Funny how you can express your opinion about something as devisive as musical interests and not get slammed, but the second you question the integrity of a product that just happens to sponsor this board, you get slammed by the good 'ol boys. I wonder how fast I would last if I posted a Cuntry sucks thread? I know a lot of the guys who have posted on this thread thought I was dead wrong on the dead issue and I just wanted to thank you guys for refraining from slamming me.

Probably more of a commentary on the Metal brotherhood than anything else...

Anyway I wanted to pass on a couple more musical suggestions, stuff I like to listen to on my way to and from the boat launch:

Opeth - No band has ever affected me like these guys have. I used to despise the distorted death Metal vocal style and shied away from bands with that approach. I picked up the CD "My Arms, Your Hearse" and was literally in tears (OK, close to tears)at the beauty of the record in spite of the distorted vocals. Plus, half of the vocals are sung clean and the singer has an incredible voice. I have heard people compare this band to Rush, very jazzy, ambient at times but Heavy as F***...Best CD to start with "Still Life"...good introductory song, "Face of Melinda" or "Serenity Painted Death"...

In Flames - Coming to Seattle April 27th and Portland the 26th. Vocals a little screechy but they fit the music so well. If you like the classics, Maiden, Priest etc. and Metal with melody and musicianship you have to check these guys out too...CD - Jester Race Song - The Jesters Dance

Electric Wizard - With a name like that you know they have to be heavily influenced by Sabbath. Slow, Heavy Heavy Heavy, stoned and LOUD!!!!!

If you like Pink Floyd try: Anathema, depressed British band, they must have run out of Heroin or some thing.

If you like more commercial stuff try:

Hammerfall, Iced Earth, Sentenced, Blind Guardian...man the whole Metal thing is starting to happen in a big way again! There are so many cool NEW bands producing terrific music. If you are stuck listening to the same 25 CD's that are twenty years old try some of this stuff out, you won't regret it. If you have Microsoft messenger add stlhdh2o to your buddy list and I will send you anything you ask for