyone have a dark face).

More seriously:
- Queen, Rollings, Jean Michael Jarre and Mike Oldfield (I grew up with them).

-I'm really interested in Soundtracks or classic music (such as Hans Zimmer, Danny Elfman, John Williams..)

So varied taste on music!

[BumZen]

quote:Originally posted by Kral

I just masterplan recently....damn Jorn Lande is a great singer. And the rest of the list just crushes!!!


Yeah... he is... too bad the majority of what he records is boring like hell... But if you haven't already checked it out, then take a listen of 247347 to Beyond Twilight - Devils Hall of Fame... Awesome album

From rivers of sorrow
to oceans deep with hope
I have travelled them

- Chuck Schuldiner (RIP)

[Centurion]

I saw a video by Jorn last night. What a embarassing and crappy video..Good voice though. He did an album with Norwegian Mundanus Imperium back in the days. Ok album.

Have to add another band to my list. Anorexia Nervosa. After hearing the 3 last albums, I Have been forced to reconsider my thoughts on writing music. I was in the middle of a new song when I got hold of their albums. I was kind of struck-out. Because they have so much emotions and personality in their work. I write music based on standards. "I just cant use those chords..what a clishe..this is to blabla". After hearing them I have come to realize that I have to put more personality into what I do. I often think "this is to wierd..no one will understand or like this exept myself". But I`m going to work a lot more with those kind of ideas in the future...

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You are closer to the edge now, one push and YOU disapear.. :P

[Nocturnal swede]

I´ve similar problems... For quite some time, I was completely locked while trying to write some music, because I used to think "too obvious", "everybody uses that chord progression" etc. etc. In the end, I found myself not being able to do shit :-)
So now, I just do whatever feels right and fuck the rest :D

Centurion, about that band, what kind of music do they play?

[Centurion]

Anorexia Nervosa plays symphonic black metal. But not in the "polished" way bands like Dimmu do. They have much more rawness and feel in the music. They have a combination of the hatefullness and ugliness of the rawer black metal bands, but musicaly they are much more advanced and technical. Musch of it reminds me of Emperor.

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You are closer to the edge now, one push and YOU disapear.. :P

[BumZen]

Centurion... since you like the technical side of black metal, I take it for granted that you know Lunaris. What do you think of them?

From rivers of sorrow
to oceans deep with hope
I have travelled them

- Chuck Schuldiner (RIP)

[Centurion]

BumZen

If you mean Lunaris from Norway. I have their album "Cyclic" in my CD colection. Very Cool band indeed.

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You are closer to the edge now, one push and YOU disapear.. :P

[BumZen]

Yes... I mean Lunaris from Norway.

And Cyclic is an AWESOME album...

You should really consider getting ...the infinite as well! It is so awesome...

Here we talk about skilled musicians...


Mads

From rivers of sorrow
to oceans deep with hope
I have travelled them

- Chuck Schuldiner (RIP)

[Kaitsu]

Masterplan's new album is great. Not boring at all, but I agree with bumzen, a lot of Jörn's stuff is a bit dull.

Reaching out to catch a piece of paradise

[Healers of Our Time]

My list:
Evergrey
Queensryche
Cathedral
Anathema
Fields of the Nephilim/Nefilim
Hypocrisy
Iced Earth
WASP

et cetera.

In Digitized Remorse

[Gaunerin]

quote:Originally posted by BumZen

Yes... I mean Lunaris from Norway.

And Cyclic is an AWESOME album...

You should really consider getting ...the infinite as well! It is so awesome...


yep, I'd prefer "Cyclic" over "..the infinite" anytime though. Too bad they don't manage to have a stable line-up and play live more often (only one gig so far I believe)

[Healers of Our Time]

Gauny????


It's a guy...;)

In Digitized Remorse

[cthulhu]

There it goes...

Arch Enemy, Abstrakt Algebra, Memento Mori, Candlemass, Carcass, Manowar, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Rob Halford, Yngwie Malmsteen, Cacophony, Symphony X, Rhapsody, Nightwish, In Flames, Death, Control Denied, Cynic, Children Of Bodom, Primal Fear, Emperor, Cannibal Corpse, Immortal, Cradle Of Filth, Sentenced, Dr. Sin, Angra, Helloween, Stratovarius, Gamma Ray, Blind Guardian, Dream Theater, Sadus, Spastik Ink, Deicide, Nevermore, Sanctuary, Annihilator, At The Gates, Convenant, Dissection, Haggard, Hexenhaus, Motörhead, Ozzy Osbourne, DIO, Black Sabbath, Solitude Aeturnus, Katatonia, Anathema, Lock Up, Deep Purple, Rainbow, Kreator, Venom, Sodom, Morbid Angel, Brainstorm, Sonata Arctica, Grave Digger, Iced Earth, Running Wild, Accept, Saxon, Mercyful Fate, King Diamond, Soilwork, Ayeron, Auberon, Bathory, Old Man's Child, Royal Hunt, Dimmu Börgir, Borknagar, Megadeth, Metallica (old Metallica), Exodus, Nuclear Assault, Lock Up, Amon Amarth, Mercenary, 3 inches of blood, James Murphy, Dragonlord, Mundanus Imperium, Jorn Lande, Silent Force, Theory In Practice, Vicious Rumours and so on and so forth...

I'm into some fusion and jazz as well, since I've graduated in music. Love classical music, Opera, Astor Piazzola and Madredeus (a Portuguese group). I also like some hard rock bands from the 70's like Deep Purple, Queen, and some blues acts.

[Gaunerin]

quote:Originally posted by Healers of Our Time

Gauny????


It's a guy...;)



hehe.....I can't believe it!! :) Great to see you here.

http://www.morrigans-pit.org

[Healers of Our Time]

quote:Originally posted by Gaunerin

quote:Originally posted by Healers of Our Time

Gauny????


It's a guy...;)



hehe.....I can't believe it!! :) Great to see you here.

http://www.morrigans-pit.org


:D Glad to be here!

In Digitized Remorse

[BumZen]

Concerning Lunaris I can't pick between ...the infinite and Cyclic, they are both awesome albums.

@cthulhu...

Nice taste there, seems like the two of us could talk music for a long time.
What is it with you Brazilians anyways? You always seem to know so much about music...

Mads'

NP: Megadeth - RISK (fuck yeah, I love this album)

From rivers of sorrow
to oceans deep with hope
I have travelled them

- Chuck Schuldiner (RIP)

[Centurion]

I did not know that Lunaris have two albums. I thought Cyclic was their only one. Anyways Cyclic is a cool album. I will check out the other one. And I will indeed keep my eyes on Lunaris in the future.

np : kamelot - march of mephisto

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You are closer to the edge now, one push and YOU disapear.. :P

[BumZen]

... the infinite is many ways better than Cyclic, but they both kick my ass sore.


You have the new Kamelot??? is it good? And is it even out yet?

From rivers of sorrow
to oceans deep with hope
I have travelled them

- Chuck Schuldiner (RIP)

[Centurion]

I have 3 songs from the new Kamelot album. It is great stuff. A bit less power metal this time. More progg. The album should be out now? I will buy it as soon as I see it. I have never cared about them. I thought they were typical "knight metal". I just got some tracks after reading that Shagy from Dimmu borgir is a guest artist on the album. Anyway, I got hold of some tracks from their last album too (Epica I think..). And it was not typical "knight metal". I think they have a own way of doing it..and I think the vocalist have a great voice. Not that typical nasty high pitch vocal.

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You are closer to the edge now, one push and YOU disapear.. :P

[BumZen]

I really like Kamelot, mostly because they have that unique sound as you described yourself. And the singer (Roy Khan) is awesome, and you should know him, because he is Norwegian. He also sang with Conception back in the day.

By Knight Metal, do you then mean typical power metal ala "DRAAAAAAAAGOOOOOON, GRAB YOUR SWORD, UNITED WE STAND TO FIGHT OF THE EVIL INVAAAAAAAAAAAAADERS. THEY RAVAGE AND KILL IN THE NIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGHT"... something like that?


mads

From rivers of sorrow
to oceans deep with hope
I have travelled them

- Chuck Schuldiner (RIP)

[Centurion]

Yeah, basicly that is what I mean by "knight metal" :D I`m not much into that style. Like power metal and a lot of heavy metal bands with guys singing high notes. I have nothing against that kind of vocal use as long as the singer can do it well. Some singers have it more natural and make it sound good. What I realy hate is vocalists who have to push them realy hard to reach those high notes. It is easy to hear it when they do. Good examples of good vocalists who did this kind of singing very well is Rob Halford and Tony H from norwegian TNT. They made those high tones sound so aggresive and cool. Listen to Judas Priest`s Painkiller album, and you see what I mean. must be the greatest heavy metal album of all times I think. But I just think a lot of heavy and powermetal vocalists have shitty voices..

I did not know that Kamelot`s singer was Norwegian..wow...Well, since he is so good he have to be..right? :D

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You are closer to the edge now, one push and YOU disapear.. :P

[BumZen]

Yeah... really agree on both singers.
I saw TNT last summer, and I was really amazed by his vocal performance. Same am I with Rob Halford, though he is getting old.

And yes, Painkiller is definately one of the best metal albums of all times.


Mads

From rivers of sorrow
to oceans deep with hope
I have travelled them

- Chuck Schuldiner (RIP)

[Dencker]

Mine are found just below :)

Dream Theater, Evergrey, Mercenary, Pain of Salvation, Neal Morse, Transatlantic, Liquid Tension Experiment

[BumZen]

Welcome Dencker... A real Prog fan I see

From rivers of sorrow
to oceans deep with hope
I have travelled them

- Chuck Schuldiner (RIP)

[Dencker]

Thanks.. Yes indeed, those are only my favorites, off course porcupine tree, genesis etc has to be mentioned as well

Dream Theater, Evergrey, Mercenary, Pain of Salvation, Neal Morse, Transatlantic, Liquid Tension Experiment

[suela]

[old] Fates Warning
Novembers Doom
Watchtower
Opeth
Anathema


Bad Attitude Radio www.kissthis.com

[Centurion]

I have bought two Strapping Young Lad albums. SYL and Alien. This band is fucking brilliant!! I have to add them to my list.

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You are closer to the edge now, one push and YOU disapear.. :P

[NeonLightChild]

My list looks something like this:

DIO
Within Temptation
Stratovarius
Edguy
Avantasia
Lordi
Ayreon
Mercenary
Metallica
Black Sabbath

And so on... I also like some Finnish underground-bands, but somehow I'm pretty sure no one here even knows about them. :)

***I'm on my way to bang my head to the strongest wall on earth.***

[EskiDEATH]

Well I wouldn't exactly call Nightwish underground...but hey, they're from Finland.:D

You deserve all the respect, you can get!
11 Dreams is a KILLER!
And it's good too...

[NeonLightChild]

LOL! :D Good one, but I don't even like Nightwish. :D

***I'm on my way to bang my head to the strongest wall on earth.***

[BumZen]

Hey... and welcome to the board!

Try and mention those finnish bands... Or well, those that has at least one full length album out!


Mads

From rivers of sorrow
to oceans deep with hope
I have travelled them

- Chuck Schuldiner (RIP)

[René]

To all you who like i OLD SCHOOL and Thrashy.. check out www.transparent-metal.com!! ;)

My fav bands

Machine Head
Pantera
Metallica (old)
Slayer
Slipknot
KoRn
and LOTS more............


REPLICATOR

[NeonLightChild]

quote:Originally posted by BumZen

Hey... and welcome to the board!
Thanks. :)

quote:Try and mention those finnish bands... Or well, those that has at least one full length album out!

Well, SO. and Junction, my favorite ones, have released only EP's so far. :/

***I'm on my way to bang my head to the strongest wall on earth.***

[Yranecrem]

My fav. are:
Megadeth
Metallica
Slayer
Iron Maiden
Black Sabbath
Pantera
Primal Fear
Marty Friedman
Mercenary
Red Warszawa
Transparent

[Rager93]

quote:Originally posted by BumZen

I was just thinking the other day (yes... it happens) about that Mercenary has a pretty all around target group (if you can call it that?)... I mean; it doesn't matter if you like normal metal, death metal or progressive metal, thrash metal, power metal and so forth... it is all represented in the music of mercenary, or well, that is what I think, and I am a fan of all genres mentioned above including black, and I love every aspect of Mercenary so far (looking away from First Breath[:p] hehe)

But to get to the point: I was curios what the fans of Mercenary normally listens to besides Mercenary?
to mention a few of my favs:


Great list.... I like some of those bands you listed.

I'll have to group my faves for you...it spans most of the Metal Genre's. Just keep in mind that I'm 35 so a whole group of my favorites will probably be very unpleasant for a lot of people here. :D

Classic Metal: Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, Dio

Classic Hard Rock: KISS, AC/DC, Van Halen, Scorpions

80's Metal: Motley Crue, Poison, Ratt, Dokken, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, GNR, Stryper, Tesla

Prog Metal: Queensryche (my all-time favorite band), Dream Theater, Fates Warning, Vanden Plas, Symphony X

Power Metal: Balance of Power, Tad Morose, Pink Cream 69, Edguy

Speed/Thrash: Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax

Current Metal: Nevermore, Evergrey, Mercenary, Into Eternity, Iced Earth

Goth Metal: Evanescence, Lacuna Coil

Melodic Death Metal: Opeth

Extreme Metal: Killswitch Engage, Mudvayne, Soilwork

Alternative/Nu Metal: Tool, A Perfect Circle, Dirsturbed, Godsmack, System of Down, Linkin Park, POD

Grunge Metal (contrary to popular belief I classify Grunge as a sub genre of Metal): Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden

Metal Rock Alternative (this grew out of Grunge Metal): 3 Doors Down, Hoobastank, Creed, Nickelback, Puddle of Mudd, Staind, Trapt

And these are just my faves out the above "Metal" genre's. I have an listen to many more bands than this.

And this doesn't even touch on the Alternative, Pop, Power Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop Genres which I do listen to occassionally as well.

<donning asbestos flame retardant suit>
:D

Later
Phil

[BumZen]

Classic Metal: Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, Dio

** Some good picks, but where the fuck is King Diamond???


Classic Hard Rock: KISS, AC/DC, Van Halen, Scorpions

** Van Halen had some good songs, as did KISS and Scorpions, but most definately not a fan of any of them... I saw Scorpions live once, and I left after 2 songs... they sucked!


80's Metal: Motley Crue, Poison, Ratt, Dokken, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, GNR, Stryper, Tesla

**These rule: Tesla, Guns'N'Roses and... well, that's it! The rest is nothing for me!

Prog Metal: Queensryche (my all-time favorite band), Dream Theater, Fates Warning, Vanden Plas, Symphony X

** Some good bands, but there are some many better prog bands out there imo!

Power Metal: Balance of Power, Tad Morose, Pink Cream 69, Edguy

** BoP has some good vocals, TM has some good riffs, PC69 is great, but isn't that hard rock? Only a few songs is power metallish. Edguy just sucks... imo!

Speed/Thrash: Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax

**Where the fuck is Overkill and Exodus? Not to mention so many more great thrash bands... but those two are freaking classics!

Current Metal: Nevermore, Evergrey, Mercenary, Into Eternity, Iced Earth

**Mercenary and Into Eternity could categorize as progressive melodic deathy-ish metal kinda thing, while Evergrey could go as power or prog metal and Nevermore and Iced Earth could be US power metal.

Goth Metal: Evanescence, Lacuna Coil

**Not my thing!

Melodic Death Metal: Opeth

** LOOOOVE Opeth... But I don't hear the melodic death metal you seem to hear, whereas bands like In Flames, Soilwork and Dark Tranquility are typical examples (in my mind)

Extreme Metal: Killswitch Engage, Mudvayne, Soilwork

**Hardcore???

Alternative/Nu Metal: Tool, A Perfect Circle, Dirsturbed, Godsmack, System of Down, Linkin Park, POD

**You like POD, Godsmack and Linkin Park??? Man, you truly are very openminded...! I can't say I agree, but I can say I think it is cool!

Grunge Metal (contrary to popular belief I classify Grunge as a sub genre of Metal): Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden

** yeah... well, not metal, but rock, but we agree! You should check out Bruce Dickinsons soloalbum called Skunkworks, since it is a bit grungy!

Metal Rock Alternative (this grew out of Grunge Metal): 3 Doors Down, Hoobastank, Creed, Nickelback, Puddle of Mudd, Staind, Trapt

** My opinion : YUCK to them all, but to each his own[8D]

And these are just my faves out the above "Metal" genre's. I have an listen to many more bands than this.

And this doesn't even touch on the Alternative, Pop, Power Pop, R&B/Soul, Rap/Hip-Hop Genres which I do listen to occassionally as well.

** Again... cool to see you beeing so openminded! Myself, I listen to hiphop (NOT blingbling) and classical music for example!

Mads

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[OceanSoul]

Bumzen ~ Daaaaaamn!! You must have a looooot of music-listening-time and a HUGE hard disc and the Anti Pirat Group all over you.. [:0]

-Marina-

From the ashes I rise, by the roll of the dice

[EskiDEATH]

BumZen - do you ever do other things than sit in front of your comp. and tell other prople what you think of their music taste?
You need a girlfriend or something...:D
Don't take it personally....

You deserve all the respect, you can get!
11 Dreams is a KILLER!
And it's good too...

[Lamia]

Hmm..! I'm surprised you can have that many favorite bands. Even though you describe them in different types, but still..
I'll do it very short... Iron Maiden.!!! And if you're going to a Mercenary koncert around Fyn, then look up front, for a guy wearing an Iron Maiden: Wildest Dreams T-shirt, with Eddie on the front :P

[EskiDEATH]

Welcome Lamia.
Damn, a lot of posting activity from you on the first day you are here...

You deserve all the respect, you can get!
11 Dreams is a KILLER!
And it's good too...

[OceanSoul]

EskiDEATH ~ Glad someone's backing me up for a change.. :D

-Marina-

From the ashes I rise, by the roll of the dice

[BumZen]

Haha... I have a little job, where I work with music, meaning I get promos, hear most music! Music is my life... and just for record, I listen to it all LEGALLY, I constantly trade cd's and sell cd's... Still I cannot get my collection under 400 (which is all I have space for at the moment)

and I have a girlfriend thank you... hehe!!!

I don't know if you guys were bitching or whatever, but if I think it is nice to discuss music, why not let me? I don't see the problem...
It is not that I am telling people what is right or what is wrong... except for Nightwish, but I hope that Marina know I am kidding there! We all have our own taste!


Mads

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[Lamia]

quote:Originally posted by EskiDEATH

Welcome Lamia.
Damn, a lot of posting activity from you on the first day you are here...

You deserve all the respect, you can get!
11 Dreams is a KILLER!
And it's good too...


Well what can I say.. Its better to get started with a blast, than just sitting down on the couch and watch others write... hehe^^
But thanks for the "warm" welcome ;)

-------------------------
Only the good die young,
all the evil seem to live forever.!
What are we waiting for?! Lets go slaying!!

[BumZen]

Oh yeah... also a very warm welcome from me!

We grow stronger for each day gone by...


Mads

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[Lamia]

thaks a lot:) I'm looking forward to perhaps discuss a little music with you in the future. :)

-------------------------
Only the good die young,
all the evil seem to live forever.!
What are we waiting for?! Lets go slaying!!

[BumZen]

Hehe... yeah, normally I am very openminded but with the 3 following bands I have already made up my mind:
Nightwish, Slipknot and Limp Bizkit, and I do not like them! They all have their good moments, but that is as far as I am willing to go, so anything concerning these 3 bands I am quite... ehm... arrogant is probably the right word here!


Mads

NP: Candlemass - S/T

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[Lamia]

Yeah that might be. hehe^^ You know why SlipKnoT are wearing masks right?? Its not really promo...

-------------------------
Only the good die young,
all the evil seem to live forever.!
What are we waiting for?! Lets go slaying!!

[EskiDEATH]

Because they are ugly as ****?:D

You deserve all the respect, you can get!
11 Dreams is a KILLER!
And it's good too...

[Lamia]

hehe:D Could be.. you can check them out if you wanna. I don't think they are really UGLY, but its up to the individual [:P] Some might say^^

-------------------------
Only the good die young,
all the evil seem to live forever.!
What are we waiting for?! Lets go slaying!!

[EskiDEATH]

I've only seen SlipKnot when they warmed up for Metallica in Parken - that was enough for me...

You deserve all the respect, you can get!
11 Dreams is a KILLER!
And it's good too...

[Lamia]

did you like it?? I think that because they are 9, they can put on a KILLEr scene show..!!!!

-------------------------
Only the good die young,
all the evil seem to live forever.!
What are we waiting for?! Lets go slaying!!

[Rager93]

quote:Originally posted by BumZen



Classic Metal: Black Sabbath, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Ozzy Osbourne, Dio

** Some good picks, but where the fuck is King Diamond???


Never did get into King Diamond or Mercyful Fate. Just couldn't take the falsetto and over the top Satanism. I respect him as an artist but he just never was my cup of tea.



quote:80's Metal: Motley Crue, Poison, Ratt, Dokken, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, GNR, Stryper, Tesla

**These rule: Tesla, Guns'N'Roses and... well, that's it! The rest is nothing for me!


At least we can agree on these. Although for me Motley rules all 80's Metal bands. Just saw them on their reunion....truly epic.

quote: Prog Metal: Queensryche (my all-time favorite band), Dream Theater, Fates Warning, Vanden Plas, Symphony X

** Some good bands, but there are some many better prog bands out there imo!


Not really huge into Prog and Queensryche hasn't really done anything remotely Prog since Promised Land. But I still consider them my favorite band and classify them as THE band that truly defined the genre. I know many will ask what about Rush....definitely Prog...but not very "Metal" and I really can't stand Geddy Lee's vocals at all. IMO of course.

quote: Power Metal: Balance of Power, Tad Morose, Pink Cream 69, Edguy

** BoP has some good vocals, TM has some good riffs, PC69 is great, but isn't that hard rock? Only a few songs is power metallish. Edguy just sucks... imo!


Edguy has lost some of it's luster of late and I don't listen to them much anymore. Heathen Machine was incredible. PC69 missed their decade by about 20 years. They would have been HUGE in the 80's. As far as what to classify them as..<shrug>....I've seen them called Power Metal so that's what I classified them as.

quote:Speed/Thrash: Metallica, Megadeth, Anthrax

**Where the fuck is Overkill and Exodus? Not to mention so many more great thrash bands... but those two are freaking classics!


Anthrax was as far into the Speed Thrash realm that I ventured. I was a total Glam Boy in the 80's and other than those 3 bands above I just didn't get into Speed/Thrash Metal

quote:Current Metal: Nevermore, Evergrey, Mercenary, Into Eternity, Iced Earth

**Mercenary and Into Eternity could categorize as progressive melodic deathy-ish metal kinda thing, while Evergrey could go as power or prog metal and Nevermore and Iced Earth could be US power metal.


LOL!! I couldn't figure out what to classify these band either because they cross several sub-genres, sometimes in a single song. Call them whatever you want but right now Mercenary, Nevermore and Everygrey are dominating most of my listening right now.

quote:Goth Metal: Evanescence, Lacuna Coil

**Not my thing!


Evanescence is one of my favorite bands at this point. Absolutely was obsessed with Fallen. From there I discovered Lacuna Coil...Comalies is a fantastic album. I just dig this style of music.

quote:Melodic Death Metal: Opeth

** LOOOOVE Opeth... But I don't hear the melodic death metal you seem to hear, whereas bands like In Flames, Soilwork and Dark Tranquility are typical examples (in my mind)


I can't say I love Opeth but I do like them now. I think Opeth is very melodic in parts. A Fair Judgment for example. It took Damnation for me to even give Opeth's earlier material a chance. Up until very recently I was anti "Cookie Monster Vocals". I saw Opeth and Porcupine Tree together last year and was really impressed with Opeth. But I'm not a huge fan of Death Metal or pure Death Vocals....got have some clean melodic vocals mixed in.

quote:Extreme Metal: Killswitch Engage, Mudvayne, Soilwork

**Hardcore???


Perhaps. I have my own classification and sub-genre system. Whatever you want to classify these bands...I dig 'em.

quote: Alternative/Nu Metal: Tool, A Perfect Circle, Dirsturbed, Godsmack, System of Down, Linkin Park, POD

**You like POD, Godsmack and Linkin Park??? Man, you truly are very openminded...! I can't say I agree, but I can say I think it is cool!


Yep. I really do like them....a lot. If you think that's open minded I wonder what you'd say if I told I think Kelly Clarkson's Breakaway CD is phenomenal. :-)

quote:Grunge Metal (contrary to popular belief I classify Grunge as a sub genre of Metal): Pearl Jam, Alice in Chains, Soundgarden

** yeah... well, not metal, but rock, but we agree! You should check out Bruce Dickinsons soloalbum called Skunkworks, since it is a bit grungy!


Grunge Rock...okay...nice that we agree. :-) Dickinson's Skunkwords was decent...I prefer The Chemical Wedding for solo Dickinson.

quote: Metal Rock Alternative (this grew out of Grunge Metal): 3 Doors Down, Hoobastank, Creed, Nickelback, Puddle of Mudd, Staind, Trapt

** My opinion : YUCK to them all, but to each his own[8D]


LOL! Well I like 'em and I'm not gonna be ashamed to admit it.


quote:** Again... cool to see you beeing so openminded! Myself, I listen to hiphop (NOT blingbling) and classical music for example!


Thanks. Don't listen to any Classical or Country/Western <shudder>. I have a 15 year old daughter so she keeps me up on all of the latest Pop, Hip/Hop and R&B.

Later
Phil

[BumZen]

Well... I thought the masks was for pure promotion! To give them an image... just like how KISS got big back in the day! But please... enlighten me! ;) And don't give me the one that says they are shy, because that is BS!!!

Uhm... live performance is all about energy, and though I do believe that is something SlipKnot CAN do, then I am having trouble believing that they can get in touch with their fans! Never seen them, so I can be VERY wrong!


@Phil --- King Diamond is not satanic, with the exception of House of God, which is antichrist at most!

Agree on Queensryche, though DT is still the greatest prog METAL band (Images and Words)!

I think the best PC69 albums is the last 3... funny!!! Haven't heard that much of their old stuff though... but they are great live!

Opeth rules... hands down! And Damnation is awesome for what it is... I have heard of many first starting to like Opeth after hearing that album! Weird!!!

Never heard about that Kelly Clarkson's Breakaway CD, so can't tell! But I think Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes is awesome as hell, so I am in no position to judge anyone!

I prefer Accident of Birth by Dickinson... but Chemical is very close! What do you think of the new album??? I like it, but Bruce is getting too old nowadays, so his vox is too "raw"!

I guess that's it!

mads

NP: Judas Priest - AoB





We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[Rager93]

quote:Originally posted by BumZen

Well... I thought the masks was for pure promotion! To give them an image... just like how KISS got big back in the day! But please... enlighten me! ;) And don't give me the one that says they are shy, because that is BS!!!

Uhm... live performance is all about energy, and though I do believe that is something SlipKnot CAN do, then I am having trouble believing that they can get in touch with their fans! Never seen them, so I can be VERY wrong!


Well I wasn't involved in your ongoing Slipknot conversation but masks or no masks Slipknot is quality Extreme Metal to my ears. The more I hear the more I like.


quote:
@Phil --- King Diamond is not satanic, with the exception of House of God, which is antichrist at most!


Hate to disagree here but "back in the day" King Diamond himself was a "self avowed Satanist". Not that I'm against that at all....I'm not religious at all. (I'm an atheist myself so I'll listen to everything from Stryper to Slayer). I just thought his gimmic was kinda cartoonish and over the top and I don't think his vocals are very appealing at all.

quote:
Agree on Queensryche, though DT is still the greatest prog METAL band (Images and Words)!


Curently, I'll agree that DT is the pinnacle of the Prog Metal Genre although they are far from a perfect band. However, when DT and Queensryche toured together in 2003 it was obvious that Geoff Tate even today just blows LaBrie off the stage. LaBrie couldn't touch Tate in his prime. When the 2 bands came out and Tate sang Peruvian Skies...goosebumps man. Just incredible. I'm hoping to find a boot of that performance because Tate's rendition of Peruvian Skies is so much better IMO. I really like DT but for me their weakness are LaBrie and their propensity to meander too much musically in a song. Train of Thought for me is nearly a perfect DT album. Images and Words is probably my 3rd favorite.


quote:
I think the best PC69 albums is the last 3... funny!!! Haven't heard that much of their old stuff though... but they are great live!


I only have Thunderdome and Endangerd...love 'em both but they are pretty similar.

quote:
Opeth rules... hands down! And Damnation is awesome for what it is... I have heard of many first starting to like Opeth after hearing that album! Weird!!!


I'll just respectfully disagree that "Opeth rules..hand down" and Damnation is awesome...PERIOD. I know many long time Opeth fans were very disappointed at the PT/Opeth show as they were expecting to here some the old "classics". I was glad they didn't play them....it just wan't what that show was about. I'm going to see Opeth this month at a Metal show....so I'm looking forward to seeing them in all of their Death Metal glory.

quote:
Never heard about that Kelly Clarkson's Breakaway CD, so can't tell! But I think Tori Amos - Little Earthquakes is awesome as hell, so I am in no position to judge anyone!


Love Tori Amos too!! I have most of her albums. Other Alternative Female singers I really dig: Sarah McLaughlin, Dido, Alanis Morissette, Dolores O'Riordan (Cranberries), Natalie Merchant (10,000 Maniacs).

quote:
I prefer Accident of Birth by Dickinson... but Chemical is very close! What do you think of the new album??? I like it, but Bruce is getting too old nowadays, so his vox is too "raw"!


Chemical is my favorite but I never got too much into solo Dickinson. Nothing will match Iron Maiden's ultimate trifecta of Number of the Beast, Piece of Mind and Poweslave. ;) I can't wait for this years OzzFest. Iron Maiden is doing only song from their 1st 4 albums: Iron Maiden, Killers, NotB, PoM! Add Black Sabbath, Rob Zombie, Mudvayne, Killswitch Engage and it's well worth the outrageous ticket prices. :-)

Later
Phil

NP: Deadwing - Porcupine Tree

[OceanSoul]

Tadadam. Need to correct my fav. band list:

1. Nightwish (no one will ever get up here [:P]
-----------------------------------------------
2. Mercenary (You kicked Sonata Arctica's ass and threw them off their 2. place :D)
3. Sonata Arctica

That's it at the moment... :)

-Marina-

..Candlelights upon my blade whispering "Now it's time again"..
...Back in the shadows I belong again...

[Lamia]

Oh yeah..! I forgot to make mine[:P]

1. Iron Maiden.! Gods, heroes ang legends. :D[8D]
2. SlipKnoT.
3. Mnemic.
4. Stone Sour.
5. Nightwish.

I think I've heard Nightwish a little too much[B)]

-------------------------
Only the good die young,
all the evil seem to live forever.!
What are we waiting for?! Lets go slaying!!

[OceanSoul]

Lamia ~ Oh, and you heavent's heard ,Slipknot too much?? [:P] Or IM?? And, you're missing something on your list.. [:O]

-Marina-

..Candlelights upon my blade whispering "Now it's time again"..
...Back in the shadows I belong again...

[Lamia]

Well thats the thing.. I might have heard a little too much slipknot, but I keep on watching their dvd and I LOVE it.!! Same with Iron Maiden.! If I ever get a little tired of them(just the tiniest bit) I put on Rock In Rio, and I start jumping around headbanging in my room[:P] Believe it on not. [:P]

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Only the good die young,
all the evil seem to live forever.!
What are we waiting for?! Lets go slaying!!

[BumZen]

@ Phil ~~~~
I don't like SlipKnot... that's it!

King Diamond has later said that he is no longer a member of LaVeys satanic church! And his gimmicks only make his stageperformance much more interesting! I love it!

I have never been so dissapointed in a band, as I was with Queensryche when I saw them! Maybe tate had a bad day, but he lost count, missed some notes, forgot lyrics... awful performance by him! Labrie is nothing special live though!

Opeth puts on a boring live performance! They play GREAT and tight, but they are nothing special live! I have seen them twice, and one time it was just nice to close your eyes and sit back and enjoy! And to each his own, but Opeth does what they do best, noone is even remotely close to them!

agree with Dickinson vs Maiden!

Mads








We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[BumZen]

quote:Originally posted by OceanSoul

Tadadam. Need to correct my fav. band list:

1. Nightwish (no one will ever get up here [:P]
-----------------------------------------------
2. Mercenary (You kicked Sonata Arctica's ass and threw them off their 2. place :D)
3. Sonata Arctica

That's it at the moment... :)



I know it is a joke when you can put Sonata Arctica on... At least Nightwish were somewhat original! But Sonata??? COME ON... They are VERY nice guys, partied with them a few years ago (just to brag), but their music is far from nice! It is typical Euro happy power metal, that should forever and ever stand in the shadow of Stratovarius! The day they get original I will buy you all a beer! Oh and the vocals... AAAAAAARGH, I run away just thinking of the horror... He can barely sing live, and I have seen them twice!

Mads

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[Rager93]

quote:Originally posted by BumZen

@ Phil ~~~~
I don't like SlipKnot... that's it!

King Diamond has later said that he is no longer a member of LaVeys satanic church! And his gimmicks only make his stageperformance much more interesting! I love it!


Yeah but weren't you bustin Slipknot's chops for having the "mask gimmick". ;) King Diamond is one of the most gimmicky performers out there, but that's not my main reason for disliking him. If you love him great. I don't care for his vocal style or his gimmick.

quote:
I have never been so dissapointed in a band, as I was with Queensryche when I saw them! Maybe tate had a bad day, but he lost count, missed some notes, forgot lyrics... awful performance by him! Labrie is nothing special live though!


That's a bummer. When did you see them? The upcoming Judas Priest/Queensryche show on 7/2 will be my 18th Queensryche show. Out of those 18 shows I can hosestly say that only 2 of them were bad (Tribe tour and Q2k tour). All other shows were good to mind blowingly great.

quote:
Opeth puts on a boring live performance! They play GREAT and tight, but they are nothing special live! I have seen them twice, and one time it was just nice to close your eyes and sit back and enjoy!


They are a bit static on stage, but I agree they sounded phenomenal when I saw them.

quote:
And to each his own, but Opeth does what they do best, noone is even remotely close to them!


I feel the same way about Queensryche.:D

quote:
agree with Dickinson vs Maiden!


How could you not? :D

Later
Phil

[BumZen]

I have never said gimmicks were bad... I just said it was a big reason for their success, if I implied otherwise, I apologize!

I saw them at Sweden Rock 2003, I think! I was not the only one to think they were bad, but I was also told they there were great the other times some of the guys I was with saw them!

Let me point out that Opeth is not my fav band, but they are surely up there! The best band to ever come out of Sweden!

Mads



We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[OceanSoul]

Mads ~ I never said I was seeking for originality in SA. I just think they make some great songs, which many people can relate to. And I think Tony's vocals are amazing! Just listen to Wildfire. My God. That man has learned a lot during these years.
I was invited to their concert in Copenhagen last year, but couldn't. So I cannot really judge them in that way. From the live recordings I've heard he's amazing. I don't think it matters whether he hit one no or he miss it. It the passion that matters. ANd I think Tony has a lot of that. I really love them.. :)
Stratovarius never caught me in any way. Listened all their albums through a year ago or so, and did not really like it. The only song I think was good is Before The Winter. [:P] As far as I remember it's their song.. :D

-Marina-

..Candlelights upon my blade whispering "Now it's time again"..
...Back in the shadows I belong again...

[Lamia]

hehe^^ Sonata Arctica is just a bunch of whining sissies. hehe^^ I was surprised how bad you can feel for yourself.! I think they made a couple of good songs, but they whine a bit too much..
Btw King Diamond is amazing.! He makes good music^^

-------------------------
Only the good die young,
all the evil seem to live forever.!
What are we waiting for?! Lets go slaying!!

[OceanSoul]

Lamia ~ They do not whine. They tell stories. Unhappy stories. They never whine about it. Just tell 'em.

(8) Sonata Arctica - Wildfire <3

-Marina-

..Candlelights upon my blade whispering "Now it's time again"..
...Back in the shadows I belong again...

[Lamia]

I would say that they are whining^^

-------------------------
Only the good die young,
all the evil seem to live forever.!
What are we waiting for?! Lets go slaying!!

[OceanSoul]

Oh yeah, right. Crush me and tell me how bad my music taste is, O You Mighty Music Experts.... *****s.
It didn't even crossed your minds that I actually like the it??

-Marina-

..Candlelights upon my blade whispering "Now it's time again"..
...Back in the shadows I belong again...

[BumZen]

quote:Originally posted by OceanSoul

Mads ~ I never said I was seeking for originality in SA. I just think they make some great songs, which many people can relate to. And I think Tony's vocals are amazing! Just listen to Wildfire. My God. That man has learned a lot during these years.
I was invited to their concert in Copenhagen last year, but couldn't. So I cannot really judge them in that way. From the live recordings I've heard he's amazing. I don't think it matters whether he hit one no or he miss it. It the passion that matters. ANd I think Tony has a lot of that. I really love them.. :)
Stratovarius never caught me in any way. Listened all their albums through a year ago or so, and did not really like it. The only song I think was good is Before The Winter. [:P] As far as I remember it's their song.. :D


Well... as long as you find something good in them, then all the power to you! They are nice guys, and very down to earth! I do agree with Lamia though, they are a bunch of whiny sissies, and this is coming from one who likes Stratovarius! And concerning the live record, then it is produced afterwards, so what you hear there may not be the real thing (haven't heard the live album though)! Let my point out that I think the singer is better live than on albums, even though he does miss a lot of notes!

And Lamia... King Diamond kicks ass, never made a bad album (will just call Abigail pt. II for not good and extremely boring... hehe:D)

Mads

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[OceanSoul]

Bumzen ~ I do find something good in them. Everytime I hear it I get incredibly happy or incredibly unhappy. And I love it.. :D Maybe, but it sounds kind of live to me.. [:P] I think Tony is amazing both live and in studio. I think he managed well, considering that he never took any singing lessons (and I know what you're going to say [:P]).


-Marina-

..Candlelights upon my blade whispering "Now it's time again"..
...Back in the shadows I belong again...

[BumZen]

He never took singing lessons??? Man... ok... well, then he does quite ok! But that does still not make him enjoyable to listen to!

Mads

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[OceanSoul]

No. Or that's what I've heard. :D
I know how you feel. It took me a lot of time to get used to listen to him, but now I think he's awesome..! He's got a lot of power and anger in his voice. \m/

-Marina-

..Candlelights upon my blade whispering "Now it's time again"..
...Back in the shadows I belong again...

[BumZen]

I actually liked him at first, and I praised Winterhearts Guild to be an awesome album when it first got out, but after a week I lost total interest in them and I noticed all the things I missed in their music, plus I noticed the bad guitars and vocals!
I don't hear any anger in his voice... maybe remorse?! But I am glad you like them...

Mads

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[OceanSoul]

Winterhearts Guild is a great album, but not the best. ;) What is bad sbout the guitars? I think Jani's playing damn fast. And don't say his voice is bad. What what you call the vocals in King Diamond then? :D

-Marina-
________________________
My mom handing me my first Mercenary CD: "Here you go, dear. Go listen to some real metal" [:O]

[BumZen]

OMG... You are in deep trouble here! Nobody, and I F**KING mean NOBODY says anything bad about the kings vocal!!! His falsetto is used to extress emotions in the story, and he does it perfectly, and not overexaggerating at any point, on any album (YES... I am a big fanboy)!

Playing fast does not mean playing good! The guitarsound is boring, and too neutral, but that is common for Finnish bands (except CoB of course). But his riffs... GOOD GOD... The day he writes a catchy riff, I buy you a beer!!!

Mads

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[Soul of Destruction]

at the moment:
sentenced
blind guardian
subway to sally
in extremo
cradle of filth
children of bodom
nevermore
after forever
slipknot
system of a down
suffocation
in flames
rammstein
schandmaul
amon amarth
ektomorf
eisregen
thunderstone
static-x
die ärzte

[BumZen]

Hey Soul of Destruction, and welcome to the boards! Stay around!

I have one question... Are serious with Eisregen??????


Mads

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[Soul of Destruction]

yes! why? do you know eisregen or do you don´t like eisregen???

[OceanSoul]

Mads ~ He sounds like a cat being pulled by the tail. I'm sorry. I'm not saying he's bad, maybe I don't understand something there, but no entirely my taste. :D I've got their live album, so that might be it. :D

I did not realise that metal riffs have to be catchy now a days. When I hear the word "catchy" something as horrible as Good Charlotte or the new Green Day appears in front of my eyes. And I definetly don't like what I see. [B)]
And btw. you owe me SO many beers by now. :D You're lucky I don't drink, or I would ruin you. :D

-Marina-
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My mom handing me my first Mercenary CD: "Here you go, dear. Go listen to some real metal" [:O]

[BumZen]

quote:Originally posted by Soul of Destruction

yes! why? do you know eisregen or do you don´t like eisregen???


I heard the album they released last year! And while it was funny the first time, it absolutely horrible to listen to! Maybe it is better if you understand everything they sing about, but still... YUCK[xx(]!!! To each his own!


Marina... you... you... ARGH! NO... DROP DEAD, and ROT IN HELL!!!

And you will get your beers when I meet you (though I do not recall why?[:I])
Riffs does not have to be catchy if they are technical or interesting! SA delivers nothing of that! Or so it is in my book!

Mads


We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[Sanne]

In Flames
Trivium
Metallica
Arch Enemy
Children of Bodom
Sinergy
Lacuna Coil
Evanescence
Tim Christensen
Dizzy Mizz Lizzy
Nirvana

and some other stuff, but that's not very often..


It's our curse that makes this world so hopeless - Trivium

[EskiDEATH]

Wow - Trivium - Dizz Mizz Lizzy - Nirvana...
Now THAT'S what I call music taste!
And welcome to the board Sanne!

You deserve all the respect, you can get!
11 Dreams is a KILLER!
And it's good too...

[OceanSoul]

Mads ~ Already dying. [:P] I think their music is great! (King D) But his voice just makes a little smile flicker across my face. Too often. I actually laughed my ass off the first time I heard it. But great music. ;)

It doesn't matter why. You promised me a couple of times, but I don't remember why or when. [:P]

I think we should end our discussion about Sonata Arctica. It's not going anywhere. :)

And yes! Welcome Sanne! You're like the youngest member of this board?



-Marina-
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My mom handing me my first Mercenary CD: "Here you go, dear. Go listen to some real metal" [:O]

[Soul of Destruction]

@ BumZen
of course is it better to understand everything they sing!
especiallly when you hear rammstein, cause some lyrics are very very...
but when the atmosphere is right, eisregen could be quite good!

[BumZen]

@Marina - You are forgiven! hehehehehe

@SoD - Let me just say that Eisregen is NOTHING for me... but neither is Rammstein (though they do have som GREAT riffs)


Mads

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[Soul of Destruction]

@BumZen
sry this is a stupid question, but why do you chose the name BumZen? is there a reason?

[BumZen]

SoD - SOrry for the late reply, I was at Roskilde!

Uhm... In Danish it means a thé bum or a zit (like acne), and in German I think you know what it means (fucking)! It also means something in Japanese (which I only learned AFTER I had used it on the net for some time. In English it could also be interpreted as a japanese Bum!

I started to use it for fun, but it kinda became my trademark! hehe...

Mads

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[Soul of Destruction]

no problem
i think it is also fun...

[OceanSoul]

Mads ~ Wauw..! That's what I call creative name!! It rocks! :D

Uhm.. I'm starting to think that Illdisposed is a great band. Maybe they'll end up as one of the favourites sometime. :D
Danish metal roooock(s)!!

-Marina-
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"Satan dropped by my house with 11 Dreams and proclaimed it will steal my soul for the betterment of my life. Boy was he right." - David E. Gehlke

[BumZen]

Illdisposed owns...

And yes, Denmark has so many great metalacts! More than some of the really big metal countries like Germany has... But maybe that is because I am just ignorant about their underground scene!

Mads

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[EskiDEATH]

DK is surely begun to 'wake up' when it's about metal!
The only thing I don't like to happen would be that it was played on radio along with Britney and all the 'normal' stuff. I like it as being this sub-culture that it is now.

You deserve all the respect, you can get!
11 Dreams is a KILLER!
And it's good too...

[BumZen]

I understand your point of view Eski, and in some way I feel the same! But who are we to say that this music is just for me and a few other people! Don't the bands deserve to get more money for their hard work than artists like Britney Spears?
I, for one, still hope to see the day where real metal is on the top of the charts, and that Britney Spears must fight to just get on it!

Mads

NP: Iniquity - Five across the eyes

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[EskiDEATH]

I don't know if it's me, but metalband members can walk in peace on the streets without worrying about hidden papparazi's everywhere. The fact that metal is not accepted the same way as popmusic is is cool to me.
But if everyone heard as much metal as pop/rock, then it would no longer be a sub-culture....hmm...or....
Damn, my mind is split in two....Bumzen it's all your fault with your good arguments.:D

You deserve all the respect, you can get!
11 Dreams is a KILLER!
And it's good too...

[BumZen]

Hehehehehehehe... I think we feel the exact same thing about the issue!

Mads

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[Söldner]

germany is a really big metal country? well if thats is so, and you say denmark isn't, then you must be very poor people in denmark, and i feel sorry!
if you would reduce it to quality, then germany really doesn't have that many good bands? and of those bans, i can't think of one that doesn't sing english(that wasn't the point, i know).
and above that, one band from denmark is higher on my all time favorite list than (allmost) every german band. can't remember the name, something like mer.., merce..., whatever:D!

cheerz

alex


...i've never seen the days anyway!

[Soul of Destruction]

the best metal comes from scandinavia!!! and sry britney spears is normal???
okay!!!

[BumZen]

Hell yeah... Germany is a huge metal country! You may not be as productive as you were earlier, but come on... Helloween, Kreator, Blind Guardian, MSG, Brainstorm, Edguy (no fan at all), Avantasia, AINA, Scorpions, Rammstein (they sing in German), Iron Savior, Sodom, Rage, Primal Fear... the list goes on!!!
And don't forget that Germany is the biggest market for metal.

Mads

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[Soul of Destruction]

i like german bands, but I THINK the best metal comes from scandinavia!!! better???

[BumZen]

Yeah... good, we agree here mate!

How about Germany vs USA???

Mads

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[EskiDEATH]

Or England/Britain?

You deserve all the respect, you can get!
11 Dreams is a KILLER!
And it's good too...

[BumZen]

Well... England had their Giants like Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Iron Maiden, Motörhead, Judas Priest etc. in the 70's and 80 with NWOBHM. Since then they only had a few bands like, and I can actually only think of Threshold at this moment.

My point is that Britain has some of the greatest bands EVER in metal history, they just can't produce new bands anymore.

Mads

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[EskiDEATH]

Agreed BumZen! I don't think they are really interested in metal music anymore (not to offend, but my view).
I heard someone mention about a year ago that new bands like 'The Darkness' are the new NWOBHM.....I had a good long healthy laugh there!

You deserve all the respect, you can get!
11 Dreams is a KILLER!
And it's good too...

[Soul of Destruction]

about germany vs usa, i think germany has metal bands which are really metal! but the usa has also good bands... that is my opinion...

[EskiDEATH]

Hmmm how about Sodom?
The old thrash/blackmetal band, do they still exist?

You deserve all the respect, you can get!
11 Dreams is a KILLER!
And it's good too...

[Mike Park]

Eski>>They do. Some of us actually drank a few beers with them at Summerbreeze. I had them sign my passport. I actually think that they were the headliners friday night.

Drummer!!!

[EskiDEATH]

Haha cool Mike!:)
Just put on M-16...I haven't heard that album for more than a year, but it still kicks ass.

You deserve all the respect, you can get!
11 Dreams is a KILLER!
And it's good too...

[BumZen]

quote:Originally posted by EskiDEATH

I heard someone mention about a year ago that new bands like 'The Darkness' are the new NWOBHM.....I had a good long healthy laugh there!


BWAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA... they aren't even metal!!! [8)]


@SoD --- So what country do you think is better bandwise? I personally prefer USA by a milestone because they have some of my fav bands like Death, Megadeth, Iced Earth, Nevermore, Testament and so on...

Mads



We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[EskiDEATH]

Yup - it was a friend of mine who is from Holland, and he heard it on a smaller dutch radio station, where two reporters discussed the MTV Music Awards. They actually agreed that 'The Darkness' was the new generation of NWOBHM.
Just glad it wasen't Steffen Jungersen who said that....

You deserve all the respect, you can get!
11 Dreams is a KILLER!
And it's good too...

[OceanSoul]

quote:Originally posted by BumZen

I understand your point of view Eski, and in some way I feel the same! But who are we to say that this music is just for me and a few other people! Don't the bands deserve to get more money for their hard work than artists like Britney Spears?
I, for one, still hope to see the day where real metal is on the top of the charts, and that Britney Spears must fight to just get on it!

Mads

NP: Iniquity - Five across the eyes

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil



Hoert, hoert!!! ;) That was what I was going to say!!

-Marina-
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"Satan dropped by my house with 11 Dreams and proclaimed it will steal my soul for the betterment of my life. Boy was he right." - David E. Gehlke

[Soul of Destruction]

i don´t know, cause i have fav bands from germany and i have fav bands from usa so that is equalized...

[BumZen]

ok... fair enough!

Mads

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[Soul of Destruction]

and what is with the metal from scandinavia??? for me it is the best...
and for you???

[OceanSoul]

SoD ~ I agree with you. Especially Finnish metal kicks ass. :D And I know someone will disagree with me on that. ;) Those Swedish people are also masterminds. I only listen to like 4 Danish bands, I think. But they are all capable of creating awesome music!

-Marina-
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"Satan dropped by my house with 11 Dreams and proclaimed it will steal my soul for the betterment of my life. Boy was he right." - David E. Gehlke

[Soul of Destruction]

here where i live is the problem that there are not really many people who like metal! and when you find a person who likes metal, they often hear only slipknot, system of a down, stonesour and so on, cause it is very hard to get stuff from bands like mercenary or sentenced for example!
so i haven´t anybody to talk to and it is great to find here at this board a person who also esprcially likes finnish metal!

[BumZen]

[:0]GOOD GOD[:0]... Or whoever!!!

I will now indulge you all in a secret that is not to be told outside of this board... are you ready?

FINNISH METAL IS OVERRATED! Finnish metal is pussy-metal (no offense intended)... and it is only because of Universal that they are so well known! Of course they have a few bands that is worthwhile listening to, but that is nothing compared to, let's say Sweden. What finnish band can compete with bands like Therion, Opeth, Evergrey (old), Morgana Lefay, Candlemass, In Flames, Soilwork (old) Dark Tranquility, Malmsteen not to forget Europe[8D]:D[:o)]

That's right... only CoB stand a chance...
And don't you dare say Nightwish...

Mads

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[OceanSoul]

Nightwish, Nightwish, Nightwish, Nightwish... Nightwish! [:P] ...Nightwish...
The bands from Sweden you mentioned are great! No doubt! But you should not say that the Finnish bands are only known because of Universal. That does not make sense. I heard about Nightwish from a friend, I loved them, then I went looking for more from Finland. I found Apocalyptica, Sonata Arctica, CoB (whome I would not have heard of if not for their song being released on a Nightwish single), Eternal Tears Of Sorrow (!), Battlelore, Tarot, Sinergy, Finntroll, Moonsorrow, Darkwoods My Betrothed and I could keep on going!
Remove Therion from your list. They are not worth mentioning between the others.

SoD ~ It is really nice to have some kind of support!! ;)

-Marina-
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"Satan dropped by my house with 11 Dreams and proclaimed it will steal my soul for the betterment of my life. Boy was he right." - David E. Gehlke

[BumZen]

quote:Originally posted by OceanSoul

Nightwish, Nightwish, Nightwish, Nightwish... Nightwish! [:P] ...Nightwish...
The bands from Sweden you mentioned are great! No doubt! But you should not say that the Finnish bands are only known because of Universal. That does not make sense. I heard about Nightwish from a friend, I loved them, then I went looking for more from Finland. I found Apocalyptica, Sonata Arctica, CoB (whome I would not have heard of if not for their song being released on a Nightwish single), Eternal Tears Of Sorrow (!), Battlelore, Tarot, Sinergy, Finntroll, Moonsorrow, Darkwoods My Betrothed and I could keep on going!
Remove Therion from your list. They are not worth mentioning between the others.

SoD ~ It is really nice to have some kind of support!! ;)


UGH... NOT NIGHTWISH!!! And yes, they are known because of Universal! Spinefarm or whatever their old label is called is owned by Universal, therefore they use Universals distribution channels. Roadrunner, which they are on now I think, is also distributed by Universal. This means lots of promotion, easy access to their music etc.! Oh... and don't think I think that it is just something like Britney Spears that just gets promoted its ass off, and thus sells a lot. I think Nightwish has worked very hard to get their success, and I also think they deserve it, but still it is mostly thanks to Universal.

I cannot say I know all the bands you mentioned, but some of them are actually quite good, I just didn't think of them (apocalyptica and Tesla, but also Stratovarius is quite decent), and Battlelore I think my boss likes quite a lot, so they must have something. The rest I either don't know or simply dislike.

And last... slap yourself for saying that about Therion! Any band that releases albums Theli, Vovin and Secret of the Runes deserves to be on ANY list. But instead we can add Lions Share, Mayadome, Loch Vostok, Astral Doors and Platitude?!:D

Mads

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[OceanSoul]

quote:they are known because of Universal

You can say that about every band. :) Of course promotion is important. How can they be known if people do not know about them or do not have acces to their music? [8)]

quote: I think Nightwish has worked very hard to get their success, and I also think they deserve it
Finally!! [:P]

quote: also Stratovarius is quite decent
Right! I knew I forgot something! And Sentenced!!

quote: Any band that releases albums Theli, Vovin and Secret of the Runes deserves to be on ANY list

Hehe! Vovin is an okay album, I can listen to it without being forced to do that, but the other stuff... I do not know - it is not my style. I think they look misplaced between In Flames, Candlemass and Dark Tranquillity. The first album I heard of Therion was Secret Of The Runes and it totally scared me away. Too much church music for me. :)

EDIT: Damn quoting system!

-Marina-
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"Satan dropped by my house with 11 Dreams and proclaimed it will steal my soul for the betterment of my life. Boy was he right." - David E. Gehlke

[Soul of Destruction]

sentenced!
another reason to go to wacken!

[BumZen]

Didn't know Sentenced was Finnish! Never heard their music, but most people (who I agree with musically) says they kick ass! Ok... probs to Finland!

"You can say that about every band. Of course promotion is important. How can they be known if people do not know about them or do not have acces to their music?" - Marina

Uhm... What do you mean? Because not many metalbands are distributed through Universal. Also notice that most metalbands that do OK today is either on Roadrunner or Sanctuary... and therefore distributed by Universal, hence they get better sales. I am not saying this in a negative way, I am just saying that this is the way it works most of the time.

Vovin is an excellent album... and how can you like that and not Theli? Theli is much more metal, since it was intended as a sideproject... until that album, Therion was death metal.

Mads



We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[OceanSoul]

Does not matter. It is difficult to explain and I spent too much time in the sun today for my brains to work properly. :) Let us forget it. I agree with you. Sort of. ;)

I am sorry, I forgot to mention I never heard Theli. The albums I heard of Therion are Secret Of The Runes, Vovin and A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming. The latter is the one which made me delete Therion from my PC. But I will check out Theli if you say it is more metal. I would like to give them a chance. I really tried to like them, tried to see things from other angles but it never worked out.

-Marina-
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"Satan dropped by my house with 11 Dreams and proclaimed it will steal my soul for the betterment of my life. Boy was he right." - David E. Gehlke

[BumZen]

A'arab Zaraq - Lucid Dreaming is a BOOOOOORING album, so I can follow you here!
If you want them to be real metal, then check out their albums before Theli, but Theli is the album with most energy... excellent album! Still Vovin is my fav by them!

NP: Metallica - Black album



We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[OceanSoul]

BumZen - It is awful! I would rather listen to SotR. I'd give it 10 in rating.
Okay. I will! If you'll listen to Once. [:P]

Oh! The Unforgiven is such a nice song. *Sighs*

-Marina-
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"Satan dropped by my house with 11 Dreams and proclaimed it will steal my soul for the betterment of my life. Boy was he right." - David E. Gehlke

[BumZen]

I don't care if you listen to Theli or not, I just think you are cheating yourself! And you will have to get me very drunk to get me to listen to an entire Nightwish album again!

The black album (or s/t) actually surprised me a lot... I hadn't heard it for years, but it rocks, and I think it is quite unique. And yes... The Unforgiven is a wonderful song
"I DUB THE UNFORGIVEEEEEEN"
Unforgiven 2 is also nice... but the only nice song on ReLoad imo...

Mads

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[WhispersOfSorrow]

I'm new to this forum, but I found the topic interesting so I decided to put my 2 cents worth in. :)

My current favorites are:

Mercenary (of course!)
Chastisement
Opeth
Dimmu Borgir
Cradle of Filth
Lost Horizon
Hammerfall
My Dying Bride
Machine Head
In Flames
Midnight Syndicate
Black Label Society

There are many more that I could name, but these are the ones I seem to be listening to more lately.




"He who laughs last, thinks slowest".

[BumZen]

Welcome aboard... I can't say I have have heard all of the bands you just mentioned, but you should fit right in from those I know! Stick around :D

Mads

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[OceanSoul]

Mads - But but but!! It is so much different from the rest! I don't even know what Tuomas is doing during the concerts, because of all the orchestra thingy. You are the one cheating yourself. The songs are so much heavier and Tarja sings quite "normal" on Once.

I agree about Reload! Unforgiven 2 is the best song! And the video for it is very good too.
If i should listen to Metallica I would pick S & M. That is where they got most of the good songs gathered. :D


Welcome WhispersOfSorrow! Nice music taste you got there! :)


-Marina-
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"Satan dropped by my house with 11 Dreams and proclaimed it will steal my soul for the betterment of my life. Boy was he right." - David E. Gehlke

[BumZen]

OKOKOKOKOKOK... I will listen to Once! GIVE IT A REST... ;)

S&M is great... especially because it makes the LOAD songs sound so damn interesting. But it completely ruins the old thrash/speed songs... especially Master of Puppets!


Mads


We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[WhispersOfSorrow]

Thanks for the kind welcome! ;)

"He who laughs last, thinks slowest".

[OceanSoul]

Mads - Haha! I will. Now I can sleep again. ;) I want a full review. Hehe

I agree. It is a shame. I wouldn't say it ruins it. I think that, just like you said, it makes it more... interesting. :D

-Marina-
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"Satan dropped by my house with 11 Dreams and proclaimed it will steal my soul for the betterment of my life. Boy was he right." - David E. Gehlke

[BumZen]

Ok... Marina!

I heard once today... or most of it! This album is more... how can I put this nicely? ehm... CATCHY (another way of saying poppish), which is fine, if just the album could surprise once in a while. a few places I actually thought that maybe Nightwish wasn't that bad after all, but then... *shrugs*... Tarja begins to sing again, and OH LORD, THE HORROR! I felt like I had to save humanity after like 30 minutes into the album.

I am sorry Marina... I cannot make any better review of this, since I could not stand to listen to it more than ½ a spin. My conclusion is that I have not changed my view of Nightwish at all, except that I now know they are more commercial (which is not meant in a bad way, since I prefer them beeing popular over Linkin Park)

Mads

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[Soul of Destruction]

and only the fact that you don´t like nightwish is the reason that you say finnish metal is overrated? and sentenced and ektomorf aren´t pussy metal...
whatever...

[BumZen]

Nonononononononono... Sonata Arctica as well! Stratovarius, though liking them is also quite pussylike among with other bands I cannot think of right now!

and come on... Ektomorf simply sucks! I agree that it is definately not pussy metal, but it is so booooooooooring! Sentenced I still need to hear to make a judgement on.

Let it also be known that even though I do like some Finnish bands, I can still think they are overrated.

Mads

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[OceanSoul]

BumZen ~ *sighs* Okay then. I fully respect your opinion on them. But you still missed the coolest song like Dead Gardens (what an ending!), Romanticide (probably their heaviest song?), Ghost Love Score (oh heaven!) and Higher Than Hope. But at least you gave it a shot. :)

*closes her eyes on the last reply and sighs.. - Again.. Picks up her Sonata Arcrica "Silence" cd and kisses it: "Mine, my own... my precious..."*


-Marina-
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"Satan dropped by my house with 11 Dreams and proclaimed it will steal my soul for the betterment of my life. Boy was he right." - David E. Gehlke

[Soul of Destruction]

a few songs from ektomorf aren´t so bad! and of course can you think that finnish metal is overrated! how do you discribe "pussy metal"?

[BumZen]

Pussy metal = the singer is sounds gay/has a dildo up his ass/got his balls cut off (Sonata Arctica, Stratovarius, Jacobs Dream, Iron Fire). there is no crunch to the guitar which means its attempt to sound metal fails miserably. and basically the entire atmosphere of the music.

And I know I am quite narrowminded... hehe


Mads

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[Soul of Destruction]

ok, i will remember that!
are in denmark also northern lights or further northern?

[Havamal]

Damnit, how can you say that Sonata Arctica ruins the mood, they set a perfect mood. Have you ever listened to Replica or Blank File, or for that matter the whole CD Ecliptica? Blank File and My Land must be two of THÉ best metal songs I ever heard.

And to stay on-topic
My favorites are:

- Blind Guardian
- Evergrey
- Pink Floyd
- The Police
- EdGuy
- Sonata Arctica
- Iron Maiden
- Kamelot (they were great on GMM)
- Dragonforce (same)
- Stratovarius
- Hammerfall
- Burzum
- Bathory
- ...

[OceanSoul]

Havamal - Niice music taste!
I agree Ecliptica is a great album! 8th Commandment, Destruction Preventer, Replica, FullMoon, UnOpened are on my top-10 over favourite Sonata Arctica songs!

SoD - Northern lights?? [:o] Where? [:P]


-Marina-
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"Satan dropped by my house with 11 Dreams and proclaimed it will steal my soul for the betterment of my life. Boy was he right." - David E. Gehlke

[Soul of Destruction]

hö? it was a question! are in denmark also northern lights? or only more in finland and norway?
i always get e-mail if northern lights are here in germany, but that is a rareness! for two years ago, there were northern lights in germany, but the wether was so bad and the sky was full of clouds! so i did not see them! i hate it...

[Söldner]

hehehe
i lived in canada for a few years when i was young. i've never seen anything like that before and after that. it shines in thousands of colors and even moves like a banner blowing in the wind. very impressing.

alex


...i've never seen the days anyway!

[Soul of Destruction]

to see northern lights is the dream of my live! i have never seen northern lights but i have a lot of pics! so'n'scheiß...

[BumZen]

SoD - about the Northern Lights Denmark gets it RARELY (I don't think I have ever seen it myself)!!! Sweden, Norway and Finland get it a lot though!

Havamal - Welcome to you! Taste is weird thing, because it is never the same! I personally think that Sonata Arctica generally write weak songs, while you think they write some of the best metal songs ever! I suggest you read any damn discussion between Oceansoul and I, and you will find out what I think of Sonata Arctica :)
Besides them and Bathory I think you have a very great and diverse taste in music, which is undeniably cool!


Mads


We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[imported_Morten]

My favorit bands are:Mercenary and Hammerfall

Sleepless I walk
The moonlight burns you
Voicless I talk
The silence awakes you!

[imported_n/a]

Welcome to the Mercenary forum Morten.

[imported_Morten]

oh yeah thx^^

Sleepless I walk
The moonlight burns you
Voicless I talk
The silence awakes you!

[BumZen]

welcome to the board Morten...

We pray to our God as we dance with the Devil

[Gaunerin]

hellcome :D

____________________________
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[BlueSkull]

IRON MAIDEN RULESSSSSS:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D

[Lamia]

quote:Originally posted by BlueSkull

IRON MAIDEN RULESSSSSS:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D :D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D


You've got it RIGHT THERE! [8D]:D

-------------------------
Only the good die young,
all the evil seem to live forever.!
What are we waiting for?! Lets go slaying!!

[OceanSoul]

Hmmm... Time to update my shitty music taste. [^]

Nightwish
Mercenary
Sonata Arctica
Arch Enemy
Children Of Bodom
Opeth
Nevermore
Dark Tranquillity
Blind Guardian
Moonsorrow

The list has definetly changed a bit since last year.

-Marina-
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...In frozen tears lie warm memories...

[Yranecrem]

Death
Vader
Arch Enemy
Children Of Bodom
Sepultura
Slayer
Mercenary
Nevermore

[EoN]

My fav bands:

Iron Maiden
Megadeth
Annihilator
Flotsam & Jetsam
Annihilator
Death
Opeth
Symphony X
Dream Theater
Immortal
Darkthrone
Sodom
Kreator
Entombed
Tool

and... eerrmmm... oh yes
MERCENARY <--- ftw ;)

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[BlueSkull]

My Favourite bands are

Iron Maiden
Quo Vadis
Mercenary
Death
Trivium
As I Lay Dying
Enter My Silence
Mercenary

atleast those there are lots of more but too tired to write :D

Silence is the heavyest tone...

[BlueSkull]

OMFG i have discovered a new fav band its name is !!!!The Agony Scene!!!!
CHECK IT OUT!!!

Silence is the heavyest tone...