Posts by Austin Phillips3

ruggedfalcon2, don't you think you're overdoing it with the coffee? 😁

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Sure, Blind Guardian has a few tracks that are easy enough to listen to. But at the end of the day, it’s still just geek metal.

Iron Maiden isn't really power metal; it's more like heavy-thrash.

Hannibal clearly isn't gay enough for my taste, so I'm not a fan. Not that their lyrics aren't occasionally total geek-metal nonsense anyway.

Our debut album is going to be this massive epic about hellish, three-headed pitbulls attacking toddlers in a sandbox, while some unholy sorcerer—half man, half goat—turns their corpses into his little sexual servants.

And then they all just lived happily ever after, indulging in endless sadomasochistic orgies. 🙏

Bryan Barrett said:so it’ll basically be something we'd avoid 🤔 😬

They're all soft, while we're staying macho. 🙂,

Besides, they don't even have power metal tracks about evil dragons. 🤮

Jason Richardson5 said:There’s still such a thing as brutal power metal.

I don't buy it. 🤮 We're going to be the first real ones to represent the genre. 🙏

Jason Richardson5 said:Can we do some Brutal Power?

I was actually thinking more along the lines of some Brutal Power Black Metal. 🙂

We'll pull off those epic vibes like Rhapsody, but we'll be playing on the side of evil. 🙏

And we definitely need those black metal vocals and blast beats mixed in with some light keyboards and high-pitched melodies. 🙏🙏🙏

Besides, I'm taking the frontman role. They always seem to gravitate toward me anyway. 😎

Jason Richardson5, you wanna start a band? 🙂

If melodic power metal is a thing, then there's gotta be some kind of brutal power metal out there somewhere. 🙂 🙏

You know how it goes...
melodic death metal - In Flames
brutal death metal - Deicide

melodic Power metal - Rhapsody
brutal Power metal - ???

Jerry Thompson said:melodic Power metal - Rhapsody 🙂

Does this mean brutal Power metal actually exists? 🙏

I remember reading somewhere once that Rhapsody actually planned on putting together a black metal 🤣 project called Rhapsody in Black.

Is that actually true, or is the world just being robbed of another masterpiece? 🤣

This thing is going to be a massive hit at LARP events. 🙏🙏🙏

Kerrang! said:Because I'm a fruit warrior

Fruit fruit!

😂 🤣 😂 🤣 😂

🙏 🙏 🙏 🙏

Jerry Thompson said:Austin Phillips3, how do you know so much about Rhapsody when they're such garbage? You even knew some of their lyrics, while I don't even recognize them despite listening to them.
Just admit you listened to Epic Games, and that you still do. No one’s going to judge you. Pretty sure you just had issues growing up with authority figures. 😁

A couple of years ago, my hard drive was stuffed with heavy metal, including those slimy power metal bands. I only listened to Rhapsody to make fun of them—they have those catchy little melodies that just stick in your head instantly. It's the same feeling as listening to those idiots from Finland who won the Eurovision Song Contest for half an hour today.

ironcyclist78 said:I'm not selling it. It's a gift. But don't sweat it—that whole rant you wrote about gold is just pure nonsense anyway.

Then teach me.

ironcyclist78 said:So you want me living in your little world? You that lonely?

My world has over 6 billion people in it. Your world is just dragons, knights, and fairies. 🤣

Germa said:By the way, those "golden swords of steel" lyrics are actually from Turill's King of the Nordic Twilight album...😳

Bullshit.

Jerry Thompson said:Zak, why even bother? Whatever you tell him, or try to explain to Austin Phillips3, he’s just got his own weird mindset. All he really knows how to do is mess with people. Don't waste your breath. There's no point. He's a lost cause

Terry Rodriguez41... yeah, Super Saiyan... big deal. 😉

Exactly. I mess with the idiots, poke fun at them, and honestly? I enjoy it. 👍

Jerry Thompson said:Wait, which song actually mentions the golden sword of steel? Someone please tell me. 🙂

Can't be bothered to look it up. Pretty sure it's from a different album.

ironcyclist78 said:It’s obvious. Post-Eurovision depression?

Don't be an idiot. 🙄

ironcyclist78 said:Wow. Shame on them. 🙂

Yeah, let's get serious for a second. It's a decent lyric. Since they used the names of two different metals, it looks like they cancel each other out (kind of like saying "wooden log") but they don't. Gold, in this case—just like in 99% of other instances—doesn't actually represent the metal itself; it signifies something else. Zlatan, therefore, means strong, brilliant, or if you want to be fancy, proud—the best. Steel is also usually used as a symbol for something tough, though I doubt it stands for anything here.

Look, honey...
Using the adjective golden when referring to a metal object like a sword is just a descriptive adjective. In other contexts, golden can be a metaphor for something good or expensive. But it doesn't mean strength, pride, or any of that nonsense, especially since gold is actually a pretty soft and flimsy metal.

Even if everything you wrote was correct—which 🤣, it isn't—the lyric still proves that Rhapsody is pure kitsch, the kind of stuff only some brainless people living in a fantasy world would find deep.

Better off playing D&D and stop trying to act smart on this forum. 🤮🤣

I’ve been thinking about it... You’ll see. It isn't exactly rocket science. 😬