Introduce yourself ;-)

Michael Eriksen · April 13th, 2009, 01:45 AM

We thought we`d have a thread where all forum-members ( old and new ) can introduce themselves to one another

So who`s here ?

chrissie · April 13th, 2009, 03:03 AM

Ok then,
my name is Christine, 40 years old.
I work as a mediadesigner in a sports wholesale and my passion is music, I listen the most time to prog and progpower.
Besides that I'm a bookworm, work since a short time for a radio station and write for Stormbringer.

Ninfix · April 13th, 2009, 06:45 AM

Okay

My name is Jonas, and I'm from Bodø, Norway.
I was Ninfix on the old forum, as well, and I play drums in a melodic progressive metalband called Kapillamentum. (www.myspace.com/kapillamentum)

I listen to alot of music, and my favorite bands are Opeth and Circus Maximus. I listen mainly to their genres, Death and prog, but I listen to everything both within metal and outside this type of music.

Håper jeg treffer gutta igjen snart! Kom til Bodø å spille, sås varmer vi opp for dere

Aran · April 13th, 2009, 08:09 AM

Seems to be popular to start off with an..

Okey, i'm Lars, born and lived most of my life in Bodø, Norway. Been living down south in Kristiansand for just over a year now.

I spend a lot of time online, i'm a forum moderator for a couple of bands and i'm also the myspace webmaster for the Swedish band Cloudscape.

My passion for music started off when i was about 8-9 years old. I discovered Pink Floyd and Deep Purple back then in my sisters record collection. Guess those bands kind of shaped me in to what i listen to these days. But closest to my heart now is Prog and power metal, but the classisc's will never be forgotten. Hey, i even enjoy a couple of black metal bands..hehe

I first heard CM live in 2005 at a Dream Theater after party in Oslo and have seen them 7 times now. Never on the same stage twice in fact.

And when will the next time be? October for sure, but hopefully earlier... you hear guys?

*edit* I have an gold badge for PPUSA X, but there are a couple of guys trying to screw things up for me so as of now the 1001 Watt festival in October is what i can confirm as my next CM show.

Mxgonzo · April 18th, 2009, 06:24 AM

Hi all!!!
My name is Bill and I'm from Chicago, U.S.A.
For the most part I'm a prog and progpower metalhead but I listen to a lot of other things too.
When I was at Progpower USA I saw this band Circus Maximus and they absolutely blew me away. Been a huge fan ever since.
I'm so looking foward to seeing them again this year in Atlanta. Anyone else here going?

Sock puppet · April 18th, 2009, 10:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chrissie

Ok then,
my name is Christine, 40 years old.
I work as a mediadesigner in a sports wholesale and my passion is music, I listen the most time to prog and progpower.
Besides that I'm a bookworm, work since a short time for a radio station and write for Stormbringer.

Shweet, my name's Christine as well :P I'm in the high school and love taking photography

Bodomonkey · April 19th, 2009, 12:59 PM

Hello :]

My name is Vegard, I'm 16 years old and live in Stavanger, Norway.
I'm currently at the first year of my electrician studies.
I love Star Wars. :]
I play guitar.
And... My favorite bands are Blind Guardian and of course Circus Maximus.

Prog_Please · April 19th, 2009, 06:26 PM

My name is Clif. I'm almost done with college (studying Aerospace Engineering). I've been a fan of Circus Maximus ever since I stumbled across their album in the local music store. Can't wait to see them at ProgPower USA!

JenniferLynn · April 20th, 2009, 04:25 AM

I'm Jenn but my nickname's Irish...

Discovered Circus Maximus at ProgPower 7 -

Top band of mine ever since... So much so I got the 'CM' logo tattoo'd on my neck over the weekend

I can't WAIT to see them again at PP X ( hope you make it Lars!!!)

estYMaj · April 20th, 2009, 11:12 AM

Post a pic of your new TAT!!!!

Ninfix · April 20th, 2009, 12:49 PM

Yeah, Jennifer, would love to see a CM tattoo :O

Carloz · April 20th, 2009, 03:26 PM

Hello, this is Carloz, a member once active, but kinda too far away from the forum recently... But I will make that up as this forum seems okay again

All the best for the band, and we're waiting eagerly for the new release and hopefully some gigs :] I should move to Germany in October, so hopefully will catch you somewhere on the road again

JenniferLynn · April 20th, 2009, 05:21 PM

Ask and ye shall receive!!!

The colors will 'bleed' together a little as it heals so it won't look so spotted but I love it... I'm THRILLED with it...

J-Dubya 777 · April 20th, 2009, 10:01 PM

I have no CM tats, but I still like the band a lot!

I'm John W, aka J-Dubya from Pell Lake, Wisconsin USA. I have been to every Prog Power and am always happy to see CM on the bill.

As of last year, I became a member of Glenn's crew, performing guitar tech & stagerat duties. My day job is in IT, kind of a jack of all trades position for a small company. I also work as a moderator for Symphony X's forum & mailing list, as well as an administrator for the Freak Kitchen forums.

I listen to a lot of different music, but prog & power metal are my main courses. See you in September!

Michael Eriksen · April 21st, 2009, 03:03 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JenniferLynn

Ask and ye shall receive!!!

The colors will 'bleed' together a little as it heals so it won't look so spotted but I love it... I'm THRILLED with it...

JENNIFER THAT IS JUST AWESOME !!!!!!Thx for sharing it with us

Mikey

Carloz · April 21st, 2009, 03:34 AM

Now that Jenn has tattooed your logo on her neck, you guys must never split up! Or she has to find a husband named Chris Miller :P

JenniferLynn · April 21st, 2009, 04:30 AM

HAHAHAHAHA... Or it's the Roman numerals for 100 and 1,000...

Seriously, the band's music affected me to such an extent there are no words... and I still can remember like yesterday standing there at ProgPower next to my pal John, and Stian from Pagan's Mind with my mouth hanging open watching CM onstage, looking at my pals and saying 'Who is this - they're f'n awesome!?!'... And it's a bad ass logo... That is why 'CM' will be the only band logo I will EVER have tattoo'd on me..

If they change the logo again, I'm screwed... hehehee

Truls Haugen · April 21st, 2009, 05:03 AM

Guess we can't change it now....hehe
Nice tat.

Truls

Quote:

Originally Posted by JenniferLynn

HAHAHAHAHA... Or it's the Roman numerals for 100 and 1,000...

Seriously, the band's music affected me to such an extent there are no words... and I still can remember like yesterday standing there at ProgPower next to my pal John, and Stian from Pagan's Mind with my mouth hanging open watching CM onstage, looking at my pals and saying 'Who is this - they're f'n awesome!?!'... And it's a bad ass logo... That is why 'CM' will be the only band logo I will EVER have tattoo'd on me..

If they change the logo again, I'm screwed... hehehee

Twisted Sister · April 21st, 2009, 06:22 AM

Nice tatoo Jennifer/Irish, love the nick

I`m Lena, Lasse`s (twisted) sister. Live in Enebakk (30 km from Oslo), have two children, a dog and a husbond

I havent seen CM much live, because they never play on weekends in Oslo

But I love the last album!!!

MikaelK · April 21st, 2009, 09:54 AM

I'm Mikael, 27 years old and I currently live in Stockholm, even though I'm originally from the northern parts of Sweden. Started out as a classical pianist but also started playing drums and guitar, however I managed to ruin my arms by playing (!) so after a few not so successful operations I decided to call it quits.

I think this triggered my interest in listening to music even more and as the years have gone by I've explored quite a lot of different subgenres of metal, aswell as completely different types of music. Discovered CM in 2005 and was amazed by the ability to fuse the prog part of the music with the harmonic part, very few prog metal bands manage to do this...

Anyway, I currently go to school in Karolinska institutet here in Stockholm and I'm aiming to become a Phd student next year in the field of molecular oncology (basically I'll be a cancer scientist).

Ninfix · April 21st, 2009, 09:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Twisted Sister

Nice tatoo Jennifer/Irish, love the nick

I`m Lena, Lasse`s (twisted) sister. Live in Enebakk (30 km from Oslo), have two children, a dog and a husbond

I havent seen CM much live, because they never play on weekends in Oslo

But I love the last album!!!

Your brother is shaky when he has a hangover, hehe ;p He's a really nice guy!

rumohr · April 21st, 2009, 12:42 PM

Nice tatto Jennifer! I want one too..
Im Eirik, 23 years old, and live in Bergen, norway.. I got into music about 10 years ago, listning to metallica, ac/dc, rammstein etc.. I first heard CM in 2003 or 04.. have been a fan ever since.. Ive seen them live 15-20 times, and will most likley be in atlanta in september

Twisted Sister · April 21st, 2009, 01:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ninfix

Your brother is shaky when he has a hangover, hehe ;p He's a really nice guy!

haha I know, and sadly... this is a family problem!!!

Now I`m talking about the hang over btw.. haha. We both are really nice

another family problem is the love for Irish coffe and beer (together)

JenniferLynn · April 21st, 2009, 05:50 PM

I'll be at ProgPower so I do hope to meet any that attend there!!! It's going to be a KILLER year and it's always an AMAZING time...

And thanks for all the kudos on the tattoo.. (getting to the itchy stage already!!!!) I've spent my fair share of time lookin' in the mirror saying 'that is just too freakin kewl'...

Twisted Sister - with my color hair, the 'Irish' nickname came pretty naturally!!! But I get ridiculed for not liking whiskey or Guiness

bwrightson · April 21st, 2009, 06:31 PM

Howdy,

I'm Bill from Texas. I am a long time ProgPowerUSA attendee and sponsor for the last couple of years (Circus Maximus this year!!!). I have had the pleasure of seeing CM play twice at ProgPower USA and even once at ProgPower Scandinavia! You guys own the stage and I can't wait to see you again this year.

Anxiously looking forward to the new CD!

Bill

April 13th, 2009, 01:45 AM	#1 (permalink)
Michael Eriksen Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 67	Introduce yourself ;-) We thought we`d have a thread where all forum-members ( old and new ) can introduce themselves to one another So who`s here ?

April 13th, 2009, 03:03 AM	#2 (permalink)
chrissie Wicked Witch Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Germany Posts: 775	Ok then, my name is Christine, 40 years old. I work as a mediadesigner in a sports wholesale and my passion is music, I listen the most time to prog and progpower. Besides that I'm a bookworm, work since a short time for a radio station and write for Stormbringer. __________________ MySpace Stormbringer lastfm

April 13th, 2009, 06:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
Ninfix Gamer of life Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 384	Okay My name is Jonas, and I'm from Bodø, Norway. I was Ninfix on the old forum, as well, and I play drums in a melodic progressive metalband called Kapillamentum. (www.myspace.com/kapillamentum) I listen to alot of music, and my favorite bands are Opeth and Circus Maximus. I listen mainly to their genres, Death and prog, but I listen to everything both within metal and outside this type of music. Håper jeg treffer gutta igjen snart! Kom til Bodø å spille, sås varmer vi opp for dere __________________ Salutations!

April 13th, 2009, 08:09 AM	#4 (permalink)
Aran Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Kristiansand, Norway Posts: 508	Seems to be popular to start off with an.. Okey, i'm Lars, born and lived most of my life in Bodø, Norway. Been living down south in Kristiansand for just over a year now. I spend a lot of time online, i'm a forum moderator for a couple of bands and i'm also the myspace webmaster for the Swedish band Cloudscape. My passion for music started off when i was about 8-9 years old. I discovered Pink Floyd and Deep Purple back then in my sisters record collection. Guess those bands kind of shaped me in to what i listen to these days. But closest to my heart now is Prog and power metal, but the classisc's will never be forgotten. Hey, i even enjoy a couple of black metal bands..hehe I first heard CM live in 2005 at a Dream Theater after party in Oslo and have seen them 7 times now. Never on the same stage twice in fact. And when will the next time be? October for sure, but hopefully earlier... you hear guys? edit I have an gold badge for PPUSA X, but there are a couple of guys trying to screw things up for me so as of now the 1001 Watt festival in October is what i can confirm as my next CM show. Last edited by Aran : April 13th, 2009 at 08:48 AM.

April 19th, 2009, 12:59 PM	#7 (permalink)
Bodomonkey Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norway Posts: 5,722	Hello :] My name is Vegard, I'm 16 years old and live in Stavanger, Norway. I'm currently at the first year of my electrician studies. I love Star Wars. :] I play guitar. And... My favorite bands are Blind Guardian and of course Circus Maximus. __________________ s

April 18th, 2009, 06:24 AM	#5 (permalink)
Mxgonzo Senior Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Freedonia Posts: 774	Hi all!!! My name is Bill and I'm from Chicago, U.S.A. For the most part I'm a prog and progpower metalhead but I listen to a lot of other things too. When I was at Progpower USA I saw this band Circus Maximus and they absolutely blew me away. Been a huge fan ever since. I'm so looking foward to seeing them again this year in Atlanta. Anyone else here going?

April 19th, 2009, 06:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
Prog_Please Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Francisco Posts: 524	My name is Clif. I'm almost done with college (studying Aerospace Engineering). I've been a fan of Circus Maximus ever since I stumbled across their album in the local music store. Can't wait to see them at ProgPower USA! __________________ Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven. R.I.P. ISIS

April 20th, 2009, 04:25 AM	#9 (permalink)
JenniferLynn AKA Irish Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sterling VA Posts: 1,144	I'm Jenn but my nickname's Irish... Discovered Circus Maximus at ProgPower 7 - Top band of mine ever since... So much so I got the 'CM' logo tattoo'd on my neck over the weekend I can't WAIT to see them again at PP X ( hope you make it Lars!!!) __________________ Irish Save some time to dream 'cause your dream may save us all ~ John Mellencamp

April 20th, 2009, 11:12 AM	#10 (permalink)
estYMaj Music is everything Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Mass, USA Posts: 319	Post a pic of your new TAT!!!! __________________ Anything prog for dis kid!

April 20th, 2009, 12:49 PM	#11 (permalink)
Ninfix Gamer of life Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Oslo, Norway Posts: 384	Yeah, Jennifer, would love to see a CM tattoo :O __________________ Salutations!

April 20th, 2009, 03:26 PM	#12 (permalink)
Carloz Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 32	Hello, this is Carloz, a member once active, but kinda too far away from the forum recently... But I will make that up as this forum seems okay again All the best for the band, and we're waiting eagerly for the new release and hopefully some gigs :] I should move to Germany in October, so hopefully will catch you somewhere on the road again

April 20th, 2009, 05:21 PM	#13 (permalink)
JenniferLynn AKA Irish Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sterling VA Posts: 1,144	Ask and ye shall receive!!! The colors will 'bleed' together a little as it heals so it won't look so spotted but I love it... I'm THRILLED with it... __________________ Irish Save some time to dream 'cause your dream may save us all ~ John Mellencamp

April 20th, 2009, 10:01 PM	#14 (permalink)
J-Dubya 777 It NEVER ends Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Cheeseland USA Posts: 7,728	I have no CM tats, but I still like the band a lot! I'm John W, aka J-Dubya from Pell Lake, Wisconsin USA. I have been to every Prog Power and am always happy to see CM on the bill. As of last year, I became a member of Glenn's crew, performing guitar tech & stagerat duties. My day job is in IT, kind of a jack of all trades position for a small company. I also work as a moderator for Symphony X's forum & mailing list, as well as an administrator for the Freak Kitchen forums. I listen to a lot of different music, but prog & power metal are my main courses. See you in September!

April 21st, 2009, 03:34 AM	#16 (permalink)
Carloz Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 32	Now that Jenn has tattooed your logo on her neck, you guys must never split up! Or she has to find a husband named Chris Miller :P

April 21st, 2009, 04:30 AM	#17 (permalink)
JenniferLynn AKA Irish Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sterling VA Posts: 1,144	HAHAHAHAHA... Or it's the Roman numerals for 100 and 1,000... Seriously, the band's music affected me to such an extent there are no words... and I still can remember like yesterday standing there at ProgPower next to my pal John, and Stian from Pagan's Mind with my mouth hanging open watching CM onstage, looking at my pals and saying 'Who is this - they're f'n awesome!?!'... And it's a bad ass logo... That is why 'CM' will be the only band logo I will EVER have tattoo'd on me.. If they change the logo again, I'm screwed... hehehee __________________ Irish Save some time to dream 'cause your dream may save us all ~ John Mellencamp

April 21st, 2009, 06:22 AM	#19 (permalink)
Twisted Sister Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Enebach (norway) Posts: 12	Nice tatoo Jennifer/Irish, love the nick I`m Lena, Lasse`s (twisted) sister. Live in Enebakk (30 km from Oslo), have two children, a dog and a husbond I havent seen CM much live, because they never play on weekends in Oslo But I love the last album!!!

April 21st, 2009, 09:54 AM	#20 (permalink)
MikaelK Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2	I'm Mikael, 27 years old and I currently live in Stockholm, even though I'm originally from the northern parts of Sweden. Started out as a classical pianist but also started playing drums and guitar, however I managed to ruin my arms by playing (!) so after a few not so successful operations I decided to call it quits. I think this triggered my interest in listening to music even more and as the years have gone by I've explored quite a lot of different subgenres of metal, aswell as completely different types of music. Discovered CM in 2005 and was amazed by the ability to fuse the prog part of the music with the harmonic part, very few prog metal bands manage to do this... Anyway, I currently go to school in Karolinska institutet here in Stockholm and I'm aiming to become a Phd student next year in the field of molecular oncology (basically I'll be a cancer scientist).

April 21st, 2009, 12:42 PM	#22 (permalink)
rumohr Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Bergen Posts: 32	Nice tatto Jennifer! I want one too.. Im Eirik, 23 years old, and live in Bergen, norway.. I got into music about 10 years ago, listning to metallica, ac/dc, rammstein etc.. I first heard CM in 2003 or 04.. have been a fan ever since.. Ive seen them live 15-20 times, and will most likley be in atlanta in september __________________ Sane no more

April 21st, 2009, 05:50 PM	#24 (permalink)
JenniferLynn AKA Irish Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Sterling VA Posts: 1,144	I'll be at ProgPower so I do hope to meet any that attend there!!! It's going to be a KILLER year and it's always an AMAZING time... And thanks for all the kudos on the tattoo.. (getting to the itchy stage already!!!!) I've spent my fair share of time lookin' in the mirror saying 'that is just too freakin kewl'... Twisted Sister - with my color hair, the 'Irish' nickname came pretty naturally!!! But I get ridiculed for not liking whiskey or Guiness __________________ Irish Save some time to dream 'cause your dream may save us all ~ John Mellencamp

April 21st, 2009, 06:31 PM	#25 (permalink)
bwrightson Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Dallas, Tx Posts: 78	Howdy, I'm Bill from Texas. I am a long time ProgPowerUSA attendee and sponsor for the last couple of years (Circus Maximus this year!!!). I have had the pleasure of seeing CM play twice at ProgPower USA and even once at ProgPower Scandinavia! You guys own the stage and I can't wait to see you again this year. Anxiously looking forward to the new CD! Bill __________________