ProgPower USA 2008

[J-Dubya 777]

YAY! J-Dubs is going to fuck me!!!

Er.... too blatant?

With a sandy, rubber, dick!
50 lashes for my ex-poolboy!

 

[J-Dubya 777]

That's promising then because PPUSA just went off of my radar with the announcement of Amorphis (WTF?) & the fucked up scheduling of the bands :Smug:

As I said, if it wasn't for the undercard, I might not be going this year.
More than enough to keep me happy. I'm not thrilled with Amorphis as a headliner either. Seems like a lot of my fest cronies won't be going this year.

 

[SilentRealm]

meh.. i dont really like 'prog' anymore.. sorry, not much input but im bored at work and need an excuse to type something..

 

[proulxski]

haha did you call me a bloody Canuck? I think iced earth will def' be historical dude, I'm not saying it will be a bad show, I'm just saying I'm not into alot of those bands. The ones I mentioned I dig alot though.

And being the french-canuck, I am actually jealous since I've never been to Prog/Power...ever, and would extremely like to go.

 

[DoomsdayZach]

I went once. It's ok, but far from the best fest i've ever been to. I think next time i go to an american fest i'd rather hit up one of the few others that caters to this genre.

 

[J-Dubya 777]

I went once. It's ok, but far from the best fest i've ever been to. I think next time i go to an american fest i'd rather hit up one of the few others that caters to this genre.

What genre?????

Best run US fest bar none.

 

[DoomsdayZach]

Power/true metal oriented. There's the Chicago powerfest which generally looks to have a good line up. Glenn always focuses too much on prog or mediocre power metal bands for my tastes just so he can get the kvlt prog points for introducing people to the newest thing. Good for him, doesn't work for me. Also, the whole vibe of the fest didn't so much work for me. I really don't think i've seen a lineup that had more than 3, maybe 4 bands i wanted to see (this year has 2 that excite me and one [Volbeat] that i think would be fun/interesting to see), and the social aspect of the fest is nonexistant to me. I'd rather spend my money elsewhere.

 

[Kenneth R.]

Wait, are people actually bashing Amorphis? As opposed to the prog drivel on the roster? Silent Waters aside, Amorphis beats the rest of them to a bloody dickcovered pulp...

 

[Burnout]

The problem I have with this festival is that Glenn toes the formulaic prog/power line way too much when choosing bands. I'd like to see more interesting bands like Sieges Even, Alarum, Anathema and so on getting booked. Amorphis are a solid band at least (I need to look in to them more).

 

[DoomsdayZach]

Wait, are people actually bashing Amorphis? As opposed to the prog drivel on the roster? Silent Waters aside, Amorphis beats the rest of them to a bloody dickcovered pulp...

Never been overly impressed by anything i've heard from them.

 

[J-Dubya 777]

Wait, are people actually bashing Amorphis? As opposed to the prog drivel on the roster? Silent Waters aside, Amorphis beats the rest of them to a bloody dickcovered pulp...

I don't find them to be headliner material, and I don't personally care for what I've heard from them. Maybe live they'll win me over. My dislike for them is nowhere near the level of PoS, or Manowar, for example.... Plenty to keep me occupied...

 

[SilentRealm]

The only good Amorphis is old Amorphis - Tales from the Thousand Lakes and Elegy..

 

[DoomsdayZach]

I listened to tales from a thousand lakes once. It bored me and i sold it.

 

[Detective Clarence Beauregard]

What does Amorphis sound like?

 

[proulxski]

like baby seals having sex with penguins!

 

[DoomsdayZach]

Nah, the baby seal thing is way more interesting

 

[proulxski]

I was waiting for zachs opinion on the matter. It is rather interestting, I once saw a documentary about it on national geographic!

 

[Phanto]

I like both old and some of the newer Amorphis. Hell even this song from 2006 is pretty damn good imo:

 

[J-Dubya 777]

I was waiting for zachs opinion on the matter. It is rather interestting, I once saw a documentary about it on national geographic!

Nice try! Good cover! Isn't that a spectator sport up there, eh?

 

[proulxski]

for sure, because amorphis wouldn't become one lol