Ayreon, and thanks! I'm glad to be back too. I'm almost an adult now, you know - I'll be turning 18 in under a month!

Happy pre-birthday and congratulations on reaching your majority :). Hope it's a good time!

Dawn!

 

Ok, whose been performing the raising of the dead weave?

 

I mean yay but wow.

Whoever is doing it needs to keep it up. We have a true necromancer among us!

Btw, nice to meet you Dawn! Names Zep, or Led, sometimes Dude.

 

Dawn!

Ok, whose been performing the raising of the dead weave?

I mean yay but wow.

Whoever is doing it needs to keep it up. We have a true necromancer among us!

I think it's niniel... the voodoo dolls.... she has the power...

Greetings, Led/Zep/Dude! I have a question of upmost importance for you, and that is...what is your opinion on bananas?

You ain't gonna like my answer Dawn!

 

Not a fan of bananas, or most fruits in general.

 

Veggies on the other hand, well, they don't stand a chance against my stomache!

Not like your answer? Are you kidding! You're one of the few who can see past the evil temptation of bananas and see the monster that they truly are!

Ayreon, and thanks! I'm glad to be back too. I'm almost an adult now, you know - I'll be turning 18 in under a month!

 

Then you might also like this one. Or maybe you know it already.

 

Also, I hadn't even heard about the new announcement yet. Very much looking forward to it.

Bananas are delicious.

Hi?

Hi?

*rolls up newspaper and waves it menacingly at Locke*

 

Get back in yer hole!!!!! It does what it's told!!!

Yep, Leyrann, that song is one of my favourites!

Yep, Leyrann, that song is one of my favourites!

 

I like your taste in music.

 

What other bands do you listen to?

Are you prepared for a huge list? If so, then...

 

Kamelot

Nightwish

Ayreon

Rhapsody of Fire

GloryHammer

Leaves' Eyes

Unleash the Archers

Epica

Therion

Arkona

Powerwolf

DragonForce

Metallica

Symphony X

Disturbed

Helloween

Van Canto

Amaranthe

Star One

Helion Prime

Delain

Xandria

Freedom Call

Falconer

Avenged Sevenfold

Area 11

Avantasia

Sirenia

Within Temptation

Battle Beast

 

Feel free to give me more recommendations.

Turisas

Fairyland

Power Quest

Instanzia

Elvenking

Hammerfall

Dream Theater

Threshold

Sabaton

Ensiferum

Moonsorrow

Dark Moor

Stratovarius

Sonata Arctica

Theocracy (if you don't mind your metal being Christian)

Demons and Wizards

Seventh Wonder

 

And I'll probably think of a few more in the coming time.

 

Also, I don't know if you like extremely long songs, but Green Carnation has the 60 minute song Light of Day, Day of Darkess that is definitely worth checking out. Maybe the rest of the band is too, but I only know that song.

My personal list is basically the above (minus Hammerfall, who I really have to listen because I know they're good) plus about half of your list. Blind Guardian is certainly my #1 band though.

Oh and Edguy is kind of similar in Avantasia, even including their progression in what kind of music they make. And they got the same singer.

I actually LOVE Theocracy, how did I forget to put them on my list? As in, they're in my top 5.

 

And yep, I already listen to a few on your list. I'll check out the ones I don't, though. 

 

I only know one Hammerfall song and that's When The Dragon Lies Bleeding, which I love. Any songs of theirs that are similar to that one?

As I said, Hammerfall is a band I don't know all to well myself. I have an internet radio however that frequently plays them, which is how I found out they're quite awesome. As of now, I mostly like the song Hammerfall (V2.0.07), but I really really need to listen more of them. It's not hard to find full albums on YouTube.

Turisas and Dream Theater are my top recommendations by the way. Turisas is an AMAZING power/folk mix with a style that no other band even comes close to (just ignore their last album btw), and Dream Theater is, in my opinion, the best Prog Metal band there is, with 13 albums to choose from, and most are pretty good.

I've listened to a bit of Turisas (Stand Up and Fight, Rasputin) and from what I've heard they're pretty awesome. Dream Theater, I'm less familiar with. 

 

I'm listening to Edguy right now and I think I like them MORE than Avantasia, so thanks for that rec!

You should also check out Miklagard Overture from Turisas. In my opinion it is only rivalled by the very best of Blind Guardian (think Grand Parade, And Then There Was Silence) in just how good it is.

I'm listening to it right now, and yep, it's really good.

 

And I think we might have very different opinions on what the best Blind Guardian songs are. My favourites are The Ninth Wave, Mirror Mirror, Sacred Worlds, The Soulforged, Twilight of the Gods, Wheel of Time, Ride Into Obsession, and Another Stranger Me.