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  3. Posted

    Okay, this concert actually happened several months ago, but I didn't get around to post it yet.

     

     

    But yeah, my sister and me went to Paganfest in Oberhausen earlier this year. Lots of fun was had.

     

    Prepare for a bunch of crappy phone pics. XD And one crappy phone video!

    First band was Frosttide, but I didn't take any pictures because we were too busy figuring out where the checkroom was.

     

    The second band was a mystery to us for quite some time because neither of us could decipher their band logo. I had to check the band flyer on my phone to see that their name - ironically - was "Obscurity". They were decent, albeit a bit generic.

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    Next band was Finsterforst. Yay, first accordeon of the evening! But you couldn't hear it at all over... everything else. Vocalist had some pretty neat chant-like clean vocals though. Audience was doing the first wall of death

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    Then came Grailknights. I was expecting something completely whacky, and they certainly did deliver. Swordfights on stage, a crowd-surfing Skeletor-double and a "superhero-medley" covering themes from Saber Rider, Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers and others.

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    Next was Heidevolk. They played a few songs I knew, including my favourite "Nehelennia" so - yay. Also, they have two vocalists, which is pretty  awesome.

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    Now Turisas, which I've been looking forward to the most. They certainly won best backdrop already, with the band being portrayed as byzantine-style icons.

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    They even brought in an accordeon player (the dude from Korpiklaani I think) for a very frantic rendering of "In the Court of Jarisleif". They also played some older songs like "Midnight Sunrise".

    And I still can't believe that they played "End of an Empire". How much I had wished they played it when I saw them in Cologne last year, but they didn't because I think they almost never play this song live. But here they did and it was glorious. And accompanied by a foam shower.

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    We had to take a break after Turisas, so we lost our prime viewing spot. But that's okay, Wintersun were a lot more static on stage than the lively Turisas anyway. They started by playing pretty much the complete Time I album, which was pretty cool (Land of Snow and Sorrow ♥), followed by some older songs - and a new song! Jari was grinning like a kid in a candy store the whole gig. He was clearly having a good time. Wintersun were also definetely the most technically proficient band. I have never seen a metal band that was able to reproduce the sound from CD so perfectly live.

     

    If you're interested, here's a one-minute video clip of them playing, recorded on my phone.

     

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    And finally Korpiklaani. They were pretty routine. I enjoyed it well enough though, considering I barely knew a single song they played. Also, after 8 hours straight of standing, jumping and shouting I had become really loopy. We also had to leave 1 or 2 songs early to catch our trains back. I basically needed a new set of feet after that concert, but that was an amazing evening. :D

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  5. Posted

    After several weeks, three rounds and lots of great songs our karaoke contest 2015 is over. This year's winner is:

     

     

     

    BLAME

     

     

    Congratulations! I will contact you soon about the prize. But also a great thanks to everyone else participating. You've been awesome!

     

     

    I hope people enjoyed the contest. Feel free to discuss the results here. Also, participants may now reveal their identity if they want to.

     

     

     

    Thanks again to everyone involved!

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  9. Posted

    Welcome to round 2 of the karaoke contest! This time, the first 3 participants will advance to the final round. Voting will close on Wednesday the July 15th!

     

     

     

    Dayu

    9 GOATS BLACK OUT - any

     

     

    BLAME

    D - Ouka saki some ni keri

     

     

    XiL
    Dir en Grey - Revelation of Mankind

     

     

    IfYoureaCutegirlPlsLikemyvoice

    Unite - Osen

     

     

    Jinki

    12012 - Tattoo

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

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  13. Posted

    Poll is closed, and XiL will be joining the contestants in round 2. Congratulations!

     

    So these will the contestants for the next round:

     

    Jinki

    Dayu

    BLAME

    IfYoureaCutegirlPlsLikemyvoice

    XiL

     

    Please submit your next song by Sunday, July 5th. (I will also contact each contestant indvidually tomorrow, just in case someone misses this post.)

     

     

    Also, thanks to all other participants, even if you didn't make it to the next round! You're still great for having the guts to participate! :D

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  15. Posted

    Yes, they should be able to buy from there.

    Basically, make an account, find the "Place an order" button, enter the URL to the shop and tell them what item you want in the description. They'll get back to you with the costs of the item incl. fees and domestic shipping. You pay them via Paypal or whatever method you prefer, and they buy the item and have it shipped to their warehouse. Once it has arrived you have one month time to choose your preferred shipping method and have the item shipped to you. At that point you'll have to pay a second charge (overseas shipping + fees), and then you wait for it to arrive. :D

    They also have a shopping fee calculator, if you want a rough estimate of the overall costs with all fees and such.

  17. Posted

    I'd be totally up for an 80s theme, but I'm worried too that it won't interest enough people seeing how many people here haven't even been around in the 80s.

     

    Maybe it will garner more interest if we'd broaden the scope and make it an "80s & 90s" theme?

  19. Posted

    Thanks everyone for voting, the poll has closed!

     

     

    These participants will advance to the next round:

     

    Jinki

    Dayu

    BLAME

    IfYoureaCutegirlPlsLikemyvoice

     

    And 3 people are tied for 5th place, so there will be a tie-braker vote, which will be starting soon.

    Jadey Rage

    Nori

    XiL

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  22. Posted

    Welcome to round 1 of our Karaoke Contest 2015! Please check out the entries and pick your favourite!

     

    You should vote purely based on vocal skills, not the choice of song, recording quality etc.

     

    The order of songs here is the order in which I received them. Of our 9 contestants, the first 5 will advance to the next round. If one or more tracks are tied for fifth place at the end of the voting, there will be a tie-breaker vote. The vote will close Wednesday 24th at 11 pm (CEST).

     

     

    Ma Junior
    東京ヒーローズ (Tokyo Heroes) - 冬唄 (Fuyuuta)

     
    BLAME
    D'espairsRay - MAZE

     
    Dayu
    lynch. - ecdysis.

     
    Jinki
    D - Dearest You

     
    Jadey Rage
    Idina Menzel - Let it Go

     
    XiL
    DEAD END - Serafine

     

    NL

    Phantom of the Opera (Japanese version)

     

    IfYoureaCutegirlPlsLikemyvoice

    Plain White T's - Hey There Delilah

     

    Nori
    2PM - Take off

     

     

     

    And, as a reminder:

     

    Please do NOT ask your friends on social media etc. to vote for your song, or advertise your entry here! One of the reasons we use pseudonyms is to avoid friend voting! This contest is about your vocal talents, not mobilizing people on Facebook! If we notice that someone is trying to rig the voting by asking for votes, that person will be banned from the contest!

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  23. Posted

    Much kvlt.
    Very black metal.
    Wow.


    Seriously though, I liked it... somewhat. The bland drumming bothered me more than the vocals. And in general, I think for the genre they are trying to aim at the atmosphere of the song should be... thicker. The previous song they released was definetely more interesting.


    The thing is though, at the moment there is little reason to listen to these guys when there are atmospheric black metal bands that can pull it off 20x better. (Then again, by that logic I probably shouldn't be listening to 50% of what I'm listening to, lol.)

    Still, I'll keep my eye on them. Of the 3 songs they released on Youtube, 2 were quite interesting and 1 was mediocre, so... we'll see.

  25. Posted

    Okay, this thread seems to steer pretty off-topic. Please keep it on the topic at hand, keep it civil and don't make this about personal fights, thanks.

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