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by Locust0311
Tue Dec 19, 2023 8:38 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Night Ranger
Replies: 5
Views: 417

Re: Night Ranger

I'm probably the only one that will tell you this, but I love Feeding Off the Mojo which even the band pretends doesn't exist anymore (I'm sure due to the fact that only 2 original members played on it). I think Gary Moon, the hired gun for the album, did a great job and wish he'd done more after th...
by Locust0311
Thu Nov 10, 2022 11:32 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: ARENA / The Theory of Molecular Inheritance ......
Replies: 28
Views: 658

Re: ARENA / The Theory of Molecular Inheritance ......

I bought the 2 CD earbook. I have it for quite some time now. I like the singer Damian Wilson but I identify more the previous singer Paul Manzi to the band Arena. It's like losing a bit their identity. I feel this way maybe because Damian Wilson has been in many bands. I like the album. But to be ...
by Locust0311
Sat Sep 17, 2022 10:21 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: PENDRAGON / Fallen Dreams and Angels - and all the loose ends.
Replies: 11
Views: 308

Re: PENDRAGON / Fallen Dreams and Angels - and all the loose ends.

I tend to think of Pendragon as having 3, maybe 4, distinct eras. Era 1 is the 80s stuff (The Jewel, Kowtow and associated EPs and whatnot) which has a distinct 80s sound to it. This is the stuff I listen to the least, by a fairly large margin. Era 2 is the 90s and early 2000s stuff (The World throu...
by Locust0311
Sun Aug 14, 2022 9:25 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Top Favorite Thrash Metal Albums ... rank them
Replies: 14
Views: 416

Re: Top Favorite Thrash Metal Albums ... rank them

I'm too lazy to make a list so I'll just say Cyclone Temple's I Hate Therefore I Am is the best Thrash album and leave it at that. :-)
by Locust0311
Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:44 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Some music from The Lasers Edge ........
Replies: 12
Views: 742

Re: Some music from The Lasers Edge ........

LarryD wrote:
Tue Aug 10, 2021 4:55 pm
ACOLYTE / Entropy -
Prog Metal with female vocals from Australia. This is excellent.
Just listened to the title track on YouTube and you are correct sir.
by Locust0311
Wed Jun 09, 2021 11:15 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: New stuff Friday ...
Replies: 513
Views: 34821

Re: New stuff Friday ...

I did swing a digital copy of the new Edu Falaschi disk this week and after the first spin, he's definitely trying to be Rebirth era Angra. If you like that sort of thing check it out. He's not quite the singer he was 10 years ago, he reaches some on this disk and maybe shouldn't, but by and large ...
by Locust0311
Thu May 27, 2021 3:50 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Carmeria - Advenae
Replies: 8
Views: 504

Carmeria - Advenae

Stumbled onto this today, they're out of Australia and just released their debut album. Total Khan-era Kamelot worship going on here but its very well done. https://www.metal-archives.com/images/9/4/7/7/947749.jpg?5301 Morningstar https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajsSw5x6TSc To Lead the Blind https:/...
by Locust0311
Tue May 04, 2021 10:45 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Poverty's No Crime
Replies: 7
Views: 590

Re: Poverty's No Crime

Listened to this all the way through the other day and boy am I glad they're back! I honestly think this one will end up as one of my favorite PNC albums.
by Locust0311
Sat May 01, 2021 7:42 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: How did you end up here?
Replies: 19
Views: 1062

Re: How did you end up here?

I honestly don't remember the specifics. It would have been circa 97/98 when I first discovered Dream Theater thanks to a fraternity brother. Some searching resulted in my stumbling on (I think) Dr Metal's page which introduced me to Vanden Plas and Empty Tremor. I'm sure somewhere in there was when...
by Locust0311
Tue Jan 26, 2021 2:42 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Name of band - this is driving me crazy!
Replies: 3
Views: 354

Re: Name of band - this is driving me crazy!

The only bands I have in my (extensive) collection with that song title are Silent Call and Elis. If it was a dude singing, try Silent Call. If it was a lady, try Elis. That's all I got.
by Locust0311
Tue Jan 26, 2021 1:59 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: W.A.S.P.?
Replies: 20
Views: 997

Re: W.A.S.P.?

You're missing a lot!! :wink: Honestly, based on my memory of Larry's dislike of Hansi's vocals it doesn't surprise me that he wouldn't like even good (THC and beyond) W.A.S.P. as I would consider Hansi the singer closest in sound to Blackie. ****Exactly right - although it goes a lot deeper than t...
by Locust0311
Tue Jan 26, 2021 1:13 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: W.A.S.P.?
Replies: 20
Views: 997

Re: W.A.S.P.?

I only have the first (S/T) album... ***That's one more than I have ......... :wink: You're missing a lot!! :wink: Honestly, based on my memory of Larry's dislike of Hansi's vocals it doesn't surprise me that he wouldn't like even good (THC and beyond) W.A.S.P. as I would consider Hansi the singer ...
by Locust0311
Sun Jan 24, 2021 9:18 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: W.A.S.P.?
Replies: 20
Views: 997

Re: W.A.S.P.?

The first 3 albums are fine for what they are, shock rock with little to no attempt to be anything else. Headless Children is where they *really* stepped up their game and I still think that one is my favorite, though the aforementioned Crimson Idol is amazing as well. Really the only album outside ...
by Locust0311
Thu Oct 29, 2020 4:28 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Black Fate - “Ithaca” - 10/23
Replies: 14
Views: 1616

Re: Black Fate - “Ithaca” - 10/23

3 thoughts on this since it dropped last week.... 1. It **really** scratches that classic, Parallel Minds/In Your Multitude Conception itch as others have mentioned, with a hint of the more guitar hero antics of Kamelot 2. I didn't think it was possible for Vasilis to be more indistinguishable from ...
by Locust0311
Tue Sep 29, 2020 9:20 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Ayreon Transitus
Replies: 21
Views: 1821

Re: Ayreon Transitus

So interesting you’re saying that because all I could think of when listening to it was how much it reminded me of The Astonishing and that Larry should be all over this... ****I haven't heard much of this disc --- but I'm reading things about it and I'm getting further and further away from the in...
by Locust0311
Mon Sep 28, 2020 1:09 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Ayreon Transitus
Replies: 21
Views: 1821

Re: Ayreon Transitus

I'm going to be in the minority here and say the narration doesn't bother me one bit. Overall I enjoy the album. Is it because I had my expectations lowered by people here and elsewhere and was in mind that this would be something akin to The Astonishing? Perhaps. But this is not sleep-inducingly du...
by Locust0311
Wed Sep 09, 2020 9:34 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Pagan's Mind and Shadow Gallery?
Replies: 3
Views: 528

Re: Pagan's Mind and Shadow Gallery?

re: Pagan's Mind, I listened to an interview with Jørn Viggo Lofstad the other day and he said they had enough material for an album. The hold up is that a couple band members basically can't be in the same room with one another and they've all agreed that the band only continues with all of them on...
by Locust0311
Wed Sep 09, 2020 3:05 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Joviac and Surreal
Replies: 2
Views: 517

Re: Joviac and Surreal

Surreal - Starmaps & Constellations. These guys have a couple previous albums, but this sounds like a step up in all departments. It's in the Arena / Threshold / Frost* / Neal Morse Band camp. A bit neo-proggish, but this is a bit heavier overall than their previous work. Production is superb, soun...
by Locust0311
Sun Aug 09, 2020 9:17 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: The Forgotten Heroes of Prog Metal Thread
Replies: 195
Views: 63844

Re: The Forgotten Heroes of Prog Metal Thread

Some great stuff here - would love to hear your opinion on each of these ... Also, it's great to see someone else pick "The Autumn Years" as their favorite PNC album - I know most prefer the following two albums, but for me "The Autumn Years" is where it's at. Speaking of PNC, I just got the new As...
by Locust0311
Thu Jul 09, 2020 8:48 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Overlooked melodic powerprog
Replies: 13
Views: 1777

Re: Overlooked melodic powerprog

Hey, I'll go back even further and deeper into the archives of forgotten and misfit prog metal. Exises - Dutch prog metal band released their debut in 1989(?) kinda around the time QR and CRimson GLory were getting over. They have similarities but not many. Basic twin guitar wailing operatic singer...
by Locust0311
Thu Jul 09, 2020 4:55 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Overlooked melodic powerprog
Replies: 13
Views: 1777

Re: Overlooked melodic powerprog

Here's another older one that I paid zero attention to at the time but sounds pretty damn good to my ears now. Centaur - The God Complex It's got elements of the first Conception album especially the singer. The rest is kind of a mashup of Hollow and Tad Morose. I have zero clue why I ignored this ...
by Locust0311
Sun Jun 28, 2020 2:42 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Vanishing Point - Dead Elysium...
Replies: 8
Views: 1141

Re: Vanishing Point - Dead Elysium...

Very strong band, and much like Poverty's No Crime.... Just when I think we've seen the last of them they pop up with a new album. Speaking of Poverty's No Crime, I just visited their FB page and their last post was just 2 days ago about tracking drums for their next album. So yeah, they're not don...
by Locust0311
Fri Jun 12, 2020 9:34 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Revisiting the entire Royal Hunt catalogue ...
Replies: 11
Views: 1509

Re: Revisiting the entire Royal Hunt catalogue ...

So Claus inspired me to do the same thing so over the last couple weeks I went through every Royal Hunt studio album, some I'm sure for the first time in over a decade. The first 2 were definitely better than I remembered and were quite enjoyable. DC is still one of my favorite vocalists and his alb...
by Locust0311
Mon Apr 20, 2020 2:25 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Pretty Maids after the album "Stripped" (1993)?
Replies: 7
Views: 1350

Re: Pretty Maids after the album "Stripped" (1993)?

Anything Worth Doing, Carpe Diem, Planet Panic and Wake Up to the Real World all fall into this "meh" category, where there are some good songs on all albums, but neither of them are perfect. It was like the band kind of lost touch with their roots in the early part of 2000's. What did you think of...
by Locust0311
Sat Feb 15, 2020 2:02 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: The Forgotten Heroes of Prog Metal Thread
Replies: 195
Views: 63844

Re: The Forgotten Heroes of Prog Metal Thread

https://www.metal-archives.com/images/2/8/9/2/289227.jpg?3040 Just pulled this one out this morning for the ride into work..... Creation's End "A New Beginning" is one of those that sort of slipped under the radar for me. When I popped it in today, I honestly didn't remember ANYTHING about it, but ...
by Locust0311
Mon Feb 10, 2020 8:42 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: The Forgotten Heroes of Neo-Prog Thread
Replies: 61
Views: 17501

Re: The Forgotten Heroes of Neo-Prog Thread

****The answer to that is - Nearfest, RosFest. I don't think you're ever going to see Pendragon or IQ at Prog Power..... Such a shame that Nearfest is no more.....that was the place to see these bands......and such a great festival it was. Rosfest sort of carried on that tradition, but without the ...
by Locust0311
Mon Feb 10, 2020 12:44 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: The Forgotten Heroes of Neo-Prog Thread
Replies: 61
Views: 17501

Re: The Forgotten Heroes of Neo-Prog Thread

Yeah the Oneira project was “okay” but it wasn’t Everon :) Neither was the Phantasma project (with Georg from Serenity and Charlotte from Delain), nor the Satyrian band. There was just something unique about the 7 Everon discs which Oliver wasn’t able to recreate anywhere else. Oh I agree, but in a...
by Locust0311
Sun Feb 09, 2020 11:22 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: The Forgotten Heroes of Neo-Prog Thread
Replies: 61
Views: 17501

Re: The Forgotten Heroes of Neo-Prog Thread

I dearly love Everon and it made me so sad that they put that band to rest to focus on producing and what not. Fantasma has always been my favorite. I'm not sure if anyone remembers but in 2014 we did get what might as well have been some new Everon songs, though. Oliver appeared on several tracks o...
by Locust0311
Tue Dec 24, 2019 9:52 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: My rankless 2019 recap
Replies: 8
Views: 1272

Re: My rankless 2019 recap

I forgot about another one to include as I didn't remember it was released this year Not Otherwise Specified - Deadweight This is some great indie heavy prog from Georgia. It's like mixing IQ and Riverside and maybe Spock's Beard and throwing in some modern guitar sensibilities. This is a really me...
by Locust0311
Mon Dec 23, 2019 10:22 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: The Forgotten Heroes of Prog Metal Thread
Replies: 195
Views: 63844

Re: The Forgotten Heroes of Prog Metal Thread

How's this for out of left field? Anyone remember the band Timesphere? They independently released an awesome album in 1998 called Tranquility to Tempest and now, 21 years later, they've released a follow up:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fDlCujXBK9c
by Locust0311
Mon Nov 25, 2019 4:26 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Hittman ... anyone remember these guys?
Replies: 6
Views: 899

Re: Hittman ... anyone remember these guys?

Lol - that’s another thing I’d love to see ... Sacred Warrior was a wonderful band back in the day - especially their “middle” albums (“Wicked Generation” and “obsession”). They tried a comeback in 2013 with a different singer and that didn’t go too well. I believe Rey is back now though so let’s s...
by Locust0311
Fri Mar 29, 2019 11:15 am
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Not Otherwise Specified - Deadweight
Replies: 1
Views: 514

Re: Not Otherwise Specified - Deadweight

They're a local Atlanta band, cool dudes. Their previous album is excellent as well and very much worth checking out. They put everything on YouTube if folks want to give it a listen: Deadweight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jokH40iAQ1s&list=OLAK5uy_n2FUJHoBu_eTBrWrNdUiuIg3xMcmKJ2qU Projective In...
by Locust0311
Thu Feb 14, 2019 9:31 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Moving to South Carolina ......
Replies: 12
Views: 2611

Re: Moving to South Carolina ......

Greenville is nice, one of the best mid sized towns I've been to actually. I know a couple folks that live there and am usually there every other year or so when Georgia Tech visits Clemson. I'm actually about to leave for Spartanburg, SC right now to attend a gaming con this weekend so I'll wave as...
by Locust0311
Mon Jan 14, 2019 3:09 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: Brave - the calm | the storm
Replies: 3
Views: 1447

Brave - the calm | the storm

For those who remember the amazing Washington, DC area band Brave, their first full album in over 10 years just came out. Several of the members were/are also in the most recent incarnation of While Heaven Wept. Check it out!

https://bravedc.bandcamp.com/album/the-calm-the-storm
by Locust0311
Sun Aug 12, 2018 11:23 pm
Forum: PM: Core
Topic: The Forgotten Heroes of Prog Metal Thread
Replies: 195
Views: 63844

Re: The Forgotten Heroes of Prog Metal Thread

Here's something I recently discovered and quite like. Though I have no memory of it being discussed back when it came out in 1999, I'm sure it was. That said, its a nice slice of late 90s prog metal and I'm sure I haven't seen it mentioned at all recently. Its a rare treat to find something like th...