Thanks a lot for the mention, I'm glad you enjoy them :) It's true that metal is a difficult genre to make sound... good, electronically, because it's based so much on instruments that lose a lot of their feel without a human playing them. The MOD file type lets you use samples as instruments, so it's a small step up from raw MIDI, but it's still something that people 'get' or they don't. In my own artist description I say something rather similar to what you said, that you could think of them as prototypes or computer conversions of 'real' songs or something.

My brother recently showed me a site similar to the one you described, where independent artists are interviewed and do an acoustic performance during a three-minute London taxi ride - I can't remember what it's called, "cab sessions" or something?

"Powerwolf", what a name - power metal does itself no favours, really :) I didn't think I'd like them from their rather black-metal image on their site, but the songs I'm listening to on Youtube just now sound pretty good... they're at that uncomfortable place where you can't really tell whether they're actually taking themselves seriously or not, even with songs with names like "Resurrection By Erection". I don't think I can think of a better comparison than Judas Priest either, though the vocals remind me a bit of Blind Guardian and a bit of Piet Sielck of Iron Savior/very early Helloween.

I'd also forgotten how good Heaven Can Wait was :)

:D

Your voice > My voice x 1,000,000,000

You're too kind. :3 I've practiced. :D

I quite approve of Fallout Boy mocking.

I've always wanted to do music reviews, mostly of soundtrack stuff.

I adore your voice. YOU SOUND LIKE ME!

lolwat c.c srsly?

Ya srsly, mine is a bit deeper however, but I see we share the same flair for delivery. Isn't it fun persuading people, or making them laugh. I'm sure you find it as easy as I do.

That was a cool video on the "playing for change" site.

I do believe the whole album has videos. :O Go see the rest!