what are you looking forward to?

[great_kthulu]

Vito and I were both at the fest on Friday as well, and I don't think either of us were particularly blown away by them from what I recall. Decent band but just not my thing.

im suprised vito didn't like them more, they are probly my favorite power metal band, due to the awsome guitar work and the fact that the vocal range is actualy in something that sounds natural for a man lol
(my bigest problem with power metal has always been that the singer usely sounds like he has been kicked in the balls!)

 

[Lateralus14]

Nothing announced really excites me but hopefully Deathspell Omega, Dead Congregation, and Esoteric all follow up on their previous monster albums in the next year or two. Oh, and, if done properly, the Akerfeldt solo record will be amazing.

 

[great_kthulu]

wait, mike akerfeldt is doing a solo record? HOLYSHITAWSOME!

 

[BalanceofPower]

I don't think KIUAS was the only band that didn't blow people away that weekend!!!! (ND certainly excluded)

 

[Jasonic]

Eh, hey, at least I still showed up, right??????
Actually, one good discovery came from it, in DIAMOND PLATE.

Those young thrashers rip hard!!!!

 

[Jasonic]

Oh yeah, and the Solitude Aeturnus CD that's been out for like 3 years that I've yet to hear. I've gotta get my act together

Killer album!!! As much as I like Lowe in Candlemass, the timing was a shame for SA, as they had just released that great disc.

 

[NvmbrsDoom5]

Isn't every Opeth album an Akerfeldt solo album? LOL ;-)

 

[Jasonic]

Isn't every Opeth album an Akerfeldt solo album? LOL ;-)

 

[NvmbrsDoom5]

In all seriousness, it'd be interesting to hear him do something separate from Opeth, I'd love to hear him go in a different direction and see what he comes up with.

 

[Novembers Paul]

Michael had already said in an interview somewhere, the plan is to do an acoustic CD, and record it all himself at home. I'm guessing it will be similar to those bonus tracks he did on Blackwater Park (I think it was for that CD anyway)

 

[FrostGiant]

I guess this was kind of done on Damnation but in more of a producer/producee way. I'd be interested to see him and Steven Wilson put something together.

 

[Novembers Paul]

I guess this was kind of done on Damnation but in more of a producer/producee way. I'd be interested to see him and Steven Wilson put something together.

What even happened to that project that was supposed to be Steve Wilson, Mike A, and Portnoy from Dream Theatre? That I was looking forward to, more so then any of their normal projects.

 

[Jasonic]

My guess is they started recording, but fell asleep during the session......

 

[Lateralus14]

He specifically said what what Paul said about an acoustic CD, although, more specifically, it will be heavily Nick Drake influenced. So stylistically it could be pretty similar to those BWP bonus tracks but, god forbid, it might even be upbeat in parts.

 

[NvmbrsDoom5]

Upbeat could be cool, like I said I'm interested in hearing him try out something different. He has loads of different influences and he's a talented guy so I would really like to hear his take on something else besides 6/8 time-sig "Damnation" type tunes. He's done that plenty, and he does it well, but hearing something different from him definitely piques my interest.

 

[Lateralus14]

Well I just know I love his clean vocals and right now since I can get into tons of metal bands really easily, I value the non-metal albums that I love the most. So really if he does it right and incorporates his influences just right (I absolutely love Nick Drake..) without getting gimmicky, it could be an easy album of the year for me.

 

[NvmbrsDoom5]

Yeah I was definitely inferring that I'd want it to not be a metal thing, for sure.

 

[OPETH_DT]

I'm going to the Opeth 20th anniversary show in NYC. They will be playing two sets that night. It's in the middle of the week, and in the middle of the semester, but I don't care.

 

[great_kthulu]

I'm going to the Opeth 20th anniversary show in NYC. They will be playing two sets that night. It's in the middle of the week, and in the middle of the semester, but I don't care.

damn it, i wish i had the time and the mony to do that!

 

[The Spirit Seed]

I'm going to the Opeth 20th anniversary show in NYC. They will be playing two sets that night. It's in the middle of the week, and in the middle of the semester, but I don't care.

I saw Opeth last year at the HOB in Orlando. I was able to get a pretty good spot on the floor, and only ended up being like, 4 rows from the stage. At first I was skeptical to see how they'd pull things off live, but my God was it awesome! I'd love to see them again. At least you won't have to sit through an opening act. I had to endure Baroness. Sadly, High on Fire weren't allowed on the bill.