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by sez
Wed Nov 22, 2023 6:03 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Power Metal
Replies: 10
Views: 606

Re: Power Metal

I'll have to check them out.
Did you, and if so, what did you think? And by the way, for those in the US, Happy Thanksgiving!
by sez
Mon Nov 13, 2023 5:29 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Power Metal
Replies: 10
Views: 606

Re: Power Metal

I would've said the same as all of you, until this summer. I hadn't listened to any power metal for a long while, and bought Helloween's latest several years ago out of a sense of duty and respect. I wasn't paying much attention to power metal and didn't really care about any of the new bands that c...
by sez
Mon Apr 18, 2022 4:19 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: The Neal Morse Band / Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a Dream......
Replies: 11
Views: 451

Re: The Neal Morse Band / Morsefest 2017 - Testimony of a Dream......

You at least have to watch the encore performance of Transatlantic's Stranger in Your Soul on that 2014 disc. It's hands down the best live performance of that song EVER, and I thank high, holy Providence it was captured for us all who weren't there to re-live. For those who don't want to buy the di...
by sez
Mon Jun 21, 2021 2:57 pm
Forum: PM: Pub
Topic: I published a novel
Replies: 4
Views: 1694

Re: I published a novel

It doesn't matter really. I have a bunch here that I sell at a "premium" because I sign them. If you just want the book, you're better off getting it from wherever you buy books. Incidentally, multiple authors I talked to told me not to bother with platforms other than Amazon. I ignored this advice,...
by sez
Tue May 04, 2021 4:16 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: How did you end up here?
Replies: 19
Views: 1062

Re: How did you end up here?

Hard to remember; it was so long ago. I think it was a link from the original Helloween board, which I discovered first in 1994 or 1995. I was just getting into prog after re-discovering Helloween and Gamma Ray on the Internet--two bands as an American I thought had broken up since I hadn't heard an...
by sez
Tue Apr 06, 2021 5:09 pm
Forum: PM: Pub
Topic: I published a novel
Replies: 4
Views: 1694

Re: I published a novel

Thanks, man.
by sez
Fri Apr 02, 2021 3:45 pm
Forum: PM: Pub
Topic: I published a novel
Replies: 4
Views: 1694

I published a novel

I've been frequenting this board for many years and have been part of some great discussions. I have no idea if anybody would be interested in this, but I published a novel. You can find out more information about it here:

https://www.richardsezov.com/buy.html
by sez
Wed Aug 05, 2020 3:12 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: New DGM - Tragic Separation
Replies: 14
Views: 1993

Re: New DGM - Tragic Separation

That. Was. Awesome.
by sez
Tue Jun 30, 2020 4:08 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Stryper - Even the Devil Believes...
Replies: 4
Views: 662

Re: Stryper - Even the Devil Believes...

Love this!

Only gripe is the lead-off scream. It's sort of a cliche at this point. :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wpe8eNdpAiM
by sez
Fri May 15, 2020 1:58 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine) is back .......
Replies: 29
Views: 3770

Re: Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine) is back .......

As everyone else said, it's definitely a mood thing. At this point in my life, I'll probably go a year or more between listening to some SM. And yes, all of their albums, with the possible exception of SM I, are completely exhausting to listen to and require work to appreciate. Starting out with SM ...
by sez
Tue May 12, 2020 5:00 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Firstbourne - Pick Up the Torch
Replies: 4
Views: 1120

Re: Firstbourne - Pick Up the Torch

Found the video for the Yngwie cover here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TAGKmkcwKcg

They did a fantastic job with that cover! Also, the video seems to reveal that they opened for Stryper, which might be another plus for some folks here... :D
by sez
Fri May 08, 2020 5:57 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine) is back .......
Replies: 29
Views: 3770

Re: Eric Clayton (Saviour Machine) is back .......

You could just, you know, listen to it:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7JgoLvW-Nv4
by sez
Tue Apr 14, 2020 2:56 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Dynazty - The Dark Delight...
Replies: 19
Views: 4108

Re: Dynazty - The Dark Delight...

Man, why didn't they make this track a single? The melodies are off the charts awesome. Best track on the album for me:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ndOVs0x9_Y
by sez
Fri Apr 10, 2020 2:47 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Dynazty - The Dark Delight...
Replies: 19
Views: 4108

Re: Dynazty - The Dark Delight...

Now that this is out and I'm on my second time through, I'm finding this a really enjoyable listen. The melodies are huge, and they've brought back much of the energy from Renatus and Titanic Mass. It's not going to win any awards for complexity or artfulness, but it's plain fun to listen to. If you...
by sez
Tue Mar 10, 2020 3:09 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Dynazty - The Dark Delight...
Replies: 19
Views: 4108

Re: Dynazty - The Dark Delight...

This second one is insanely poppy. Verse, chorus, verse chorus, solo 1, solo 2, half step key change, belt out the chorus again, power ending. I would have eaten this up in 1988. While it's extremely well executed and catchy, it feels like their talents are being wasted. This is more Firesign stuff ...
by sez
Thu Jan 30, 2020 2:10 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Dynazty - The Dark Delight...
Replies: 19
Views: 4108

Re: Dynazty - The Dark Delight...

I really didn't like the last one, as it was missing the energy and passion of Renatus and Titanic Mass. Since this is mid-tempo, I'm not sure if it's a return to form or not, but it was very well executed. I liked the progressive "hints" in the two releases I mentioned above, as they hint at their ...
by sez
Mon Nov 11, 2019 1:58 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: I'm back...again!
Replies: 14
Views: 2246

Re: I'm back...again!

Welcome back! I'm sorry for what you had to go through, and it's great to hear you rose to the occasion and did what you had to do.

Devin Townsend's Empath is likely album of the year for me. If you haven't heard it, you owe it to yourself. I daresay it'll help pick you up emotionally also.
by sez
Thu Sep 12, 2019 1:30 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Yngwie Malmsteen after the album Odyssey?
Replies: 11
Views: 2819

Re: Yngwie Malmsteen after the album Odyssey?

Wow; and I thought I was the only one who thought Odyssey was the pinnacle of his career.

Fire and Ice is a close second for me after Odyssey, followed by Eclipse. And if you haven't heard Concerto Suite for Electric Guitar (I have both the CD and the DVD), it's excellent.
by sez
Tue Jul 02, 2019 2:55 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: It has slowed down - halfway thru the year.....
Replies: 19
Views: 3688

Re: It has slowed down - halfway thru the year.....

Wow, no love for Devin Townsend's Empath? I still can't stop playing it...
by sez
Tue May 07, 2019 11:45 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Devin Townsend - Empath
Replies: 25
Views: 4544

Re: Devin Townsend - Empath

Also, you should see this drum playthrough from Singularity:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb935JynuhQ
by sez
Tue May 07, 2019 11:30 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Devin Townsend - Empath
Replies: 25
Views: 4544

Re: Devin Townsend - Empath

For me, it came completely out of left field. Prior to Empath, I'd only heard the one track Devin did off of Ayreon's The Human Experience and Ziltoid. I think due to that (and that I don't like the growlies), I never took him seriously. Now that I've had a chance to delve into his back catalog a bi...
by sez
Mon May 06, 2019 4:16 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Devin Townsend - Empath
Replies: 25
Views: 4544

Re: Devin Townsend - Empath

This one has had some crazy staying power for me. Album of the year so far. Is no one else loving the crap out of this?
by sez
Mon May 06, 2019 4:14 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Neal Morse / The Great Adventure.......
Replies: 4
Views: 718

Re: Neal Morse / The Great Adventure.......

I echo what's being said here. Neal is just consistently good. Blind buy, and I saw both the Similitude and Great Adventure concerts when they came here to Philadelphia--with my daughter, who loves Neal almost as much as I do (she's 13). The core of this band--Morse, Portnoy, and Randy George--have ...
by sez
Mon Apr 29, 2019 3:52 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Any recs for mid-period Iron Maiden clones?
Replies: 8
Views: 1110

Re: Any recs for mid-period Iron Maiden clones?

elendil wrote:
Fri Apr 26, 2019 10:25 pm
sez wrote:
Fri Apr 26, 2019 2:20 pm
Definitely Slough Feg, specifically Down Among the Deadmen, Traveller, and Atavism.
I think of them as more EARLY Maiden clones, as in Paul Di'Anno period...
Vocally, yes. Musically, they sound closer to the Piece of Mind/Powerslave period to my ears.
by sez
Fri Apr 26, 2019 5:19 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Welcome back everyone !!!!!
Replies: 20
Views: 3195

Re: Welcome back everyone !!!!!

No problem. :D Just be aware it doesn't work perfectly for every site (does anything work perfectly though?). And if you use it for JavaScript-heavy things like Gmail or Google Docs, it can slow things down. A properly designed dark theme is therefore better, so if you had to buy one, your money was...
by sez
Fri Apr 26, 2019 2:20 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Any recs for mid-period Iron Maiden clones?
Replies: 8
Views: 1110

Re: Any recs for mid-period Iron Maiden clones?

Definitely Slough Feg, specifically Down Among the Deadmen, Traveller, and Atavism.
by sez
Fri Apr 26, 2019 2:18 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Welcome back everyone !!!!!
Replies: 20
Views: 3195

Re: Welcome back everyone !!!!!

One thing you can do in the meantime if you still want a dark board: there's a browser plugin for both Firefox and Chrome called Dark Reader. It's designed to turn any website you want dark. If you use the Prosilver theme and you use Dark Reader, just make sure the plugin is enabled for this site, a...
by sez
Mon Apr 08, 2019 2:31 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Devin Townsend - Empath
Replies: 25
Views: 4544

Re: Devin Townsend - Empath

I absolutely love this. It's been ruling my musical world all weekend and shows no hint of stopping.
by sez
Mon Feb 25, 2019 3:59 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Bands known for Christian themes
Replies: 19
Views: 3854

Re: Bands known for Christian themes

I'd add Seventh Wonder to the list, especially Tiara. Also Transatlantic, because of Neal Morse's involvement, has Christian themes in their music (especially The Whirlwind). Shadow Gallery can also have Christian themes from time to time.
by sez
Mon Feb 25, 2019 3:48 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Dream Theater - Distance Over Time
Replies: 40
Views: 11850

Re: Dream Theater - Distance Over Time

Ah, Dream Theater. It seems you are still lost and wandering out there somewhere. I was forgiving of ADTOE: it was decent, given what had happened. You got my hopes up with S/T: though the drum mix still stunk, the music was great, and it seemed like the "dramatic turn" was going to roll off your sh...