Off "Between The Buried And Me"
None

Off "The Silent Circus"
None

Off "Alaska"
All Bodies
Selkies: The Endless Obsession (2x)

Off "Colors"
(B) The Decade Of Statues
Sun Of Nothing
Ants Of The Sky
White Walls (2x)

Off "The Great Misdirect"
Obfuscation
Disease, Injury, Madness
Fossil Genera - A Feed From Cloud Mountain
Swim To The Moon (instrumental excerpt)

Off "The Parallax: Hypersleep Dialogues"
Specular Reflection
Augment of Rebirth
Lunar Wilderness

Fri 25 Jun – Graspop Metal Meeting 2010

Graspop 2010

This year marked the 15th anniversary of Graspop Metal Meeting, a festival of metal, rock and hardcore. For this particular occasion, the organization had promised to give ticketholders a run for their money by bringing out some amazing (and not so amazing) bands.

Day 1
On the first day of the festival, I awoke after a night of pretty heavy drinking wherein I met some very interesting people from all over the world. I headed over to the metal dome to check out the opening band for the festival Oceans…

First, make a list of your top-20 artists overall. Then, for each of these artists, add the 7 most similar artists to your list. Delete any duplicates, count up the number of entries on your list and this will give you some idea of how eclectic your listening habits are. A score of 9 represents an extremely unvaried musical taste while a 140 represents an extremely varied one.

1. Between The Buried And Me
-Protest The Hero
-Scale The Summit
-The Human Abstract
-Glass Casket
-Animals As Leaders
-Sikth
-The Dillinger Escape Plan

2. Dashboard Confessional
-Taking Back Sunday
-Something…

So 2009 is nearing its end and I think it's time that I started my end of year conclusion.

First of all let's take a look at the albums I purchased (physically) from this year (in alphabetical order)

1. Between The Buried And Me-The Great Misdirect (Deluxe Edition)
2. Dashboard Confessional-Alter The Ending (Deluxe Edition)
3. A Day To Remember-Homesick (Deluxe Edition)
4. The Devil Wears Prada-With Roots Above And Branches Below
5. Dream Theater-Black Clouds & Silver Linings (Deluxe Edition)
6. Every Time I Die-New Junk Aesthetic…

1. How did you get into 31?: Norma Jean…I believe I asked my friend to bring back "O God The Aftermath" when he went to Canada because they looked like a band I'd like. It was instant love.

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?: All Time Low: Coffee Shop Soundtrack

3. What's your favourite lyric by 29?: Kaddisfly: "Fault isn't the emerald sky, it is the ivory lie told through our eyes"

4. What is your favourite album by 49?: Radiohead…I only have the best of but from what I've heard, the songs on "The…

2004

5 Best albums:
-Chevelle- This Type Of Thinking (Could Do Us In)
-Dashboard Confesssional- A Mark, A Mission, A Brand, A Scar
-The Used- In Love And Death
-Taking Back Sunday- Where You Want To Be
-Story Of The Year- Page Avenue

5 Top Played Songs
1. Dashboard Confessional- Hands Down- 30 plays
2. Dashboard Confessional- Hey Girl- 29 plays
3. Dashboard Confessional- Morning Calls- 27 plays
4. Dashboard Confessional- As Lovers Go- 24 plays
5. Underoath- Young And Aspiring- 20 plays

Biggest Disappointments…

1. How did you get into 31?: Down To Earth Approach- Just bought their cd as a random guess

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?: Brand New- "Sic Transit Gloria…Glory Fades"

3. What's your favourite lyric by 29?: In Flames- "I feel like shit but at least I feel something"

4. What is your favourite album by 49?: Don't have 49

5. How many albums by 13 do you own?: The Spill Canvas- one original, one downloaded

6. What is your favourite song by 50?: There For Tomorrow- "Pages"

7. Is there a song by…

Post your top ten bands/artists, the first song you heard of theirs, the song that made you fall in love, and your current favorite.

01. Between The Buried And Me
First Song Heard: Alaska
Fell In Love With: Selkies: The Endless Obsession
Current Favourite: White Walls

02. Dream Theater
First Song Heard: The Root Of All Evil
Fell In Love With: Octavarium
Current Favourite: Home

03. The Devil Wears Prada
First Song Heard: The Ascent
Fell In Love With: Texas Is South
Current Favourite: I'm not too sure lol

04. The Ocean
First Song Heard: The City In The Sea…

1. How did you get into 31?: Oh Sleeper- Heard them on a metal radio and then decided to give it a try

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?: Chiodos: "The Words Best Friend Become Redefined"

3. What's your favourite lyric by 29?: Hans Zimmer- It's all instrumental LOL

4. What is your favourite album by 49?: Boys Like Girls- Well it's gotta be Boys Like Girls…the only album they made

5. How many albums by 13 do you own?: Circa Survive- Own one, got two =D

6. What is your favourite song by 50?:…

1. How did you get into 31?: Soilwork- Roy gave me their discography

2. What was the first song you ever heard by 22?: Something Corporate "As You Sleep"

3. What's your favourite lyric by 29?: A Skylit Drive- "Meet me at the skylines, I'll wait for you to go"

4. What is your favourite album by 49?: Isis- "In The Absence Of Truth"

5. How many albums by 13 do you own?: Drop Dead, Gorgeous, two albums

6. What is your favourite song by 50?: Dont' have

7. Is there a song by 4 that makes you sad?: Dashboard…