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Find the number of listeners for your top 25 artists.


Iron Maiden 980,948
Sonata Arctica 386,314
Stam1na 62,883
Mokoma 59,507
Klamydia 44,252
Slayer 590,039
Children of Bodom 507,727
Ensiferum 205,351
Disturbed 896,181
Aivolävistys 6,209
Kotiteollisuus 70,841
Sepultura 439,596
Cavalera Conspiracy 72,934
Judas Priest 574,880
Amorphis 235,036
Arch Enemy 349,134
Bullet For My Valentine 582,685
Dimmu Borgir 299,154
Soilwork 235,372
Korn 1,122,543
Trivium 379,852
Finntroll 214,889
Eppu Normaali 44,775
Insomnium 41,739
Lamb of God 385,019

Total: 8,487,872

Divide by 25.

Average: 339514,88

divide by the number of Coldplay listeners (2,308,011)

= 0.1471027

Multiply by 100 and round, if necessary.

15 % mainstream.

Hi hi... browsing randomly on music profiles I saw this "artists I've seen live" entries I couldn't resist to put my own list here, haha!
Not so many as I'd like, but something is something ;)


Artists I've seen live
Blind Guardian + Symphony X (support) @Canyon Club, Dallas, TX - Nov 30, 2002
Haggard @Teatro de los Héroes, Chihuahua, MX - Jan 19, 2003
Therion @Teatro de los Héroes, Chihuahua, MX - Aug 2004
Tierra Santa & support @Pistoleros, Chihuahua, MX - Oct 2004
Nightwish @Circo Volador, Mexico, DF - Dec 12 2004
Monterrey Metal Fest III @Auditorio Coca Cola, Monterrey, MX - Nov 18 2006:
Leaves' Eyes - Deicide - Edguy - U.D.O. - Blind Guardian <3 (there were more bands of course, but I actually attended those xD)
Within Temptation @Estudio Cavaret, Guadalajara, MX - Apr 5 2008
Sarah Brightman @Arena VFG, Guadalajara, MX - Nov 6 2008
(last two have been the ONLY good things happened to me in this stupid city XDDDDDDD)


Artists I HAVE TO SEE BEFORE I DIE lol
Enya (too bad it seems like she doesn't even tour ;_; )
Loreena McKennitt
Emma Shapplin
Lacuna Coil
Sirenia
Orphaned Land
Xandria
Stream of Passion
Dimmu Borgir


Artists I would like to see too!!
Finntroll
Visions of Atlantis
Draconian
Kalafina
Tori Amos
Evanescence
Epica
Rhapsody of Fire
Stratovarius
Diablo Swing Orchestra
Avantasia (will it be another tour?? ;___; )


Artists I would like to see but it will be impossible now:
Queen (Freddie Mercury was the best frontman ;_; )
The Beatles
After Forever
The old Theatre of Tragedy
Tristania in their good times ( Widow's Weeds and Beyond the Veil era...)


That's all for now!!
Currently I'm not planning to attend any concerts in a long time... I don't have the money and my priorities are other for the moment. xD

1. What's your favorite song by 15?
Arcturus
Kinetic

2. How did you get into 20?
Amon Amarth
Either from friends or general exploration of viking-ish bands

3. Who is your favorite member in 1?
Carcass
It's gotta be Ken Owen! ever since his appearance at Bloodstock 08

4. What’s your favorite lyric bit by 29?
Devin Townsend
And Music? Well it's JUST ENTERTAINMENT, FOLKS!

5. Have you ever seen 22 live?
DevilDriver
no

6. What's your favorite album from 10?
Immortal
At the Heart of Winter

7. Do you own any merchandise from 3?
Children of Bodom
uh, a flag, a signed limited LP and not much else really.

8. What is a good memory you have of 7?
Septic Flesh
every time I listen to the crushing riff in Sangreal

9. Is there a member of the same age as you in 2?
Moonsorrow
uh, no.

10. When did you first get into 8?
Municipal Waste
At bloodstock, having never heard them before. (I thought they were from the 80s!)

11. Who likes 4 along with you?
Devin Townsend Project
SEAN!

12. Which song did you first hear from 16?
Korpiklaani
Wooden Pints, I think.

13. What song made you fall in love with 5?
Finntroll
Vindfärd / Människopesten. EPIC KEYBOARD

14. Which song do you not like by 18?
In Flames
not so keen on the first 2 albums, but I love every other song they've ever done.

15. Why do you like 14's songs?
Vesania
If Dimmu Borgir weren't dicks, weren't so theatrical, and so much more KVLT and TRVE, then you'd have the makings of a band like Vesania. so much darker and just generally better.

16. Where did you first hear 6?
Behemoth
On my recommended station

17. How long was 19 a band before you liked them?
Strapping Young Lad
They'd already split up, sadly.

18. Does 13 have a song that gives you a bad memory?
Dethklok
Absolutely not.

19. When did you get into 17?
Slayer
Not soon enough! I curse my parents for not playing it to me in the womb.

20. How long have you been into 9?
Kreator
Since Bloodstock, when I got the best black eye of my life in the pit!!

21. If 11 had a concert 300 miles away, would you drive there to see them?
Hypocrisy
no, not only because I don't have a license

22. How many CDs do you own of 12?
Black Label Society
1 - Mafia

23. Does 21 have a song that makes you cry?
Genghis Tron
I'd be too damn confused to cry!

24. Does 27 have a song that makes you happy?
HIM
They all do, in a sort of melancholy tragic gothic romance kinda way.

25. Does 23 have a song that makes you smile?
Bloodbath
that AWESOME riff in Devouring the Feeble!

26. What's the last song you've listened to from 28?
Devin Townsend
I'm listening now, to Deep Peace, from Terria

27. Is there a song by 32 that you've listened to more than 30 times?
Down
Probably Stone the Crow

28. What is a song from 50 that you've only listened to once?
Hawkwind
no

29. Is there a song you are sick of hearing by 24?
Opeth
no! how could I?!

30. What song got you into 40?
Gama Bomb
Bullet Belt

31. What is your favorite single by 25?
Dimmu Borgir
The Serpentine Offering

32. If 49 hated you, what would you do?
Iron Maiden
kill myself for sure

33. What would you say if 42 or one of the members from 42 asked you out?
Exodus
respectfully decline

34. Would you care if 41 had a boyfriend/girlfriend?
Iced Earth
not really

35. Who has the best voice in 46?
Ramones
they all sound the same

36. Do you think 26 is/are good looking?
Dissection
in a strange swedish black metal way

37. How many times have you listened to your favorite song by 36?
Brujeria
Matando Gueros, countless times

38. How many CDs do you own of 30?
Swashbuckle
none

39. Is there a song from 38 that makes you mad?
Entombed
most of them... I'm sure they're doing something right then!

40. Which member from 31 do you want to see go solo? If 31 is only one artist, what would you do if they joined a group?
Graveworm
pah, they should stay as they are

41. What does your favorite song from 48 remind you of?
Eluveitie
they remind me of Burn's Night, when I dressed as Braveheart!

42. Did you hate 43 at first?
Dream Evil
no, i never hated the METOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL!

43. Does your best friend also listen to 33?
Lamb of God
they all do

44. Do you think your parents would like 37?
Svartsot
actually yes

45. Does 47 have a song that makes you want to dance?
Vomitory
they make me want to crush some skulls!

46. Have you ever seen 34 in person?
Machine Head
sadly not

47. Do you like 44's name?
Satyricon
one of those names that I wish I had thought of

48. Is there someone in 35 that you want to go out with?
Pain
Peter Tagtgren- I would!

49. Do you know anyone that hates 39?
Chimaira
I know alot of people who probably would

50. Have you ever danced to a song from 19?
Strapping Young Lad
All the time, baby

jasper-d's top albums (overall)
1. Skid Row - Skid Row (614) 2. CRASHDÏET - Rest In Sleaze (525) 3. KISS - The Very Best Of Kiss (406) 4. Murderdolls - Beyond the Valley of the Murderdolls (399) 5. Skid Row - Slave to the Grind (348) 6. Hardcore Superstar - Hardcore Superstar (345) 7. Vains of Jenna - Lit Up Let Down (340) 8. Blackrain - License to Thrill (315) 9. Equilibrium - Sagas (295) 10. Equilibrium - Turis Fratyr (278) 11. W.A.S.P. - Inside the Electric Circus (274) 12. Blitzkid - Trace of a Stranger (266) 13. Blitzkid - Five Cellars Below (255) 14. Sister - Sister (241) 15. The Texas Drag Queen Massacre - Skele-Tunes (236) 16. Skid Row - Subhuman Race (230) 17. Hardcore Superstar - Dreamin' In A Casket (229) 18. Mötley Crüe - Greatest Hits (214) 19. W.A.S.P. - Helldorado (192) 20. Mötley Crüe - Shout At The Devil (180) 21. Shotgun Messiah - Second Coming (180) 22. Death - Scream Bloody Gore (172) 23. Exodus - Tempo of the Damned (166) 24. Children of Bodom - Are You Dead Yet? (160) 25. Various Artists - Suicide Season (157) 26. Vader - The Ultimate Incantation (155) 27. Misfits - American Phsycho (153) 28. The 69 Eyes - Motor City Resurrection (153) 29. Macabre - Behind the Wall of Sleep (147) 30. Peppermint Creeps - Cover Up (143) 31. Hanoi Rocks - This One's For Rock'n'roll - The Best Of Hanoi Rocks 1980-2008 (140) 32. L.A. Guns - Tales From the Strip (138) 33. Children of Bodom - Hate Crew Deathroll (134) 34. Aiden - Conviction (130) 35. Guns N' Roses - Appetite For Destruction (130) 36. Marilyn Manson - Eat Me Drink Me (127) 37. Megadeth - Countdown to Extinction (123) 38. Hardcore Superstar - Beg For It (122) 39. W.A.S.P. - Dominator (122) 40. Death - Symbolic (Remastered) (122) 41. Mötley Crüe - Saints Of Los Angeles (120) 42. Mötley Crüe - Dr. Feelgood (114) 43. Cannibal Corpse - Evisceration Plague (111) 44. Legion of the Damned - Feel The Blade (111) 45. Finntroll - Ur Jordens Djup (109) 46. Mista Min - Mista Min (107) 47. Bring Me the Horizon - Count Your Blessings (106) 48. Obituary - Xecutioner's Return (103) 49. Michael Giacchino - Lost: Season 4 (103) 50. Children of Bodom - Blooddrunk (DVD) (102)

1. Wenn es sein muss - dann aber sofort (0:37)
2. Hans Zimmer - Leaving Wallbrook, On The Road (2:53)
3. DT 64 - O-Ton DT 64 (1:29)
4. Erste Allgemeine Verunsicherung - Neandertal (3:45)
5. Morgue - Chain Reaction (4:21)
6. Altern 8 - Frequency (5:27)
7. Sara Noxx - Colder And Colder (Dust Of Basement Remix) (4:14)
8. Finntroll - Eliytres (3:46)
9. Claire - Freunde (4:05)
10. In-D - Virgin In-D Sky (4:05)
11. Ljungblut - Facades (4:26)
12. Accept - No Time To Lose (4:36)
13. Freak Style - Electric Boogie (3:44)
14. Psy'Aviah - Broken Child (IC434 Remix) (4:51)
15. Love Decade - So Real (Massive Mix 7'' Version) (3:22)
16. Moonsorrow - Sankaritarina (13:50)
17. Veljanov - In My Room (2:55)
18. Beastie Boys - She's On It (4:18)
19. Ladytron - Discotrax (Lamacq Live 12-Nov-01) (3:55)
20. Abwärts - Aufruhr (4:58)
21. Frühstyxradio - Sampler Werbung (1:11)
22. The KLF - 3 A.M. Eternal (The Original Edit) (3:38)
23. Static Threshold - The Foreign Land (Dust-Mix) (4:58)
24. Chris & Cosey - Haunted Heroes (3:16)
25. The Soundlovers - Run-A-Way (3:09)
26. Walls Have Ears - Morgen (3:47)
27. Kirlian Camera - The Fourth Lake (Carpatia) (5:20)
28. Carl Cox - I Want You (Forever) (Full On Mix) (6:13)
29. Totenmond - Steinkopf (1:47)
30. Coinside - Das Parfüm (5:29)
31. First Aid 4 Souls - Wings Of Morpheus (5:00)
32. Teen-Rock - Set Me Free (Dub) (7:11)
33. The Jesus and Mary Chain - April Skies (3:59)
34. Bit Max - Dance (Just Dance For Me) (Violenza Mix) (3:58)
35. Freestyle - It's Automatic (5:41)
36. Severe Illusion - Beautiful (4:15)
37. Hape Kerkeling - Hurz!!! (Habicht Mix Featuring MC Lurch) (5:31)
38. Bathory - Destroyer Of Worlds (4:51)
39. Gridlock - Metro (Sickness Demo) (4:34)
40. And Also the Trees - Slow Pulse Boy (5:12)
41. Data Bank A - Static Song (5:44)
42. R.J.'s Rule - Rave This Nation (5:04)
43. Madness - In The City (3:01)
44. Hubert Kah - Wenn Der Mond Die Sonne Berührt (3:33)
45. Clock DVA - Eternity (4:37)
46. Hithouse - Jack To The Sound Of The Underground (Acid Mix) (6:57)
47. Vomito Negro - The Man Factory (3:44)
48. House Arrest - House Arrest (Pumpgunkillamix) (5:56)
49. Beborn Beton - Im Innern Einer Frau (4:30)
50. Position Parallele - Hotel Du Nord (4:01)
51. Vaya Con Dios - Nah Neh Nah (2:56)
52. Abscess - Slinking Shadows (4:05)
53. Bryan Ferry - Kiss And Tell (Dub Mix) (5:40)
54. In the Nursery - Blueprint (5:03)
55. Ghentlon - Cheebala (Jolly Boy Mix) (5:05)
56. modern mannequins - The Story (3:50)
57. royksopp - This Must Be It (4:46)
58. Last Delay - Fire (6:45)
59. Westbam feat. Marusha - The Mayday Anthem (5:38)
60. Der Expander des Fortschritts - Fremdgeh'n Durchs Land (5:51)
61. Amanda Lear - The Sphinx (X-Tended UltraTraxx Mix) (7:51)
62. Various Artists - ALT USSR Megamix (15:48)
63. Dies Natalis - Ein Wanderer Also Am Ende Seiner Reise (6:01)

Just saw someone doing this and I just steal this idea.
Yes I know, I'm a focking thief!

Seen live:

Legion of the Damned(3x + 1 upcoming + once I was queing when they played)
Vader(2x)
Slayer(1x +1 upcoming)
Marduk(2x)
Finntroll(2x)
Dimmu Borgir(1x)
Amon Amarth(5x)
Satyricon(1x + 1 upcoming)
Kataklysm(2x + 1 upcoming)
Vreid(1x :( )
Korpiklaani(3x)
Ensiferum(2x)
Morbid Angel(1x)
Moonspell(1x)
Mayhem(1x)
Benighted(1x)
Sonata Arctica(power metal :D) (2x)
Heidevolk(2x)
Tyr(fucked up tags) (2x)
Týr(fucked up tags) (2x)
Moonsorrow(1x)

(21/50) that is... Not too bad right?


Now what bands did I not see (yet)?
Here is the list and the reason why.

Immortal - Haven't been near me in ages.
Occult - Renamed to Legion of the Damned, so I've seen the bandmembers play, just not the band
Belphegor - This is gonna change in January!
Gorgoroth - Totally missed it when they were here the last time. I have seen Gaahl and Kvitrafn with Wardrunathough
Behemoth - Never really had the urge to see them
Cradle of Filth - I don't even know why this is in my top 50, I don't listen to them, they just drop by allot when playing a random playlist
Windir - Obviously not possible, seen Vreid though
Bathory - Obviously not possible
Heaven Shall Burn - Not that big of a metalcore fan, but 1 or 2 ablums are just awesome
Watain - I hope this will change soon!
Taake - Desperatly want to see them.
Stratovarius - Powermetal!
Hackneyed - Hd the change at summerbreeze, but a man has to eat right? Gonna see them in december though
Children of Bodom - Same story as Cradle of Filth
I - They only had 1 gig to date, and I didn't know them back then let alone travelled that far to see them.
Borknagar - Who? How did this end up un my top 50?
Iron Maiden - No thanks
Vesania - I'll probably go when they play here (which I doubt)
One Man Army and the Undead Quartet - Actually only know 1 album and bassed on that I would like to see them.
The Prodigy - Not really a band eh? The only electronic music in my list.
Apocalyptica - Not my style
Iced Earth - No thanks
Celtic Frost - Just read they broke up (again) last year
1349 - Would see them if they ever came here!
Elvenking - Powermetal :D Had the chance to see them at Summerbreeze. But I valued my sleep more
Falconer - 1 album is sublime, the rest is just standard Powermetal. So... NO
Dark Funeral - Gonna change this summer(breeze)
Carpathian Forest - Would go
Ragnarok - Would go

(14 days and counting!! :D)

I decided to while away the time by showing you all how ridiculously centralised my music is. The vast majority of what I listen to is connected in some way to Nightwish or Sonata Arctica, my two favourite bands who just happen to be best buddies, apparently. To illustrate this fact, here's a list of the artists I currently have queued up on my playlist and how they're connected to Nightwish or Sonata.

Alyson Avenue - Anette Olzon was the vocalist
Brother Firetribe - Emppu Vuorinen is the guitarist (or one of, they may have two, idk) and Anette guested on one of their songs
Deadlock - no connection.
Delain - supporting Sonata Arctica on their current tour, and Marco Hietala guested on many of their songs
Dir en grey - no connection.
Elias Viljanen - is also the current guitarist for Sonata, and Tony and Marco have both provided vocals for his solo project
Emppu Vuorinen - is obviously the guitarist for Nightwish
Finntroll - one of Finntroll's old vocalists, Tapio Wilska, guested on several Nightwish songs
Galneryus - no technical connection, although the sound is quite similar to Sonata
HIZAKI grace project - no technical connection, although three members are also in Versailles (see below)
Machinae Supremacy - no connection. Apart from being the same nationality as Anette xD
Marco Hietala - is also the current bassist and male vocalist in Nightwish
Martin Kesici feat. Tarja Turunen - Tarja was obviously the old vocalist of Nightwish
My Dying Bride - Tuomas Holopainen cites them as a major influence and a favourite band
Nightwish - IS NIGHTWISH xD
Northern Kings - one vocalist is Marco of Nightwish and another is Tony Kakko of Sonata Arctica
Pain - supported Nightwish on their latest European tour
Sonata Arctica - IS SONATA ARCTICA xD
Sydänpuu - vocals, guitars, bass and keys are all performed by Jani Liimatainen, Sonata Arctica's old guitarist
Tarot - Marco is the bassist and vocalist
Tarja - Nightwish's old singer, obviously
Tony Kakko - singer/songwriter/composer/clown/keyboardist/general genius of Sonata Arctica :D Has also guested on a couple of Nightwish songs
Versailles - no connection, although the sound is not too different from Nightwish and Sonata Arctica
Winterborn - supporting Sonata on their current tour
Zachary Hietala - brother of Mr Marco Hietala ;)


As you can see, I should really be less biased in my music xDD

Someone said somewhere on Last FM that 'seen live' ain't even proper English. I can't see what's wrong with that, so I'm even using it on the title of this journal. Anyhow, what 'seen live' is not, at least for me anymore, is tag. I'm going to delete it right after posting this journal which I am going to update every time I see some group live. Here go the bands I've seen so far.

Tuska Open Air 2007, Helsinki:
Blind Guardian
Finntroll
Moonspell
Vader
Stratovarius

Meripäivät, Kotka, 2007:
Kotiteollisuus
Apulanta

(Then) Jolly Roger, Kotka, sometime in 2007:
Pelle Miljoona

Kaapelitehdas, Helsinki, December 2007:
Axxis
Gamma Ray
Helloween

Bepop, Kotka, April 2008:
Total Devastation
Widescreen Mode

Sauna Open Air 2008, Tampere:
Stone
Tracedawn
Sonata Arctica
Sebastian Bach
Scorpions

Vekaranjärvi, October 2008:
Korpiklaani

Iltatähti, Laapeenranta, October 2008:
Deathchain + support?

Iltatähti, Lappeenranta, November 2008:
Before the Dawn

Vekaranjärvi, April 2009:
Musta Joutsen

Helsingin jäähalli, Helsinki, June 2009:
Heaven & Hell

Sauna Open Air 2009, Tampere:
Medeia
Soilwork
Viikate
Apocalyptica
Prestige
HammerFall
Mötley Crüe
Kotiteollisuus (x2)
Omnium Gatherum
Kamelot
Bullet
Stratovarius (x2)
Thor
Nightwish

Hakametsän jäähalli, Tampere, July 2009:
The Milestones
Deep Purple

Linnoituksen yö, Lappeenranta, August 2009:
Stratovarius (x3)

Pakkahuone, Tampere, November 2009:
Dreamtale
Stratovarius (x4)

Tampere-talo, Tampere, November 2009:
Seminaarinmäen mieslaulajat

A bit lazy with dates and such, but all of them are sort of right. :P I shall update whenever I go to gigs...