Makeup can do wonders.

http://www.darklyrics.com/lyrics/opeth/ghostreveries.html#2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6vjg7dQhARY

There is such a thing as a balance between harsh vocals and lyrics.

Switching genders is fun.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6dff_7hMAU

MY AOTY so far is either the new Ice Dragon (Tome of the Future Ancients) or the new Deathhammer.

Avoid the Iver, listen to Orchid's Capricorn, Ice Dragon's The Sorrowful Sun, Glitter Wizard's Solar Hits or Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats' Blood Lust.

Someone likes the KSE Dio cover? Someone ****ing kill me, right ****ing now.

Non-locals Last year that I can remember off top of head:

Gypsyhawk x2
The Sword
Death Angel
Vital Remains
Toxic Holocaust
Skeletonwitch x2
Withered
Saviours

qft

Late to this party but big 4 are the big 4 because of distribution. That's right, the record labels.

Anthrax was on Megaforce (Sony) and then Island (Atlantic) in 1985.
Slayer was on Def Jam...

Vektor is Coroner 2.0 so... Coroner.

Power metal?

Cirith Ungol, Omen, Manilla Road, Liege Lord, Crimson Glory.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vYixpbff9Y and I really really really like the original version.

500 dollars says it's pre-Gahan Depeche Mode, i.e. Composition of Sound fronted by Vince Clark.

amon dbbl

Obligatory show off one of my patch jackets with manilla road patch.

Zep didnt start metal, I can name plenty of heavy **** before them. But they were very influential and formative. They were not...

Depends on the song as they have bluesy, folksy, proggy, and hard rockin songs as well.

i wish you could stream these albums into my butthole

I really liked that album but Midnight kinda fills the spot I guess. I kept looking at my list and being like "man I forgot Katana, man I forgot whatever" 20 albums is just too narrow i guess.

2...

Folkish folk is the folkiest folk subgenre.