Recent content by Visa Guy

I caught the San Francisco show last month. While I have been a Sonata fan since the beginning (though dwindling over the last few albums), they paled in comparison to both Xandria and Delain. Nothing against SA--they were tight, sound was great, etc.--but both support bands were simply better...

All I can say is that I have spoken with Floor and have pictures with her from each time she performed at PPUSA. I saw the Revamp/Sabaton/IE show in San Francisco earlier this month with my son and happened to be at the Revamp merch booth when she came out and she signed the photos of she and I...

Mardoch--Toad was excellent. Glenn Phillips still has the same voice he always had and the set list included a few gems from the vault. The harmonies are still there. Pay special attention to the bass playing--I had never really appreciated how good it was. As you may know, they have a new...

Saw the show in San Francisco Saturday. All Bands were great. Iced Earth was louder than Revamp and Sabaton by quite a bit. I was enjoying the Hell out of it so I didn't put in my earplugs and my ears are still ringing (more than usual--of course, seing another show on Sunday probably didn't...

Will pre-order definitely--as would my PPUSA cohort. So that's 2 shirts for me.

"I’ll finish with some positive thoughts: There was a lady in a wheelchair at the front row rocking out with her husband, which was pretty cool to see. Or as Joey DeMaio probably would say, “Mandicapped”." ____ I was at the Regency show--see my post: Manowar vs Dark...

Go to the show. I don't count DT in the "death metal" category myself--same with In Flames, Poisonblack, Sentenced, etc. Technically, I guess that are melodic death metal. Anyway, DT is a great show. Great musicianship; great songs. I don't really listen to the albums that much, but live I...

"If I went and saw Alcest and it turned out to be what the OP described, I'd have a right to be annoyed. But it's Manowar. If you spent the duration of their show contemplating the decline of western civilization, I think you have to look inward." Don't get me wrong, I enjoyed the Manowar show...

From some of these responses, I think maybe there has been a bit of a misunderstanding of my point--my subjective opinion. I am not criticizing the band's music, the band's commercialism/capitalism, the musical portion of the show or the lack of meet and greet opportunities. If Manowar came...

I attended two concerts in San Francisco last night: Manowar and Dark Tranquility. The reason I was able to see both is because the "Evening with Manowar" show was slated to start at 8:00 pm and I had read the other thread on the forum re their show being only 90 minutes. Manowar came on...

I am doing the work for visas for Cage the Gods literally as we speak, They will be performing at SXSW in Austin, Tx on March 13 and will be providing direct support for Fuel on their tour immediately afterward. They are good guys and they are poised to kick serious ass. Get their EP...

Know the bands before you get to the festival--listen to the CDs, etc. That way you know who you want to see and who you have absolutely no interest in and who is in the grey area where you will check them out and then decide if you are going to stay for the set or not. Even bands I don't care...

There will definitiely be a number of us at the San Francisco show.

Marc the Visa Guy here. I have all of the Gothminister CDs and have been a fan since the beginning. I love this stuff. That pulsating electronic beat and the horror movie vocals are awesome. Couple them with Deathstars (whose vocalist sounds exactly like the Emporer in Star Wars) and we got...

[I've always liked Floor's voice - and her "clout" doubled when I heard her at PPUSA during the all star jam nailing the Heart tune!] I remember that performance more than anything else I ever saw or heard Floor do--until last night--and it was spectacular.