Recent content by Maddolis

I just found out about this- it's hit me pretty hard yet I hope both Kiuas and Ilja will soldier on and do what they do best- and best of luck for the future to all of you.

If I could see Symphony X and Kiuas (two of my three equal favourite bands) in the one show, I'd definitely see them in at least 3 Australian states. It's the stuff of dreams- but there's always hope.

Progpower 2011? I don't know... it'd be too tempting for me to spend my fortune on return airfares, what with Arcturus' reunion and all...

Hahah, funny reading this now. I love it when I look at an old interview or forum post from years ago when the band has less exposure, and seeing where they are now in comparison. I'm doing my best to raise your Aussie exposure for a tour hopefully somewhere down the line- though if I ever have...

Adam I am loving your top 5. I also love No More Sleep for Me. I can't count the number of times I've listened to Lustdriven or the other albums either, it's all still so fresh.

I like The Quickening. Either way, I really enjoyed the album on first listening when my CD arrived 8-10 days ago, but I've just grown to love it, as I did other Kiuas albums. One thing about Kiuas is they're very talented at their opening and closing tracks. 'The Spirit of Ukko' and 'And the...

I'll join you on that one. It's strange, a few people have V as SymX's worst album, but personally it's my favourite all-round album. SymX aren't like many other bands to me, where I'll love one or two albums and the rest will be 'meh,' whereas with Symphony X there's no album that's clearly...

I felt that way with all of their albums. I haven't actually listened to Lustdriven yet- I preordered it a couple of weeks ago (the shirt+cd deal, off the myspace page), but when temptation eventually gets the better of me (and believe me, it's been tough resisting) I'll download it and replace...

Sweet, it's release day! Can't wait.

What are your OTHER favorite bands? Symphony X Pain of Salvation Queensryche Devin Townsend (Project, Band etc) Ensiferum Ayreon Queen Shadow Gallery Kamelot Lost Horizon Iron Maiden Judas Priest Sonata Arctica Dream Theater Blind Guardian (pretty rough order) What OTHER bands got you into...