Metal Thread V - Defenders of the Faith

[grimbold]

Went to see Priest last night. Best show I've ever seen. I was a little underwhelmed by Thin Lizzy and BLS, but Priest just blew me away.

Judas Priest changed my LIFE \m/

@zocelot

i actually read he's REALLY healthy nowadays
i'm more concerned about bill ward

[Feytalist]

I'd say Maiden changed my life more than Priest

Yeah Ozzy seems to be okay at the moment. Apparently he's not quite the presence on stage anymore, but that's understandable.

I actually got myself Scream just the other day. It rocks Although Black Rain was better, I think.

[WhamBamSam]

I'd say Maiden changed my life more than Priest

Don't get me wrong, Maiden are my favorite band, but the show Priest put on was just unbelievable. Even the time I got to see Maiden live wasn't quite as awesome.

[grimbold]

I'd say Maiden changed my life more than Priest

*has never seen maiden live*

[shiram]

*has never seen maiden live*

I have, and while they were a fine live act, they did not blow me away.
Still very glad I got to see them though.
Bruce runs and jumps around quite alot.

[Griemont]

Saw Anthrax, Testament, and Death Angel on Saturday. Absolutely incredible

not to mention I got:
1. One of Charlie Benante's (broken) drum sticks
2. One of Scott Ian's guitar picks
3. A guitar pick from one of the Death Angel guitarists (I think it might be Rob Cavestany's)
4. A picture with Chuck Billy
5. A picture with Eddie Trunk
6. A picture with Death Angel's drummer and bassist (individually)
7. A bruise on my chest from being front-row center, slammed up against the barricade

Great show though! Tons of memories. Touched horns with Joey Belladonna too, which was really cool. And Charlie Benante laughed at me because I momentarily forgot how to do metal horns.

[grimbold]

I have, and while they were a fine live act, they did not blow me away.
Still very glad I got to see them though.
Bruce runs and jumps around quite alot.

i was going to see them but then i decided that maiden wasn't on their last tour so they weren't as essential as priest

[Feytalist]

So I just found out Shadow Gallery released an album last year that I knew nothing about. Huh.

So guess what I'm getting asap.

[Liffguard]

Any recs for something melodic with sung vocals rather than growls? Preferably something fast and energetic rather than slower and heavy. Cheers all.

[grimbold]

Any recs for something melodic with sung vocals rather than growls? Preferably something fast and energetic rather than slower and heavy. Cheers all.

HAMMERFALL
hammerfall changed my life at a time when i hated growls

[shiram]

Any recs for something melodic with sung vocals rather than growls? Preferably something fast and energetic rather than slower and heavy. Cheers all.

Power metal.

[Hawkfrost000]

HAMMERFALL
hammerfall changed my life at a time when i hated growls

QFT

Also Nightwish

DM

[Nameless]

Any recs for something melodic with sung vocals rather than growls? Preferably something fast and energetic rather than slower and heavy. Cheers all.

Powerwolf.

[Liffguard]

Cool stuff. Cheers guys.

[Comrade]

I'mma goin'a see Cynic live on the twenty second.

It is gonna be teh epic.

Also, my nine month old nephew is currently headbanging to Carcass. I'm having a 'proud uncle wipes away tear of joy' moment.

[grimbold]

Powerwolf.

YES
i have an interview with them on my blog if you want
=D

[cleric_of_BANJO]

Any recs for something melodic with sung vocals rather than growls? Preferably something fast and energetic rather than slower and heavy. Cheers all.

Helloween's Walls of Jericho. Once you've listened to it one or two hundred times, I suggest Blind Guardian's Somewhere Far Beyond. I'm sure some on the board will say Nightfall in Middle Earth is better, but if you're looking for something fast, you should go with their older stuff.

[Killer Angel]

Also, my nine month old nephew is currently headbanging to Carcass. I'm having a 'proud uncle wipes away tear of joy' moment.

My two daughters (3.5 and 6.5 years old) regularly "mosh" with Gamma Ray. It's so good to hear 'em saying "We wanna daddy's song!"

[Feytalist]

Nightfall in Middle Earth is better.

(Had to be said )

For fast, heavy, melodic and sung vocals, there's really no reason to look further than most power metal. From the cheesy stuff like Hammerfall or Dragonforce or even Sabaton all the way to the more symphonic stuff like Kamelot or Blind Guardian or even Nightwish. Some progressive metal fits as well. Stratovarius is brilliant, and Symphony X might be what you're looking for.

Also, allow me to push a band that I mentioned just last week: Shadow Gallery, my favouritest prog metal band of all. Very low-key, they never did live gigs till last year. A whole bunch of quieter, less-metal pieces and then a few great heavy tracks. Brilliant stuff. (I'm not quite sold on their new vocalist though, Mike Baker was the legend).

[grimbold]

My two daughters (3.5 and 6.5 years old) regularly "mosh" with Gamma Ray. It's so good to hear 'em saying "We wanna daddy's song!"

reminds me of This

in other news

I HAVE BLACK SABBATH TICKETS!!!

[WhamBamSam]

Any recs for something melodic with sung vocals rather than growls? Preferably something fast and energetic rather than slower and heavy. Cheers all.

It almost feels silly to mention these, since they're just oh so obvious, but as no one else has recommended them yet, be sure to look into the classics - particularly Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and Dio - if you aren't familiar with them already.

There's also a classic metal revival of sorts that's sparked up recently. The two really essential bands to come out of it imo are White Wizzard and Holy Grail. Holy Grail also have a bit of Thrash and Shred influence to them, but everything is done with melody, and the vocals are well sung.

Also since they've somehow escaped mention in the Power Metal recommendations, Iced Mother Freaking Earth.

[Comrade]

Ladies and gentlemen.

NASUM TIME.

[Feytalist]

Also since they've somehow escaped mention in the Power Metal recommendations, Iced Mother Freaking Earth.

Huh. I was sure I'd mentioned them. Turns out I didn't. They're also good, obviously. A lot of metal screams, though. I'm still wondering who actually does the screams. It isn't Matt Barlow, obviously, since he's gone, so it can't be Stu Block, since those screams were part of previous albums as well. I don't think it's Schaffer, since I haven't heard it in his other stuff. Anyway, it's not really important. Cause it's awesome.

[zeratul]

Any recs for something melodic with sung vocals rather than growls? Preferably something fast and energetic rather than slower and heavy. Cheers all.

I hereby reccomend you the best band in the multiverse (let's face it, other universes music probably isn't this awesome) Blind Guardian!

Here's some particularly awesome songs of theirs

Other ones to check out.
Sonata Arctica, Kamelot, Hammerfall, Nightwish, Sabaton, and all the stuff other folk have reccomended

[grimbold]

White Wizzard[/url]

*has vendetta against white wizzard or at least their press lady*

[WhamBamSam]

*has vendetta against white wizzard or at least their press lady*

You might make an good Holy Grail fan then, seeing as they were originally formed from a split/Jon Leon firing everyone in White Wizzard due to creative differences and have a bit of a Metallica/Megadeth thing going as a result. They're also really good musically.

[Velaryon]

Any recs for something melodic with sung vocals rather than growls? Preferably something fast and energetic rather than slower and heavy. Cheers all.

I second (actually it's more like fourth at this point) Blind Guardian. My personal favorite album of theirs is Imaginations From the Other Side, but honestly you can pretty much grab anything of theirs and you won't go wrong.

Furthermore, I also recommend in no particular order: Black Tide, Kamelot, Edguy, Firewind, Sonata Arctica, and especially Symphony X.

It almost feels silly to mention these, since they're just oh so obvious, but as no one else has recommended them yet, be sure to look into the classics - particularly Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, and Dio - if you aren't familiar with them already.

Agree with all of these. Manowar and Helloween might fit in this category as well, though I wouldn't put them quite on the level of Maiden, Priest, and Dio.

There's also a classic metal revival of sorts that's sparked up recently. The two really essential bands to come out of it imo are White Wizzard and Holy Grail. Holy Grail also have a bit of Thrash and Shred influence to them, but everything is done with melody, and the vocals are well sung.

I am now interested, and will be checking them out after I finish this post.

Also since they've somehow escaped mention in the Power Metal recommendations, Iced Mother Freaking Earth.

Yes! On a related note, I recommend Pyramaze, who had Matt Barlow singing for them for while before he went back to Iced Earth. The whole album he did with them is phenomenal, and honestly better than what Iced Earth did after he came back IMO. Pyramaze was also pretty good even before Barlow joined, though I haven't heard anything they might have done after he left.

[Feytalist]

I second (actually it's more like fourth at this point) Blind Guardian. My personal favorite album of theirs is Imaginations From the Other Side, but honestly you can pretty much grab anything of theirs and you won't go wrong.

Nightfall in Middle Earth is better.

Just sayin'

Their new one, At the Edge of Time, is great as well. I still love Sacred Worlds, even after that corny music video in Sacred 2, heh.


Allow me to mention Stratovarius again. Their latest album, Elysium, is quite frankly ridiculously good.

[grimbold]

You might make an good Holy Grail fan then, seeing as they were originally formed from a split/Jon Leon firing everyone in White Wizzard due to creative differences and have a bit of a Metallica/Megadeth thing going as a result. They're also really good musically.

yeah holy grail \m/

also Gypsyhawk who i mentioned a while ago is another great band to listen to while hating on white wizzardd XD

[zeratul]

Just sayin'

Their new one, At the Edge of Time, is great as well. I still love Sacred Worlds, even after that corny music video in Sacred 2, heh.


Allow me to mention Stratovarius again. Their latest album, Elysium, is quite frankly ridiculously good.

Yeah ATEOT is amazing, it's actually tied with NFIME and ANATO for my favourite blind guardian album. I also seem to be one of the few people who actually really liked ATITM, it was definitively a big shift from their normal sound but it was still great, just in a more dark proggy way.