OFFICIAL PPUSA Haul Thread

Finally getting around to posting my haul:

CD

Seven Kingdoms - S/T
Manilla Road - crystal logic
valkyrie's cry - s/t
twisted tower dire- two cd plus patch reissue of first two albums
kamelot. - poetry for the poisoned
rebellion. - all three viking saga albums
colossus. - drunk on blood
The gates of slumber. - hymns of blood and thunder
blind guardian. - at the edge of time
faithful breath. - back on my hill
arkona. - ot serdea k nebu
wolf's moon. - unholy darkness
longings past. - meadows of maseilya
longings past. - an angel's tale
wuthering heights- to travel for evermore
wuthering heights- salt
tyr- eric the red
icy steel- s/t
arcturus- la masquerade infernale
doomsword- my name will live on
crystal viper- curse of the crystal viper
manticora- safe
goddess of desire- awaken pagan gods
Pagan altar- volume 1
The wandering midget- I am the gate
seventh calling- epidemic
hour of 13 - s/t
lunarum- journeys, fables and lore
witches mark- a grim apparition
aska- avenger
soul preacher- the black sun rises, the holy men burn
demontuary- of the fallen years
overlord- back into the dragon's lair
legend- from the fjords
ironsword- overlords of chaos
james labrie - static impulse package
kryst the conqueror- deliver us from evil
stygian shore- the shore will arise
thor- only the strong
Falconer- s/t

Nice taste in metal there Sir;) A lot of names that don't come up often here.
 
My take was 51 cds, and I'm not listing them all! Too much friggin work!
Highlights

Fracture - Simple Chaos...This band is loaded with potential. Reminded me of Fates Warning or early Queensryche with a touch of Lance King vocally, the music is moody, atmospheric prog metal. With better production this band could be on their way to something huge!

Labyrinth - Return to Heaven Denied II...What a surprise! What a comeback! Totally impressed with this disc

Kamelot - Poetry For the Poisoned...its Kamelot...'nuff said

Laaz Rocket t-shirt...Exploding Neds...tshirt king of ProgPowerUSA

James LaBrie -Static Impulse package...OMG the grunt vocals ripped my nads off! Very excellent cd!

I'll be sorting through the take from PP11 for a long while, but overall it was another expensively great year.
 
Fracture - Simple Chaos*

*Was at the Nightmare Records table when I overheard Lance tell another attendee that this one sounded like classic Queensryche and Fates Warning. Sold!


And... how would you describe it now that you've listened?


My take was 51 cds, and I'm not listing them all! Too much friggin work!
Highlights

Fracture - Simple Chaos...This band is loaded with potential. Reminded me of Fates Warning or early Queensryche with a touch of Lance King vocally, the music is moody, atmospheric prog metal. With better production this band could be on their way to something huge!

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Me? thanks, this guy also reminded me a little of the vocalist in Sanvoisen, really freaking great vocalist is all I can say, I like him a lot!


Update: The Fracture CD kicks some serious ass! Reminds me of the direction that Queensryche *might* have gone, had they not chosen to suck instead. :(

glad people are reacting the way I did when I heard this thing!
 
I'll start off with Progday, since that's where I started my week:

$5 CDs
Eluveitie - Slania
In This Moment - The Dream
Fish - Internal Exile
Living Colour - Stain
Explorers Club - Raising The Mammoth
Supershine - S/T

Others:
The Reasoning - Adverse Camber
Mahogany Frog - DO5
Scale The Summit - Carving Desert Canyons

Now for ProgPower:

Tarot - Gravity Of Light
Blaze Bayley - The Man Who Would Not Die
Halcyon Way - A Manifesto For Domination
Sabaton - Coat Of Arms
Red Circuit - Trance State
Seventh Wonder - Become
Seventh Wonder - Waiting In The Wings
Nocturnal Rites - Grand Illusion
Erik Norlander - Music Machine
Borealis - World Of Silence
Revamp - S/T
Ascension Theory - Regeneration
Volbeat - Guitar Gangsters & Cadillac Blood
Eluveitie - Everything Remains As It Never Was
Arcturus - Sideshow Symphonies
Voyager - Univers
Voyager - I Am The Revolution
Allen / Lande - The Revenge
Rage - Strings To A Web
Leprous - Tall Poppy Syndrome
Scale The Summit - Monument
Helloween - Unarmed
Luca Turilli - Prophet of the Last Eclipse (Limited Edition)
Brainstorm - Memorial Roots
Labyrinth - 6 Days To Nowhere
Eldritch - Blackenday
James LaBrie - Static Impulse
Gerard - Sighs of the Water
 
OK, here’s what I came home with from ProgPower USA weekend. Some of this is from Atlanta area CD stores, and a fair amount came from the clearance bins. And keep in mind that I’ve been saving since literally last September to pay for these. It’s not a whip out the credit card and go nuts kind of thing.

Airbourne: No Guts…No Glory (Special Edition)
Anacrusis: Hindsight, Annihilation Complete
Armored Saint: La Raza
Autograph: Loud & Clear
Badlands: Voodoo Highway
Bai Bang: Best Of
Beatles: Beatles for Sale, Rubber Soul, A Hard Day’s Night, With the Beatles
Benedictum: Uncreation
Big Ball: Hotter Than Hell
Blind Guardian: At the Edge of Time (2CD)
Bonfire: Strike Ten
Boulevard: Into the Street
Brazen Abbot: Live & Learn, Eye of the Storm
Cage: Astrology
Cain’s Offering: Gather the Faithful
Candlemass: Death Magic Doom
Charlemagne: Charlemagne
Colossus: Drunk on Blood
Crashdiet: The Unattractive Revolution
Demontuary: Of the Fallen Years
Doro: Warrior Soul (Special Edition)
Electric Angels: Electric Angels
Fates Warning: Parallels (2CD/DVD)
Gallows End: Nemesis Divine
Hansel: Never Say Die
Harem Scarem: Harem Scarem, B-Side Collection
Helix: No Rest for the Wicked
Helstar: Rising from the Grave (2CD/DVD)
Honeymoon Suite: Dreamland
Jimmy Hotz: Beyond the Crystal Sea
Ilium: Vespertillion
Jaded Heart: The Journey Will Never End
Killer Dwarfs: Killer Dwarfs, Big Deal
James LaBrie: Static Impulse
Labyrinth: 6 Days to Nowhere
Line of Fire: Line of Fire (Deluxe Edition), Momentum
Mad Max: Night of Passion, Rollin’ Thunder, Stormchild
Marshall Law: Marshall Law, Power Game
Mass: Metal Fighter, War Law, Swiss Connection
McQueen Street: McQueen Street
Metal Church: The Human Factor
M.ILL.ION: Detonator
Michael Schenker Group: MSG, Assault Attack
Mob Rules: Hollowed Be Thy Name
Nasty Idols: Swedish Sleaze Collection
Tim “Ripper” Owens: Play My Game
Overlord: Back Into the Dragon’s Lair
Pain and Passion: Don’t Think Tomorrow
Paradox: Riot Squad
Paragon: Larger Than Life
Pharaoh: The Longest Night
Pink Cream 69: Food for Thought
Place Vendome: Streets of Fire
Pretty Maids: Planet Panic
Railway: Railway, Climax
Reckless: No Frills
Ritual: The Ancient Tome
The Rods: The Rods, In the Raw, Let Them Eat Metal
Rough Silk: Wheels of Time
Sabaton: Metalizer (2CD)
Savage: Hyperactive
Savage Grace: Master of Disguise/The Dominatress, After the Fall from Grace/Ride Into the Night
Saxon: Into the Labyrinth (w. DVD)
Scorpions: Sting in the Tail
Shakra: Shakra, Rising, Power Ride, Moving Force
Shy: Brave the Storm
Silent Rage: Four Letter Word
Skull Fist: Heavier Than Metal
Jeff Scott Soto: Prism
Soul Doctor: For a Fist Full of Dollars
Storm: Storm, 2
Stryper: Murder by Pride
Turi: Insanity
UFO: Lights Out
Vanity Ink: More Senseless Random Behavior
Virgin Steele: Noble Savage
Wastefall: Soulrain 21

Needless to say, my wallet’s empty, but my CD shelves are full!
 
OK, here’s what I came home with from ProgPower USA weekend. Some of this is from Atlanta area CD stores, and a fair amount came from the clearance bins. And keep in mind that I’ve been saving since literally last September to pay for these. It’s not a whip out the credit card and go nuts kind of thing.

Airbourne: No Guts…No Glory (Special Edition)
Anacrusis: Hindsight, Annihilation Complete
Armored Saint: La Raza
Autograph: Loud & Clear
Badlands: Voodoo Highway
Bai Bang: Best Of
Beatles: Beatles for Sale, Rubber Soul, A Hard Day’s Night, With the Beatles
Benedictum: Uncreation
Big Ball: Hotter Than Hell
Blind Guardian: At the Edge of Time (2CD)
Bonfire: Strike Ten
Boulevard: Into the Street
Brazen Abbot: Live & Learn, Eye of the Storm
Cage: Astrology
Cain’s Offering: Gather the Faithful
Candlemass: Death Magic Doom
Charlemagne: Charlemagne
Colossus: Drunk on Blood
Crashdiet: The Unattractive Revolution
Demontuary: Of the Fallen Years
Doro: Warrior Soul (Special Edition)
Electric Angels: Electric Angels
Fates Warning: Parallels (2CD/DVD)
Gallows End: Nemesis Divine
Hansel: Never Say Die
Harem Scarem: Harem Scarem, B-Side Collection
Helix: No Rest for the Wicked
Helstar: Rising from the Grave (2CD/DVD)
Honeymoon Suite: Dreamland
Jimmy Hotz: Beyond the Crystal Sea
Ilium: Vespertillion
Jaded Heart: The Journey Will Never End
Killer Dwarfs: Killer Dwarfs, Big Deal
James LaBrie: Static Impulse
Labyrinth: 6 Days to Nowhere
Line of Fire: Line of Fire (Deluxe Edition), Momentum
Mad Max: Night of Passion, Rollin’ Thunder, Stormchild
Marshall Law: Marshall Law, Power Game
Mass: Metal Fighter, War Law, Swiss Connection
McQueen Street: McQueen Street
Metal Church: The Human Factor
M.ILL.ION: Detonator
Michael Schenker Group: MSG, Assault Attack
Mob Rules: Hollowed Be Thy Name
Nasty Idols: Swedish Sleaze Collection
Tim “Ripper” Owens: Play My Game
Overlord: Back Into the Dragon’s Lair
Pain and Passion: Don’t Think Tomorrow
Paradox: Riot Squad
Paragon: Larger Than Life
Pharaoh: The Longest Night
Pink Cream 69: Food for Thought
Place Vendome: Streets of Fire
Pretty Maids: Planet Panic
Railway: Railway, Climax
Reckless: No Frills
Ritual: The Ancient Tome
The Rods: The Rods, In the Raw, Let Them Eat Metal
Rough Silk: Wheels of Time
Sabaton: Metalizer (2CD)
Savage: Hyperactive
Savage Grace: Master of Disguise/The Dominatress, After the Fall from Grace/Ride Into the Night
Saxon: Into the Labyrinth (w. DVD)
Scorpions: Sting in the Tail
Shakra: Shakra, Rising, Power Ride, Moving Force
Shy: Brave the Storm
Silent Rage: Four Letter Word
Skull Fist: Heavier Than Metal
Jeff Scott Soto: Prism
Soul Doctor: For a Fist Full of Dollars
Storm: Storm, 2
Stryper: Murder by Pride
Turi: Insanity
UFO: Lights Out
Vanity Ink: More Senseless Random Behavior
Virgin Steele: Noble Savage
Wastefall: Soulrain 21

Needless to say, my wallet’s empty, but my CD shelves are full!


Normally this is how much I pick up, funny how things have changed.