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1. Rhapsody of Fire
2. Ensiferum
3. Wintersun
4. Luca Turilli
5. 植松伸夫 (Nobuo Uematsu)
6. Finntroll
7. Luca Turilli's Dreamquest
8. Kamelot
9. Amon Amarth
10. Norther
11. Falconer
12. DragonForce
13. Blind Guardian
14. Captain Dan & The Scurvy Crew
15. Turisas
16. Alestorm
17. X JAPAN
18. Eluveitie
19. Korpiklaani
20. Cruachan
21. Jeremy Soule
22. The Black Mages
23. HammerFall
24. Epica
25. Elvenking


What was the first song you ever heard by 6?
Maktens Spira! I heard it on the pre-show of an excellent podcast called Blue Plz! Many thanks to Totalbiscuit for introducing me to this band.


What is your favorite album by 2?
Ensiferum


What is your favorite lyric that 1 has sung?

And this is then the epic end
Of the legendary tale
Of the one who found the light
And the dragonflame inside
Of the tragic rain of a thousand flames
Of the town's defenders who faced (real) pain
Of symphonies of enchanted lands
Of whispers of love and hate

The dawn of victory can breathe in the wind
And this would mean the great rebirth
Reborn, the one who's giving his life
...the towns lying on the ground
Be one, (be one!) of us, (of us!)
And act as all the prophecies want...
To mountains and valleys, to fire and snow,
To sun, moon and wisdom rise your soul...
It's the call!

Gargoyles, Angels of Darkness

Hard decision though, Luca writes a lot of great lyrics.


How many times have you seen 11 live?
None. Not my top-priority, but would be nice, of course.


What is your favorite song by 7?
Gothic Vision


What is a good memory you have involving 20?
Well, it sort of led me into folk metal - which is awesome.


Is there a song by 3 that makes you sad?
Death and the Healing
One of my favourite songs - it's got a melancholic feel to it, I love it.


What is your favorite lyric that 14 has sung?
Hurm. I guess Sea Monsters:

"You hear stories of monsters in the waters
Endless counts of horrific manslaughters
sailors tell tales of beasts in the sea
but what they don't tell ya, it's that the worst it's in me."

Can't find any lyrics, so It'll have to do for now. Not too sure about that last line.

What is your favorite song by 19?

Vodka!
Vodka!
Vodka!


How did you first get into 22?

From playing Final Fantasy-games. Nobuo Uematsu makes the score, so I investigated - and found his side-project.


What was the first song you heard by 21?

Reign of the Septims


What is your favorite song by 4?
King of the Nordic Twilights


How many time have you seen 10 live?
Again, none, but I'd very much like to. Well, actually, I'm not too sure about their new singer, I'd have to hear him sing before deciding, I guess.


What is a good memory you have involving 13?
The Bard's Song - In The Forest

NEED I SAY MORE?


Is there a song by 23 that makes you sad?
Never, Ever


What is your favorite album of 15?
Battle Metal
Though, their second one is almost as good.


What is your favorite lyric that 9 has sung?


The enemies are in disarray ride them down as they run
Send them to their violent graves, don't spare anyone
Dead and wounded lie all around see the pain in their eyes
Over the field an eerie sound, as we hear the raven's cry

Cry of the Black Birds


What is your favorite song by 8?
The Shadow Of Uther


What is your favorite song by 16?
Over the Seas
I know.


How many times have you seen 5 live?
None. :( I'll definitely go if he performs nearby, though.


What is your favorite album by 12?
Valley Of The Damned


What is a good memory you have involving 25?
Can't really remember any. The Divided Heart is a good song, though.


What was the first song you heard by 18?
Inis Mona
Awesome.


What is your favorite song by 17?
ART OF LIFE - actually, I like the live version from 1993 better.

Really though, I cannot stress enough how absolutely awesome, fantastic and perfect this song is, my all-time favourite song BY FAR.


What is your favorite album by 24?
Design Your Universe


How many of your top 25 have you seen live?
Kamelot. I've seen Simmone Simmons live at the same concert, so I guess that's almostEpica. :)

Alright, I'll probably edit this later, as it's horribly written, and it's actually quite late.

1. What's your favorite song by 15?
Jane's Addiction - Ocean Size


2. How did you get into 20?
At the Gates - Heard blinded by fear when it was announced for Rock band and thought what a terrible band. Somehow got into one of my playlists and wound up liking it : /

3. Who is your favorite member in 1?
Marilyn Manson - Twiggy Ramirez, hmmm

4. What’s your favorite lyric bit by 29?
Iced Earth - "Red Barrrrooooonnnnn... BLUE MAX!" I guess I don't really listen to them for lyrics....

5. Have you ever seen 23 live?
Motley Crue - No, but I was supposed too : (

6. What's your favorite album from 10?
Gaslight Anthem - My only album by them, and most listened to album at one point: The '59 Sound.

7. Do you own any merchandise from 2?
Blind Guardian - Shirt from a concert and a beanie.

8. What is a good memory you have of 7?
Elvenking - Every time I introduce them and see the wince on the face of whoever asked who they were. Classic terrible name.

9. Is there a member of the same age as you in 2?
Blind Guardian - .... No.

10. When did you first get into 8?
Cat Stevens - Don't remember what age I was, but it was the same time Harvest Moon for the GC came out. I would play that game with this in the background it was the bomb.

11. Who likes 4 along with you?
Pixies - No one.

12. Which song did you first hear from 16?
AC/DC - Probably Back in Black.

13. What song made you fall in love with 5?
Lacuna Coil - Heaven's a Lie.

14. Which song do you not like by 18?
Linkin Park - Ummmm.... Hit the Floor from Meteora. I had a short time when I thought it was badass but now its just kinda annoying.

15. Why do you like 14's songs?
Beastie Boys - For the most part.... the lyrics are so bad they are good, and the beats are usually cool.

16. Where did you first hear 6?
Epica - They were opening for Kamelot. Now I like them more than Kamelot, odd.

17. How long was 19 a singer before you liked them?
Edguy - Not long.

18. Does 13 have a song that gives you a bad memory?
Blur - Nope. All good memories with those songs.

19. When did you get into 17?
Edguy - Highschool, Junior year. I was on a power metal binge and they were one of the bands that stuck.

20. How long have you been into 9?
The Beatles - Since before Junior High....

21. If 11 had a concert 300 miles away, would you drive there to see them?
Smashing Pumpkins - If someone would go with me : )

22. How many CDs do you own of 12?
Megadeth - Two, Best of... and Peace Sells...

23. Does 21 have a song that makes you cry?
Bomb the Music Industry! - Not at all. They have one or two sad songs and even then they are more pissed off than sad.

24. Does 27 have a song that makes you happy?
Avantasia - Not really, I'm kinda having a falling out with this band since the newest album.

25. Does 23 have a song that makes you smile?
Motley Crue - Too Young to Fall in Love. Don't know why but its just so upbeat and so... cruel?

26. What's the last song you've listened to from 28?
The Police - Probably King of Pain. Good song. Very sad.

27. Is there a song by 32 that you've listened to more than 30 times?
Avantasia - Probably some of the stuff off their newest albums. And maybe Twisted Mind.... but I don't think so.

28. What is a song from 50 that you've only listened to once?
Modest Mouse - The Stars are Projectors.... Good song but its so long and I get bored halfway through.

29. Is there a song you are sick of hearing by 24?
Evanescence - Probably Call me When You're Sober, wasn't that great the first few times yet its the only song I hear on the radio.

30. What song got you into 40?
Killswitch Engage - Holy Diver cover. I loved Dio and this song was a badass cover imo.

31. What is your favorite single by 25?
Rise Against- Audience of One. So sad. I don't know if its supposed to be though. It just sounds sad. In a good way.

32. If 49 hated you, what would you do?
Nine Inch Nails - Be very disappointed. But understand that Trent Reznor is a goth douchebag sometimes.

33. What would you say if 42 or one of the members from 42 asked you out?
Foo Fighters - I would politely decline and tell them that they are still good people even if the lord hates them now.

34. Would you care if 41 had a boyfriend/girlfriend?
Korn- Wouldn't affect me in the least. In fact I don't know about any of em.

35. Who has the best voice in 46?
Nirvanna- Dave Grohl. Take that Kobain!!!

36. Do you think 26 is/are good looking?
The Lonely Island - As long as their pants are dry, I guess they are tolerable.

37. How many times have you listened to your favorite song by 36?
Streetlight Manifesto - That would be Would You Be Impressed? And to say the least... its an impressive figure.

38. How many CDs do you own of 30?
Turisas- Two, Battle Metal and Varangian way. To my knowledge that is all of em.

39. Is there a song from 38 that makes you mad?
Primal Fear- New Religion. It sucked and was a waste of my $8.

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?
Kamelot- I'd like to see Roy Khan go solo. Would be interesting to see what his style is like. He kinda carries the band anyways.

41. What does your favorite song from 48 remind you of?
Rage Against the Machine - Hatin' on the government like all of their songs.

42. Did you hate 43 at first?
Queen- No, I didn't like the first songs I heard by them: Bohemian Rhapsody (omg!), We Will Rock You, and the other overplayed song.

43. Does your best friend also listen to 33?
Manowar- and No.

44. Do you think your parents would like 37?
The Offspring - Probably not. I think they like the riff from Come out and Play....

45. Does 47 have a song that makes you want to dance?
Ladytron- Black Cat, its groovy.

46. Have you ever seen 34 in person?
System of a Down - they've been broken up since before I was going to concerts i think.

47. Do you like 44's name?
The Clash - Hell Yeah.

48. Is there someone in 45 that you want to go out with?
Judas Priest - Hahahaha, no but Rob Halford prolly digs me!

49. Do you know anyone that hates 39?
Red Hot Chili Peppers - George Krone.

50. Have you ever danced to a song from 35?
Rolling Stones - No... not really dance music I don' t think.....

Rules:
Get your overall top 5 artists from Last.fm, and find the top 5 of their tracks that you've scrobbled most. Then note where it comes in that artist's "most-played" lists. The lower the track in the list, the weirder you are... or something to that effect.


1. Autumn
1) Skydancer - #5
2) Paradise Nox - #3
3) Altitude - #20
4) A Minor Dance - #14
5) Satellites - #1


A mix of the predictable and not so predictable, and mostly the recent stuff. :) End result: Sort of weird.

2. Flowing Tears
1) Pain Has Taken Over - #22
2) The War We Left Behind - #35
3) Rain of a Thousand Years - #18
4) Grey - #23
5. Orchidfire - #15

Wow... so most people who listen to Flowing Tears don't like the songs I like...? Result: Very weird.

3. Within Temptation
1) The Howling - #6
2) Stand My Ground - #2
3) Hand of Sorrow - #14
4) Our Solemn Hour - #8
5) Angels - #1

So far it seems like my fifth most played tracked for each band has been the "best charting" of the five songs. Let's see if this continues.... Result: Not very weird.

4. Lacuna Coil
1) Comalies - #26
2) Cold Heritage - #43
3) Senzafine - #22
4) Entwined - #20
5) Humane - #14

Wow, that list surprises me... None of my favorite LC tracks are my five highest scrobbled ones. Result: Weirder than I thought. *lol*

And, finally...

5. Kamelot
1) The Black Halo- #8
2) The Haunting (Somewhere in Time) - #6
3. The Edge of Paradise - #15
4. When the Lights Are Down - #2
5. Rule the World - #10

Result: Not very weird.

Cool. A mix of the singles, the favorites, and some lesser known tracks by these bands. This makes me curious about the rest of my Top 10.... ;)

1. Autumn (893 plays)

1. Skydancer
2. Paradise Nox
3. Altitude
4. A Minor Dance
5. Satellites
6. Twisted and Turned
7. Horizon Line
8. Cascade (For a Day)
9. Angel of Desire
10. Synchro-Minds




2. Flowing Tears (837 plays)

1. Pain Has Taken Over
2. The War We Left Behind
3. Rain of a Thousand Years
4. Grey
5. Orchidfire
6. Colossal Shaped Despair
7. Children of the Sun
8. For Tonight
9. Merlin
10. Thy Kingdom Gone




3. Within Temptation (797 plays)

1. The Howling
2. Stand My Ground
3. Hand of Sorrow
4. Our Solemn Hour
5. Angels
6. Frozen
7. Somewhere
8. The Cross
9. Forgiven
10. Ice Queen




4. Lacuna Coil (775 plays)

1. Comalies
2. Cold Heritage
3. Senzafine
4. Entwined
5. Humane
6. Distant Sun
7. Stars
8. Without Fear
9. Heaven’s a Lie
10. Tight Rope




5. Kamelot (756 plays)

1. The Black Halo
2. The Haunting (Somewhere in Time)
3. The Edge of Paradise
4. When the Lights Are Down
5. Rule the World
6. Serenade
7. Center of the Universe
8. March of Mephisto
9. Descent of the Archangel
10. Abandoned / The Human Stain / Wander




6. U2 (665 plays)

1. City of Blinding Lights
2. All Because of You
3. No Line on the Horizon
4. Pride (In the Name of Love)
5. Original of the Species
6. Sometimes You Can’t Make It On Your Own
7. Discotheque
8. Bad
9. Magnificent
10. I Will Follow




7. Stream of Passion (559 plays)

1. The Art of Loss
2. Games We Play
3. Far and Apart
4. Now or Never
5. When You Hurt Me the Most
6. My Leader
7. This Endless Night
8. Nostalgia
9. Embrace the Storm
10. Street Spirit / Let Me In




8. Epica (536 plays)

1. Dance of Fate
2. Never Enough
3. Quietus
4. Run for a Fall
5. Beyond Belief
6. Chasing the Dragon
7. Sensorium
8. Sancta Terra
9. Resign to Surrender (A New Age Dawns Part IV)
10. Fools of Damnation (The Embrace That Smothers Part IX)




9. After Forever (520 plays)

1. Evoke
2. Discord
3. Digital Deceit
4. Eccentric
5. Equally Destructive
6. Intrinsic
7. Come
8. Dreamflight
9. Boundaries Are Open
10. Energize Me / Being Everyone / Forever / Sweet Enclosure




10. Coldplay (470 plays)

1. The Hardest Part
2. Twisted Logic
3. Politik
4. Cemeteries of London
5. Life in Technicolor
6. God Put a Smile Upon Your Face
7. Low
8. Til Kingdom Come
9. Yes
10. A Message

Recommended Songs (sorted by most recommended songs)

Hybrid Times : Riverside (Score = 700.92)
Eve of Seduction : Symphony X (Score = 696.67)
Evolutionary Sleeper : Cynic (Score = 659.04)
Alive : Circus Maximus (Score = 641.15)
Driven To Destruction : Riverside (Score = 634.64)
Paradise Lost : Symphony X (Score = 541.38)
Crack The Skye : Mastodon (Score = 524.2)
Vicarious : Tool (Score = 490.33)
Spreading the Disease : Queensrÿche (Score = 470.07)
Domination : Symphony X (Score = 461.97)
Balance : Anathema (Score = 461.3)
Extension of the Wish : Andromeda (Score = 418.36)
We All Need Some Light : Transatlantic (Score = 410.14)
Ticks & Leeches : Tool (Score = 407.83)
Madness Caught Another Victim : Evergrey (Score = 399.59)
Slipstream : Threshold (Score = 395.65)
Oroborus : Gojira (Score = 388.13)
Final Product : Nevermore (Score = 379.41)
Fragile Dreams : Anathema (Score = 378.54)
Edge of Thorns : Savatage (Score = 375.75)
Revolution Calling : Queensrÿche (Score = 375.63)
Songs of the Ocean : Star One (Score = 370.64)
The Words Unspoken : Andromeda (Score = 362.58)
The Grudge : Tool (Score = 362.5)
Heaven Send : Devin Townsend Project (Score = 353.39)
Heal the Waters : Ark (Score = 350.28)
Sin : Circus Maximus (Score = 347.99)
Silver Bride : Amorphis (Score = 344.74)
The Divine Wings of Tragedy : Symphony X (Score = 339.12)
Sampo : Amorphis (Score = 334.53)
Sapphire : Redemption (Score = 329.83)
The Astral Pathway : Adagio (Score = 326.41)
City In The Sky : Scale The Summit (Score = 319.45)
Deep Peace : Devin Townsend (Score = 317.26)
Time Crunch : Jordan Rudess (Score = 307.4)
Pilot in the Sky of Dreams : Threshold (Score = 305.13)
ZTO : Devin Townsend (Score = 296.27)
Eye to Eye : Fates Warning (Score = 295.58)
Point of View : Fates Warning (Score = 280.12)
Perfect Survivor : Star One (Score = 279.7)
Duel With the Devil : Transatlantic (Score = 274.24)
Sweet Leaf : Green Carnation (Score = 273.7)
Mystery : Shadow Gallery (Score = 273.34)
Brain Fingerprinting : Blotted Science (Score = 263.08)
Vampira : The Devin Townsend Band (Score = 255.57)
Coast : Devin Townsend Project (Score = 255.46)
The Space for This : Cynic (Score = 254.66)
Endzeit : Heaven Shall Burn (Score = 252.85)
Freder : Indukti (Score = 247)
Welcome Home : Coheed and Cambria (Score = 242.2)
Ghost of Karelia : Mastodon (Score = 239.94)
Things That Rhyme With Orange : I Set My Friends On Fire (Score = 239.75)
In Confidence : Evergrey (Score = 234.1)
Soul Society : Kamelot (Score = 233.43)
Disruptr : Devin Townsend Project (Score = 233.42)
Clouds over California : DevilDriver (Score = 231.01)
Still Waiting : Sum 41 (Score = 230.04)
Hang 11 : John Petrucci & Jordan Rudess (Score = 227.13)
Suite Sister Mary : Queensrÿche (Score = 223.97)
This Could Be Anywhere In The World : Alexisonfire (Score = 220.68)
Live Love Die : In Fear and Faith (Score = 220.31)
Burn the Sun : Ark (Score = 220.19)
Alone : Green Carnation (Score = 220.09)
Oblivion : Mastodon (Score = 218.46)
Almost Again : Strapping Young Lad (Score = 216.25)
obZen : Meshuggah (Score = 213.25)
Nothing to Say : Angra (Score = 212.63)
Dunes : Scale The Summit (Score = 211.68)
La Villa Strangiato : Rush (Score = 203.39)
Rule the World : Kamelot (Score = 202.17)
Back to Times of Splendor : Disillusion (Score = 201.19)
Combustion : Meshuggah (Score = 200.09)
Codex Oscura : Adagio (Score = 199.73)
Red Flag : Billy Talent (Score = 196.46)
July : Katatonia (Score = 196.04)
Deceiver : Stream of Passion (Score = 193.28)
Breathing : Yellowcard (Score = 193.23)
The Course of Nature : Angra (Score = 191.56)
Sleep : Savatage (Score = 191.51)
Boiled Frogs : Alexisonfire (Score = 188.17)
Denied : Sonic Syndicate (Score = 185.69)
Of Sins and Shadows : Symphony X (Score = 184.11)
Colony of Birchmen : Mastodon (Score = 183.8)
Deeper Than Life : Shadow Gallery (Score = 182.44)
The End : Roadrunner United (Score = 182.21)
Cold Inside... I : Indukti (Score = 181.39)
Stabbing the Drama : Soilwork (Score = 180.74)
Feasting Fools : Unexpect (Score = 178.9)
Call Me Sick Boy : Hopes Die Last (Score = 177.45)
And I Told Them I Invented Times New Roman : Dance Gavin Dance (Score = 177.14)
You're Gonna Go Far, Kid : The Offspring (Score = 176.1)
Aftermath : Sonic Syndicate (Score = 174.9)
To The World : Strike Anywhere (Score = 172.61)
Just a Little : Ark (Score = 172.34)
Escape Artists Never Die : Funeral for a Friend (Score = 170.92)
Apology : Alesana (Score = 170.79)
Gibberish : Spock's Beard (Score = 169.84)
Electric Red : Meshuggah (Score = 168.48)
Parker's Eyes : Redemption (Score = 167.79)
My Will Be Done : Unearth (Score = 167.18)

I've had a long list of artists I need to listen to or need to listen to more of sometime for some time now and felt I should put it up on Last.fm incase anyone is willing to suggest me tracks or albums for the listed artists. Forgive me if any of the artist have been placed under the wrong genres. Most of these artist are there for me to refer to sometime in the future whenever I'm wanting to listen to more of a certain genre.

black metal

1349
Abaddon Incarnate
Agatus
Bal-Sagoth
Belphegor
Blut aus Nord
Dark Funeral
Darkthrone
Dragonlord
Graveworm
Hellhammer
Immortal
Leviathan
Mercyful Fate
Negurã Bunget
Primordial
Rotting Christ
Summoning
Ulver
Vintersorg

death metal (including melodic death metal)

Atheist
Dark Tranquillity
Gojira
Kalmah
Mael Mordha
Necrophagist
Norther
Obituary
Vader

doom metal

Aarni
Accept Death
Bongzilla
Buried at Sea
Burning Witch
Cathedral
Cirith Ungol
Daylight Dies
Doomsword
Grand Magus
Grief
HeavyLord
High on Fire
Hooded Menace
Iron Monkey
Lazarus Blackstar
Mammatus
My Dying Bride
Neurosis
OM
Pentagram
Place of Skulls
Reverend Bizarre
Rwake
Saint Vitus
Solitude Aeturnus
Spirit Caravan
The Hidden Hand
Trouble
Ufomammut
Umbra Nihil
Void of Silence
Warning
Weedeater
Yearning

folk metal

Alkonost
Bucovina
Cruachan
Equilibrium
Odroerir
Scald
Skyclad
Svartby
Waylander

traditional metal/hard rock/misc.

Angel Witch
Anvil
Armored Saint
Battlelore
Blue Öyster Cult
Brocas Helm
Budgie
Def Leppard
Dokken
Grim Reaper
Hawkwind
Iron Butterfly
King Diamond
Nevermore
Omen
Samson
Scorpions
Satan
Thin Lizzy

industrial metal

KMFDM
Ministry
Mnemic

power metal

3 Inches of Blood
Axenstar
Brainstorm
Circle II Circle
Dark Moor
Dragonland
Dream Evil
Firewind
Freedom Call
Heavenly
Jag Panzer
Kamelot
Machine Men
Magica
Majesty
Pagan's Mind
Power Quest
Primal Fear
Pyramaze
Rage
Skylark
Stormwarrior
X JAPAN

progressive metal

Age of Nemesis
Ayreon
Blotted Science
Communic
Dysrhythmia
Evergrey
Gordian Knot
James LaBrie
John Petrucci
King's X
Pain of Salvation
Planet X
Platypus
Psychotic Waltz
Spastic Ink
Threshold
Vanden Plas
Zero Hour

progressive rock

Genesis
Jethro Tull
Spock's Beard
Tool

speed metal

Animetal
Exciter

symphonic metal

Epica
Haggard
Therion
Trans-Siberian Orchestra

thrash metal

Annihilator
Destruction
Die Apokalyptischen Reiter
Evile
Exhorder
Testament

All recommendations are appreciated.

Just a li'l list for me. Interesting albums to be released in 2010. Will hopefully update as more information surface.

Orphaned Land - The Never Ending Way Of ORwarriOR (January)
Nevermore - The Obsidian Conspiracy (January)
Kamelot (early 2010)
Pain of Salvation - Road Salt (April and September)
Avantasia - The Wicked Symphony & Angel of Babylon
Seventh Wonder
Symphony X
Lunatic Soul