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    Posted: September 08 2006 at 21:48
someone told me about these guys, he described them as "nerd metal", they sound pretty progressive.  Does anyone listen to them?  What is their sound like?
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Only someone who can't gasp the complexity will call it nerd metal

Great symphonic power metal band(and the ONLY power metal band I like, the rest of it is far too cheesy and overblown for me). Their sound is quite progressive, I think that can be included here if crap cliched power metal bands like Rhapsody are here...
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They sound like typical power metal with extra cheese.
 
I don't hear anything prog in their music. Maybe their operatic qualities make them somewhat progressive, but not enough to be included on this site.
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They have a sound very inspired by Tolkien and Moorcock. They combine celtic music and power metal. I used to love them, when I was younger. But now that I've grown older, I've found the vocals a bit irritating. IMO they're sung in very homo-sexual way.

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Points: 125 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 08 2006 at 23:04
Originally posted by Kleynan Kleynan wrote:

They have a sound very inspired by Tolkien and Moorcock. They combine celtic music and power metal. I used to love them, when I was younger. But now that I've grown older, I've found the vocals a bit irritating. IMO they're sung in very homo-sexual way.
Shocked OKAY. Try "Nightfall In Middle Earth", based on "The Silmarillion" by Tolkien. They do alot of songs based on books from Tolkien to Frank Herbert so if this bothers you you might want to skip them. Musically they sound like a faster version of Iron Maiden crossed with Queen's vocal harmonies. Hope that helps.
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I tried to get into them,but have concluded i can't get into this style of music.
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Originally posted by Kleynan Kleynan wrote:

IMO they're sung in very homo-sexual way.


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I definitely think they should be in the archives.  I brought up the idea a long time ago but it was shot down then, too...

Oh well.  Good luck...
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Originally posted by The Miracle The Miracle wrote:

Only someone who can't gasp the complexity will call it nerd metalGreat symphonic power metal band(and the ONLY power metal band I like, the rest of it is far too cheesy and overblown for me). Their sound is quite progressive, I think that can be included here if crap cliched power metal bands like Rhapsody are here...



     
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Great band, but you have to be careful to choose the right album for "first contact":

Imaginations from the Other Side: Very Heavy, Fast, Technical
Nightfall in Middle-Earth: Very Orchestral, Great Concept
A Night at the Opera: A good mix of the above

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Great band, not very progressive though, they just released a new album...
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I tried listening to them a couple of times. Thought they were sort of Helloween on steroids - not very progressive and an annoying (sometimes even boring) vocalist.
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Great music,
"Somewhere far beyond" &
"Nightfall in middle earth"

my favourite
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Points: 12600 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 09 2006 at 15:07
Originally posted by Stars Die Stars Die wrote:

Great band, not very progressive though, they just released a new album...
 
Love 'em- listening to that album now!
 



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^ I like the new album, but it's not *that* great. Those who picked A Night at the Opera as their favorite will love the new one, those who prefer Nightfall or Imaginations will probably be a little bit disappointed. But only slightly!Wink
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Originally posted by MikeEnRegalia MikeEnRegalia wrote:

^ I like the new album, but it's not *that* great. Those who picked A Night at the Opera as their favorite will love the new one, those who prefer Nightfall or Imaginations will probably be a little bit disappointed. But only slightly!Wink
 
My favorites are 'Somewhwere Far Beyond' and 'Imaginations from the Other Side'.  'Opera' I had a hard time to get into, and still do.
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I really like A night at the Opera too, I think it's the most progressive of all of their releases...
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I have never heard anything by BLIND GUARDIAN, but have noticed their CDs in a few shops simply because of their covers, which are what could be considered 'proggy cover art'.
 
Are there any sites with (legal) MP3 samples typical of their music, so I can hear what they're like?
 
 
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Originally posted by Stars Die Stars Die wrote:

I really like A night at the Opera too, I think it's the most progressive of all of their releases...


What makes it more progressive than Nightfall in Middle-Earth?
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Points: 3013 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: September 10 2006 at 03:06
Originally posted by Fitzcarraldo Fitzcarraldo wrote:

I have never heard anything by BLIND GUARDIAN, but have noticed their CDs in a few shops simply because of their covers, which are what could be considered 'proggy cover art'.
 
Are there any sites with (legal) MP3 samples typical of their music, so I can hear what they're like?
 
 


http://www.blind-guardian.com/new_version/media_sv.html
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