Candlemass

The artist that got me into doom metal just doesn't appeal to me anymore, what more can I say? I could wonder about how or why, but I'll just chalk it up to evolution. It seems now it would be appropriate to pay homage to all the other artists I've evolved out of - and sometimes back into.

Astral Projection

Heavenly sucks, and their latest album proves it, but I have to give credit where credit is due. Carpe Diem: Best power metal album art EVER!
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/f/f3/Heavenly_-_Carpe_Diem.jpg

Artists I could almost like, but don't:

Anathema
I've spent years trying to like Anathema, but I don't think it's ever gonna happen.

Angel Witch
To dislike this band may be considered blasphemy among the heavy metal devout, but try as I may I am simply left feeling unimpressed after every listen.

Apostle of Solitude
Riding the wave of trendy stoner doom.

A Storm of Light
Irritating vocals spoils their otherwise enjoyable…

I buy far more CDs than any non-music-obsessed person would consider sane or healthy, and it is thus perhaps by sheer chance that I happened upon this mystery.

Many of the CDs I have bought over the years have been affixed with a sticker of some sort or another, whether it be of a record label, record store, price tag, bar code, or whatever. When I received my first CD with this particular sticker I thought nothing of it.

But then when I received another CD with the same sticker years later, I paused. I was sure I didn't buy…

I woke up this morning and ate breakfast while having a casual conversation online with someone I had just met from the Czech Republic about the local pop rock scene.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpZycGkQCrY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T3Lp8HWyQN0

In my travels I have come across some strange connections between artists I wouldn't expect:

Engineer Rob Campanella mastered Chief Nowhere's debut, as well as Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Quarter After, and Mia Doi Todd.

Chi-A.D. is Dave Young. He started out playing synths for black metal pioneers Venom under the pseudonym VMX. Later well known for being a part of UK Hardtrance act The Secret and Goa act Chi-A.D.

Jesse Sykes, relation to Jamie Sykes of Burning Witch?

Galloglass features guest solos by Curran Murphy (Nevermore, Annihilator) and Jeff Waters (Annihilator) on their…

Artists I can't decide if I like:

Accept

Bloodhorse

Confessor

Ea

Enforcer

Evoken

Hammers of Misfortune

Ihsahn

Kylesa

Officium Triste

Process of Guilt

Jordi Savall

Scar Symmetry

Secret Sphere
I find that I usually either love or hate corny power metal bands, but I can't decide with Secret Sphere. They don't piss me off, but they're not awesome. Their album art is, though.
http://images.pricerunner.com/product/image/102715153/Secret-Sphere-Sweet-Blood-Theory.jpg

Shape of Despair

Shipping News

Silent Force

Stormwitch

Swallow The Sun

SubRosa

The Gault

The Old Dead Tree

Whirl

Wykked Witch

Albums I can't decide if I like:

Fairyland - Fall of an Empire

Last Chapter…

I'm often asked, "Gee Noah, you're such a trve metalhead, but I haven't seen you post about Dragonforce in the fail blog. What's up with that?" Well, I have one very simple answer for that.

I LOVE DRAGONFORCE!

That's right. Shit just got real.

But not only do I love Dragonforce, I love:

Alkemyst
Black Majesty
Dark Moor
Dragonland
Edguy
Fairyland
Gamma Ray
Hammerfall
Hibria
Labyrinth
Olympus Mons
Rhapsody
Seven Witches
Supreme Majesty

And more!

What now, bitch?!

POWER
http://i.imgur.com/V2krb.png
METAL

Despite my love for power metal, but I think all metal fans can agree it's the one metal genre…

Null

1992-1994

The first music I can remember consciously enjoying was the Ecco the Dolphin soundtrack (1992). When I gained access to the internet nearly ten years later (2000), I discovered that the Ecco soundtrack was heavily inspired by Pink Floyd. Listening to Pink Floyd lead me to discover Tool, and the two artists remained my favorites throughout high school.

Power Rangers The Album: A Rock Adventure
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_kRKai8rGj9w/SLhXWfo87UI/AAAAAAAAD_g/k1SWLdS4Hl4/s320/200px-Mighty_Morphin_Power_Rangers_A_Rock_Adventure.PNG
This was the first cassette I ever owned (1994), and is undoubtedly the basis of my love for metal reminiscent of the Power Ranger's theme song.

1995-1999

Mortal Kombat: Original Motion…