Apparition

Iron Maiden- The Number of the Beast.............

Napalm Death, Order of the Leech..........

Depends on which metal head you talk to, I guess.

 

Back in the day the first time I heard the term "melodic metal" was in the late 80s and it was used to describe the old guard guys like Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, etc. in order to differentiate them from the thrash metal bands that were ruling the scene at the time.

 

Nowadays it seems to be used more to describe a lotta the progressive/power metal bands from Europe, i.e. Rhapsody (Of Fire), Blind Guardian, etc.

 

It gets even more confused when you see a band in a catalog or on a web site with some ridiculous multiple description like "True classical epic progressive melodic symphonic power/speed metal with a touch of dijon mustard."

 

To me, it means a band that has an actual SINGER instead of a growler.

 

But then, I finally got sick of trying to pigeonhole every new band I heard into some sub-genre or other anyway (are they thrash? Are they glam? Are they power metal? Are they "true metal?" Are they "old school?" yadda yadda yadda)... nowadays all I worry about is "are they good or do they suck?"

I am just recently getting back on the scene of metal and have found myself doing that a lot lately are they this or that? I have come to the same conclusion either they are good or their not, either I like them or I don't that simple. Though I prefer the growling type metal but its hard to know what bands produce this sort of sound...........

From E-Bay

Opeth Darkness-Dawn of Solace

Napalm Death, Fear,Emptiness,Despair...

Dying Fetus, War of Attrition

Eat Me Drink Me, Marilynn Manson

For some reason E-Bay is not quick to ban a buyer. Seems they lean more toward the buyer in terms of whos right and whos wrong. I have had several people fail to pay and I just put them on my do not bid lists. Its the easiest way to keep them from bidding on your auctions. And frankly if you have a problem with a buyer your wasting your time contacting E-Bay they will not do anything. You can block them from bidding on your auctions though.....