Favorite bands

[mr.rs]

Symphony X is of course #1
Labyrinth is my 2nd

and the rest in no order
Mr. Malmsteen
At Vance
Nocturnal Rites
Superior
Vanden Plas
Ayreon
Iced Earth
Majestic
Queensryche
Vinnie Moore
Tony MacAlpine
70's ZZ Top

 

[Fibbonacci]

Symphony X
Cacophony
Racer X (=<1987)
Vinnie Moore
Michael Angelo Batio
Greg Howe
Tony Macalpine (esp. =<1988)
Jason Becker
Yngwie Malmsteen
Megadeth (=<1990)
Marty Friedman (=<1988)
Aphex Twin
Orbital

You may notice that only a handful of these include vocalist groups. I make no attempt to deny generally thinking vocals suck and that instrumentals are the way forward. Symphony X's Russel Allen was a personal revolution to me about singers as I have no problem listening to and enjoying the music whilst he sings; I just don't like vocal music in general. There are a good deal of instrumental guitar albums around, and it's these I am interested in, (I have grown to admire master keyboard players very highly in the last year). I mentioned Aphex Twin and Orbital because they are the only good electronic bands IMO; Aphex Twin displaying complex compositions to challenge Jazz guitarist's for time signature complexities etc, and Orbital for their really great tunes, (unlike the 4/4 beats that you get almost all the other acts in the generally terrible electonic area of music). I still only listen to Aphex and Orbital a very small proportion of the time because the repetition factor is still a little too rife, and I need optimum complexity to satisfy my brain, where slow, simple, repetative music makes me feel sick. I think most crap music would sound great at double speed.

 

[ageless]

Death SS
Morbid Angel
Carcass
In Flames
Novembre
Enslaved
Labyrinth
Atheist
Death
Dimmu Borgir
Immortal

...just to name a few....

 

[tuliosux]

All Hail The Gods of Metal:

SYMPHONY X AND DREAM THEATER

But Hey , lets not forget some of the best !

Blind Guardian
Sonata Artica
In Flames
Children of Bodom
Angra
Judas Priest
Pantera
gammaray
Star One
Ayreon

And so many more...

 

[Pablo Wablo]

1. Dream Theater
2. Genesis
3. Symphony X
4. Mr Big
5. Racer X
6. Rush
7. Tool
7. Van Halen(f.u.c.k. and Balance being my favs)
7. Metallica (up to the black album)

Alden

 

[Technetium]

Wow, I can't believe someone else actually listed Tears for Fears...

My top 3 favorites are:
Symphony X
Pink Floyd
Shadow Gallery

Other favorites:
Dream Theater
Angra
Adagio
Ayreon
Andromeda
Arena
Iced Earth
Liquid Tension Experiment
old Metallica
Stratovarius
Sonata Arctica
Tears for Fears
U2

Some other groups I like:
Alice in Chains
Nine Inch Nails
Neil Young & Crazy Horse
X Japan
Cacophony
Guns 'n Roses
Black Sabbath

 

[MichaelKohsiek]

Fates Warning
Virgin Steele
Omen
Helstar
Steel Prophet
Savatage
Power Of Omens
Zero Hour
Threshold
Symphony X
Dream Theater
Rush

and millions more...

 

[Hawk]

Originally posted by MichaelKohsiek
Fates Warning
Virgin Steele
Omen
Helstar
Steel Prophet
Savatage
Power Of Omens
Zero Hour
Threshold
Symphony X
Dream Theater
Rush

and millions more...

Impressive!!

 

[Hawk]

Originally posted by MichaelKohsiek
Fates Warning
Virgin Steele
Omen
Helstar
Steel Prophet
Savatage
Power Of Omens
Zero Hour
Threshold
Symphony X
Dream Theater
Rush

and millions more...

Impressive!!

Ever heard of Onward. Try out "Reawaken" you'll like it. Trust me

 

[AgainSTream]

Deep Purple
Rainbow
Symphony X
Malmsteen
Led Zeppelin

 

[AgainSTream]

Uh, i forgot Rush!!

 

[progmetalgod]

Dream Theater
Symphony X (my love for this band is getting closer to that of DT)
Rush
Kings X
Vanden Plas
Ayreon/Star One
Ark
Black Sabbath
Ozzy Osbourne
Iron Maiden
Paradise Lost
Magellan/Trent Gardner projects
Liquid Tension Experiment

 

[MichaelKohsiek]

Originally posted by Hawk
Impressive!!

Ever heard of Onward. Try out "Reawaken" you'll like it. Trust me

Of course I know em! Both albums are great US Metal!

Michael

 

[†Russel Allen†®]

Symphony X
Blind Guardian
Rhapsody
Falconer
Dream Theater
Iced Earth
Kamelot
Angra
Shaman
Metallica (old)
Control Denied
Cannibal Corpse

For now... those are the bands that I remember...

 

[busty sinclair]

dream theater
symphony x
vanden plas
spocks beard
transatlantic
planet x
radiohead
kansas
liquid tension experiment

 

[Freak of Dreams]

recently have gotten Dark Moor, they are great too...

And offcourse the lot...
Dream Theater, Pain of Salvation, Spock's Beard, Symphony X, Blind Guardian, Rhapsody, Planet X, LTE, Bozzio Levin Stevens, Jordan Rudess, Ayreon (and related), Shadow Gallery, Nevermore, Iced Earth, Regency, Anomaly, Magic Elf, Threshold, Enchant, Evergrey, Savatage, Nightwish, Porcupine Tree, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Devin Townsend, Ten, TransAtlantic, Mullmuzzler, NDV, Magellan, Leonardo, Explorers Club, Ice Age, Tiles, Mindfeed, Frank Zappa and many more......................

 

[Lux Triumphans]

Black Sabbath
Blind Guardian
Blue Oyster Cult
Bob Segar
Boston
CCR
Dire Straits
Dream Theater
ELO
Foreigner
Hammerfall
Iced Earth
Journey
Kamelot
Luca Turilli
Nightwish
Pink Floyd
Queen
Rhapsody
Sonata Arctica
Styx
Symphony X
The Police
The Who
Yes

 

[RequiemX]

Sonata Arctica
Symphony X
Shadow Gallery
Spock's Beard
TSO
Star One
Ayreon
Ambeon