Showcase Replacement?
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imaskinbeater
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and Warning of Danger, The Curse, and Nightmares...all requisite discs. As for the mighty MR...everyone should own Crystal Logic and Open the Gates for sure, and a strong argument could be made for any of their other discs!!! Manilla Road for the Pre-show has my vote!
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Agreed, this year is heavy to the prog side, BUT early FW is more power so they are maybe a half and half, and I've never really thought of CG as prog, more of straight up trad. metal band. At least the power bands we're getting are top-notch!
Spiderpact
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It's not our fault that Prog bands are better musically than Power bands
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Exploding Ned
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It's not our fault that Prog bands are better musically than Power bands
Oh hell, now the gloves are off
It's not our fault that Prog bands are better musically than Power bands
In Most cases this is true, but in my case I first listened to Power Metal, Power Metal only, I thought Progressive Metal was too blah, Now, yes I am a total Prog Maniac, but the Power Metal still holds a place in my heart, and i still enjoy it a lot. So to limit your taste to either Prog only or Power only, is in my opinion, like saying I only eat rice. I have recently really gotten into Folk Metal, and believe it or not Melo-Death, granted i do not like the extreme harsh vocals, but every now and then, if it is done right it enhances the music. So, lets just be thankful we have the festival, and go and enjoy the Prog, and Power, and sometimes Thrash, and Traditional Metal, and maybe come away from the 4 or 5 days in Atlanta with a new band we want to listen to.
True, though a lot of people are suggesting very generic power metal bands that I feel are a bit too similar to Primal Fear. It's one form of power metal I can not get behind. The showcase is a separate show so each person going to the festival has to buy the ticket on their own based on the bands playing. I'm not really that keen on spending this kind of money for openers and I still have to convince my husband that we should spend the $100. Neither he or I will go for Primal Fear. However, the right band would make us stick around for at least part of PF's set.
I honestly think Shane is in an even worse spot than Glenn who had least had more room to play around. The showcase had been on sale a lot shorter of a time so he really needs to find a band that will sell tickets.
AngraRULES
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It's not our fault that Prog bands are better musically than Power bands
Not all the time, unless you're a prog snob. I can't think of Power Metal bands who are much better and more technical than Prog Metal bands.
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I think Accept are working on their new album in the States. That would be fantastic way to introduce their third singer!
Ascension
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Maybe Dragonforce...l know they are not well liked on this board...but talented they are.
imaskinbeater
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I'm with you on all counts. We're old enough where there was no such thing as Prog Metal when we became metalheads. Watchtower was one of the first Prog Metal bands I listened to (what year was that
). My taste is definitely not limited to Prog. I love anything from Chick Corea to Opeth I'm going with an open mind so hopefully I will like some of the bands live better than the studio! (Sabaton, DSO, Primal Fear, Orphaned Land)uke: uke: :zombie:
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Thing is, DF outsells PF thanks to Guitar Hero. I don't see PF wanting to relinquish the headlining spot.
edgeofthorns
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Honestly Sword, I feel like most of the bands on the roster are more "cross over" bands this year than anything. Meaning, that the bands appeal to both power and prog heads. That's just my opinion though.
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DemonOfTheWoods
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well said, brother, well said.
Except Orphaned Land...I don't consider them power or prog...they are just....differently amazing. Ethnic Metal, perhaps?
dcowboys311
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well said, brother, well said.
Except Orphaned Land...I don't consider them power or prog...they are just....differently amazing. Ethnic Metal, perhaps?
Eh, I'd say that Orphaned Land is progressive metal. Maybe not prog metal in the whole "it was progressive 20 years ago, but now it's just bands ripping off Images and Words" kind of prog metal, but as in metal that is actually progressive.
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Bryant
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Well...... prog....power.... I don't care. It is more the quality. I lean more toward prog than powermetal, but Tad Morose was as good as ANY band I have ever seen period, including the mighty Vanden Plas who is the primary reason I bought tickets for PPUSAII which was my first PP experience. In fact, Angel Dust and Brainstorm were also outstanding.
As far as musicality.... well let's be honest.... you have to give an edge to the prog-metal bands, but there are plenty of powermetal bands that offer first-class musicianship as well.
Bryant
As far as musicality.... well let's be honest.... you have to give an edge to the prog-metal bands, but there are plenty of powermetal bands that offer first-class musicianship as well.
Bryant
It's not our fault that Prog bands are better musically than Power bands
