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I've been asking this question to alot of people lately. Do any of you guys know in metal, a solo artist that isn't "just a singer" or virtuoso guitarist. Examples of these would be Joe Lynn Turner and Yngwie. I'm trying to find the Springsteens of metal. The Bruce rocks his Esquire and...

Is it just me or does it seem like there are alot more bands with either "circus" or some kind of reference to a circus in their band name? OR is it because of me getting into Circus Maximus that I am more aware of this now? OR is it because Circus Maximus are doing well, and that Prog / AOR...

Well, an unfortunate situation has happened. I had planned on arriving in Atlanta and staying with friends Tues and Wed. I just found out that they had a recent, unforeseen move to the Carolinas and won't be there. Is anyone coming into Atlanta on Tues that would have any extra room or crash...

Well, this thread originally started because I rebought Overkill's Feel The Fire and man, after the flood of memories I became puzzled. What exactly does the line in the title track mean by "friends of J.A.R."? I thought it was a military term because of some move / show that mentioned the...

Most everyone here is a multi year attendee but sometimes we don't make em all. What bands have you missed that you just think, man I blew it there didn't I? Pink Cream 69 and Virgin Steele. After wanting Virgin Steele since PP IV I'm still mad at myself for missing them. And then Pink Cream...

Hi guys, I was wondering if the ladies here might help me out a bit. I just bought a sweet ass Blind Guardian back patch off ebay. I'm so excited I'm buying another denim jacket after I get outta here to have it ready to go even though its the dead of summer. I was wondering if anyone had any...

How did you go about starting off? Like when you started learning songs, how did you progress? I'm curious because I just started learning some Priest stuff, Breaking The Law and Grinder. Stupid simple yes, but I know my limitations at this stage. Were there ever certain pieces or solos that...

What is that band that you listen to where you are such a rabid fan, you must own all the singles, all the different editions and re-releases? Three bands for me would be Edguy, Iron Maiden and Helloween. They're really the only bands I have singles and whatnot for. I never got em all in...

... a huge headliner name like an Avantasia thing or a band doing a special kind of set sort of like Evergrey did at VII with their quartet? I think I remember something about Nevermore going to do a special Prog Power set or something like that before the Disturbed tour came up. I also...

I saw an article on Blabbermouth where a reissue of Thornagraphy by Cradle Of Filth has two songs in "U Mix" that people can dissect and make remixes of. Plus there's a few videos and I think a couple extra audio tracks. Even though I'm pretty cpu illiterate, I think that idea of remixing...

Sorry if I'm cluttering the board with this post but I figured you guys might enjoy a new interview with Marco. www.metalreviews.com

This one's been itching in the back of my mind for a good minute now. In threads, in reviews, and all over the place I hear the term "pop" metal to describe bands like Sonata Arctica, Nightwish, Hammerfall, Helloween, basically a shitload of Power Metal bands. "They're heading in a pop...

Actually a whole lot of shit is being cut from there. Since I'm a loser and not banging anything right now and think that people go visit my Myspace and watch the videos there and I hope that somewhere, maybe someone thinks what I listen to is cool in an attempt to pick up chicks, I was trying...

Ok I have a question here that's been burning a hole in my mind for a while now. I've heard several bands say that they don't play old songs live anymore because they "don't want to pay the old record label for playing our songs." What exactly is the process on this? Like say Helloween...

Sweet deal. From Metal - Rules.com HELLOWEEN: "Live In UK" to be re-issued in full...

There seems to be a curse in the metal scene. If you sell more than a few thousand copies, you know, maybe enough to recoup the recording costs, artist commision, producer's fees, and put a few bucks in your pocket then you have gone pop to alot of people. Why is this? Is it because of the...

Interesting article in Metal Hammer (Iron Maiden cover). They interviewed Unearth and in it they remarked how the lower eight bands on Ozzfest's second stage each has to pay $75 000 dollars in order to play on a rotating slot with some performances being at 9 AM. Goddamn. I knew that bands...

Well since I have no cable TV and I'm spending alot more time on the net I'm gonna be on here more than I have. Soooo with Pyramaze gaining steam I was wondering what type of tour package would be a sweet deal for these guys. This is all for fun. In the US I could see a good forty five /...

You know I'm sitting here right now uploading what I can fit of my collection onto my new 60 gig Ipod. The sad thing is my laptop only has 35 gigs of memory haha. But as I'm sitting here loading, and loading, and loading, I'm taking the time to include album artwork, correct titles and all...

I hope this thread doesn't seem like a rant. I know there's several other fellow scribes and journalists that post here and I would just like to say to everyone that does what we do, we fucking rule and we go through alot of shit to do interviews and reviews where most of the time we dont get...