Kassill

8/10 solid Dio. Savatage - Hall Of The Mountain King - YouTube

So any Running Wild fans? Any other "Themed" bands you like? Pirate or other. Probably my favorite songs of theirs Running Wild - Riding The Storm - YouTube Running Wild - Under Jolly Roger - YouTube Running Wild - Black Wings Of Death - YouTube

Definitely one of my favorites. Power and The Glory and Crusader being two I frequently listen too. I'd love to get my hands on a vinyl of Forever Free, but the alternate version they release with the Space Marine Bikers on the cover. That would looks so cool on the wall.

I don't think I'd ever call Rush "metal", but they definitely influenced a wide variety of genre's (including metal). You can hear that inspiration in a lot of their early works (Working Man, The Necromancer, 2112). Rush are probably my favorite non metal band. Their sound is so varied through out the years, yet unique and singular. If I want a smooth melody, I can count on Rush, If I want something heavy (but not metal heavy), I can count on Rush, If I want a story to be told, I can count on Rush.

Call me a heretic or whatever, but I actually listen to Martin era Sabbath the most. Don't get me wrong, I love Ozzy and Dio material, but always find myself relistening to Martins stuff over and over again when I'm in a Sabbath mood. Guess I'm a weirdo.

I love the Sword, Apocryphon and Age of Winters are my favorite albums. I actually found them through Youtube as well, Gorbo! And what sucked me in were their really old songs about wizards and dragonslayers and axes and other nerdy stuff. That is really my thing... any kind of metal that is nerdy is appealing. FULLY agree with you here, Gorb.

Thanks for the kind replies all! \m/ As to where in NC, close to the coast near the New Bern/Havelock area, although I'm really out in the sticks.

Probably my favorite band to date. Living out in the boonies, I often have to drive long distances to, and from anywhere, and often their albums accompany me.

Hail brothers and sisters! My name is Kassill, I'm 22, and a fan of a wide, wide range of metal from classic to doom and power metal and much much more! I especially like when songs and albums tell a complete and intricate story or idea. One of my favorite bands to date is The Sword. They blend classic metal with a modern and unique sound, and their lyrics are always tasty. In fact, there tasty riffs and overall sound is the reason I got a guitar a while back (although I never have any time to practice). Other than that, I'm a college student, hobbies other than music are wargaming (both video and table top), sci fi/fantasy books and movies, board/card games, and much more.