Recent content by Harp Heaven

I have all albums except the very first one. Love each and everyone. They`ve just gotten better and better.

I own Liberation, and it is an okay album. They`re strong musicians, and the material is good for what it is: rehashed neo-prog. What I don`t like is their sound: too much space, over-compressed and clinical. Pappas annoys the fuck out of me some times, and Piscus could do well in using other...

Isn`t that a cover for an album by the Residents? That eyeballmask is a trademark of theirs...

Oh come on, "In The Name of God" and "Honour Thy Father"? Think again.

Into The Electric Castle is the quintessential Ayreon album. You`d better like it!

Count me among the ex-fans of Dream Theater here. I had high expectations for 6DOIT, was severely disappointed, and "Train of Thought" isn`t going to get my money until I`ve downloaded and heard it some times. Portnoy/Petrucci producing, Shirley mixing, and (most probably) preachy born-again...

Merethe, I live in Trondheim too! We should hook up!

No? Meshuggah is VERY interesting tech-death with a wall-of-sound approach and drumming which isn`t perpetual blast beats. Their use of the guitar as a wholly percussive instrument is intriguing, and the implementation of simple polyrhythms is a huge step ahead from the atonal stop-start...

Didn`t you read the thread title? Attn: Blackmetal fans and those with a sense of humour Funny site that. Most of the stuff was already in condensed format in the 101 rules of the black metal, but I liked the elaborations a lot. I do like BM, but I see the irony, and I could care less about...

They covered Cloudbusting? That`s an awesome song, at least the Kate Bush version is...

I agree with the original poster; the problem with "nu-metal" is that the label is being placed on all music that a certain person dislikes. I`ve heard bands like Meshuggah, Cannibal Corpse and Dimmu Borgir being called nu-metal, due to their popularity. Many bands branded nu-metal do have a...

Why? They get tons of people to the gigs and expose Nevermore and Hypocrisy to a larger audience. But I guess that increased popularity for either bands threatens your "elite" status. Idiot. Watered down pussy metal eh? Sure, they`re not black metal, but pussy they are not. Dimmu Borgir is...

GENTLE GIANT! Their keyboardist was a conservatory-trained xylophonist with a profound knowledge of medieval theory. You can hear the medieval influence in a lot of their songs, especially pieces like "Talybont". Check them out. Oh, and a big "LOL" at the guy who suggested Blind Guardian.

Get Frank Gambale - Live! or Tribal Tech - Rocket Science. Perfect if you`re in the mood for some crazy fusion.

I think you`re missing the point here. YES, they were hoping to kill people (who probably weren`t christians anyway, only godless junkies), but the fact is, they DIDN`T. They hurt a fucking brickwall, for the sake of all that is good in the world! And attempted murder, executed in such a...