Okay people, list your favourite bands on here and those that you'd recommend to new listeners ..
Recommendations in Metal
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Volcane
Power Quest
Blind Guardian
The ultimate fantasy power metal band. not a duff album to their name. 'Follow The Blind' and 'Nightfall in Middle Earth' are my favourites, but So hard to choose...
Nevermore
Excellent 'thinking man's' Metal. Great lyrics, not a hint of cheese. 'Dead heart in a dead World' is my favourite disc.
Rush
Incredible band. Not metal, but if prog rock is your thing... 'A show of hands' is a great introduction.
Lost Horizon
Best singer in metal today. Silly swords and very macho, but most enjoyable.
Therion
Classical & Opera collide with metal. New double album Sirius B/Lemuria is close to perfection.
Just a few of my current favourites.
The ultimate fantasy power metal band. not a duff album to their name. 'Follow The Blind' and 'Nightfall in Middle Earth' are my favourites, but So hard to choose...
Nevermore
Excellent 'thinking man's' Metal. Great lyrics, not a hint of cheese. 'Dead heart in a dead World' is my favourite disc.
Rush
Incredible band. Not metal, but if prog rock is your thing... 'A show of hands' is a great introduction.
Lost Horizon
Best singer in metal today. Silly swords and very macho, but most enjoyable.
Therion
Classical & Opera collide with metal. New double album Sirius B/Lemuria is close to perfection.
Just a few of my current favourites.
Iced Earth, Helloween, Hammerfall, Bathory, Intense 
D), Dragonforce, Iron Maiden, Sonata Arctica, Stormwarrior, Carcass, Rhapsody and Symphony X.
I recommend Hammerfall to new listeners. Its 'easy' to listen to.. i adored them the first time i heard it which isnt the case with alot of new audio. They root back to alot of old-skool bands in songs like 'At the end of the rainbow'. Alot of Hammerfall songs feature speeding guitar riffs similiar to the Kai era in Helloween. - Victim of Fate!
D), Dragonforce, Iron Maiden, Sonata Arctica, Stormwarrior, Carcass, Rhapsody and Symphony X.I recommend Hammerfall to new listeners. Its 'easy' to listen to.. i adored them the first time i heard it which isnt the case with alot of new audio. They root back to alot of old-skool bands in songs like 'At the end of the rainbow'. Alot of Hammerfall songs feature speeding guitar riffs similiar to the Kai era in Helloween. - Victim of Fate!
I discovered Hammerfall way back on their first album. I was attending a Popkom (music industry conference/trade show) in Koln (Cologne :Smug: ) and you got passes to any shows for the weekend. My mate and i went to this club show and Hammerfall were playing, having never heard of them they were a revelation... it would be nice to hear them change things a little bit now and then though as i think they've become a little samey...Sonata Arctica are a current favourite of mine and of course Iced Earth, Blind Guardian, Nevermore, Nightwish, Gamma Ray .. that'll do for now
Hi Jono and welcome Obviously got to see a bit of the Humanity boys this year having them support us on 3 occasions... great guys and i think they'll do well but their stuff's not really my cup of tea.
Obviously got to see a bit of the Humanity boys this year having them support us on 3 occasions... great guys and i think they'll do well but their stuff's not really my cup of tea.Stormwarrior... great concepts.. great music. I've only actually heard the downloads on the site atm but i must buy a CD! Similiar to the early helloween with better lyrics Its 'old-skool viking metal'
Its 'old-skool viking metal'Jonoleth said:
I agree the place world would be a boring place if we all liked exactly the same thing. I just offered my opinion i don't state that it's right or wrong just my opinion (where so many people go wrong
) As i said really nice guysEvergrey indeed do Rock 
and they seem to be getting a decent level of recognition now too which is cool
and they seem to be getting a decent level of recognition now too which is coolI'm especially happy to see Jon mention Rush's A Show of Hands. Always knew those Mercury Rain types had lots of taste...
Volcane
Power Quest
Muppet said:
Well, thanks muppet !
Gotta agree with Dave-Intense. Rush at Wembley were stunning. Tremendous show. It just shows what 30 years of touring and playing together does for a band. Totally confident, relaxed and consumate performances all round. Awesome !
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