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[Iggy]

Nicky.

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Think I might just make that one

This is where I will be

[funkster]

Carved in stone by Shadow Gallery and what a corker it is as well 

[Nicky007]

This is where I will be

OK, understandable, Iggy 

NP  The Tea Party:  The Interzone Mantras

My fave Tea Party album, very spiritual 

Nicky.

[The Butterfly Man]

To-Mera have a frontwoman, Julie Kiss, but you guys don't hate women, do ya ? (not like the Stieg Larsson character). In fact this could be the reason for Bups to get into To-Mera: Julie is Hungarian and hot, real hot 

Not only for Bups, Nicky...  Besides, I've been looking for Hungarian artists since I'm back from Budapest.

NP: North Atlantic Oscillation - Grappling Hooks

NAO is a British 'alt-prog' band, a bit like Mew and Pure Reason Revolution. The music is electronic and poppy with a proggy twist and it rocks! There are no Hungarian women involved though...

Tom

[maddox]

Not only for Bups, Nicky...  Besides, I've been looking for Hungarian artists since I'm back from Budapest.

Then take a listen to Mindflowers.
Instrumental progressive fusion rock.
Quite entertaining.

[maddox]

Kingcrow ~ Phlegethon

[Nicky007]

Besides, I've been looking for Hungarian artists since I'm back from Budapest.

There you are, Tom: To-Mera is the word 

To-Mera or not To-Mera, that's the question 

There are no Hungarian women involved though...

I prefer hungry women 


NP  Anubis Gate:  Andromeda Unchained

Musically this is the best Anubis album. Aint that right, Mad ?


Here, try this track from Andromeda:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDcbxcbWG9E


Tom, I simply can't understand how you can live without Anubis Gate and To-Mera - and on top of it in the midst of the marsh. You don't even have Bluey to keep ya company 

Nicky.

[Nicky007]

Guys, I just found another great Norwegian melodic progmetal group, Illusion Suite. Try this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L3p1yT1XRbw&NR=1

Man, these Norwegians !  They'r only 4 million people, but they have sooooo many great metal bands. You'd think that everybody and his brother, and his father and uncle and grandfather, was playing in one or several metal groups 

I thought they were running around in the mountains chasing goats ... but they seem to have time for metal too 

Btw, what happened to our Deanie ?  Did his goats go off, so he's now ramblin round the mountains chasin goats ?  I'm missin some black humor here - altho Tom manages pretty well too 

Nicky.

[The Butterfly Man]

There you are, Tom: To-Mera is the word 

To-Mera or not To-Mera, that's the question 

Okay Hamlet, you win. I got 'em noted.

I prefer hungry women 

What about hungry Hungarian women?

Here, try this track from Andromeda:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDcbxcbWG9E

Interesting. The second half of the song is great, I'm not so sure about the first part though. But based on this song Anubis Gate clearly deserves my attention.

...You don't even have Bluey to keep ya company 

Yeah I wonder what she's up to!

NP: Solar - Dark Places

Although Paul Manzi sounds like a good replacement I'll miss Rob Sowden as the voice of Arena. He's by far my favourite vocalist Arena ever had, and a really nice guy as well.

Tom

[Nicky007]

NP   Death:  To Forgive is to Suffer  (on repeat)

youtube.com/watch?v=1loaJs_Dah4&feature=related 

I don't like the idea of giving a band such a name, but we can't escape the fact that this band was groundbreaking and has strongly influenced many Room staples 

Funky, I think you know this 

You have to listen to Death's music in a different way than with e.g. Arena. While Arena has lotta melody, catchy rhythms, hooks, all that stuff that we immediately love, Death requires a high measure of deliberate work on the part of the listener. You have to follow all the musical lines and see how they blend and transform 

Okay Hamlet, you win. I got 'em noted.

You won't be disappointed, Tom, trust me 

I actually consider To-Mera just as exciting as Haken, in a different way tho. To-Mera don't have all those delicious hooks and atmospheres that Haken (and DT) have, but careful listening reveals some resplendent treasures 

What about hungry Hungarian women?

Whewee, lotta hot paprika there 

Interesting. The second half of the song is great, I'm not so sure about the first part though.

Now that you mention it, I'm not that hot on Jacob Hansen as singer. Maybe he grows with time 

But he's a great producer, he's produced many great Danish metal albums 

And as you noted, the second half of the song is eminent 

Anubis' Andromeda Unchained and The Departed are already classics in progmetalworld (internationally) 

I'll miss Rob Sowden as the voice of Arena. He's by far my favourite vocalist Arena ever had, and a really nice guy as well. 

Tom

I'm don't find Dark Places musically all that exciting, but it's a very personal, revealing album, and therefore has merit for Arena fans. Rob was definitely my voice of Arena 

Nicky.

[The Butterfly Man]

Kingcrow ~ Phlegethon

Wow, wow, wow! You mentioned that album a couple of times now, so I became interested last weekend and searched for Kingcrow on Last.fm (http://www.last.fm/music/Kingcrow) where you can listen to some tracks, one of them is called Evasion. I thought that was a great track and after reading some reviews I bought Phlegethon. I listened to it a few times yesterday and I think it's excellent (Italian) progmetal!

Thanks Mad!

NP: Arena - Live & Life

In preparation for next week...

Tom

[The Butterfly Man]

NP: Jeff Loomis - Zero Order Phase

Very dark album, but also very good!

Tom

[maddox]

Wow, wow, wow! You mentioned that album a couple of times now, so I became interested last weekend and searched for Kingcrow on Last.fm (http://www.last.fm/music/Kingcrow) where you can listen to some tracks, one of them is called Evasion. I thought that was a great track and after reading some reviews I bought Phlegethon. I listened to it a few times yesterday and I think it's excellent (Italian) progmetal!

Thanks Mad!

You're very welcome!

You can also read the review on Progwereld, by Ruard Veltmaat.
He's just as stunned about the album as I am.

In fact, I bought the album after his recommendation.

Evasion is indeed a great track. Really love the solo.
Have you seen the videoclip on Youtube?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB5UFzVZnNY

[funkster]

You're very welcome!

You can also read the review on Progwereld, by Ruard Veltmaat.
He's just as stunned about the album as I am.

In fact, I bought the album after his recommendation.

Evasion is indeed a great track. Really love the solo.
Have you seen the videoclip on Youtube?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB5UFzVZnNY

Oh now that is what i call Progmetal 

[funkster]

NP   Death:  To Forgive is to Suffer  (on repeat)

youtube.com/watch?v=1loaJs_Dah4&feature=related 

I don't like the idea of giving a band such a name, but we can't escape the fact that this band was groundbreaking and has strongly influenced many Room staples 

Funky, I think you know this 

You have to listen to Death's music in a different way than with e.g. Arena. While Arena has lotta melody, catchy rhythms, hooks, all that stuff that we immediately love, Death requires a high measure of deliberate work on the part of the listener. You have to follow all the musical lines and see how they blend and transform 


You won't be disappointed, Tom, trust me 


Nicky.

Death are one of the most important bands in metal history and from their early "gore" beginnings they developed into a progressive death metal band  who influenced countless bands.

They are not always easy listening - gruff vocals , strange time changes and no real hooks BUT
with some persevering there are some real gems to be discovered.

Also worth checking out are Control denied which was still Chuck's songs but with a clean vocalist.

[Nicky007]

Also worth checking out are Control denied which was still Chuck's songs but with a clean vocalist.

Thanx for the tip, Funky. Got The Fragile Art Of Existence on my SL now 


Played:

The Killers:   Sam's Town   Day & Age

Sound a lot like Coldplay. Guess that's what hits these days 


Gorillaz:  Demon Days

Far more interesting. Very imaginative, and rocks now and then 

Got gripped enuff to add DD to my SL 


But then I needed somethin that claws at my guts:

Nevermore:  The Considian Obspiracy    


NP   Anubis Gate  on  YouTube

E.g.  youtube.com/watch?v=5H8GsX_zgs0&NR=1

&      youtube.com/watch?v=s_MnU_reZco&feature=related 

With Anubis, one really has to get into the lyrics. The atmospheres very much build on the stories 


TwilightMoonReviews really raves about The Detached on Metal Archives, calling it "Literally Perfect - 100%."

www.metal-archives.com/review.php?id=231260

Here are some excerpts:

"To the thousands of metal fans who constantly speak of their belief that no album is perfect, I have only this to say to you: don't listen to this album, because it will change everything you thought you knew about music. I'm not afraid to say it: Anubis Gate's The Detached is absolutely perfect in every conceivable way imaginable. It may not be favorite album of all time, but there's no denying it this honor. It truly sounds like noone else and any comparisons would be unfair, because, clearly, no other band playing music today is this talented or original. Don't miss out like so many others will. Attach yourself to this masterpiece.

Even the lyrics are a bit better this time around. They still dwell in galactic themes, but now they've been merged with more advanced elements such as cellular experiments, The whole album is unsurprisingly a concept, and thats made more obvious by having all the songs sound related. Sure they have little intros and interludes of talking or random actions occurring, but where the concept really works best, linking it all together, is in its use of little parts of previous songs in later ones ... The songs are certainly not detached from each other, and I love The Detached more for it."

Nicky.

[Nicky007]

Very dark album, but also very good!

I like your kickass "but"

Nicky.

[The Butterfly Man]

You can also read the review on Progwereld, by Ruard Veltmaat.

Yeah that was the review that convinced me to buy the album!

Evasion is indeed a great track. Really love the solo.
Have you seen the videoclip on Youtube?

The video was the very first thing I saw/heard by Kingcrow on Last.fm, killer song indeed!

I like your kickass "but"

Yeah it's great, innit?

NP: Pain Of Salvation - Scarsick

Haven't played this one in ages, I forgot how good it is. Although their latest 'experiment' (Road Salt) is nice to listen to, this one is much better!

Tom

[funkster]

Epica by Kamelot for the first time

5.39 am listening to this with a nice cup of tea and no one stirring in the house except for the cats - peace and quiet   

[The Butterfly Man]

NP: Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR

Such a diverse album. It has prog, folk, (death)metal, even some pop, and all this is presented in a nice oriental setting. Also, Steven Wilson's keyboardplaying is a great addition to this album.

BTW, I just discovered that Orphaned Land plays a gig in Holland together with Amorphis next friday. Too bad I can't go...

Tom

[Nicky007]

NP: Jeff Loomis - Zero Order Phase

Be attentive to the formidable drumming too, Tom 

Although their latest 'experiment' (Road Salt) is nice to listen to, this one is much better! 

OK. I like Scarsick a lot too 

I just discovered that Orphaned Land plays a gig in Holland together with Amorphis next friday.

Man, that must surely be a very special experience 


NP  Tipton, Entwistle & Powell:  Edge Of The World

It's strange:  I find Glenn Tipton real great, he's my fave musician, he's the man behind Nostradamus + a lotta other fabulous music, he's covered more musical ground than any other musician I can think of + lotta philosophy too - and he's born just 10 km from where I was born, but that's beside the point  - but even with all this, I'm alone in my reverence for him; noone else in my family, among my friends and acquaintances or Roomies share my passion for his music.

I'm not sad about it, it's just strange. I share soooo much music with you Roomies and also some other guys around the world, but for some strange reason, none of you seem to have awakened to this very special musician 

Anyways, here's one of my faves from his Edge album, Never Say Die:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XwxewaxhmM

Entwistle and Powell are of course John Entwistle and Cozy Powell, legends themselves 

Nicky.

[Teunis]

Gazpacho - Missa Atropos

np: Star One - Victims Of The Modern Age

It rocks, but such a shame that cookie monster is participating again on two tracks  .

[maddox]

It rocks, but such a shame that cookie monster is participating again on two tracks  .

Huh? :? 

You mean the growls?

[maddox]

Anathema ~ We're Here because We're Here

[Crazy Diamond]

Anathema ~ We're Here because We're Here

Love this CD - Anathema's best, although all their post doom-metal stuff is good !

NP Signify - Porcupine Tree