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2007:
Blind Guardian
Sonata Arctica
Evanescence
30 Seconds to Mars

2008:
Within Temptation
Nightwish
Tarja Turunen
Epica
Rufus Wainwright
Martha Wainwright
Cyndi Lauper
Paramore
Madonna

2009:
Xandria
Evanescence
Panic! At the Disco
Kylie Minogue
Lily Allen
Agua de Annique

Polskie:
Kombii - Dni czegoś tam.
Monstrum - Bar Speed Rock
Spit my rage - Pabianice, 7 Grzechów
Messalina - Dni Bełchatowa, Piwnica, Pub 7 Grzechów
NO HEAD - Pub 7 Grzechów
Frontside - Pub 7 Grzechów
Messenger - Dni Bełchatowa, Piwnica
Coma - Dni Bełchatowa
Turbo - Amfiteatr Bemowo
Toxic Bonkers - Pub 7 Grzechów

Zagraniczne:
Indica - Monachium
Pain - Monachium
Nightwish - Monachium
Stratovarius - Amfiteatr Bemowo
Sabaton - Amfiteatr Bemowo

So this then is my first journal at last.fm and I guess it will end up in a linguistic disaster, but nevertheless:

What I do experience at the moment is something like a revolution backwards, back to my musical roots when I started to listen to heavier music. For quite a long while now I am listening to Heavy Metal. Bands like Iced Earth, Blind Guardian or Metallica were the big profiteers, ending up in an absolutely dominant lead for Iced Earth in my overall charts.

What many don't know is, that the first "heavier" bands I listened to in the past were Nightwish and especially Evanescence. While my interest in both of them (and any other sort of female-fronted metal) has dropped in that Heavy-Metal-period, now it seems to come back. I nearly lost any sort of interest in Iced Earth actually and I don't really want to listen to any sort of Heavy/Thrash or Death-Metal at the moment at all.

That really is a surprise, as I just some months ago expected to see even more dominant Metal bands in the lead at my charts.

I think that has to do with the atmosphere of autumn, which really has arrived completely now, but somehow it could also mean something like a true revolution - just backwards. We'll see which bands will take the sceptre and crown now. Iced Earth is miles ahead of everybody else and nearly all Top-5 pursuers are not part of that "revolution"-Bands aswell, but who knows? Epica made up magnificent +400 plays in just three weeks, so did Stream of Passion which seem to come out of nowhere to conquer the Top 10 now. And still a big surprise is Amaran, which are to find in the Top-20 for a long time now, but only have released two albums before they split.


That might get really exciting in the future. I'm looking forward to the Novemer 2009 journal, if there are any changes to report :).

Greetings and have a nice November

empii


Statistics:

Since last.fm is the best place on the web for stupid teenagers to vent about their petty meaningless lives, I'd thought I'd share my burden with you guys. It's something that's been bugging me for a while now, it's really been eating away at me...there's this guy at uni on my course, who is probably the most normal person you could ever meet, except for one small thing...right slap-bang on his chest he has a pair of breasts, and they're not round or perky tits, they're just more like two puppies in a burlap sack.

If he was overweight I would understand, but he's 6'2, slim build and cant weigh anything more than 80kg. Whereas most men walk with pride, chest out, back straight, head held high, he walks with his face tucked into his chest as if nobody will notice. Every time I talk to him, every time I just see him, I cant help but stare at his breasts. Please help me, how do I confront him so I can move on with my life?

Between the Buried and MeBurzumOpethDimmu BorgirNileDream TheaterNevermoreMastodonIsisNeurosisMeshuggahThe OceanMayhemDarkthroneEmperorSymphony XSikThAfter the BurialThe Dillinger Escape PlanBorisBehemothAgallochToolAyreonSlayerIn FlamesDeftonesLamb of GodNightwishChildren of BodomTriviumKatatoniaAmon AmarthDragonForceGojiraCradle of FilthArch EnemyDevilDriverStrapping Young Lad

In four week's time, I will actually be WATCHING Sonata Arctica LIVE & IN THE FLESH. My countdown has officially begun >w<


So anyway, when I started my countdown for the Nightwish gig, I did a little anticipation journal and I thought it was only fair that I did it for Sonata too ;)

First of all OH MY FREAKIN' GOD I cannot WAIT!!! DX It actually kind of hurts sometimes, the anticipation >w< And it's so different to Nightwish... with Nightwish I was expecting to be so moved, and I was, but with Sonata I just can't wait for the FUN we're going to have! :D It's gonna be a totally different atmosphere, so much... PAM! I still love the way this album starts!! :D

(Cookies for those who get the reference ;D Chrissi, I'm looking at you! :P)

Setlist?

Let's get one thing straight here: there are only about five Sonata songs at the moment that I might say "oh.." at in a slightly disappointed tone. Blinded No More is the main one, but you know, even that one will be enjoyable live :)

Songs I really really want? Well I will absolutely die of joy if they play Deathaura for us. It became my all-time favourite Sonata song pretty much on the first listen, and it's just so, so amazing *w* I don't know how likely they are to play it though, since I keep hearing different stories ^__^;; But you know, fingers crossed and I'll forgive 'em if they leave it out ^__^

Other songs I really would love to hear but probably aren't very likely:
Fly With the Black Swan and My Dream's but a Drop of Fuel for a Nightmare because they are my two favourite tracks after Deathaura, and The Gun just because I think it would be *such* a fun song live! :D

Songs I really wanna hear and am quite likely to have my wish granted:
The Last Amazing Grays because it's one of my favourites from the new album and as a single, they're bound to play it (looking forward to Flag In The Ground too :D), Black Sheep (one of the most perfect songs ever written!), In Black and White, Caleb and Don't Say a Word.

Merch?

You know, I'm not too motivated by merch, but maybe I'll take a look at what's leftover after the gig. Priority is to get as near to the front as I can! =w=

Support acts?

Bah >w< Well, Winterborn should be pretty enjoyable live. I've only actually listened to one song so I need to check out a bit more before the gig, but they're all underrated and stuffs. At first I was like, "WHAAT? Do not want! DX" about Delain, but since giving them a second chance I'm a lot happier about them supporting. I still hope they won't play too long a set though, I doubt I'll be able to listen to more than about six songs without getting at least a little bit bored ^__^;; And if they don't play April Rain then I'll have to find a shotgun somewhere because April Rain is the POINT of Delain! xD

Oh, and some people seem to have got the idea that Norther are also supporting on this gig. Let me say this now: NORTHER ARE NOT SUPPORTING. Ticketmaster have got it WRONG. On Sonata's official website, they list the support acts for the European leg of the tour as Delain and Winterborn; Delain have this gig marked up on their official website; Winterborn also have this gig marked up on their official website. On Norther's website there isn't even a WHISPER about this gig. So they will not be supporting.

END OF DISCUSSION.


>__>

My first choice for support would have been Brother Firetribe, JUST BECAUSE OF THE PURE AWESOME, and I'd almost forgotten that this was only in my head, because I was really disappointed when the support bands were announced and BF weren't one of them xD I guess I just wanted to see dear little Emppu Vuorinen again, but also BF would have just the right kind of fun atmosphere to really get me going for the gig :)

Tarot would have been awesome too, and maybe Cain's Offering - it would make up for Jani Liimatainen not being in the band anymore ;( I'm the last person in the world to ask them to chuck out Elias Viljanen because Elias is amazing and I love him to bits, but still, I never got the chance to see Sonata live with Jani ;(

I guess I will just have to make up for it by saying, "Playing sober was a mistake. Now we go back to the old style." OVER AND OVER AND OVER again.

Yeap, more cookies on offer ;D


I think I must have a real keyboards obsession (not surprising for a pianist) since for Nightwish I wanted to stand over to the left to get a better view of Tuomas Holopainen and his... boat as it turned out xD And this time I want to be sort of in between the middle and the right, because let's face it, Henrik Klingenberg is the awesomest keyboardist in the world >w< And even though he *can* move around with the keytar, his normal keyboards are pretty grounded and even with the keytar, he tends to stay put in the videos I've seen. So I figure that if I stand by him, I can see everyone else too because they move around AND I won't miss any Henkka/Tony moments his keytar solos ;D

Hope I'll get a good view of Tommy Portimo too :) He's my little cutie, so he is xD

Can't believe I just wrote that but NEVER MIND, MOVING ON xD

For Nightwish I planned to meet them until about a week before when I changed my mind. For Sonata Arctica I have no intention of meeting the band at all. I mean, sure, if Tony Kakko happens to stroll past me at some point, I'm gonna do my best to at least get a high five, but I'm not going to deliberately set out to meet them. Seems forced, invading their privacy, etc. etc. I'm happy just seeing them and conveying my heartfelt kiitos through yelling myself hoarse ;D


So yeah. IT'S GOING TO BE AWESOME. I cannot wait :33



And I just realised that the only member I didn't mention was dear Make DD: So, to rectify that, GRATUITOUS MENTION: Marko Paasikoski x3


And let's link a few random bands just to spam everywhere >3
Sydänpuu, Silent Voices, Mental Care Foundation, Mikko Harkin, Marco Hietala, Northern Kings

There gonna be a lot more Gothic music with my novel for NaNoWriMo. It just fits so well with my story :]

Funny how my last entry or last year, on the month. Didn't intend for that D:

Moi dix Mois, MALICE MIZER, Nightwish,Epica, gothic rock

Anathema
Eternity (1996)
Alternative 4 (1998)
Judgement (1999)
A Fine Day to Exit (2001)
A Natural Disaster (2003)

Apocalyptica
Reflections (2003)

Avalanch
Los poetas han muerto (2003)
Las Ruinas Del Eden (2004)
El hijo prodigo (2005)
Muerte y Vida (2007)
Caminar sobre el agua (2008)

Blind Panic
Nameless Blasphemy With Glaring White Eyes (2004)

Catamenia
Chaos Born (2003)
Winternight Tragedies (2005)

Dark Sanctuary
Royaume Mélancolique (1999)
Exaudi Vocem Meam (Part I) (2005)

Darkthrone
Transilvanian Hunger (1994)
Sardonic Wrath (2004)
F.O.A.D. (2007)

DeathevokatioN
The Chalice of Ages (2007)

Ensiferum
Iron (2004)
Victory Songs (2007)

Godüs
Hell Fuck Demon Sound (2004)
Phantomgrave: I Am The Catacombs (2007)

Golgotha
Melancholy (1995)
THE WAY OF CONFUSSION (1997)
Elemental Changes (1998)
New Life (2006)

Haemorrhage
Emetic Cult (1995)
grume (1997)
Morgue Sweet Home (2002)

HammerFall
Legacy of Kings (1998)
Threshold (2006)

Hybrid
The 8th Plague (2008)

In Memory
Intoxicating Mind (2003)
Glyptic (2007)

Kamelot
Ghost Opera (2007)

Ktulu
Orden Genético (1994)
Confrontación (1997)
Ktulu (1999)
Show Canibal (2008)

Mägo de Oz
Gaia (2003)
Gaia II (la voz dormida) (2005)

Mastodon
Remission (2002)
Leviathan (2004)
Call of the Mastodon (2006)
Crack The Skye (2009)

My Dying Bride
Like Gods of the Sun (1996)
34.788%... Complete (1998)
The Light at the End of the World (1999)
The Dreadful Hours (2001)
Songs of Darkness, Words of Light (2004)
A Line Of Deathless Kings (2006)
For Lies I Sire (2009)

Nightwish
Dark Passion Play (2007)

Nile
Amongst the Catacombs of Nephren-Ka (1998)
Black Seeds of Vengeance (2000)
In Their Darkened Shrines (2002)
Annihilation of the Wicked (2005)
Ithyphallic (2007)

Opeth
Orchid (1995)
Morningrise (1996)
Still Life (1999)
Blackwater Park (2001)
Deliverance (2002)
Ghost Reveries (2005)
Watershed (2008)

Saratoga
Vientos De Guerra (1999)
1992-2004 (2004)
Tierra de Lobos (2005)
VII (2007)

Stravaganzza
Sentimientos (2005)

Tierra Santa
Sangre de Reyes (2001)
Indomable (2003)
Las Mil y Una Noches (2003)
Apocalipsis (2004)
Mejor Morir en Pie (2006)