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4 hours ago, FatherAlabaster said:

DUDE.

Where's my car? 

But yes, I could make quite a short list of bands that I'm not familiar with. After 25 years of active metal participation and fandom I simply can't cover them all, especially the more progressive elements which for decades I considered cheesy and beneath me. It's only as I've become older that I realised I was the cheesy one and finally bought a Blind Guardian album. Then a Rhapsody...! 

Who would you rather never have heard, Queensryche or Fates Warning or whatever they're called. Feels like an apostrophe missing. 

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50 minutes ago, Requiem said:

Where's my car? 

But yes, I could make quite a short list of bands that I'm not familiar with. After 25 years of active metal participation and fandom I simply can't cover them all, especially the more progressive elements which for decades I considered cheesy and beneath me. It's only as I've become older that I realised I was the cheesy one and finally bought a Blind Guardian album. Then a Rhapsody...! 

Who would you rather never have heard, Queensryche or Fates Warning or whatever they're called. Feels like an apostrophe missing. 

It's like Giovannys Unisex hair salon, it is what it is. This one is easy for me - even though I've really fallen for a few Fates Warning albums lately, I disliked them for years, and Queensryche has been a part of my life since I figured out how much I loved music. So I'm choosing between weeks and decades of my life that I'd have to excise. I'd let go of Fates Warning, but not without regret.

Øystein Brun or Ivar Bjørnson?

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4 hours ago, FatherAlabaster said:

It's like Giovannys Unisex hair salon, it is what it is. This one is easy for me - even though I've really fallen for a few Fates Warning albums lately, I disliked them for years, and Queensryche has been a part of my life since I figured out how much I loved music. So I'm choosing between weeks and decades of my life that I'd have to excise. I'd let go of Fates Warning, but not without regret.

Øystein Brun or Ivar Bjørnson?

This is probably the most interesting who would you rather be question I've ever seen. Thank you for posing it. 

This is a tough one! I love all of Borknagar up to and including 'Winter Thrice', but those first few Enslaved albums are so important. Even later Enslaved is really interesting. Gee this is a tough one. 

I think I'll go with Ivar Bjornson. Enslaved's impact, relevance, variety and legacy, including their connection with Euronymous and the early days, gets them over the line for me. Bjornson it is. 

Who you would you rather be? 

Hellhammer or Frost? 

 

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17 hours ago, deathstorm said:

Frost 

ok req and alabaster this is going to be tough one 

Who whould  you rather be

khonsu or septicflesh 

I had to google Khonsu to find out what this malarky is all about. I'd never actually heard of them before. 

I'm listening to their new album 'The Xun Protectorate' and it sounds pretty cool. Not a snowball's chance in hell of beating Septicflesh who I think are my favourite band in the world right now, but this is cool nevertheless. 

It actually reminds me a lot of Limbonic Art mixed with the Thorns album from 2001. Also interesting that the main songwriter is the brother of Obsidian C from Keep of Kalessin. So there you go. 

Who would you rather be:

Soldier in WWI or WW2? 

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On 28/02/2017 at 7:52 AM, deathstorm said:

Soldier in ww2

whould you rather be singer in a death metal band or singer in a power metal band

This thread seems to have gone the way of the WWII soldier.... let's revive it!

I would prefer to sing in a power metal band for sure. More fun.

Do you prefer music on a stereo or headphones?

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On 2017-4-8 at 5:07 AM, deathstorm said:

Headphones

whould you rather be  al Capone. Or tony sparano

Al Capone. The 1930s were a cooler era. 

This is probably for our British and Australian brethren, but would you rather be Postman Pat or Fireman Sam? 

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On 2017-5-13 at 5:15 AM, deathstorm said:

Frost 

who whould rather be  trimm or nick barker

This is a tough one. I love both of these drummers. I think I'll say Trym because Barker needs to go jogging. Plus I'm not a big Lock-Up fan. 

Would you rather be Tony Iommi or Steve Harris?

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That's a tough one I whould go with 

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who whould rather be Jimi Hendrix or Carlos Santana 

Sanatana. Lived a lot longer, toured heaps, lots of respect etc. Hendrix was sort of cut off in his prime I guess. I'm not much of an expert on either of them. 

John Lennon or Paul McCartney. 

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