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  1. maestro_al

    No Coracao dos Deuses - featuring Sepultura

    Here's a recommendation for you old school Sepultura fans...well, to be honest, it's not Sepultura but it's a bunch of Brazilian musicians including Igor Cavalera and Andreas Kisser. The music is for a Brazilian movie of the same name, and if Sepultura were ever going to write music...
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    Metal Clothing

    Why are all band T-Shirts sold only in 'Large' and 'X Large', particularly where XL is for the obese! Are we all Americans!? Are all metallers fat? I think not. :grin: Does anyone know where you can get T-shirts or long-sleeve shirts in "Medium" size??? :lol:
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    King Diamond

    Based on the "Concept Albums" thread, it seems like King Diamond has this area cornered. I loved Mercyful Fate and yet somehow managed to miss out on the King Diamond era... Any good place to start? Would Abigail be the obvious starting point? Thanks. :)
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    Concept Album Recommendations

    I'm looking for recommendations for concept albums with great/thrilling story lines! Some examples I already own are: Dream Theatre - Scenes From a Memory Evergrey - In Search of the Truth Queensryche - Operation Mindcrime Avantasia Any more out there? Thanks! :)
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    Bolt Thower

    Just heard "7th Offensive". Fucking awesome. OK, now I've come out from under a rock, can someone tell me which Bolt Thrower album to get first?
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    Metal T-Shirts

    Where's the best place to buy metal t-shirts? Also, does anyone know of anywhere they sell metal t-shirts for little kids? I'm tired of Babygap and I want my kid to look metal. She's only three months, heh. :rock:
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    Best Manowar CD

    Everyone's going on about them so why are they so good then? I've never heard a Manowar track in my life...what's their best CD? And their worst CD?
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    Your favorite Power Metal anthems!

    For me, it has to be: Eagle Fly Free - Helloween Abyss of the Void - Gamma Ray Babylon - Edguy
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    Dark Power Metal?

    Based on the 'Black/Viking recommendation' thread, is there any music out there that would classify as aggressive power with a black/doom/evil like influence - but WITHOUT the brutal vocals though (such as Enslaved etc). Perhaps it would be spawned from a Mercyful Fate type influence? The...
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    Dark Power Metal?

    Is there any music out there that would classify as aggressive power with a black/doom/evil like influence - but WITHOUT the brutal vocals though (such as Enslaved etc). Perhaps it would be spawned from a Mercyful Fate type influence? The vocals don't necessarily have to be completely clean...
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    Avantasia II

    For those interested... AVANTASIA - Part 2 Added Thursday, April 25 Last year's The Metal Opera shook the metal world's foundations with its bombast and intensity, now Tobias Sammet is once again planning to jolt the world once again with another star-studded effort. Here is what the man...
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    Prog vs Power Preferences

    In light of Prog Power III's emphasis on BIG Power Metal acts, is your interest in going based on the Prog or the Power!?
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    Cover Art faves

    I just recently got "At Vance - Only Human". Not only is it a great CD (in the old style Malmsteen/Rainbow/Dio vein with FANTASTIC vocals by Oliver Harmann), but it probably has some of the best cover art (Luis Royo) I have seen in years. Any particular favorite cover art pieces you guys...
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    Who travels to the Continent for gigs?

    Since European foreign travel is getting easier and cheaper by the day, I'm just wondering how many people have the luck of travelling to France, Germany, Sweden, Italy etc to see metal bands that don't make it to the UK. Based on the thread discussing the death of metal in the UK, I assume...
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    American Metal

    I've seen several comments recently made by Europeans about how great they think the US metal scene is (particularly the underground scene). However, most people I know based in the US tend to prefer the European contributions! Just take a look at the line-up of PP3 for example! Excuse my...
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    Metal in Thailand

    How's the metal scene in Thailand - specifically Bangkok? What about clubs or gigs? Do bands from the US or Europe ever stop to play in Bangkok during their world tours? Thai food and beer - is there anything better? :D
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    Edguy / Gamma Ray potential playlists

    I'm not sure how much Gamma Ray and Edguy vary their playlists from gig to gig, but based on their current tours (supporting No World Order and Mandrake respectively), it seems like the playlists may contain the following (in close order): Edguy 1 - A New Dimension 2 - Fallen Angels 3 -...
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    Rock in Rio / Rude Awakenings

    What does everyone think of Rock in Rio? What do you think of the overdubbing parts from Bruce? (where he originally allowed the crowd to sing those parts instead). I think that's fair for the CD, but I wonder how that will affect the DVD...(which is what I'm waiting for). I doubt if they would...
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    Best Live Albums - (sparked by Maiden/Megadeth controversy)

    Not sure if anyone has been keeping up with the controversy, but it seems like most Megadeth fans are really disappointed with their latest CD, Rude Awakenings. It seems like the production is really really bad, and this of course adds insult to their lacklustre efforts in "Risk" and "The World...
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    Edguy - Savage and Kingdom

    Has anyone heard The Savage Poetry or Kingdom of Madness? I've got everything from Vain Glory onwards, and was wondering how good their earlier efforts were....thanks. :)