DixieDestroyer said:
Rebajlo, I have to say Maiden is probably my all time favorite metal band. Great posts above! "Infinite Dreams" has a very different (but cool) intro...kinda reminds me of JP's "Bloodstone" (1 of my favorites). Ya can't go wrong w/ Priest, Maiden, Sabbath or Dio. My favorite trash metal band is Pantera, followed by Slayer. I love Metallica's old stuff, but think they got soft after the "Black" album.
Dixie - I share Your views on Metallica, mate. The first three albums were (generally) top-class affairs
....And Justice For All failed to impress me, especially the song entitled "Blackened", which I simply
cannot listen to
. The "Black Album" contained somegreat material but, for the life of me,I have never been able to comprehend the enduring popularity of "Enter Sandman"
, which is another Metallica song that I avoid like the proverbial plague. But that's just my humble opinion.
In my last post, I forgot to specify that the Black Sabbath songs which I mentioned were only my favourites of the "Ozzy era".
Heaven and Hell and
Mob Rules are replete with magnificent material
. Rebajlo's favourites include "Die Young", "Children Of The Sea", "Falling Off The Edge Of The World" (which I've already posted) and:
BLACK SABBATH - THE SIGN OF THE SOUTHERN CROSS:
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My (unfortunately never-realised) vision involved a fusion of intricate IronMaiden-esque musicianship and brooding Black Sabbath-like melancholy, in addition to medieval, Renaissance and folk elements - something like a heavy metal, "Dungeons and Dragons" bardic Jethro Tull, with a gothic twist
.I guess that if I hadn't carelessly blown my bloody larynx, Bend Sinister could have been folk metal pioneers
.
Here are a few songs which somewhat approximate the "calmer" stuff we were beginning to write:
BLIND GUARDIAN - SKALDS AND SHADOWS:
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JAG PANZER - TRAGEDY OF MACBETH:
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DEMONS & WIZARDS - FIDDLER ON THE GREEN:
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WAYLANDER - AWAKENING:
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Mind You, being an exponent of "clear" vocals, I never utilised the "growl"...