Posts by Raymond Newman

They're a solid band; if I spent a little more time listening to them, they might actually be incredible 😁, though I only know a few of their tracks. All in all, they're quite good ☕

Rise Against is an American melodic hardcore punk band hailing from Chicago, and I personally find their music to be quite exceptional. As it stands, they have released five albums in their discography.

The Unraveling (2001)
Revolutions per minute (2003) song of The Counter Culture
siriti Songs of The Counter Culture
The Sufferer & the Witness (2006) Appeal to Reason
Appeal to Reason (2008)

Regarding specific tracks, I would certainly suggest listening to "Give It All," "Paper Wings," and "To Them These Streets Belong"; while honestly every single one of their songs is great, these particular tracks are my absolute favorites.

Elementary school favorites included Guns N' Roses, AC/DC, and Metallica.
High school years were defined by listening to Aerosmith, Def Leppard, Stryper, Misfits, Sex Pistols, Helloween, Stratovarius, L.A. Guns, Mötley Crüe, Rage Against the Machine, and Burning Souls.

rustyraven4 said:They are still stuck in the Baroque era... back then, you'd find just one single theme stretching across an entire composition...😂 ☕

Monothematicism🤣🤣🤣

Charles Jones76 said:Dragonforce trying to play Dragonforce

Man, I honestly lost it laughing at that one! 😂 😂 🤣

It’s true he struggles during live shows, but he isn't even the one singing on that specific recording.🤣

Jeffrey Myers said:Well, I don't mind if they stick to power metal, but it would get pretty tedious if they just kept repeating the exact same themes over and over again!

While it is definitely power metal, I feel like they might have overdone it; even bands like Stratovarius and Helloween play power metal, yet they don't all rely on the same repetitive subject matter.

Jeffrey Myers said:Power metal is definitely my favorite subgenre, and I find myself listening to quite a few different bands—including Dragonforce, though they aren't exactly my favorite. Please don't take this the wrong way, as their musicianship is undeniably impressive, but after a while, the sheer speed can become a bit exhausting, especially since those long solos seem to go on forever!

To add to that point, it feels like almost every song follows the exact same lyrical themes; you constantly hear the same tropes about warriors, swords, the sky, and flying.🤣

They sound great in the studio, but honestly, their live performances are a total mess.

Guns N' Roses

The lyrics are truly the only thing worth noting here 😁

They sound a bit off since they're recording in a studio
It feels like they're attempting something way beyond their technical reach, though I have to admit their drummer is actually quite solid

I’m not necessarily saying that the Dream Theater vocalist is the absolute best out there, but I truly believe that power metal vocalists are in a league of their own. For me personally, nobody beats Michael Kiske and Timo Kotipelto.

Dforce is pure extreme power metal... I honestly don't know what there is to criticize about the guitarists; the vocals are just overwhelming, easily some of the most powerful voices in the entire metal scene.

Power metal has always been my absolute favorite subgenre within the metal world😁..these guys are actually quite solid,,,it's just that when you catch them live, the vocals tend to fall a bit short😁

My only real concern is that this movie might end up being a total flop, much like the recent Power Rangers reboot.

melloworca652 said:Word on the street is the soundtrack for that movie will be a new Thompson album. I guess we'll see if that's actually true. 🙂

I bet the soundtrack will just be that famous Mexican folk tune: knife, wire, silver.

Keith Smith2 said:Schwarzenegger’s got American friends and he’s planning a trip to Mexico, so there's no way he's taking your dictator role. De Niro is tight with Roman Polanski, so he's out too.
Maybe someone from The Addams Family instead.

The Addams Family is entirely Mexican, if you ask me! Honestly, if they are filming a movie about Auschwitz, then they really ought to make films about El Paso, Venice, Wounded Knee, and Krušev as well, not to mention several hundred other small towns where those Royalists were busy committing atrocities...