Doc Ascension

Try a bit of Rhapsody, then you'll know the meaning of sweep picking! Luca Turilli is the KING of sweeping!

Yo chaps! Head over to http://www.nightwish.com/ IMMEDIATELY! They have just put up some sound clips from the new album, and they fucking RULE! -Doc

Michael Kiske - Vocals Yngwie Malmsteen - Rythm & Lead Guitar Stefan Elmgren (Hammerfall) - Rythm & Lead Guitar Andre Olbrich (Blind Guardian) - Rythm & Lead Guitar Marco Hietala (Nightwish) - Bass & Backing Vocals Now THAT would kick ass...

Maiden by further than a country mile!

I'lll be there and probably my other half too... could you leave our tickets with Wilks maybe? I'm assuming he is going.... this is defianately a gig I don't wanna miss!! Do they play Born As a Stranger these days? If so... my life is complete!! hehe

well Metallica are fine if you only listen to their first 4 albums... Black Album onward is just utter dump. Load is sooo shit, Reload is total shit, S&M - what the fuck?? and finally... St Anger - seriously?? St Anger is worse than most of the Limp Bizkit songs I've had the misfortune to accidentally hear! But of course, Kill 'Em All, Ride, Master and Justice fucking rule!

Train of Consquences, Hanger 18, Symphony of Destruction (once covered by Metal Militia!)... Megadeth are classic.

PS... Didn't mention - 3rd Harmonising is most definately AWESOME!!! It's the basis of our metal gods, the Mighty Iron Maiden!!! Am trying my best to mix it in with some stuff i'm writing for Taiwan, but it has to sound good first - doesn't always work and sound right - you can't just 3rd everything and anything!

Oh dear... better watch out for some up and coming Maiden Taiwan original material then - Currently working on a song called about the Balrog in Moria lol!!! Better change our name to "Blind Guardian Taiwan" i think!

Forgot to mention, they played at Bloodstok (I think in 2002, I tried but couldn't make it!) and I would fancy that they will be back at a future festival as they put on quite a show!

Beleive it or not but I have actually heard of them too! Their stuff is pretty good, but it's a bitch to get hold of - i've heard only what I could download . I've heard 'A Tale from the Deep Woods' from Battle Magic and that kicked some ass!

genius!!!!

A - At the End of the Rainbow Hammerfall B - Back to Back Hammerfall C - Child of the Damned Hammerfall D - Dreamland Hammerfall E - Eternal Dark Hammerfall F - (The) Fallen One Hammerfall (eek!) G - Glory to the Brave Hammerfall H - Hearts on Fire Hammerfall (For Hardcore Erskine ) I - In Memoriam Hammerfall J - K - Keep the Flame Burning Hammerfall L - Lore of the Arcane Hammerfall M - Man on the Silver Mountain Hammerfall N - O - On the Edge of Honour Hammerfall P - Q - R - Renegade Hammerfall S - Steel meets Steel Hammerfall T - The Champion Hammerfall U - (The) Unforgiving Blade Hammerfall V - W - Warriors of Faith Hammerfall X - Y - Z - That one is dedicated to Hardcore Erskine...a true hater of my favorite band - unless they release a new album soon, this list shall remain uncomplete for a while!!

NIGHTFALL IN MIDDLE EARTH!!!

Haven't bought it, to be honest I didn't really dig the songs that much!

Actually...go for Symphony X - Dream Theatre ain't everyones cup of tea! I can't seem to get into them.

1. Hamemrfall 2. Iron Maiden 3. Helloween 4. Iced Earth 5. Blind Guardian At the moment... constantly changes though!

Fuckin AMEN!!! I really want one... 9 strings, and one big fat fuck off fretboard... and don't even get me started on the PacMan inlay! Its fuckin awesome! I reckon I''ll need a Pacman inlay... and the little blips that he eats would be leds from www.simscustom.com ! Immense!

It is most definately some cracking feel good music!! I really hope they get confirmed for Bloodstock soon... they are amazin live! (apparently... )

Woops.... can't believe I missed out Blind Guardian - "Nightfall in Middle Earth" based around events in The Silmarillion... now THAT is a damn good album!!

Defo mate!!

Hammerfall are what metal is all about! Listen to the fucking riffs and guitars man!! EG: ANYTHING off Renegade... The Champion, Living in Victory, Way of the Warrior, etc... Or Legacy of Kings... Back to Back, Heeding the Call, At the end of the rainbow... Or try Crimson Thunder... Trailblazers, etc... Can't believe you don't like hammerfall erskine that is poor show!! Tut Tut Tut That is most definately a bad call Scorge!

...and Iced Earth's version of the Star Spangled Banner makes me wish I was American! The harmonies ROCK!!!! and lest we not forget: The Reckoning, Red Baron/Blue Max, Hollow Man, Valley Forge, Waterloo!! C'mon guys... it's fuckin ace!!!!!!!

Unbelievable Mac!! You seriously don't like it? New vocalist is none too shabby at all, and great songs on there like Declaration Day, Attila, Gettysburg,etc, etc! It just all round rules!! Now they just have to play Bloodstock '04 along side Hammerfall!

Well i must add the following... Stratovarius - Elements Pt.1 and Pt.2 - Both good. And recently... Iced Earth - "The Glorious Burden" - best album i've heard in ages!