Recent content by Alien Mantis

It would be so hard to try and pick 10. I like so many of the songs all for their own unique offerings. From Underworld, I pick CHARON. That song is musical perfection in every way. Russ even sings differently on that track! I don't know how they came up with that song, but I need an...

This is a stupid poll. I don't HATE any Symphony X album. Symphony X has never put out a bad album. Ever. They are only varying degrees of epic greatness. :grin:

Symphony X is my favorite band. I have been listening to them for 20 years now. I have always been irritated by the prog-snobs who feel the need to pick apart Symphony X songs. You can tell by their musical recommendations that some of them don't even really like METAL. Symphony X is metal...

Speaking of singers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLx5JK4XPaI :Shedevil:

I listened to this several times through my Sennheiser HD headphones, and I can clearly hear Russ singing "slamming malice". I also hear him singing "serious anger". The esses are in there, for whatever reason. Could be from multitracking the vocals, and it's possible he sang it that way...

"BANISH ALL KINGS FROM THE FACE OF THE LAAAAAND!" :loco:

Indeed. :Spin:

The first half of this song is more like "Russel Allen Atomic Soul" stuff. ( Which I really don't care for ) The second half of the song is better for me, without the "blues scatting" lyric verses. I know Russ likes that stuff, and he does it really well, but it doesn't belong on a Symphony...

According to the CD booklet, it is "furious anger". Next verse is: "Bring down my fists with flaming malice". ( I thought Russ was saying, "slamming malice". ) LoL

I am not offended by anyone's replies. I understand full well that other people do not like the same music I do. I even run into people who don't like Symphony X. Which is crazy to me. I'm done discussing music. (You already know how I feel about the new Symphony X album.) Carry on...

One of my all-time favorite songs/albums right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMELW0DEM7g :popcorn:

This band used to kick ass. Now they suck. :zzz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=57cyA7_2sJE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2dCIoGeoN8 ( LOVE this album! ) :grin:

If you haven't heard my #2 band... you can start HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcZAj1MPpeo Then listen to every song YouTube has to offer from this band. They released two albums. Two albums of legendary greatness. They were on a mission. And then..... they were gone. I cried...

Hard to say right now. I haven't totally digested the new album yet. I believe I have my favorite tracks picked out, but not the individual parts yet. CHARON is my favorite track. That one jumped-out immediately. I love everything about this song, and there is nothing I don't like about...

This is not in the top-5, but I dig it anyway. The bass and drums are just SICK. I love the vocals. Ethereal. ( And someone said i'm not open-minded. Pffffff. ) :grin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6nJmf7kHy8