That's kind of how it went with me. Heard a few songs and liked them, (don't remember where) but I didn't bother to go any farther. Several months passed by, eventually I saw them live and it opened the Evergrey door wide open for me. So I started to dig deeper and I glad that I did.
I have a good friend I met at Chicago Powerfest who surprisingly lives in Michigan. Long story short I share his tastes saw the Touch of Blessing vid on his myspace and was hooked.
I went to see Nevermore and In Flames in Ft. Wayne Indiana U.S.A. The damn website said the show was starting at 8 and it started at 7!!!! Luckily we got there early and caught the last 4 songs from Evergrey!! Before that I never heard of them. The following day I bought MMA and was hooked. We were sooooooo PISSED the website listed the wrong time for the show. But all worked out OK I guess, we got to meet Englund and I got to hang out with one of my fav drummers Van Williams from Nevermore.
I heard "A Touch Of Blessing" some years ago , on a radio ran by students. Looking for some other tracks , I discovered the album "Recreation Day" , the first one I bought. Now Evergrey has replaced Megadeth as my favorite band.
I've met EY watching "A Touch of Blessing" in MTV Brazil! I was shocked by their quality and unique sound!
I heard 'trust and betrayal' on this weekly metal radio show and had to order the cd through metaldisc.com because no stores around me carried anything metal. Been fan of them ever since.
I discovered them when pollution from the Symphony X IRC chat channel recommended them. Checked out a few tunes and I was hooked after that.