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A tíz leghallgatottabb albumom 1. Iron Maiden - Eddie's Archive (38) 2. Apocalyptica - Apocalyptica (31) 3. Apocalyptica - The Life Burns Tour (30) 4. Static-X - Shadow Zone (26) 5. Ossian - Titkos ünnep (22) 6. The Exploited - 25 Years Of Anarchy And Chaos (22) 7. Noir Désir - Noir Désir - En route pour la joie (22) 8. Tankcsapda - Ha zajt akartok! (20) 9. Iron Maiden - Death On The Road (20) 10. Helloween - Treasure Chest (20)

2003-11-26 | Hamburg | Germany | Sporthalle - Iron Maiden

2004-08-05 | Wacken | Germany | W:O:A - Motörhead
2004-08-?? | Wacken | Germany | W:O:A - Saxon / Doro / Warlock / The Quireboys

2005-03-04 | Hamburg | Germany | Markthalle - Saxon
2005-07-01 | Leipzig | Germany | WFF - Slayer
2005-07-02 | Leipzig | Germany | WFF - Iron Maiden / Die Kassierer
2005-08-04 | Wacken | Germany | W:O:A - Nightwish
2005-08-05 | Wacken | Germany | W:O:A - Saeko
2005-08-06 | Wacken | Germany | W:O:A - HammerFall / Kreator
2005-09-30 | Hamburg | Germany | Markthalle - Saxon
2005-10-01 | Lübeck | Germany | Scream - Running Wild
2005-10-16 | Hamburg | Germany | CCH 3 - Motörhead
2005-10-22 | Rendsburg | Germany | Nordmarkhalle - Saxon

2006-08-04 | Wacken | Germany | W:O:A - Children of Bodom
2006-08-05 | Wacken | Germany | W:O:A - Gamma Ray / Motörhead
2006-09-13 | Düsseldorf | Germany | Philipshalle - Blind Guardian
2006-09-17 | Hamburg | Germany | Markthalle - Blind Guardian
2006-12-08 | Dortmund | Germany | Westfalenhalle - Iron Maiden

2007-02-18 | Hamburg | Germany | Markthalle - Grave Digger
2007-03-15 | Hamburg | Germany | Markthalle - Saxon
2007-06-22 | Dessel | Belgium | GMM - Sabaton / Joe Satriani / Grave Digger / Blind Guardian / Aerosmith
2007-06-23 | Dessel | Belgium | GMM - Iron Maiden / Heaven & Hell
2007-06-24 | Dessel | Belgium | GMM - Children of Bodom
2007-07-31 | Elmshorn | Germany | Elbmarschenhalle - Saxon
2007-08-02 | Wacken | Germany | W:O:A - Blitzkrieg / Saxon
2007-08-03 | Wacken | Germany | W:O:A - Grave Digger / Blind Guardian / Iced Earth
2007-08-04 | Wacken | Germany | W:O:A - Rage
2007-08-15 | Hamburg | Germany | AOL Arena - The Rolling Stones
2007-10-26 | Kopenhagen | Denmark | Pumpenhuset - Iced Earth
2007-10-28 | Hamburg | Germany | Markthalle - Iced Earth
2007-12-02 | Bremen | Germany | Aladin - Gamma Ray / Helloween

2008-06-04 | Hamburg | Germany | Color Line Arena - KISS
2008-07-31 | Wacken | Germany | W:O:A - Girlschool / Airbourne / Iron Maiden
2008-08-01 | Wacken | Germany | W:O:A - Opeth / Children of Bodom / Avantasia
2008-08-02 | Wacken | Germany | W:O:A - Kreator
2008-11-30 | Bremen | Germany | Pier 2 - Saxon / Motörhead
2008-12-12 | Hamburg | Germany | Markthalle - Opeth


2009-01-18 | Hamburg | Germany | Knust - Blackfield
2009-01-25 | Hamburg | Germany | Markthalle - Grave Digger
2009-02-08 | Hamburg | Germany | Docks - Saxon / Iced Earth
2009-03-11 | Bremen | Germany | AWD-Dome - AC/DC
2009-05-13 | Leipzig | Germany | Zentralstadion - AC/DC
2009-05-17 | Gelsenkirchen | Germany | Veltins Arena - AC/DC
2009-05-30 | Gelsenkirchen | Germany | RockHard - Angel Witch / Opeth
2009-05-30 | Gelsenkirchen | Germany | RockHard - DragonForce / Children of Bodom
2009-05-31 | Gelsenkirchen | Germany | RockHard - Bullet / Saxon
2009-07-12 | Hamburg | Germany | Fabrik - Gary Moore (Gary Moore!!!)
2009-07-31 | Wacken | Germany | W:O:A - Running Wild / Heaven & Hell
2009-08-01 | Wacken | Germany | W:O:A - Gamma Ray / HammerFall / Bullet For My Valentine / Motörhead
2009-08-02 | Wacken | Germany | W:O:A - Saxon
2009-12-12 | Perth | Australia | Metro City - Dream Theater

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2010-01-19 | Perth | Australia | Challenge Stadium - Them Crooked Vultures
2010-01-31 | Perth | Australia | Big Day Out - Muse / Powderfinger / The Mars Volta / Lily Allen
2010-02-22 | Sydney | Australia | ANZ Stadium - AC/DC / Wolfmother
2010-05-25 | Hannover | Germany | Hannover Messe - AC/DC
2010-06-07 | Hamburg | Germany | Stadtpark Freilichtbühne - Gossip
2010-06-22 | Berlin | Germany | Olympiastadion - AC/DC
2010-07-?? | Roskilde | Denmark | Roskilde Festival - Muse
2010-08-05 | Wacken | Germany | W:O:A - Iron Maiden
2010-08-05 | Wacken | Germany | W:O:A - Edguy / Mötley Crüe / Alice Cooper
2010-08-05 | Wacken | Germany | W:O:A - Grave Digger / Slayer
2010-10-06 | Hamburg | Germany | Sporthalle - Blind Guardian

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AC/DC: 3x (6x)
Aerosmith
Airbourne
(Alice Cooper)
Angel Witch
Avantasia
Blackfield
Blind Guardian: 4x (5x)
Blitzkrieg
Bullet: 2x
Bullet For My Valentine
Children of Bodom: 4x
Dream Theater
Doro
(Edguy)
Gamma Ray: 3x
Gary Moore (Gary Moore!!!)
Girlschool
(Gossip)
Grave Digger: 4x (5x)
HammerFall: 2x
Heaven & Hell: 2x
Helloween
Iced Earth: 4x
Iron Maiden: 5x (6x)
Joe Satriani
KISS
Kreator: 2x
(Lily Allen)
(The Mars Volta)
(Mötley Crüe)
Motörhead: 5x
(Muse): (2x)
Nightwish
Opeth: 3x
(Powderfinger)
The Quireboys
Rage
The Rolling Stones
Running Wild: 2x
Sabaton
Saeko
Saxon: 11x
Slayer: (2x)
(Them Crooked Vultures)
Warlock
(Wolfmother)

So 2009 isn't quite over yet, but here is my top 40 artists chart for the past year, with short explanations for some of the artists:

1 Dark Moor: 569 scrobbles
Still my favorite band, the band that got me into power metal as well as metal in general.
2 Blind Guardian: 489 scrobbles
Maybe a bit artificially high on my charts because of the number of tracks in Nightfall in Middle Earth, but still deserving of a high spot.
3 Dream Theater: 468 scrobbles
Saw them in July in Asheville, and listened to Black Clouds & Silver Linings about a million times before the show.
4 Queen: 466 scrobbles
5 Helloween: 398 scrobbles
6 Nine Inch Nails: 390 scrobbles
I probably wouldn't have listened to NIN half as much if it wasn't for the fact that The Slip is free and Ghosts I-IV is really cheap. Thanks, Trent.
7 Led Zeppelin: 385 scrobbles
8 Opeth: 349 scrobbles
Everyone should listen to Opeth. Even if you don't like metal.
9 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: 342 scrobbles
Easily the most metal artist on my charts.
10 King Crimson: 298 scrobbles
11 Machinae Supremacy: 263 scrobbles
Another good free album, Deus Ex Machinae put this artist high on my charts.
12 Extol: 250 scrobbles
Listened to The Blueprint Dives a lot. If nobody told me, I would never be able to guess that they are the same band that made Burial, which is also great, but in a completely different way.
13 Tool: 247 scrobbles
14 Lacuna Coil: 245 scrobbles
15 Iron Maiden: 230 scrobbles
16 Holy Blood: 227 scrobbles
Of the bands I started listening to in 2009 for the first time, I think Holy Blood is my favorite. I can't wait to hear Oskord once they release something...
17 Nightwish: 222 scrobbles
18 Talking Heads: 206 scrobbles
19 Rush: 196 scrobbles
20 Rhapsody of Fire: 190 scrobbles
21 Yes: 188 scrobbles
There used to be an artist image of Chris Squire with a zebra stripe jacket and triple neck bass with a caption that read something like: "Scientists have determined that it is physically impossible to find a picture more prog than this." That always made me laugh.
22 Angra: 185 scrobbles
23 JT Bruce: 164 scrobbles
I have to say something for all the artists with free stuff - JT Bruce is great if you like technical instrumental prog metal. You can download three albums for free on Jamendo, and you can buy his latest (and best) album, Universica on his website.
24 Sonata Arctica: 163 scrobbles
25 Tourniquet: 153 scrobbles
26 The Allman Brothers Band: 146 scrobbles
27 Theatre of Tragedy: 142 scrobbles
28 Antonio Vivaldi: 141 scrobbles
I listened to a lot more "classical" music this year than I used to, which is something I'm happy about.
29 Cynic: 138 scrobbles
30 Narnia: 134 scrobbles
31 Ensiferum: 127 scrobbles
Saw them at Volume 11 Tavern in Raleigh in November (my car was hit and had to be towed along the way, forcing us to walk part of the way, but it was worth it).
32 Frédéric Chopin: 120 scrobbles
33 Depeche Mode: 118 scrobbles
34 NESkimos: 112 scrobbles
Their albums have tons of short songs, so they are a bit overrated on this chart. Video game cover bands are one of my guilty pleasures.
35 ZAO: 109 scrobbles
I've had The Fear Is What Keeps Us Here for years, but it wasn't until 2009 that I really started listening to it a lot. Usually I'm sort of turned off by metalcore, but I think Zao is pretty good regardless of their genre.
36 XOC: 107 scrobbles
Another video game band with lots of short songs and an unusually high number of scrobbles...
37 Black Sabbath: 106 scrobbles
37 VNV Nation: 106 scrobbles
39 Johann Sebastian Bach: 103 scrobbles
40 DragonForce: 101 scrobbles
DragonForce? How did this get here... I guess when their new album came out I listened to it a lot.

2010 predictions:
Jazz Fusion - I've been listening to Billy Cobham and I'd like to hear more of this. I've always wanted to listen to more Jazz, but I've found it inaccessible. I think I'll enjoy fusion a bit more.

Melodic Death - Since I like Ensiferum and Blackguard, I'd like to listen to more.

Thrash - I really enjoyed Gama Bomb (another artist with a free album available on their website), and I've never really explored thrash metal outside of Metallica/Slayer/Megadeth.

Less Power Metal - I'll probably keep listening to Dark Moor, Helloween, Blind Guardian, and the other artists I like, but I'll probably stop looking into new power metal bands in favor of some of the other genres I listed.

Questions about my top 50. I know it changes but... xD

1. What's your favorite song by 15?
蜉蝣 → 私。 Best song from them, really ;)

2. How did you get into 20?
UnsraW → by listening last.fm radio tagged nagoya kei :D (it was free back then TT_TT)

3. Who is your favorite member in 1?
the studs → Daisuke Ochida! And his awesome voice~ <3

4. What’s your favorite lyric bit by 29?
Epica → well... I never consentrer with lyrics from them so far... maybe I should xD

5. Have you ever seen 22 live?
DEATHGAZE → no but I'd really like to~ *u*

6. What's your favorite album from 10?
Gackt → The Sixth Day ~Single Collection~ definitely >D

7. Do you own any merchandise from 3?
雅-miyavi- → unfortunately... except of some posters on the wall... no ;(

8. What is a good memory you have of 7?
BUCK-TICK → Shock of my not-interested-in-Japan friends when I told them they have performed with Marilyn Manson xD they really were suprised^^

9. Is there a member of the same age as you in 2?
the GazettE → no~ xD but I don't mind ;)

10. When did you first get into 8?
Lacrimosa → oww, it was because of GREAT Endorama PV by Kreator... about 3 years ago?

11. Who likes 4 along with you?
Rammstein → ha ha ha~ xD a lot of people~ xD but lot of my friend don't... (is German so odd language? o0 don't get it, my friends...)

12. Which song did you first hear from 16?
Marilyn Manson → yeah, I remember it perfectly... xD I always wanted to check him out and finaly my best friend gave me mp3 player with Tainted Love... love that song~ >D

13. What song made you fall in love with 5?
girugämesh → robust conviction definitely ;)

14. Which song do you not like by 18?
HYDE → all I heard was great ^.^”

15. Why do you like 14's songs?
L'Âme Immortelle → vocalist with beautiful voice and accent, great (but sometimes too electronic xD) music and it's mostly ...auf Deutch? >D (I just love that language in music >D)

16. Where did you first hear 6?
lynch. → like with UnsraW -while listening last.fm radio tagged nagoya kei :D

17. How long was 19 a singer before you liked them?
Versailles → only one year xD

18. Does 13 have a song that gives you a bad memory?
Ruoska → no~! >D only good memories^^

19. When did you get into 17?
Within Temptation → cannot remember xD it was so so long ago~ xD

20. How long have you been into 9?
Nightwish → like with Within Temptation -I began listening them at the same time^^

21. If 11 had a concert 300 miles away, would you drive there to see them?
大鴉 → hell yeah~! Come to Poland~! xD

22. How many CDs do you own of 12?
MALICE MIZER → ehem... ask me when I start working? I live in poor country... T.T (it's not true that we haven't problems with crisis! >D)

23. Does 21 have a song that makes you cry?
meth. → heh, no xD not that kind of music xD if you'd ask for 9... ;)

24. Does 27 have a song that makes you happy?
Tristania → pathetic (in that positive way^^) – yes, but happy? o0

25. Does 23 have a song that makes you smile?
Helloween → hell yeah... it is Mrs. God >D

26. What's the last song you've listened to from 28?
Dir en grey → Cage -cool song >D wow, 4 X 2009? so long ago~? xD

27. Is there a song by 32 that you've listened to more than 30 times?
Nightmare → yeah... xD message : 39 times, DIRTY : 41 times and... the WORLD : 85 times!!! >D

28. What is a song from 50 that you've only listened to once?
D → I'd like to say 'there's no one' >D but I see Firspk...

29. Is there a song you are sick of hearing by 24?
√eight → nooooo~ xD

30. What song got you into 40?
After Forever → Energize Me!!!

31. What is your favorite single by 25?
Moi dix Mois → Dialogue Symphonie I think...

32. If 49 hated you, what would you do?
アリス九號. → well... I don't mind... not listening them anymore >D

33. What would you say if 42 or one of the members from 42 asked you out?
Sadie → well... they're so… ~~~ of course I'd say YES~! *u*

34. Would you care if 41 had a boyfriend/girlfriend?
Therion → don't mind for all band xD

35. Who has the best voice in 46?
摩天楼オペラ → vocalist of course >D

36. Do you think 26 is/are good looking?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart → ha ha ha >D NO! ekhem, should I belive in portrets? if yes, he was ugly~ xD

37. How many times have you listened to your favorite song by 36?
Trail of Tears → Empty Room 74 times! <3

38. How many CDs do you own of 30?
Rin' → oh come on, why you asking that again? T.T none...

39. Is there a song from 38 that makes you mad?
Diablo Swing Orchestra → that music is so relaxing >D

40. Which member from 31 do you want to see go solo? If 31 is
Howard Shore → well, I don't need to hear him singing >D his film music is the best!

41. What does your favorite song from 48 remind you of?
System of a Down → OMG~! So much memories~ <3 favorite song? Difficult choise... all of them remaind me good old days in second class in high school with my most craziest friend ever >D love you, [J] >D

42. Did you hate 43 at first?
ムック → maybe didn't like... but only first two or three songs if I good remember...

43. Does your best friend also listen to 33?
Maximum the Hormone → yeah... two of friends from my town plus my little brother^^ and friends who like j-music too ;)

44. Do you think your parents would like 37?
Korpiklaani → ha! Maybe some calm songs... if they have such xD

45. Does 47 have a song that makes you want to dance?
Slipknot → heh, definitely not... >D

46. Have you ever seen 34 in person?
Eluveitie → not but I can do a lot to see them!

47. Do you like 44's name?
Enya → Eithne? Wow, beautiful! I'd change with her!!! >D

48. Is there someone in 45 that you want to go out with?
Tarja Turunen → well... xD If I were a man... (or lesbian o0) she'd be definitely in my type *u*

49. Do you know anyone that hates 39?
Xandria → never met such person ^^

50. Have you ever danced to a song from 35?
Oomph! → ekhem... yes? o0 ... >D


hmmm... funny >D

Questions about my top 50. I know it changes but... xD

1. What's your favorite song by 15?
蜉蝣 → 私。 Best song from them, really ;)

2. How did you get into 20?
UnsraW → by listening last.fm radio tagged nagoya kei :D (it was free back then TT_TT)

3. Who is your favorite member in 1?
the studs → Daisuke Ochida! And his awesome voice~ <3

4. What’s your favorite lyric bit by 29?
Epica → well... I never consentrer with lyrics from them so far... maybe I should xD

5. Have you ever seen 22 live?
DEATHGAZE → no but I'd really like to~ *u*

6. What's your favorite album from 10?
Gackt → The Sixth Day ~Single Collection~ definitely >D

7. Do you own any merchandise from 3?
雅-miyavi- → unfortunately... except of some posters on the wall... no ;(

8. What is a good memory you have of 7?
BUCK-TICK → Shock of my not-interested-in-Japan friends when I told them they have performed with Marilyn Manson xD they really were suprised^^

9. Is there a member of the same age as you in 2?
the GazettE → no~ xD but I don't mind ;)

10. When did you first get into 8?
Lacrimosa → oww, it was because of GREAT Endorama PV by Kreator... about 3 years ago?

11. Who likes 4 along with you?
Rammstein → ha ha ha~ xD a lot of people~ xD but lot of my friend don't... (is German so odd language? o0 don't get it, my friends...)

12. Which song did you first hear from 16?
Marilyn Manson → yeah, I remember it perfectly... xD I always wanted to check him out and finaly my best friend gave me mp3 player with Tainted Love... love that song~ >D

13. What song made you fall in love with 5?
girugämesh → robust conviction definitely ;)

14. Which song do you not like by 18?
HYDE → all I heard was great ^.^”

15. Why do you like 14's songs?
L'Âme Immortelle → vocalist with beautiful voice and accent, great (but sometimes too electronic xD) music and it's mostly ...auf Deutch? >D (I just love that language in music >D)

16. Where did you first hear 6?
lynch. → like with UnsraW -while listening last.fm radio tagged nagoya kei :D

17. How long was 19 a singer before you liked them?
Versailles → only one year xD

18. Does 13 have a song that gives you a bad memory?
Ruoska → no~! >D only good memories^^

19. When did you get into 17?
Within Temptation → cannot remember xD it was so so long ago~ xD

20. How long have you been into 9?
Nightwish → like with Within Temptation -I began listening them at the same time^^

21. If 11 had a concert 300 miles away, would you drive there to see them?
大鴉 → hell yeah~! Come to Poland~! xD

22. How many CDs do you own of 12?
MALICE MIZER → ehem... ask me when I start working? I live in poor country... T.T (it's not true that we haven't problems with crisis! >D)

23. Does 21 have a song that makes you cry?
meth. → heh, no xD not that kind of music xD if you'd ask for 9... ;)

24. Does 27 have a song that makes you happy?
Tristania → pathetic (in that positive way^^) – yes, but happy? o0

25. Does 23 have a song that makes you smile?
Helloween → hell yeah... it is Mrs. God >D

26. What's the last song you've listened to from 28?
Dir en grey → Cage -cool song >D wow, 4 X 2009? so long ago~? xD

27. Is there a song by 32 that you've listened to more than 30 times?
Nightmare → yeah... xD message : 39 times, DIRTY : 41 times and... the WORLD : 85 times!!! >D

28. What is a song from 50 that you've only listened to once?
D → I'd like to say 'there's no one' >D but I see Firspk...

29. Is there a song you are sick of hearing by 24?
√eight → nooooo~ xD

30. What song got you into 40?
After Forever → Energize Me!!!

31. What is your favorite single by 25?
Moi dix Mois → Dialogue Symphonie I think...

32. If 49 hated you, what would you do?
アリス九號. → well... I don't mind... not listening them anymore >D

33. What would you say if 42 or one of the members from 42 asked you out?
Sadie → well... they're so… ~~~ of course I'd say YES~! *u*

34. Would you care if 41 had a boyfriend/girlfriend?
Therion → don't mind for all band xD

35. Who has the best voice in 46?
摩天楼オペラ → vocalist of course >D

36. Do you think 26 is/are good looking?
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart → ha ha ha >D NO! ekhem, should I belive in portrets? if yes, he was ugly~ xD

37. How many times have you listened to your favorite song by 36?
Trail of Tears → Empty Room 74 times! <3

38. How many CDs do you own of 30?
Rin' → oh come on, why you asking that again? T.T none...

39. Is there a song from 38 that makes you mad?
Diablo Swing Orchestra → that music is so relaxing >D

40. Which member from 31 do you want to see go solo? If 31 is
Howard Shore → well, I don't need to hear him singing >D his film music is the best!

41. What does your favorite song from 48 remind you of?
System of a Down → OMG~! So much memories~ <3 favorite song? Difficult choise... all of them remaind me good old days in second class in high school with my most craziest friend ever >D love you, [J] >D

42. Did you hate 43 at first?
ムック → maybe didn't like... but only first two or three songs if I good remember...

43. Does your best friend also listen to 33?
Maximum the Hormone → yeah... two of friends from my town plus my little brother^^ and friends who like j-music too ;)

44. Do you think your parents would like 37?
Korpiklaani → ha! Maybe some calm songs... if they have such xD

45. Does 47 have a song that makes you want to dance?
Slipknot → heh, definitely not... >D

46. Have you ever seen 34 in person?
Eluveitie → not but I can do a lot to see them!

47. Do you like 44's name?
Enya → Eithne? Wow, beautiful! I'd change with her!!! >D

48. Is there someone in 45 that you want to go out with?
Tarja Turunen → well... xD If I were a man... (or lesbian o0) she'd be definitely in my type *u*

49. Do you know anyone that hates 39?
Xandria → never met such person ^^

50. Have you ever danced to a song from 35?
Oomph! → ekhem... yes? o0 ... >D

This is kind of fun:
http://kastuvas.us.to/lastfm/

Okay, some 10½ months ago I wrote a journal entry '2009 - The Year of Power. As much good stuff we got that year, and still may get later, the best shit was basically delivered to the next year (2010). Here goes my favorites list, you people can add to this...

Wuthering Heights - SALT
From as reliable source as a Last FM user who said he has a contact with someone who knows... :D Anyway, this source states it's still going to happen in December! The track list is also in here
For those who don't know, this music is going to make your head explode! Seriously, Erik Ravn is one of the best if not the best damn composer of the last couple of years!

Helloween - Unarmed: The 25th Anniversary Thingy, Whatever the Real Name Was Again...
- rearranged rerecordings about songs they basically liked to put into a new form... so basically this text is in a very wrong place (power metal topic) because
- Eagle Fly Free is gonna be a ballad, dueted with a Swedish woman named Harriett Ohlson from Hellsongs
- saxophone version of Dr. Stein
- lounge versions of If I Could Fly and Fallen to Pieces
- and stuff (Behold the mighty Google translator!)
- there's gonna be a new music video with a song they haven't videoed before
- there's likely gonna be a physical single in Japan, and it's NOT gonna be Eagle Fly Free (in Finnish)
- [release dates] December 16th, 2009 - Japan & Southeast Asia (JVC/Victor)
January 29th, 2010 - Europe (SONY/SPV) - http://www.helloween.org/band/news/single-news.html?tx_ttnews[tt_news]=227&cHash=36214565fa
<EDIT> It seems this link cuts too early whether I tag it or not! :D

Freedom Call - Legend of the Shadowking 22nd of January 2010 (Germany, Austria & Switzerland); 25th of January (rest of europe) (http://www.freedom-call.net/)
(http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=130751)

Gamma Ray sometime in January (or does the text on the upper link state that it, too, is going to be out on the 25th?)

Masterplan with Jörn again. The album's ready, just the release date isn't. First quarter of 2010?
http://www.master-plan.net/index2.htm

Avantasia - 'The Wicked Game' and 'Angel of Babylon'
Early 2010. So far confirmed singers (out of my head): Kiske, Meine, Allen, Lande, Catley, Ripper... That's so huge! Hartmann's only going to be on the guitar? ;( I love his voice! Singer/Holzwarth back behind the cans... other guitarists? Help me here... Paeth of course. He's an outstanding producer too! Miro still on the kb? I only seem to know about the singers this time, and Hartmann. ;<

Blind Guardian - We are targeting a late summer, early fall release, which means you still have to wait a little bit. - Hansi Kürsch, the singer
http://www.blind-guardian.com/

Also, a new Stratovarius has been rumored on the boards. I can't bother to search a link though. :D This meaning still no DVD, but a new album!

Wait, there was supposed to be more, but I'm having a bit of a blackout it seems... Well, or maybe here isn't... we already got Cain's Offering, Stratovarius, Sonata Arctica, surprisingly good Vision Divine even if it wasn't reviewed as such, [Thunderstone, HammerFall not actually being that power metal but anyway...], Savage Circus... and what else. Just keep me informed for MOAR projects that might interest me. :P I'm also always open to any recommendations, be it metal or not.

United States (54):
Dream Theater
Metallica
Hollywood Undead
John Mellencamp
Eagles
Megadeth
Symphony X
Liquid Tension Experiment
Santana
Mötley Crüe
Avenged Sevenfold
Van Halen
Skid Row
W.A.S.P.
Fates Warning
Platypus
Poison
The Jelly Jam
Dio
Slayer
Creedence Clearwater Revival
KISS
Bon Jovi
Aerosmith
Shadows Fall
Spinal Tap
Stryper
Liquid Trio Experiment
Winger
Harold Faltermeyer
Escape the Fate
Alice Cooper
Racer X
Eminem
Dokken
Trivium
Survivor
A Day to Remember
Beatallica
Jeff Wayne
Toto
Kenny Loggins
Paul Anka
Tenacious D
Vince Neil
Bowling for Soup
Chroma Key
John Williams
Extreme
Blue Öyster Cult
White wizzard
Alcatrazz
Steel Panther
Michael Jackson

United Kingdom (28):
Whitesnake
Bad Company
Free
Bullet For My Valentine
Rainbow
Gary Moore
Muse
DragonForce
Iron Maiden
Thunder
Deep Purple
Rory Gallagher
Saxon
Wham!
Queen
Discharge
Napalm Death
Queen + Paul Rodgers
Diamond Head
Lostprophets
Bill Bailey lol
Thin Lizzy
Led Zeppelin
Feeder
Every Word Is Yours
David Coverdale
Eric Clapton
Alestorm

Germany (5):
Scorpions
Helloween
Axel Rudi Pell
Johann Sebastian Bach
Ludwig van Beethoven

Sweden (4):
Yngwie Malmsteen
Europe
Opeth
Pain of Salvation

Italy (2):
Rhapsody (Of Fire)
Ennio Morricone

Denmark (2):
Mercyful Fate
King Diamond

Canada (1):
Bryan Adams

Austria (1)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

France (1)
Pipo & Elo

Unknown (1)
The String Quartet

Finland (1)
Turisas

Austrialia(1)
AC/DC