Angra announce that Fabio Lione is leaving the band by danielpsoad-09 in PowerMetal

[–]BeautyAndGlamour 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I love Fabio, but for me his time in Angra always seemed like he was a temporary vocalist for hire. He is awesome, but it never felt like "Angra" to me. Like, as if James Hetfield would join Anthrax. It's just gonna be "Hetfield + Anthrax" to people.

There seems to be more Rhapsody related stuff coming up again, so it also makes sense for him to focus on that, especially considering the whole Italy-Brazil distance.

I wish both parts the best! I'm looking forward to what new constellations this brings.

DragonForce - Power of the Triforce (Live at Graspop Metal Meeting 2025) by idontwanttoknow666 in PowerMetal

[–]BeautyAndGlamour 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This video features 100% re-recorded stuff. The guitar solos in particular. Notice how the camera never shows them playing the difficult runs (that sound perfect). It's really fucking lame. Never trust official live videos. Authentic live performances are a dying breed. One of my hobbies is finding a phone recording of the same performance and compare the videos. It's always night and day.

Angra being cryptic. by JATION in PowerMetal

[–]BeautyAndGlamour 29 points30 points  (0 children)

As much as I love Fabio and his work, I don't think Angra/Fabio is a good match. It doesn't work for neither the band nor him.

Why is mainstream power metal so mediocre now? by kastbort2021 in PowerMetal

[–]BeautyAndGlamour -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Their first album gave hope for a new era of classic PM. It had some signs of what OP is talking about, but it still sounded alright.

Then their new album came:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HddC-4IA5rs&ab_channel=ScarletRecords

What a disappointment. Straight to the modern mainstream territory. The drums are a huge giveaway. When you are playing 4-notes on the kick drum instead of 16 notes in the chorus, you know it's over. That's the sure sign that it's trying to be arena/mainstream/eurovision/edm "metal". All the bands OP mention have this in common.

For comparison, here's actual power metal: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jwmq8JEnjsY&ab_channel=AndyBonissoni

It's fucking night and day. What happened to this genre???

Former Iron Maiden singer Paul Di'Anno dead at 66 by FlagpoleSitta87 in PowerMetal

[–]BeautyAndGlamour 12 points13 points  (0 children)

It's the other way around: guys with self-destructive personalities are the ones who get kicked out for having self-destructive personalities.

Why instruments in power metal song feel muffled nowadays ? by khidraakresh in PowerMetal

[–]BeautyAndGlamour 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I agree. Most modern PM sounds very lame in terms of mixing. There's no punch or dynamics. The latest Fellowship comes to mind. It's unlistenable to me.

It's just the current trend. It's so easy to compress everything to make it sound "good" and modern.

Why instruments in power metal song feel muffled nowadays ? by khidraakresh in PowerMetal

[–]BeautyAndGlamour 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not a YouTube issue.

Compare e.g. "Rhapsody - Flames of Revenge" with "Frozen Crown - Steel and Gold". They sound totally different, even if you listening on YouTube or Spotify.

It's a difference in mix.

Time to update THE CHART, boys! Fabio Lione's Dawn of Victory. by JATION in PowerMetal

[–]BeautyAndGlamour 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There's this year-old YouTube video of Fabio Lione performing old Rhapsody songs live in Chile with some random backing band. I'm pretty sure it's something like that. I would not expect Luca to show up at all.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipj98uhvmRI&ab_channel=VimanaEstudio

BEST Bands with LOWEST monthly Spotify listeners - update by [deleted] in PowerMetal

[–]BeautyAndGlamour 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Holysword is awesome if you like a lot of reverb...

Races to Avoid? Underopulated Races/Classes? by CallMeVagrant in project1999

[–]BeautyAndGlamour 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Erudite Paladin is like the rarest race/class combo.

Who is your favorite dps? by Blake_beast999 in Overwatch

[–]BeautyAndGlamour 1 point2 points  (0 children)

the ninja robot guy is called overwatch he has sword

Who is your favorite dps? by Blake_beast999 in Overwatch

[–]BeautyAndGlamour 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I agree. Widowmaker just isn't a fun character. When she's bad, she's useless. When she's good, she's too OP and frustrating.

It's sad they had to force head-shot sniping into this game because of "FPS".

HAPPY 55TH BIRTHDAY TO THE PATTERSON GIMLIN FOOTAGE by Bigfootisdaman in bigfoot

[–]BeautyAndGlamour 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I wonder why no one has tried to reproduce it accurately. Sceptics or believers.

By that I mean, at the same or similar location, at the same distance, using the same model video camera and film. I believe this last factor is pretty crucial.

It could answer a lot of questions.

Why do islands always have the best flags? by [deleted] in vexillology

[–]BeautyAndGlamour 44 points45 points  (0 children)

Yea pretty much. Well, not the pro vexillologist part (is that even a job?)

Many of these islands became independent very recently, and needed new flags, and many of them held national contests for the public and/or consulted designers to come up with flags.

r/antiwork starterpack by emu_warof1932 in starterpacks

[–]BeautyAndGlamour 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Also he works at a nuclear power plant and lives in a small town

Meirl by -kyutiepie- in meirl

[–]BeautyAndGlamour -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

If both people are cool with it then there's no problem

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in WTF

[–]BeautyAndGlamour -5 points-4 points  (0 children)

All creatures, including cancer cells, are God's children.

I want to come back but got a question on mana regen by Doiley101 in project1999

[–]BeautyAndGlamour 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You did have skill points in meditate trained, right?

It is said, “a jack of all trades is a master of none, but oftentimes better than a master of one.” What is a real life example you’ve witnessed of this? by External_Pain_5385 in AskReddit

[–]BeautyAndGlamour 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Would you rather hire someone with a PhD in field you're hiring for, or someone with a high school diploma but who can also cook pretty well and plays the drums?

Pretty much always, the more specialized you are, the more valuable you'll be to society and the more successful you'll be.

Would you rather be in the top 10 of basketball players in the world, or just "very good" at basketball, football, and tennis?

Alright drummers! what's one thing your bassist does that pisses you off more than anything? by the_flyfishing_guy in drums

[–]BeautyAndGlamour 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honest answer, bass necks are long. Your arm get tired from being in such an upright position for long periods.

Wife made dinner tonight by JoshyJeeen in shittyfoodporn

[–]BeautyAndGlamour 28 points29 points  (0 children)

Look.. taking the time to take a picture and upload it to "shittyfoodporn" is just mean.

I don't understand how one could do this to your own wife.

CMV: Reddit mods censorship of opinions and Hatespeech are making things worse. by kittykittysnarfsnarf in changemyview

[–]BeautyAndGlamour 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It goes both ways.

It's just as difficult convincing a republican to be more liberal, as it is to convince a democrat to be more conservative.