MIKE

I ENJOY DISCOVERING NEW BANDS, RANGING FROM MELODIC POWER METAL TO ROCK & LINKING UP WITH PEOPLE WHO ARE ALSO INTO THE SAME MUSIC AND WISH TO CHAT ABOUT THEIR MUSIC INTERESTS.I AM VERY PARTICULAR ABOUT THEY TYPE OF MUSIC & BANDS I LISTEN TO, SO PLEASE NO OFFENCE IF YOU ARE DENIED A FRIEND REQUEST. IM NOT A TIME WASTER WHO WISHES TO RACK UP AS MANY FRIENDS AS POSSIBLE. CHEERS. "ETERNAL FEAR" - EVIL DEEDS VIDEO "ETERNAL FEAR" - EMBRACED IN DARKNESS'ETERNAL FEAR' ARE A METAL BAND FROM SWEDEN, FROM THE FIRST LISTEN OF THE TRACK 'JAWS OF DEATH' ON THEIR PAGE I WAS HOOKED. THE ALBUM IS OUTSTANDING & SURE WORTH OWNING. CHECK THIS BAND OUT IF YOUR INTO HEAVY METAL PLAYED IN ITS NATURAL FORM WITHOUT ANY TRICKS OR GIMMICKS. NEXT INSTALMENT DUE VERY SOON. BLAZE BAYLEY WAS BRILLIANT WITH IRON MAIDEN. I FOR ONE LOVED HIS VOICE. SINCE LEAVING MAIDEN, I'VE CONTINUED TO FOLLOW HIS CAREER. HE HAS RELEASED SOME OF THE BEST METAL IVE HEARD, INCLUDING A DVD OF AN ABSOLUTE POWERHOUSE PERFORMANCE IN POLAND INCORPORATING SONGS FROM BOTH IRON MAIDEN, WOLFSBANE & HIS OWN EXTENSIVE CATLOGUE. THE NEW STUDIO ALBUM IS OUT NOW, "THE MAN WHO WOULD NOT DIE" IS A STATEMENT. THIS IS A WORK OF METAL ART AT ITS FINEST. HE HAS A NEW BAND AROUND HIM WHICH HAS ENVIGORATED THE CREATIVE FLOW TO PRODUCE THIS OUTSTANDING PIECE OF WORK. THIS GUY DELIVERES AGAIN & AGAIN. SEE VIDEO BELOW. 'VANISHING POINT' ONE OF THE FINEST MELODIC/PROGRESSIVE METAL BANDS AUSTRALIA HAS TO OFFER, THESE GUYS HAVE 4 ALBUMS UNDER THEIR BELT, EACH ONE IS A WORK OF ART IN THEIR OWN RIGHT. 'BLACK MAJESTY' AN EXCELLENT MELODIC POWER METAL BAND WHO WITH ALBUM NUMBER 3, CONTINUE TO BUILD ON THEIR OWN BRAND OF METAL, WITH A EVER GROWING LEGION OF FANS WORDWIDE. 'EYEFEAR' ARE ANOTHER FINE EXAMPLE OF MELODIC METAL AT ITS BEST. I ONLY RECENTLY CAME ACROSS THESE GUYS, BUT AFTER SEEING THEM LIVE FOR THE FIRST TIME, I HAVE NOTHING BUT RESPECT FOR THEM. GREAT MUSIC, GREAT PERFORMERS. 'CRIMSONFIRE' ARE AN IMPRESSIVE POWER METAL BAND. THEIR DEBUT ALBUM IS AMAZING. CURRENTLY IN THE PROCESS OF PUTTING TOGETHER THEIR SECOND ALBUM. ‘MORTAL SIN’ LAUNCHED ONTO THE SCENE FROM SYDNEY IN 1986 & TOOK NOT ONLY AUSTRALIA, BUT THE WORLD BY STORM. THESE GUYS SHOW TRUE AUSSIE SPIRIT BY BATTLING ON WITHOUT COMPROMISE TO RELEASE SOME AMAZING WORKS OF METAL ART. NEW TUNES TO BE LAUNCHED LATER THIS YEAR. WATCH THIS SPACE…. ‘PEGUZUS’ ARE AN EXPERIENCED OUTFIT FROM MELBOURNE WHO WITH 4 STUDIO ALBUMS OF WHAT HAS BEEN CLASSED AS ‘CLASSIC HEAVY METAL’ ARE IN THE PROCESS OF WRITING NEW MUSIC FOR THEIR FORTHCOMIN CD. JUSTIN FLEMING HAS RETURNED TO THE MIC & AS A REINVIGORATED UNIT, THEY ARE READY TO ONCE AGAIN TAKE ON THE WORLD. I HAVE FOLLOWED ‘HOUSE OF LORDS’ SINCE FIRST PICKING UP THEIR DEBUT CASSETTE IN 1988 AFTER READING A REVIEW IN A MUSIC MAG. ‘JAMES CHRISTIANS’ VOICE IS AMAZING. WITH 6 BRILLIANT ALBUMS TO DATE. THEY IMPRESS AGAIN & AGAIN 'EVIDENCE ONE' ARE A TRULY AMAZING POWER METAL BAND FROM GERMANY, THIS ALBUM IS AN OUTSTANDING PIECE OF WORK. JUST LISTEN TO THE TITLE SONG 'THE SKY IS THE LIMIT' & YOU'LL HEAR WHY I AM A FAN. ‘SEDITION’ ARE A POWER METAL BAND FROM BRISBANE WHO WITH THEIR NEW CD ‘WORLD OF ILLUSION’ WILL CAPTURE YOUR ATTENTION. THIS IS AN AMZING CD, LISTEN TO 3 OF THE TRACKS ON THEIR MYSPACE PAGE & YOU WILL UNDERSTAND WHY IM A FAN. .. ‘HALLOWED’ ARE A HEAVY METAL BAND FROM IRELAND WITH SOME REALLY COOL STRAIGHT UP METAL. THESE GUYS ARE PUTTING THE FINISHING TOUCHES ON THEIR SECOND ALBUM. DUE OUT SOON. CHECK THEM OUT. 'SONATA ARCTICA' ARE A POWER METAL BAND FROM FINLAND. ANOTHER ONE OF THOSE RARE FINDS, THESE GUYS ARE PHENOMINAL MUSICIANS. IM SURE YOU'LL BE IMPRESSED. ‘STRATOVARIUS’ ARE ONE OF THE FIRST POWER METAL BANDS TO ORIGINATE FROM FINLAND, BASICALLY LEADERS OF THEIR GENRE. AFTER 24 YEARS & 12 STUDIO ALBUMS THEY ARE SET TO RELEASE THEIR NEXT MASTERPIECE EARLY NEXT YEAR. CHECK THEM OUT, THEY ARE AMAZING. I DISCOVERED THESE GUYS IN 2005. THEY ARE A THRASH/BLACK METAL BAND FROM NORWAY WITH 4 ALBUMS OF ABSOLUTE POWER. CHECK EM OUT, YOU'LL BE SURPRISED. 'VOYAGER' HAVE A UNIQUE STYLE THAT FOR LOVERS OF PROG METAL WILL DEFINATELY ENJOY. THE ALBUM 'UNIVERS' IS A ROLLERCOASTER RIDE OF MUSICAL MELODIES. OUTSTANDING!!!I edited my profile with Thomas' Myspace Editor V4.4