Recent content by Met-Al

Zephaniah are my boys! Their ringleader/guitarist, Justin Zych, is seriously the best guitarist with whom I've had the pleasure of sharing the stage. I filled in as the vocalist for this band for two gigs back in 2009, and it was all sorts of fun. I've been waiting for this new album for...

To that I say, NNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm all for the band adding songs from "Promised Land" into their live sets, but anything beyond that from the Tate years is unnecessary. Now that my complaint is out of the way, I'm digging "Condition Human" a lot. I think the...

How about: When you were at Tall Cedars Hall thinking, "This could be done so much better..." Stay metal. Never rust. Albert

I gave up on guessing the lineup years ago, as I would usually get one or two bands right at the most. I don't bother with wish lists, either. I figure that I'm going to like at least half of the bands on the bill each year regardless of the lineup. Not counting the bands playing on Wednesday...

Hey, Glenn! I didn't include the documentary released after ProgPower V because I saw that oldboy mentioned it in the first post. I think there was just some confusion caused by calling it a compilation. Either way, I think with everyone's help, we've covered all of the video footage that...

I meant to jump on the forum yesterday to list all of the stuff I remember, which included everything posted thus far with the exception of Masterplan (thanks for mentioning that one, PromisedLand! I had no idea about it!), but I was too busy at work to do it. As for anything that hasn't...

I meant to jump on the forum yesterday to list all of the stuff I remember, which included everything posted thus far with the exception of Masterplan (thanks for mentioning that one, PromisedLand! I had no idea about it!), but I was too busy at work to do it. As for anything that hasn't...

Their debut album seems to be the most popular among their fanbase, as it represents about a third of their setlist to this day. However, I believe that each album from "Northwind" onward has been a step up in quality. "Black Moon Rising" is probably my favorite album by them. Blad sounds...

I agree with the Dream Theater cover comparisons. I like it! Hey, Zod, I wonder what you would think of the band's previous album with Todd if you gave it the kind of run that you did in your recent experiment. Personally, I think the songs are very well-written, and they reveal a little...

While I certainly feel for any Morgana Lefay fans out there, this is definitely an upgrade for me. I can officially say that I'm easily looking forward to 3/4 of the main festival's lineup now. Soto is a killer singer, and I know he'll put on a hell of a show. Those not familiar with him...

That's a major bummer. I'm sure that there were a pretty decent amount of folks who were looking forward to seeing Morgana Lefay. I can only imagine all of the headaches that Glenn, the visa guy, and the band have to go through to make what should be such a simple process a reality. My...

I have to agree that this song sounds better than I expected. Also, I think Tate sounds better here than he does on "Frequency Unknown." However, though I can't knock his attempt to capture that Mindcrime sound (as it's pretty obvious that he knows what his fans want to hear from him), it...

No pressure there, Glenn! You guys are nuts! Stay metal. Never rust. Albert

I think it's pretty safe to say that with the rare exception (i.e. the "Awaken the Guardian" set at Keep it True), Aresti will no longer be performing live with the band. Abdow does a tremendous job of playing his parts, though. Stay metal. Never rust. Albert

As always, I'm stoked to hear a new Redemption album. It's an absolute shame that Bernie couldn't be a part of it, but I'm certainly happy that he's on the road to recovery and will have a spot waiting for him to return to the band. In other news, the debut album by Masters of Metal is finally...