Iron Maiden long ago attained legendary status in the hard rock/heavy metal community. Formed on Christmas Day 35 years ago, Iron Maiden has released 14 studio albums, 11 live albums, 4 EP's, 3 box sets, and a host of singles. The lineup has changed over the years but most would consider the core of Iron Maiden to be founder and principle song writer Steve Harris, vocalist Bruce Dickinson, guitarists Adrian Smith and Dave Murray, and drummer Nicko McBrain. The core, plus guitarist Janick Gers...

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One of my favorite genres of video games is the RPG. I like all of the different sub-genres from the traditional turn-based "Japanese" style to the less restrictive, more action of the Americanized RPG's such as Neverwinter Nights and Elder Scrolls. For the more Japanese style, the Super Nintendo and Playstation were the best of times. I'm honestly torn on which era I enjoyed more. On one hand, the SNES had Final Fantasy VI and Secret of Mana, but the Playstation had Final Fantasy...

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Like many males my age (20's), I grew up with wrestling. And presumably like many others, my fandom was contained to two eras; the 80's kid friendly product and the "Attitude" era with a dead spell in between and after. And even though I've mostly outgrown my affection for the squared-circle, I still enjoy the games.

Why people love and fall out of love with wrestling is a separate entry all on its own. As for why the games still seem to hold universal appeal I'm not...

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I've done one blog entry on Danzig in the past and it was an album review for the 1994 album Danzig 4p. That was the last time anyone could truly say Danzig put out a great album and have a leg to stand on. If you're not a Glenn Danzig fan, a brief history lesson. Danzig was formed in 1988 when Rick Rubin decided to get into the metal business. Glenn Danzig was already a legend of the underground via his work with The Misfits and Samhain so this seemed like a match made in Heaven (or Hell),...

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I know we have some metal fans here at OS and I know more than one is a fan of Tobias Sammet's work under the Avantasia moniker.

A quick refresher for those uninformed and curious; Tobi Sammet and others formed Edguy in the early to mid 90's. Based in Germany, Edguy is best described as a European Power Metal band but in later years has embraced more of a hard rock sound. Around 2000, looking to fill-out their album obligation to Century Media before bolting for the much bigger...

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