Recent content by Wandrail

Definitely among the better groups of the more recent wave of dark folk/neofolk/pagan music. They're more interesting than some others who are just rehashing the sound of acts like Death in June and Sol Invictus. It really crosses the threshold from neofolk, world music, ambient, and maybe even...

Unfortunately Mike Baker, the original vocalist died in 2008. The new guy Brian Ashland reminds me a lot at times of Geoff Tate (prior to blowing out his voice).

I had the pulled pork sandwich and fries, which was actually well above average. It wasn't cheap, but it wasn't expensive either. I would rather pay $10 for decent food than $5 for some crap. Mine came out really quick but then I timed it well as I was sitting there drinking anyway.

Poison ivy does grow everywhere around here, but unless you were rolling around in some overgrown, untended lot somewhere I doubt you got any...

A quick search shows that he teaches at Universität Innsbruck and looks like he went the whole nine yards and got his PhD to boot. Not too shabby!

This is a great lineup, including the bands I am not that familiar with but have been checking out over the past couple days. I need new and interesting stuff...I'm actually excited about Circus Maximus because I had trouble getting into them before, but Nine really grabbed me big time. That...

CHEERS Obviously the bands, particularly Primordial and Serenity for me. As polar opposite as they are, those two bands made my year. The bar actually having a decent BBQ sammich. In fact, it was quite tasty and I know BBQ both good and bad. Whoever decided on a guitar backline of...

Hey I understand, I used to work in e-commerce development and I can recall crap like getting called up in the middle of Thanksgiving dinner...although I think missing Serenity and Primordial would piss me off more. :grin: (Haven't played one of those little toasters yet, but I'd like to check...

Dude, what the deuce?! :o

Absolutely killer, one of the best performances I've ever seen at this fest. They have great songs and pull them off incredibly well live, all while having great energy. Also that custom Mayones Regius 7 string was BEAUTIFUL.

I had been waiting years to have a chance to see Primordial and they did not disappoint in the least. I never would have thought I'd be seeing them at ProgPower for the obvious reason, but I personally love all kinds of metal so it works for me. I enjoyed the juxtaposition of Serenity and...

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Really. So Hellfire Club and Rocket Ride constitute Edguy's high water mark for you? :err:

The song just lays there and dies. It isn't about being "serious" as Edguy has always had some kind of humor and fun in their songs. But they used to write kick ass riffs and catchy melodies that would get stuck in your heads for days, weeks, and months. I think they lost their inspiration and...

I don't really get it either. I have heard all these comparisons to Mercyful Fate, and if that were true I would probably love it. Instead, it's just really boring with a retro gimmick. I can see where it has a certain appeal to some, but the music itself just doesn't grab me in any way, and...