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I have no idea if that's true or not but it wouldn't surprise me. They used to have the "Melissa" human skull prop at MF shows. Either way it's a badass microphone.

This album is far from the nu-metal fest most were hyping it up to be. It's not as good as the albums up to Clayman but I think it's a big step up from R2R, which I thought was mediocre.

Here's what you're looking for: "I will not use Mike of two reasons: He costs money (His label knows his value...it's fine by me, but I don't pay for musicians) He's in Bloodbath (I have had enough of his voice, in a very positive way..I have already "done" my stuff with Mike on...

I got my brother into Opeth who got a couple of his friends into Opeth. Opeth is still underground and they could be huge. They don't seem to be actively trying to get to the next level in terms of becoming mainstream, which is a good thing for us. About the Otep confusion... it's not as bad...

Good review. I think Jon's songwriting is getting pretty stale but when he puts his mind to it (as in the Gettysburg trilogy) he can be terrific. What surprises me is that Ripper's vocals are the best part of the album, imo and I'm a huge Barlow fan.

Pink Floyd is probably my favorite band. I like pretty much all eras of Floyd. Even though it's their most well known I still think Dark Side is the best album I've ever listened to. But you can't go wrong with Piper, Atom Heart Mother, and Animals. If you haven't checked out the Live in Pompeii...

I have the same problem with Opera. I like it, but not that much. My favorite is Nightfall in Middle Earth. Tales from the Twilight World is very good if you like or can tolerate power metal (it's really Helloweenish).