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I would love you guys come to Washington, DC (as its in close prox to Baltimore, MD and only about 1.5 hours from Richmond, VA...3 cities 1 show, hehe). Although I would love to see you guys perform in Baltimore, DC would work just fine :) On an unrelated note: it took a few listens to...

Stefan, I had forgotten to mention the bit about Sevendust. EXCELLENT band and heavily underated. I think it was because they came out during an alternative metal "burst" but they are one of the bands that stand out that come from that burst. Others would be Disturbed and Avenged Sevenfold...

A common theme throughout the album is escapism concerning TGE: 1. Wiseman - In the prequel to track 7, the character is told they will have to fly away and essentially escape this world where the captian has resigned and the ship is going down (there's no saving it). 2. Alley Cat - Her...

To my understanding, "One Last Goodbye" is essentially the song in which the character physchologically is ready to "wake" out of the Coma, as his mind was keeping him in the Coma until he was ready to move past the emotional pain caused by his wife and reunite with his son and wife...

Stefan, thank you for taking the time to explain the "groove" element of your drumming technique. I personally feel drums are a significant part of what differentiates styles of metal, especially when it comes to sub genres (not to get to technical, but to me for instance, power progressive uses...

I'm glad Mike Portnoy left Dream Theater because while he might have been having fun and putting heart into it, he wasn't putting his full effort into it, and it shows on the drum work (which was very good for BC&SL, but definitely toned down from SC). I think the album the band is honestly most...

Sometimes listening to DD puts me in a serene mood. This seems especially true if I'm already upset, so perhaps its hearing the music itself and realizing the "peace in solitude" while driving alone in my car (its a 75 min drive to work) is what actually makes me feel more at peace. Songs that...

Stefan, I like the fact that you have experience stemming back from the 80s style of drumming, but that over time you've developed more of a groove style. I do have one question, when you say groove, are you referring more to the melodic death metal or that of the mid 90s that more reflects...

I think it's just that.. They believe he can hear them and so that he doesn't feel alone, they turn on the radio so he has something to listen to when they aren't by his side... It almost makes you wonder if anything playing on the radio is affecting his "dream world". Anyways, looking to...

Kazar, I did misunderstand you and thanks for clearing that up man. Ruro, that is the disadvantage of downloading from itunes. Its more cost effective and saves time, but you miss out of the booklets. Andreas, interestingly enough, my room mate absolutely adores WITW, and did so from the...

I don't agree on the 'listen to seperate songs'-part though. The story is quit clear in my mind so I dont need to listen to the whole album 'to get into it'. I can definately respect that. I used to be able to listen to songs from Scenes individually, but in more recent years, I find myself...

At the time I was starting to get into the Gothic Doom scene. I had already visited the Symphonic Gothic scene a few years back, but had never really taken the time to check out its muich old "cousin" genre, Gothic Doom and its parent Death/Doom. It was around the time I started getting into...

Lets not forget the former holder of the fastest drummer title, Mike Mangini. Perhaps not the world's greatest drummer, but easily makes it within a list of top 5. He not only held the record for the fastest BPM via STICK hits (over 1100) but also had the most foot hits within a 5 minute...

Hey everyone, I am new to UM and to the SW forum. I wanted to say that it seems like this is a tight knit group that engages in invigorating conversation and avoids the typical drama (the latter seems rare these days). I'm from Maryland, USA but have lived over several parts of the US and for a...