HELLS YES. I STRONGLY recommend their latest album "Rise of the Dragon Empire". Power metal at its most over-the-top best :) Their first two albums, Nosferatu and Book of the Dead, are also excellent but they had different lead singers back then. Just checked our their live show on YouTube and was ...

Can someone recommend a Bloodbound album? HELLS YES. I STRONGLY recommend their latest album "Rise of the Dragon Empire". Power metal at its most over-the-top best :) Their first two albums, Nosferatu and Book of the Dead, are also excellent but they had different lead singers back then. Just check...

My top 3 (please no conflicts, Skip) 2 - Moonsorrow 2 - Haggard 2 - Kampfar 2 - Archon Angel 3 - Cruachan 2 - Einherjer 2 - Finntroll 2 - Stam1na 2 - Trollfest 2 - Wintersun 0.5 - Aborted 1 - At The Gates 0.5 - Axxis 1 - Bloodbound - A true "holy shit" discovery. Never heard of them before but their...

Looks like Finntroll won’t be playing live any time soon. https://imgur.com/9gVkXvM.png I’ve never been so happy to be wrong. They were using a short version of "for a while." :lol: It looks like they're using the same Andy-to-English translator the rest of us use. In a while means soon, and soon m...

Can someone recommend a Bloodbound album?

I thought I didn’t like BELPHEGOR, but my notes are: 2016: OK/disappointed 2018: Awesome So it looks like I’m not a reliable witness, your honor. That, or the band improved. Unlikely as a 2018 repeat, though. Was it a sound quality issue? IMO a lot of bands were poorly mixed in 2016 across all 4 ve...

I thought I didn’t like BELPHEGOR, but my notes are: 2016: OK/disappointed 2018: Awesome So it looks like I’m not a reliable witness, your honor. That, or the band improved. Unlikely as a 2018 repeat, though. Was it a sound quality issue? IMO a lot of bands were poorly mixed in 2016 across all 4 ve...

Finntroll never tour North America anymore, so I'm gonna give this one a solid "HOLY FUCK YESSSS!" That was my reaction. :heavydrink: So many great B's. Borknagar, Blind Guardian, Belphegor, Belakor, Beast in Black, Broken Hope, Batushka (not sure if they're still a band at this point). I think I'd...

My top 3 (please no conflicts, Skip) 2 - Moonsorrow 2 - Haggard 2 - Kampfar 2 - Archon Angel 3 - Cruachan 2 - Einherjer 2 - Finntroll - They're an all time favorite of mine and they hardly ever tour over here. I've only had the chance to see them once in San Francisco in 2013. Definitely reaches my ...

Still holding out hope for Behemoth due to the gap in their touring schedule from December 8th to January 14th.

Jotunheimr wrote: ↑

Fri Oct 11, 2019 3:54 am

Looks like Finntroll won’t be playing live any time soon.

I’ve never been so happy to be wrong.

My top 3 (please no conflicts, Skip) 2 - Moonsorrow 2 - Haggard 2 - Kampfar 2 - Archon Angel 3 - Cruachan 2 - Einherjer 2 - Stam1na - Never heard them before today but holy shit, these guys kill it live! 2 - Trollfest 2 - Wintersun 0.5 - Aborted 1 - At The Gates 0.5 - Axxis 1 - Devin Townsend 1 - Em...

LoudStonedDrunk wrote: ↑

Tue Nov 12, 2019 10:21 pm

Fairyland(lookin at you and your boy cowboy!!)
Falkenbach
Fallujah
First fragment
Fog of war

Does Falkenbach ever play live or is that just one of my ridiculous pipe dream fantasies?

Who knows, MSF might even get 90 minutes considering how big their logo is on the artist page. LMAO, I thought the exact same thing. It is quite obscene It’s interesting that he often books headliners that are ranked pretty low on the wishlist. Do you think he’s trying to sell to a different target...

Fleshgod with an orchestra? Count me in!

This list shows that THIN LIZZY has *twice* the number of listeners SLAYER has, but try booking them a headlining US tour. Same with QUIET RIOT and TWISTED SISTERS. And MANOWAR is only #134, same as ALESTORM. I’ve always assumed that Thin Lizzy has trouble selling tickets because most venues aren’t...

Who knows, MSF might even get 90 minutes considering how big their logo is on the artist page.

That's a quality add. My mom's a huge fan so I got us tickets to see them and Insomnium in Vegas next year. Would love to have some bands that don't ever play shows in the states.

Because I'm bored, I asked an AI what band was coming up next. It said: " The next band announced for 70,000 tons of metal will be "Halo Effect" from Germany. The band consists of seven members, including vocalist Jens-Peter Breuning, guitarist Andreas "Dagur" Auer and drummer Andreas Schmitz. "Hal...

I have a feeling we might be getting a few more 4-peats. Is Overkill ruled out? They could play a special 40th anniversary set.

Do you guys think Opeth has a chance of ever playing the cruise?

Keep in mind that only 14 bands have been confirmed to play Bloodstock. Not that DT isn’t worthy of a headline spot, but there are plenty of bands to be announced including more big names. Not sure what the amount of bands so far announced on Bloodstock has to do with it. Fact is, that festival typ...

This list shows that THIN LIZZY has *twice* the number of listeners SLAYER has, but try booking them a headlining US tour. Same with QUIET RIOT and TWISTED SISTERS. And MANOWAR is only #134, same as ALESTORM. I’ve always assumed that Thin Lizzy has trouble selling tickets because most venues aren’t...

Axxis 45 minutes as that is what they got in 2017. Do we now reckon that Emperor will still get a 75 minute headline set, given that he is gonna be performing potentially 60 minute sets with Ihsahn as well? I'm starting to think maybe Emperor will be just 60. This is just pure speculation but I thi...

Could someone recommend albums from Axxis, Soen, and Kissin' Dynamite to check out? Feel free to request other bands.

My top 3 (please no conflicts, Skip) 2 - Moonsorrow 2 - Haggard 2 - Kampfar 2 - Archon Angel 3 - Cruachan 2 - Einherjer 2 - Trollfest 2 - Wintersun 0.5 - Aborted 1 - At The Gates 0.5 - Axxis - Fun band! Just watched their pool deck set from the '17 cruise on YouTube. Perfect for my wandering around ...

It was interesting to stack your list against the Monthly Top 300 Rock and Metal Artists list from Metal Injection, which can be found at the link below, ranked by the number of Spotify listeners. Out of all the bands announced so far, only these 7 made it onto the list: Epica - 487,000 listeners De...

Another big zero. And I remember when I was worried about having too much to watch. :lol: Any guesses for ‘A’? If we’re following the 2015/2017 trend, possibilities are Alestorm, Annihilator, Amorphis, Avatarium, Amaranthe, Allegaeon, Axxis, and Artillery. Less likely but still possible are Apocaly...

Another big zero. And I remember when I was worried about having too much to watch. :lol: Any guesses for ‘A’? If we’re following the 2015/2017 trend, possibilities are Alestorm, Annihilator, Amorphis, Avatarium, Amaranthe, Allegaeon, Axxis, and Artillery. Less likely but still possible are Apocalyp...

As a general rule you can't rely too much on bands just saying that they won't be on (hence why they get categorised as "OUT?"). Just because a band hasn't been booked yet doesn't mean they won't get booked later, and even if Andy tried to book them and they couldn't come to a deal doesn't mean tha...

Is Ihsahn pronounced ICE-sawn? Otherwise I can’t find a connection to the clue.


EDIT: Never mind. They have a song called Frozen Lakes on Mars.

Psycho Las Vegas has announced their initial lineup for 2020. I didn’t know Ulver still played shows.

Godflesh wrote: ↑

Sun Nov 10, 2019 4:36 am

Jotunheimr wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 09, 2019 11:27 am

Looks like Iced Earth based on the iceberg clue.

The thread title always refers to the band being announced.
I looked but failed to see a connection between icebergs and THE ANONIST, must be an obscure reference to one of their songs or albums.

You’re right. I couldn’t find anything either.

DudeBro wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 09, 2019 11:33 am

Jotunheimr wrote: ↑

Sat Nov 09, 2019 11:27 am

Looks like Iced Earth based on the iceberg clue.

"No Ice" hmmm

I’ll settle for slightly chilly, partially frozen Earth (thanks, global warming) featuring Stu IceBlock.

Looks like Iced Earth based on the iceberg clue.

metalforever wrote: ↑

Fri Nov 08, 2019 11:02 am

I am listening to TSJUDER right now, album Desert Northern Hell it is very good !!!!!!!

Great album. I got the band to sign my copy on the 2016 cruise.

Huh, guess it pays to stalk and read the comments Indeed! I get paid to sit at a desk and do nothing and I felt that this was the most noble use of my time. Hey, I also work in IT :lol: Have you tried turning it off and on again? Kidding aside, I teach math and my office hours are frequently quiet.

FUCK YES!!!! SOEN!!! This was completely unexpected! THANK YOU!!!! I loved seeing your reactions to Soen and KD. Some of these bands have me scratching my head saying “who?” but I’m really happy for you man and I guess I have some homework to do! Nice to see that some Cripper bands already have fan...

A member of Trollfest said something to the effect of "see you there" to a member of Kissin' Dynamite on Facebook. Would easily be a double setter for me and a nice break from the subpar announcements we've had over the past few days. Then again, he might be going as an attendee. And...we have a wi...

As much as I'd love 60 folk metal bands, we are missing some variety. Looks like we will have the same amount of power metal as we had in 2015. Stratovarius would be a great 'S' add.