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Windir. R.I.P. Terje

Although not related to the thread, I just wish Sodom would tour N. America.

A lot of the ones that I'd like to see such as Fates Warning 1986 and raising Chuck Schuldiner from the dead have already been mentioned, so I'll just put up the ones that haven't been mentioned yet.

Black Sabbath circa "The Headless Cross" and "Tyr", but with Vinnie Appice as Cozy Powell won't be coming back, though I wish that were possible too. The epic atmosphere that was achieved on those albums was absolutely mind blowing.

Darkthrone getting Zephyrous and Dag Nilsen back together to re-record Goatlord in the epic death style it was intended for. This one would not need to be a long term reunion with additional albums as I like their current output as well, but that album would be so much better for it.

Celtic Frost.

I really really enjoyed Monotheist, and would be greatly thrilled to hear they got back together.

I don't necessarily wish that they were STILL around given their recent outputs in their respective bands, but I would be interested in hearing how Metallica would have sounded on the first few albums if the lineup was Hetfield/Ulrich/Mustaine/Burton.

tarja back in nightwish. i just recently got into nightwish and if you ever hear annette do the old songs live... it just saddens me.

Manowar with Ross the Boss; Fighting the World and Kings of Metal are by far their best. Ross the Boss' New Metal Leader was ok but would have been awesome if performed by Manowar.

Lord_Lexy wrote:

Manowar with Ross the Boss; Fighting the World and Kings of Metal are by far their best. Ross the Boss' New Metal Leader was ok but would have been awesome if performed by Manowar.

Hear hear! I agree.
I still liked some songs on Triumph Of Steel but it was really downhill from there. Boss' new album is indeed pretty sweet but imagining Eric Adams singing on it...damn
Could've been a more than decent Manowar album, Manowar themselves haven't written anything close in 17 years...

Lord_Lexy wrote:

Manowar with Ross the Boss; Fighting the World and Kings of Metal are by far their best. Ross the Boss' New Metal Leader was ok but would have been awesome if performed by Manowar.

tarja back in nightwish. i just recently got into nightwish and if you ever hear annette do the old songs live... it just saddens me.

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I'd go with the classic Danzig line-up consisting of old wolf Glenn, John Christ, Eerie Von and Chuck Biscuits. Danzig never sounded as awesome.

This is very true. The quality of his music dropped considerably when Danzig dropped those guys. The first three albums and the Thrall-Demonsweatlive EP were awesome.

Not really metal, but who wouldn't love to see the original Guns N' Roses lineup?

It'd be great if Mercyful Fate got their original lineup together to at least do some shows. I think Mike Denner was more irreplaceable ahan people realise as things just weren't the same without him around.

johngood87 wrote:

tarja back in nightwish. i just recently got into nightwish and if you ever hear annette do the old songs live... it just saddens me.

Personally, I think Anette does a fine job with the older songs.

I really wish Arcturus would get back together with Garm, although he's kind of off his rocker now. :roll:

You honestly couldn't expect a band to end with something like Sideshow Symphonies.

Smoking_Gnu wrote:

I really wish Arcturus would get back together with Garm, although he's kind of off his rocker now. :roll:

You honestly couldn't expect a band to end with something like Sideshow Symphonies.

definitely Arcturus, but doesn't have to be with Garm. You do know Arcturus' songwriter war Sverd all along, right? Poor songwriting and really puny production killed Sideshow Symphonies, not the vocals. I say either Garm or Vortex, just bring Arcturus back

KosherCarnage wrote:

Smoking_Gnu wrote:

I really wish Arcturus would get back together with Garm, although he's kind of off his rocker now. :roll:

You honestly couldn't expect a band to end with something like Sideshow Symphonies.

Hmm, didn't know that. But I personally think the vocals hurt too; Vortex goes about singing on that CD like he was punched in the nose or kicked in the nuts. Nothing against him otherwise; I'm really fond of his work in Borknagar (namely Quintessence) and Dimmu Borgir. But on SS he wasn't up to snuff.

Immortal, with the Occultas. there was none more grim nor frostbitten.

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Immortal, with the Occultas. there was none more grim nor frostbitten.

Oh yes. They used to make him wear thermo pads in his boots so he wouldn't be frozen to the ground at all times.

The Crown with Johan Lindstrand on vocals.

Deathrace King, Crowned in Terror... 2 albums that will stand the test of time. Pure all out deathrash metal that will never tire in my ear. :bow:

KC_Slaanesh wrote:

Not really metal, but who wouldn't love to see the original Guns N' Roses lineup?

I think they're boring.

Abominatrix wrote:

Michael Denner seems to be a pretty underrated guitarist. I enjoyed the guitar parts I heard from him, though. "The Black Horsemen" ends beautifully (that solo and the drum part before it are a great ending to the album...nice conclusion to the tale).

Yes, yes, oh yes! Michael Denner is undeniably fantastic and indeed one of my favourite guitarists. His solos are always beautifully crafted and have a real melodic quality - just look at his efforts on 'Evil', 'The Oath', 'Dressed in White' and as you said, 'Black Horsemen'. Shermann's cool and all but Denner is just something else! King Diamond really lost something when Denner left, it's one of many reasons why Abigail is such a classic.

Lost Horizon with Daniel.

Author:	ihunggod [ Thu Apr 16, 2009 3:32 pm ]
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Soup wrote: Windir. R.I.P. Terje Although not related to the thread, I just wish Sodom would tour N. America. I live in NYC and saw Sodom just over a year or so ago...

Author:	Abominatrix [ Thu Apr 16, 2009 3:39 pm ]
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hells_unicorn wrote: A lot of the ones that I'd like to see such as Fates Warning 1986 and raising Chuck Schuldiner from the dead have already been mentioned, so I'll just put up the ones that haven't been mentioned yet. Black Sabbath circa "The Headless Cross" and "Tyr", but with Vinnie Appice as Cozy Powell won't be coming back, though I wish that were possible too. The epic atmosphere that was achieved on those albums was absolutely mind blowing. Darkthrone getting Zephyrous and Dag Nilsen back together to re-record Goatlord in the epic death style it was intended for. This one would not need to be a long term reunion with additional albums as I like their current output as well, but that album would be so much better for it. I actually love "Goatlord" as is, and you probably think I'm crazy for it, but I'd still be interested in hearing how they'd redo it today. It'd be great if Mercyful Fate got their original lineup together to at least do some shows. I think Mike Denner was more irreplaceable ahan people realise as things just weren't the same without him around. Kim Ruz too .. the man is just really charismatic on the drums and it'd be amazing to witness performances from the whole lot today.

Author:	SladeCraven [ Thu Apr 16, 2009 3:40 pm ]
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Celtic Frost. I really really enjoyed Monotheist, and would be greatly thrilled to hear they got back together.

Author:	Abominatrix [ Thu Apr 16, 2009 3:42 pm ]
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SladeCraven wrote: Celtic Frost. I really really enjoyed Monotheist, and would be greatly thrilled to hear they got back together. As would I. I really think they're gone for good this time, though. Ah well, at least they went out with a fucking bang.

Author:	johngood87 [ Thu Apr 16, 2009 3:52 pm ]
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tarja back in nightwish. i just recently got into nightwish and if you ever hear annette do the old songs live... it just saddens me.

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Author:	LordGothic [ Thu Apr 16, 2009 4:15 pm ]
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In Flames without Daniel and Peter and Tarja and Sami back in Nightwish

Author:	Lord_Lexy [ Thu Apr 16, 2009 5:09 pm ]
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Shadoeking wrote: I don't necessarily wish that they were STILL around given their recent outputs in their respective bands, but I would be interested in hearing how Metallica would have sounded on the first few albums if the lineup was Hetfield/Ulrich/Mustaine/Burton. This would be the best reunion ever, the Burton-era of Metallica was the real Metallica-era. Manowar with Ross the Boss; Fighting the World and Kings of Metal are by far their best. Ross the Boss' New Metal Leader was ok but would have been awesome if performed by Manowar. Nightwish with Tarja: Annette is not bad, but Tarja had that magical opera voice. johngood87 wrote: tarja back in nightwish. i just recently got into nightwish and if you ever hear annette do the old songs live... it just saddens me. Mmm, I've seen them and they only played from Once (which isn't that operatic) and Dark Passion Play, with two exceptions. It seems like they forsake their earlier work...

Author:	superchef79 [ Thu Apr 16, 2009 5:11 pm ]
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cannibal corpse with chris barnes and jesse leach with killswitch engage

Author:	morbert [ Thu Apr 16, 2009 5:26 pm ]
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Lord_Lexy wrote: Manowar with Ross the Boss; Fighting the World and Kings of Metal are by far their best. Ross the Boss' New Metal Leader was ok but would have been awesome if performed by Manowar. Hear hear! I agree. I still liked some songs on Triumph Of Steel but it was really downhill from there. Boss' new album is indeed pretty sweet but imagining Eric Adams singing on it...damn Could've been a more than decent Manowar album, Manowar themselves haven't written anything close in 17 years...

Author:	Lord_Lexy [ Thu Apr 16, 2009 5:31 pm ]
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morbert wrote: Lord_Lexy wrote: Manowar with Ross the Boss; Fighting the World and Kings of Metal are by far their best. Ross the Boss' New Metal Leader was ok but would have been awesome if performed by Manowar. Hear hear! I agree. I still liked some songs on Triumph Of Steel but it was really downhill from there. Boss' new album is indeed pretty sweet but imagining Eric Adams singing on it...damn Could've been a more than decent Manowar album, Manowar themselves haven't written anything close in 17 years... Yep! Triumph of Steel had indeed decent songs (The Power of Thy Sword! The Demon's Whip!). What I really don't understand is all the keyboard stuff on their two latest albums. I even read in the booklet from Fighting the World: "No Synths, No Pedals, No Wimps Just Power, Metal and Might"

Author:	Acrobat [ Thu Apr 16, 2009 5:55 pm ]
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morbert wrote: Lord_Lexy wrote: Manowar with Ross the Boss; Fighting the World and Kings of Metal are by far their best. Ross the Boss' New Metal Leader was ok but would have been awesome if performed by Manowar. Hear hear! I agree. I still liked some songs on Triumph Of Steel but it was really downhill from there. Boss' new album is indeed pretty sweet but imagining Eric Adams singing on it...damn Could've been a more than decent Manowar album, Manowar themselves haven't written anything close in 17 years... Triumph Of Steel is a shit album as far as I'm concerned - 2/3 worthwhile songs but you know I can't be too forgiving towards that opening number. I'll always maintain that Ross the Boss was the best thing about Manowar instrumentally. Joey and Eric seem to get far more credit than Ross, but the guy's a phenomenal guitarist. Seconding Fates Warning with John Arch, of course. I'd like to see Motorhead back with Wurzel in the fold on 2nd guitar again, he's still excellent and I think they lost a little something without him. Also seconding Mercyful Fate with the complete original line-up; the drummer has been neglected too often, but he's absolutely perfect for their style, I just think he didn't get on too well with the others. I saw him (or someone who was pretending to be him, which would be strange) posting on blabbermouth saying how he'd love to see them reform.

Author:	Konig_ov_Hel [ Thu Apr 16, 2009 5:57 pm ]
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johngood87 wrote: tarja back in nightwish. i just recently got into nightwish and if you ever hear annette do the old songs live... it just saddens me. Personally, I think Anette does a fine job with the older songs.

Author:	Waltz_of_Ghouls [ Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:04 pm ]
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Shadoeking wrote: Waltz_of_Ghouls wrote: I'd go with the classic Danzig line-up consisting of old wolf Glenn, John Christ, Eerie Von and Chuck Biscuits. Danzig never sounded as awesome. This is very true. The quality of his music dropped considerably when Danzig dropped those guys. The first three albums and the Thrall-Demonsweatlive EP were awesome. Don't forget 4P!!! Awesome album and quite underrated imo. It doesn't rock as hard as the first 3, but it's filled with mellow gems and some great moods. Blackacidevil was his lowpoint, 666 was a slight improvement (some good songs, but mostly very average ones) I Luceferi had good potential, but felt rushed a bit and Circle of Snakes was a good album, his best in years actually, but it was kinda plagued by a botched production imo.

Author:	planiol [ Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:18 pm ]
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Moonblood. Pantera. Obituary with James Murphy, ala Cause of Death.

Author:	Callum_Carcass [ Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:46 pm ]
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Old Entombed. I have a theory that the Entombed we see now are just robots that have hidden the real Entombed in a giant box with a question mark on it in the sky. Like those ones on Super Mario. One of us has to get high on mushrooms, turn into a giant, smash our heads off of the bottom side of the box to realease the REAL Entombed, however the person who releases them dies.

Author:	Blackened_Griever [ Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:56 pm ]
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To/die/for, they have been like 4 days splitted but I miss them already. Jani Limatainen with Sonata Arctica, I don't hace anything against Elias, but Jani took a big part of Sonata when he left And Sentenced with Mika Tenkula, but he is dead, so fuck it.

Author:	obZen [ Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:01 pm ]
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First thing I thought of was Arcturus when I read the thread title. Doesn't matter who. Garm or Vortex. Although, if it says anything, I thought La Masquerade Infernale was their best effort.

Author:	Ravenlord266 [ Sat Apr 18, 2009 6:24 am ]
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Savatage

Author:	Smoking_Gnu [ Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:23 pm ]
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I really wish Arcturus would get back together with Garm, although he's kind of off his rocker now. You honestly couldn't expect a band to end with something like Sideshow Symphonies.

Author:	RevBau [ Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:31 pm ]
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I cant believe no ones even said it yet.. Kill Em All/Master Of Puppets/Ride The Lightning line up meaning... CLIFF BURTON (RIP). It would also be interesting to see where Metallica would of gone if Mustaine was never kicked out of the band. Also I wish Sepultura and Anthrax had their original line-up still in-tact.

Author:	Deucalion [ Fri Apr 17, 2009 6:53 pm ]
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KC_Slaanesh wrote: Not really metal, but who wouldn't love to see the original Guns N' Roses lineup? I think they're boring. Abominatrix wrote: It'd be great if Mercyful Fate got their original lineup together to at least do some shows. I think Mike Denner was more irreplaceable ahan people realise as things just weren't the same without him around. Michael Denner seems to be a pretty underrated guitarist. I enjoyed the guitar parts I heard from him, though. "The Black Horsemen" ends beautifully (that solo and the drum part before it are a great ending to the album...nice conclusion to the tale).

Author:	Sagebear [ Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:06 pm ]
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Konig_ov_Hel wrote: johngood87 wrote: tarja back in nightwish. i just recently got into nightwish and if you ever hear annette do the old songs live... it just saddens me. Personally, I think Anette does a fine job with the older songs. Agreed, though I wouldn't mind a reunion with Tarja. Anyways, After Forever has already been mentioned, I can sort of remember Death getting a mention (no matter how impossible it would be), so I'm pretty empty. I'll just second those two because I'd almost die of happiness if either happened.

Author:	Empyreal [ Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:08 pm ]
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Tarja sucks and I don't see why people value her so much. She only really sounds good when she's doing the non-operatic-type vocals.

Author:	KosherCarnage [ Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:35 pm ]
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Smoking_Gnu wrote: I really wish Arcturus would get back together with Garm, although he's kind of off his rocker now. You honestly couldn't expect a band to end with something like Sideshow Symphonies. Definately Arcturus, but doesn't have to be with Garm. You do know Arcturus' songwriter war Sverd all along, right? Poor songwriting and really puny production killed Sideshow Symphonies, not the vocals. I say either Garm or Vortex, just bring Arcturus back

Author:	Smoking_Gnu [ Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:40 pm ]
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KosherCarnage wrote: Smoking_Gnu wrote: I really wish Arcturus would get back together with Garm, although he's kind of off his rocker now. You honestly couldn't expect a band to end with something like Sideshow Symphonies. definitely Arcturus, but doesn't have to be with Garm. You do know Arcturus' songwriter war Sverd all along, right? Poor songwriting and really puny production killed Sideshow Symphonies, not the vocals. I say either Garm or Vortex, just bring Arcturus back Hmm, didn't know that. But I personally think the vocals hurt too; Vortex goes about singing on that CD like he was punched in the nose or kicked in the nuts. Nothing against him otherwise; I'm really fond of his work in Borknagar (namely Quintessence) and Dimmu Borgir. But on SS he wasn't up to snuff.

Author:	spectreofdeath [ Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:48 pm ]
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Annihilator with Randy Rampage on vocals

Author:	Revengeance [ Fri Apr 17, 2009 7:51 pm ]
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The lineup from Testament's "The Gathering" is probably the closest thing to a dream team I've ever seen. The ONLY fault I could find in that album was the lack of solos, which could have been fixed on future releases. I suppose in that regard, if we threw Skolnick back in and kicked Murphy, it might have solved that problem (I believe that was the lineup for First Strike, but that wasn't new material), but I can't say for sure that Murphy wasn't a significant part of the writing. Needless to say, DiGiorgio and Lombardo give me metal-boners, and I love Testament's sound(s). A second would probably be the Candlemass lineup from Dactylis Glomerata. Everything Leif Eidling and Mike Ammot touch turn to gold, in my opinion. So Had they been able to actually work together on material, rather than have Ammot just throw down some backseat solos woulda been cool; and they could keep the "abstrakt" (progressive) doom vibe, I dig that.

Author:	KosherCarnage [ Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:40 pm ]
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Smoking_Gnu wrote: KosherCarnage wrote: Smoking_Gnu wrote: I really wish Arcturus would get back together with Garm, although he's kind of off his rocker now. You honestly couldn't expect a band to end with something like Sideshow Symphonies. definitely Arcturus, but doesn't have to be with Garm. You do know Arcturus' songwriter war Sverd all along, right? Poor songwriting and really puny production killed Sideshow Symphonies, not the vocals. I say either Garm or Vortex, just bring Arcturus back Hmm, didn't know that. But I personally think the vocals hurt too; Vortex goes about singing on that CD like he was punched in the nose or kicked in the nuts. Nothing against him otherwise; I'm really fond of his work in Borknagar (namely Quintessence) and Dimmu Borgir. But on SS he wasn't up to snuff. Sure he had lots of... hmm.. awkward moments on Sideshow.. but the delivery on Shipwrecked Frontier Pioneer was one of his best and Hibernation Sickness Complete was also nicely done. The production kinda made everything on that record sound wimpy, so it's kinda hard to judge. He's done a great job on their dvd though, so I still think he deserves some credit for that and his legendary guest vocals on La Masquerade.

Author:	Eurnonymous [ Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:55 pm ]
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RUNNING WILD

Author:	Eurnonymous [ Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:57 pm ]
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Immortal, with the Occultas. there was none more grim nor frostbitten.

Author:	SladeCraven [ Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:01 pm ]
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Eurnonymous wrote: Immortal, with the Occultas. there was none more grim nor frostbitten. Oh yes. They used to make him wear thermo pads in his boots so he wouldn't be frozen to the ground at all times.

Author:	Eurnonymous [ Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:04 pm ]
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SladeCraven wrote: Eurnonymous wrote: Immortal, with the Occultas. there was none more grim nor frostbitten. Oh yes. They used to make him wear thermo pads in his boots so he wouldn't be frozen to the ground at all times.

Author:	lennonlikesmetal [ Sat Apr 18, 2009 1:35 am ]
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The_Boss wrote: The Crown with Johan Lindstrand on vocals. Deathrace King, Crowned in Terror... 2 albums that will stand the test of time. Pure all out deathrash metal that will never tire in my ear. You mean Crowned Unholy right? Crowned In Terror had Tomas.

Author:	Empyreal [ Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:19 am ]
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Ravenlord266 wrote: Savatage But only if they bring Criss Oliva back from the dead.

Author:	Acrobat [ Sat Apr 18, 2009 8:30 am ]
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Deucalion wrote: KC_Slaanesh wrote: Not really metal, but who wouldn't love to see the original Guns N' Roses lineup? I think they're boring. Abominatrix wrote: It'd be great if Mercyful Fate got their original lineup together to at least do some shows. I think Mike Denner was more irreplaceable ahan people realise as things just weren't the same without him around. Michael Denner seems to be a pretty underrated guitarist. I enjoyed the guitar parts I heard from him, though. "The Black Horsemen" ends beautifully (that solo and the drum part before it are a great ending to the album...nice conclusion to the tale). Yes, yes, oh yes! Michael Denner is undeniably fantastic and indeed one of my favourite guitarists. His solos are always beautifully crafted and have a real melodic quality - just look at his efforts on 'Evil', 'The Oath', 'Dressed in White' and as you said, 'Black Horsemen'. Shermann's cool and all but Denner is just something else! King Diamond really lost something when Denner left, it's one of many reasons why Abigail is such a classic.

Author:	ManofWar55 [ Sat Apr 18, 2009 11:01 am ]
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Lost Horizon with Daniel.

Author:	Deucalion [ Sat Apr 18, 2009 12:46 pm ]
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ANationalAcrobat wrote: Yes, yes, oh yes! Michael Denner is undeniably fantastic and indeed one of my favourite guitarists. His solos are always beautifully crafted and have a real melodic quality - just look at his efforts on 'Evil', 'The Oath', 'Dressed in White' and as you said, 'Black Horsemen'. Shermann's cool and all but Denner is just something else! King Diamond really lost something when Denner left, it's one of many reasons why Abigail is such a classic. "Dressed in White" is great, too. I like LaRocque, as well, but I think that Denner should be recognized for what he did. Denner's solos were just as good as LaRocque's (if not better at times).

Author:	Unorthodox [ Sat Apr 18, 2009 4:15 pm ]
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Gorgoroth "Under the Sign of Hell" lineup.. oh nvm! =) In all things considered, I really wish Ulver's old "Bergtatt - Et Eeventyr i 5 Capitler" line up would be created again. That album is such an amazing piece of work that only that line up has ever done so well. That would be amazing. Another collaberation album between Sun O))) and Boris would kickass. Altar was such a great album, and you can tell that the two bands work well together. Another Windir album would be freakin amazing if Valfar could come back from the dead somehow. Yes, the rest of the windir line up did go on to create a band much of the same sound, but it just isn't the same without Valfar being a part of the band.