Jernlov

I used to really dig later Blind Guardian (Imaginations onward) but now I struggle with it. You're right about Helloween; "Walls of Jericho" is an excellent album, along with the first "Keeper of the Seven Keys". Hammerfall, Sonata Arctica, some Children of Bodom (anything after the first two albums when they stopped the melodeath sound), Nightwish, Gamma Ray, Kamelot... it's just too cheesy. I would say Blind Guardian have died a little bit. It's still in them, but "A Twist in the Myth" was a bit of a letdown in my opinion. Helloween died awhile back with "Pink Rabbits Go Ape"... and they're not back on form yet either. I also agree with Adio on At the Gates. That's got to be one of the biggest falls from grace ever.

I don't mind some power metal if you just want something cheesy and kinda fun to listen to. Although some are just terrible. Dark Moor is good; they're about the only power metal band that I can get my head around now, along with some 80s speed metal. I'd rather just listen to Iron Maiden. (I'm pretty impressed with Somewhere in Time)

Holy [cabbage], someone else is listening to Jesu here? :thumbsup: One of my favorite bands. I've had that EP for some time but I only got around to listening to it a couple of days ago. I'm very impressed. Sigur Rós - Hoppípolla

When I was into Nightwish, the only album I really liked was the debut. Very classically-inspired. The rest blew. As do all of the power metal bands I used to listen to.

Jesu - Silver Sounds like My Bloody Valentine, but more metal. It's awesome.

Take a wild guess. [hide=]Nodame Cantabile, for those who didn't get it.[/hide]

In Flames.

I lol'd. I lol'd harder. I've never eveen heard of Wolfmother.

Judas Priest. Based purely on the fact that I've never listened to Maiden. I should be shot.

Danish, definitely. Sounds so lovely.

I can't believe that I actually wrote that list.. :| Currently: - Amon Amarth - Dark Tranquillity - Swallow the Sun - Agalloch - Tangerine Dream - Svartnar - Darkthrone - Jesu - Sunn O))) - Anathema

Rock: - Claudio Sanchez - Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Metal: - Mikael Åkerfeldt - Michael Romeo - Olavi Mikkonen And some others I cba to mention.

Band: Tangerine Dream Album: Electronic Meditation Still favourite? Yeah, even though their later stuff is better. Band: Sunn O))) Album: Flight of the Behemoth Still favourite? Black One is better and much more evil. Band: Agalloch Album: From Which of This Oak (EP) Still favourite? Nah, The White is.

A few random recommendations for you Adio: - My Dying Bride (death/doom metal) - Swallow the Sun (melodeath/funeral doom) - Sunn O))) (drone doom) - Dark Tranquillity (melodeath) - Svartnar (depressive black metal)

I liked them when I was younger. It all sounds pretty similar to me anyway.

Sunn O))) - Cursed Realms (Of the Winterdemons) Drone/doom ftw.

It's awesome indeed. It gets more [bleep]ed up as it goes on, and it's rather depressing. I love it.

For real.

I've been listening to a lot of gentler stuff recently, so: A Rush of Blood to the Head - Coldplay Hissing Fauna, are You the Destroyer? - of Montreal In the Aeroplane Over the Sea - Neutral Milk Hotel As for a favourite album of all time.. Symphony X's The Damnation Game wins for sure.

There are few anime fans in England as far as I'm aware; but I'd guess it's one of those things that people tend to keep quiet about. :| Ignorance is not bliss.

Agreed, even though I do like them. More Japanese overratedness: Dir en grey. Think Linkin Park for the Japanese and weeaboos. They're really horrible and proof that Japan largely fails at making a metal band; sure, there was X Japan in the '80s, but remind me of how good they were? Maximum the Hormone isn't too bad, but they're very, very strange. l'arc~en~ciel aren't too great either.. just boring. Radiohead are pretty overrated. They're basically Coldplay with a few differences. Ugh, tell me about it. X Japan's Art of Life was a painful listen. 10(?) min Piano solo, ffs! They were trying too hard to be a "visual kei prog/power/speed metal band". While some of their early stuff is absolutely hilarious, they're really not that good at all and I agree about the 10 minute piano solo.. I like prog, but I've never been that bored in my life. Ever. The only good Japanese metal band that I know of is Concerto Moon. Mlbfan, you're a truly [cabbage]ty poster.

/me high fives Jaziek. My use of the term "weeaboo" to describe myself stems from an IRC network where we joke around a lot. It kinda stuck to me. I don't claim to be an expert on anime; I haven't been into it for long. But from what I have experienced, I love it. Heh. Now I want to rewatch Clannad. It won my heart, as did Haibane Renmei and countless other anime that's similar to it. Also, I heard that Geass R2 got good, which makes me want to watch it. I liked R1, but I kinda gave up on R2. :| If you like Geass you'll like Darker than BLACK too; plus the soundtrack was done by the same person that did Geass. Anyway, the thread has been won. And I agree that the whole for/against argument is totally pointless - it's like musical elitism. Just.. let people like what they want.

Blind Guardian - Majesty Battalions of Fear kicks so much [wagon] that it's painful.

Agreed, even though I do like them. More Japanese overratedness: Dir en grey. Think Linkin Park for the Japanese and weeaboos. They're really horrible and proof that Japan largely fails at making a metal band; sure, there was X Japan in the '80s, but remind me of how good they were? Maximum the Hormone isn't too bad, but they're very, very strange. l'arc~en~ciel aren't too great either.. just boring. Radiohead are pretty overrated. They're basically Coldplay with a few differences.

New[bleep] :o It's a 4Chan meme FYI. It's not a meme, it was what the word filter for "wapanese" (a white person who wants to be Japanese) was on /b/. The term simply stuck. Those saying that all anime is for kids: watch Darker than BLACK and then tell me that.