HYPERBOREA / What are you listening to?

**Posted by Chainsaw** 4/26/2017 2:18 pm

Jamming to some Mastodon at the moment.

**Posted by Ar'Pharazon** 4/26/2017 4:02 pm

**Posted by Chainsaw** 4/27/2017 9:23 am

Good ol' Siamese Dream

**Posted by Chainsaw** 4/28/2017 7:11 am

Iron Maiden, Powerslave

**Posted by Chainsaw** 4/29/2017 6:50 am

This one catches a lot of flak, but it was my first metal album and made me a metalhead for life.

**Posted by Ghul** 4/29/2017 10:21 am

Chainsaw wrote:
Jamming to some Mastodon at the moment.

Picked up their new album the other day. Yes, it is a little more commercial, but it still kicks ass. I actually like the direction change; otherwise, things can get stale.

**Posted by Ghul** 4/29/2017 10:31 am

Picked up the new Fates Warning "Awaken the Guardian Live" featuring the original singer, John Arch. This is the 30th anniversary set with 2 CDs and 1 DVD, which features the two shows they did in 2016, playing the entirety of "Guardian" for the first time. If Iron Maiden did not exist, "Awaken the Guardian" by Fates Warning would probably be my favorite album of all time, so this release is pure joy for me. Power metal meets prog, with a vocalist scarcely matched in the history of metal. If John Arch hadn't stepped away from the scene for about 25 years, I don't believe he would be able to sing like this today at his age. This is a video clip from DVD:

**Posted by Chainsaw** 4/29/2017 11:47 am

Ghul wrote:
Picked up their new album the other day. Yes, it is a little more commercial, but it still kicks ass. I actually like the direction change; otherwise, things can get stale.

This one? I agree, it's good!

**Posted by Chainsaw** 4/29/2017 11:48 am

Ghul wrote:
Picked up the new Fates Warning "Awaken the Guardian Live" featuring the original singer, John Arch. This is the 30th anniversary set with 2 CDs and 1 DVD, which features the two shows they did in 2016, playing the entirety of "Guardian" for the first time.

I'll have to check it out! Just bought it on iTunes. Thanks.

**Posted by Ar'Pharazon** 4/29/2017 6:52 pm

Chainsaw wrote:
This one catches a lot of flak, but it was my first metal album and made me a metalhead for life.

Until the Black album, I'd never really cared for Metallica. I heard Sandman when it was dropped as a single, I was blown away and got the album. I've been a huge (older) Metallica fan since!

**Posted by Chainsaw** 4/30/2017 8:05 am

Ar'Pharazon wrote:
Chainsaw wrote:
This one catches a lot of flak, but it was my first metal album and made me a metalhead for life.
Until the Black album, I'd never really cared for Metallica. I heard Sandman when it was dropped as a single, I was blown away and got the album. I've been a huge (older) Metallica fan since!

Gateway drug, heh!

**Posted by Ar'Pharazon** 4/30/2017 2:44 pm

Chainsaw wrote:
Gateway drug, heh!

To Metallica? Absolutely. It immediately led me into Lightning and Master, never looking back.

**Posted by Chainsaw** 5/02/2017 6:11 am

Ar'Pharazon wrote:
Chainsaw wrote:
Gateway drug, heh!
To Metallica? Absolutely. It immediately led me into Lightning and Master, never looking back.

Nice!

This morning...

**Posted by Ar'Pharazon** 5/02/2017 11:34 am

I'm technically not listening to this but I can't get the chorus out of my head..

**Posted by Boneguard** 5/02/2017 2:13 pm

I'm in a Powerwolf mode at the moment

Currently listening to: We Came ot take your Souls

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**Posted by Ar'Pharazon** 5/04/2017 11:54 am

**Posted by ThornPlutonius** 5/05/2017 6:14 am

"To Shatter All Accord" by Discipline. It is like Van der Graaf Generator re-incarnated with a better sense of melody.

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8a8cutYP7frxlBqnQnKstx9tfz0Lyr91

Last edited by ThornPlutonius (5/05/2017 6:16 am)

**Posted by Ghul** 5/05/2017 11:22 am

**Posted by Chainsaw** 5/07/2017 7:30 am

**Posted by Druvas** 5/08/2017 9:12 am

If you guys like Dream Theater, you might like Haken. They've been doing shows with Mike Portnoy a lot lately. Here's a good tune:

Last edited by Druvas (5/08/2017 9:12 am)