Recent content by Ben101

Hey I did a quick search and couldn't find this posted but I just stumbled across this. Its a cover by Aus band Lord who if you havn't heard them are sort of like australia's answer to Blind Guardian ofr Iced Earth. Its pretty close to the original, choirs aren't as good but solo's are pretty...

I'm surprised. I'm REALLY digging this song. I wasn't too keen when I heard the live version but this song slays. I wasn't huge on PL or Russels gritty vocals but I love the heaviness and groove of this song. Yes it's heavy like PL but has a COMPLETELY different vibe and atmosphere to my ears...

I think Mike is a great drummer but I actually wasn't too let down when I heard the news. I agree that DT's albums havn't really been on par with their earlier work, the last one I really enjoyed was 6DOIT. Octavarium and Black Clouds weren't too bad but I think Train of Thought and Systematic...

Hey I havn't posted here in a long time but I do come here regularly for the updates and to see what people think. I've been checking this place out regularly recently with the news of the new album ofcourse, but I havn't posted. I've listened to the new song 3 or 4 times now and it's not...

Got the album when it leaked. Definately would not call these guys prog at all but it's pretty enjoyable catchy metal with prog leanings. I HATE some of their guitar solo's with a burning passion, I cannot stand guitarists who make their sound basically from just sweeping and tapping. But...

I can understand that this song might not be everyone's cup of tea but I don't get where the criticism for the writing of it comes from. Yeah it's a bi more basic for Symphony X but I think it's one of the bestwritten on the album, I think it pretty well flows perfectly from beginning to end...

Black Metal has never really done much for me but I love my thrash and death metal. Though I have never heard Bolt Thrower, where would be a good place to start with them? Can't get enough of bands like Death, Testament, Carnal Forge, Strapping Young Lad, Cephalic Carnage and recently been...

From Damnation Game to their most recent album Paradise Lost you really can't go wrong with Symphony X. Like myself I guess a lot of people started with The Divine Wings Of Tragedy which is considered to be one of their best albums if not the best. It's a good album, very heavy but leans a...

No good? I like some of their stuff on cd but they chop and change so much that I can't imagine it would go well live. Can the pull off the vocal harmonies live? But yeah seriously, they are not a prog metal band, they just throw in a bunch of different done-to-death styles and try to pass it...

Thrice. I saw these guys last year and I was pretty excited because I have been really really interested in the last set of EP's and last album, good experimental/post-hardcore stuff and certainly progressive in their own right. They didn't play bad, they were tight as, but the music just...

I guess it depends on the listener. Creatively do I think they have peaked? I don't know. I have found something to love on all of their albums but I can't see myself loving any of their material quiet as much as the Twilight stuff. I know how creative V is and how much work is put into that...

So much hate for Octavarium, I thought it was miles better then both Train Of Thought and Systematic Chaos, better than BC&SL and almost but not quiet as good as 6 Degrees. Black Clouds hasn't really grown on me at all, still sounds like the leftovers from their greater albums to my ears. As far...

I went for a walk last night and listened to this album from beginning to end, and my god did I struggle to not skip a track. You know I wonder if at any point during or after the recording process for this album any one of the members of DT was thinking in the back of their mind: "Jesus...

Very true. forgot to put on here: Opeth - Blackwater Park & Still Life Two amazing progressive death metal releases that offer some of the most amazing folk parts and heavy parts over two albums. Pain Of Salvation - Remedy Lane POS have always been something that is technically great...

Dream Theater - Awake This was the first prog album I heard and I bought it on a whim. I can't describe how weird it was hearing a song like 6:00 after mostly listening to really heavy metal. Many listens later after wrapping my head around what was going on in the music this album settled in my...