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Subject: Riot Fri Apr 24, 2009 4:23 am
These guys could be classified as hard rock, heavy metal, or even power metal - but nonetheless they kick ass. Finally another GOOD American metal band. They've been around since the fuckin' 70's too, haha. I had no idea they existed and finding their music is hard; but fucking worth it!
Mike DiMeo (Masterplan) is the vocalist and I've always liked his singing style, very soulful but powerful at once.
Awesome!
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Subject: Re: Riot Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:57 pm
Very good find. Wow, they've been around for a good while! Their genre is hard to classify. If it existed, I'd call it "Soul Metal With Power Metal Influences", lol. I'll probably be listening to them quite a bit. They definitely deserve some credit.
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Subject: Re: Riot Fri Apr 24, 2009 2:18 pm
nice band. both of those songs are very interesting . ill consider of buying this album, they trully sound awesome. Oh and welcome AJ190
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Subject: Re: Riot Fri Apr 24, 2009 7:27 pm
glad you guys seem impressed, and i like the idea 'soul metal' AJ DiMeo has alot of soul influence in his voice i admit, it's great.
AJ190 Sorcerer
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Subject: Re: Riot Sun Apr 26, 2009 4:25 am
Thanks, Ricku. Yeah, his voice is quite strange for metal. I found it quite catchy. My favorite out of these two was Dragon Fire.
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Subject: Re: Riot Sun Apr 26, 2009 6:45 am
that sounds great \m/
:D:D
great music
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Subject: Re: Riot Fri May 22, 2009 11:06 am
New upload to my channel, I fucking LOVE this song!!
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Subject: Re: Riot Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:01 pm
old school metal better than Iron Maiden, RAWR - bring on the flames!
Riot - Warrior, 1977
Gurther Sorcerer
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Subject: Re: Riot Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:32 pm
Good, yes... better than Iron Maiden... I don't agree
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Subject: Re: Riot Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:33 pm
Gurther wrote:
Good, yes... better than Iron Maiden... I don't agree
god you maiden guys are as bad as the dragonforce guys
Gurther Sorcerer
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Subject: Re: Riot Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:34 pm
Vggamegod wrote:
Gurther wrote:
Good, yes... better than Iron Maiden... I don't agree
god you maiden guys are as bad as the dragonforce guys
I'm not an Iron Maiden fanboy, I just think Riot doesn't stand a chance against IM
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Subject: Re: Riot Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:41 pm
why?
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Subject: Re: Riot Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:48 pm
I personally take the stance that Riot are a very good band, very listenable and they've been around since the 70s is it? If that's true then they deserve a huge amount of respect for persisting despite never really breaking through in all this time. But anyway, Iron Maiden in my opinion is the one band that I could listen to forever and truely say that I love each and every song.
These other bands should be given an equal chance though because they kinda came from the same direction as Maiden did but just never made it to the top.
It's true classic metal. What's not to love?
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Subject: Re: Riot Sun Jun 21, 2009 12:55 pm
it just bugs me Riot has been making the kind of music like that since before Maiden's first album and they don't have hardly any fans at all and everyone faps for Maiden ;/ i've listened to some Maiden, new and old, some their old stuff is almost as good as Riot imo, but Riot never stopped making good stuff, Maiden, to me, is quite weak compared to what they used to be ;p though i will admit Riot has had a few more crucial member changes spirit is the same though
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Subject: Re: Riot Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:05 pm
Vggamegod wrote:
it just bugs me Riot has been making the kind of music like that since before Maiden's first album and they don't have hardly any fans at all and everyone faps for Maiden ;/ i've listened to some Maiden, new and old, some their old stuff is almost as good as Riot imo, but Riot never stopped making good stuff, Maiden, to me, is quite weak compared to what they used to be ;p though i will admit Riot has had a few more crucial member changes spirit is the same though
I don't agree, I think BNW, DoD and AMOLAD are great albums!
And about Riot, the fact they've been here for longer doesn't mean they're better I personally didn't have a shock when I listened to the songs you posted, and I remember I did when I first listened to IM... And as PMLO said, There's hardly any songs from IM I don't like (Maybe from VXI... ), and I could listen to Maiden forever and never get bored (In fact, I've listened to Maiden almost exclusively from 2005 to 2006)
They're good, I like them, but if you told me they had a new album out, I wouldn't run to the store to get it... While I would for Maiden...
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Subject: Re: Riot Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:11 pm
meh guess i'll never understand the hype for Maiden, but oh well, at least they're a respectable band, even if they're not among my faves but damn, lol, they have something like 9 million views on The Trooper video ;p
on a side note, being first is important, but only for 1 thing, credit. everyone credits Maiden with power metal, but obviously some bands were doing it first o.o though we all know 'true' power metal was invented by Lord Kai Hansen in Helloween ;D
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Subject: Re: Riot Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:13 pm
I don't credit Iron Maiden with power metal....definately Helloween
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Subject: Re: Riot Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:13 pm
Vggamegod wrote:
meh guess i'll never understand the hype for Maiden, but oh well, at least they're a respectable band, even if they're not among my faves but damn, lol, they have something like 9 million views on The Trooper video ;p
And 10 millions on their FotD (Live ROCK IN RIO) video
I respect your opinion on IM, even tho I think they own
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Subject: Re: Riot Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:14 pm
PowerMetalLivesOn wrote:
I don't credit Iron Maiden with power metal....definately Helloween
Definitely! I don't consider Iron Maiden as a PM band... They're undoubtedly Heavy Metal, there's really no PM elements in their stuff (except MAYBE on SSOASS and PS...)
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Subject: Re: Riot Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:17 pm
Gurther wrote:
PowerMetalLivesOn wrote:
I don't credit Iron Maiden with power metal....definately Helloween
Definitely! I don't consider Iron Maiden as a PM band... They're undoubtedly Heavy Metal, there's really no PM elements in their stuff (except MAYBE on SSOASS and PS...)
well, maybe not you guys, but i have met many people who credit Maiden with power metal - kind of annoying, they're a respectable heavy metal (as you guys said), but probably only a couple songs that could be classified as power metal, and those were done after Helloween created the greatest style of music to ever exist, later perfected by Gamma Ray, of course =D
also, i have achieved my goal, activity in the Riot thread, finally!! muahahaha *evil grin*
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Subject: Re: Riot Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:22 pm
Vggamegod wrote:
Gurther wrote:
PowerMetalLivesOn wrote:
I don't credit Iron Maiden with power metal....definately Helloween
Definitely! I don't consider Iron Maiden as a PM band... They're undoubtedly Heavy Metal, there's really no PM elements in their stuff (except MAYBE on SSOASS and PS...)
well, maybe not you guys, but i have met many people who credit Maiden with power metal - kind of annoying, they're a respectable heavy metal (as you guys said), but probably only a couple songs that could be classified as power metal, and those were done after Helloween created the greatest style of music to ever exist, later perfected by Gamma Ray, of course =D
also, i have achieved my goal, activity in the Riot thread, finally!! muahahaha *evil grin*
Good job!
I know some people credit IM with PM, but I think that's just silly... Of course, they influenced a couple of PM bands, but as you said Helloween are really the band who shot PM high in the sky
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Subject: Re: Riot Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:23 pm
more Riot
Gurther Sorcerer
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Subject: Re: Riot Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:24 pm
Listening right now... I really like the guitar work and drums on this one
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Subject: Re: Riot Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:45 pm
I paused Alexander the Great by Iron Maiden for this...and it was more than worth it. I really like the beginning because just before the vocals come in I didn't expect it to be quite that fast. But fast = good most of the time
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Subject: Re: Riot Sun Jun 21, 2009 1:48 pm
PowerMetalLivesOn wrote:
I paused Alexander the Great by Iron Maiden for this...and it was more than worth it. I really like the beginning because just before the vocals come in I didn't expect it to be quite that fast. But fast = good most of the time
Riot's Thundersteel album is lauded as the best by many Riot fans, though not my favorite, i do love it ;D so epic, and i think the only band playing euro-style metal in the US in the 70's and 80's xD