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I gave the album a second listen yesterday, and it reminds me a lot of current Dream Theater insofar as the songs sound good when you listen to them, but nothing stays with you afterwards. A day later, I cannot think of a single melody from that album, which is rare for IM. Even Book of Souls...

I'll admit I've only heard the album once, and it seems like a bit of the same stuff they've been doing for the last two albums. I remember it being pretty decent, but nothing that truly stuck out to me. Then again, I had a similar opinion about AMOLAD, and it's now one of my favorite...

The Give Me Ed tour did have a great setlist, but we didn't get to see some of the truly awesome songs in America, since they dropped 22AA and Bring Your Daughter, doing only a 90 minute set. If memory servies, they gave early curfews as a reason, which made no sense, at least for the gig at...

I read that he tried to put the podium up on Ebay. As Ron White says: You can't fix stupid.

Just found out about this, and I'm shocked, though not surprised. Perhaps the most startling thing is that Schafer was dumb enough to think that his actions would not have any consequences, not only to himself but to his bandmates. In one fell swoop, he pretty much killed two bands (Iced Earth...

My goal is almost always to get the hell out of there ASAP. Nothing drives me crazier than being stuck in a parking lot/garage. Thus, I try to get as much of a head start as possible without missing too much. With the exception of some smaller venue shows (such as ProgPowerUSA), it's been...

I'm at the age where I start heading for the exits the minute the band starts the final song.

AKA-Sharon Osbourne.

Yes. Ozzy was sick for the Indy show, and thus IM got an extra 20 minutes. I wish they had gotten to do a full headlining set so that I could see them do Remember Tomorrow. Otherwise it was a great show. It's too bad Sharon didn't give them the respect they deserved with the pranks played...

That is disappointing. I was hoping they'd bring along someone like Sabaton, who are only now starting to get established in the U.S. Opening for Maiden would have really helped them quite a bit. This is the first time I've seen Maiden when they didn't have an relatively established act...

It was a truly awesome show that only got better as the set went on. I'd seen the plane for Aces High on videos, but that doesn't quite capture how awesome it is to see that prop live. Although much of the crowd was muted for FTGGOG, it was probably the highlight of the show for me, as the...

They were playing the south. I expect a bigger reaction for that song in Georgia :) Seriously, it's a good song, one that has grown on me. However, I'm looking forward to seeing FTGGOG for the first time live, as it's easily the best song on A Matter of Life and Death

I'm hoping for an all kazoo version of Prowler.

I've had the good fortune to see IM with a lot of great bands: Testament (1992) Fear Factory (1996) Queensryche/Halford (2000) Dio/Motorhead (2003) Dream Theater (2010) Alice Cooper (2012) In addition, I saw a rare semi-headlining set at Ozzfest 2005 when Ozzy fell ill, and thus IM was able to...

Got upper level pavilion seats for Atlanta, and they were more expensive than I expected In fact, aside from the seats at the very top of the pavilion (and lawn) nothing was less than $100. As much as I love IM, they're not that big in the US, so why are they charging as much as KISS or Def...