Sat 3 Apr – Sonata Arctica, Powerglove, Mutiny Within, Once Beloved, Desiccation

Once Beloved & Desiccation: :/ :/ :/
Powerglove: A rather pleasant surprise. X-MEN! :D
Mutiny Within: Good stage presence, but… :/
Sonata Arctica: DEATHAURA LIVE THE FIRST TIME EVER, YAY. :') I know there were a lot of complaints about the setlist, but I rather like The Days of Grays, so I liked it, heh.

Tony sounded fantastic, although it was sliiightly worrying how he kept losing his train of thought in between-song banter. Juliet was a highlight in particular - what a performance! Meeting them after the…

Wed 19 Nov – Symphony X

So. Dear Mother got me VIP tix as a birthday present. Got in early (worth the extra money alone because it was FREEZING AS FUCK outside), went through the whole meet & greet process (someday, I will meet bands and actually be somewhat eloquent and talkative), and got a signed poster, w00t. Grabbed a spot front row and center. Stood through Fallen Shall Rise and Hypersolid (who seem to have had a different vocalist from their Kamelot show… ?), thought they were pretty good and that the latter had improved immensely from the…

Sat 30 Aug – Nightwish, Sonata Arctica

After missing them here to go to the Hartford date, and then having the Hartford date be canceled, I sure as hell wasn't missing them this time. Left the house around 4:30, got to the venue around 6:10. Although we got there later than I would've hoped, it was a GOOD TIME to get in line; the line behind us grew and grew, eventually stretching around the block. The people around us were completely floored, until a security person told us that he'd seen it stretch much, much longer than that, stretching to…

Suggestions welcome.

Tiamat
In Flames
Dark Tranquillity
Moonspell
Scar Symmetry
Megaherz
Murder By Death
Theatre of Tragedy
Flowing Tears
Iced Earth
Poisonblack
OOMPH!
Ascii.Disko
Sonata Arctica
Therion
Lacrimosa
Anathema
Turbonegro
Mercenary
Lumsk
Helium Vola
Deadsoul Tribe
Green Carnation
Finntroll
Opeth
Vintersorg
The Real McKenzies
Symphony X – I heard a song by them on a friend's XM radio a few years ago and it changed my twelve-year old brain forever, but I haven't the foggiest idea what it was called. D: I remember some lyrics about kings and jacks (or spades) – can anybody help me out?

You know the drill: list your top 6 neighbours' top 5 artists and where they stand on your own overall chart.

darkliquid
In Flames (N/A)
Anathema (#76)
Apocalyptica (#175)
Blind Guardian (#18)
Norther (N/A)

Supersonic1425
Akira Yamaoka (N/A)
Nightwish (#6)
Tool (#2)
A Perfect Circle (#8)
Iron Maiden (N/A)

revealmyname
Nightwish (#6)
Lacuna Coil (#16)
Evanescence (#76)
After Forever (#40)
Harry and the Potters (N/A)

Grungi_Ankhfire
Lamb (N/A)
Yuki Kajiura (#5)
Ayreon (#23)
Iona (N/A)
Tool (#2)

aidez
Yuki Kajiura (#5)
Sonata Arctica (N/A)
Catharsis (N/A)
Шмели (N/A)
Papa Roach (N/A)

exoduskim
Cradle of Filth (N/A)
Placebo (N/A)
Evanescence (#76)…

I attended the Black Halo Tour at Poughkeepsie last night with my mum. I've been talking about this for months; tickets were cheap, two of my favorite bands were going to be there…

It was my second-ever concert and I couldn't ask for anything better.

Operatika: I've seen the name, but admittedly I wasn't really interested because, well, I heard they were cheesy. God, I was stupid. The singer was very pregnant, but she still kicked ass. Mom really liked them, too – she got two shirts and I got their EP. The EP does not do justice to…

Got Deadlands in the mail today. I am in complete LOVE. I thought that the songs that they put up on their website were awesome, but that really didn't do justice to what the whole album was like at all. I'll be listening to this constantly and looking into their other albums in the future. ;D

Other Bands to Get More From:

Lunatica - Added Fables & Dreams to my Sonic Cathedral wishlist. I'm in love with their sound.
Epica - Should I get The Phantom Agony or Consign to Oblivion first? I was obsessed with "The Last Crusade (A…

Story of my life?
Title: This Cocaine Makes Me Feel Like I'm On This Song
Artist: System of a Down
Comment: I'm a druggie now? That sucks.

How does the world see me?
Title: Kate Moss
Artist: Rasputina
Comment: Er, who was she again…?
AFTER WIKIPEDIA RESEARCH: Um. Well. That sure ties in with the last answer well.

How do my friends see me?
Title: Vicinity of Obscenity
Artist: System of a Down
Comment: The only swear words I say on a semi-regular basis are "damn" and "hell". XD;

How is my life going?
Title: Beautiful
Artist: Poe
Comment: It's…

I've been finding some really neat bands lately, one of my new favorites being Kamelot. I heard a lot about them, so I downloaded a few songs - "Karma" is one of my preferred tracks, as were the few others from the titled album, so I went off in search for it. I didn't find that, but I did get "The Black Halo". I wasn't disappointed at all. It's one of those albums that I can listen to straight through, which is always a plus; I'm usually not one for filler, but the Interlude tracks seemed to fit it.…

Thought it would be fun to try out. If anybody could recommend me some music, that'd be great. =)

# - 3 Libras
I only have three songs on my playlist that have a number beginning in the title, and I came to this through process of elimination. Despite that fact, it's still a nice song, with good lyrics and pretty violins.

A - All Mine
My friend burned this on a CD for me before I even knew who Portishead was. I liked what I heard. Gibbons' voice makes the already-creepy lyrics even more haunting: "Make no mistake, you…