ok, I'm going to get a bit "role-playing" on your behinds so listen up:

imagine the following scenario:
The year is 2009 (!), and Hip-hop, trance, country, pop techno (etc) has totally "overshadowed" the genre of metal.
The world leaders are therefore planning of banning metal for good, since there's no obvious reason in keeping the genre alive,
except for running outcomes.
Heroic (hey!) and as metalhead as you are, you deny, and beg the world leaders for a chance to keep metal alive.

The world leaders agree that this is reasonable, since the "dying man/woman" always get to say a few last words, so they decide
that the only chance that metal is going to exist as a genre (in the ways of launching CDs/MP3s or whatever they use in 2009), is for you
and a group of men/women, to hold a last Metal concert, to convince them, that metal deserves to live as much as the other genres.
You get to choose 4(or only 3 if you wish) others to play with you (don't think about skill etc, however, they must be alive at this writing date), and then you have to choose 8 Songs that you're going to play (we all know it's way too little to show the whole aspect of metal but hey, they're the ones in charge), and if you don't convince people, that metal is truly great, metal will forever perish( BAM BAM BAAAA!).


so, my questions are as following:


Which 4(or less) other musicians would you want to play with you? (skills doesn't matter in this "assignment").

And what 8 songs, would YOU play, to make people realise that metal deserves to live? (again, don't think about skills or anything, a magic power-metal wizard gave you some magic pot so you can sing, play however you like).

The choice is yours, and the fate of metal lies in your hands... (whoa!)

Awesome concept...well

Id be on drums of course. But the rest of the line-up would be like this:
Lead Vocals: Sebastian Bach (ex-Skid Row)
Bass/Back-up vocals: Joey DeMaio (Manowar)
Rythm Guitars/Lead & Back-Up Vocals: Blackie Lawless (WASP)
Lead Guitars/Lead & Back-Up Vocals: Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth)

Our 8 songs would be:
1. Running Wild In The Streets (By WASP)
2. Monkey Business (By Skid Row)
3. Into Battle (By Ensiferum)
4. Welcome To The Jungle (By Guns N Roses, yeah I know not completely metal but theyd make it metal)
5. Holy Wars (By Megadeth)
6. Die For Metal (By Manowar)
7. The Trooper (By Iron Maiden)
8. Bohemian Rhapsody (By Queen, except it would a heavy metal version)

At this point the world leaders would be sooo blown away that we come back on and play an encore, and it would be a new song written collectively by my band, and it would be the greatest metal song ever f*cking written.

Interesting thread, despite the far-fetched concept. I had to really think hard and do some serious culling for this one!

The band would be a mishmash from various genres, just so we could play varied stuff.

Lead Vocals: Eric Adams (Manowar)
Guitars, Backing Vocals and Growls: Jari Mäenpää (Wintersun, ex-Ensiferum)
Guitars: Marty Friedman (Marty Friedman, ex-Megadeth, ex-Cacophony)
Bass: Myself (even though I don't play!)
Drums: Jan Axel "Hellhammer" Blomberg (Mayhem, Dimmu Borgir, ex-Arcturus)

N.B. If I hadn't been obliged to include myself, then Hansi Kürsch would have occupied my role, as well as taking some vocal duties. Maybe he can be a guest...

Followed by the introduction (taken from Emperor's 'In the Nightside Eclipse'), we would blast off!

1. The Trooper (Iron Maiden)
2. Nightfall (Blind Guardian)
3. Painkiller (Judas Priest)
4. 793 - Slaget Om Lindisfarne (Enslaved)
5. Symphony Of Destruction (Megadeth)
6. Eagle Fly Free (Helloween)
7. Starchild (Wintersun)
8. Battle Hymn (Manowar)

Wow, that is actually a really fine setlist...

I'm sure the world would let Metal live on forever!

Definetely different thread that we used to watch here.. I like it

Vocals - King Diamond
Guitar - Kai Hansen
Guitar - myself
Bass - Joey De Maio
Drums - Mikey Dee

1. Ride The Sky (Helloween)
2. Arrival (King Diamond)
3. A Mansion In Darkness (King Diamond)
4. Come To The Sabbath (Mercyful Fate)
5. Future World (Helloween)
6. Heart Of Steel (Manowar)
7. I want Out (Helloween)
8. Black Wind, Fire and Steel (Manowar)

After this, I think that they would probably kill us immidiately.

My list is quite different than yours. I will go easy on them, as world leaders might look bad about Emperor or songs that have "Destruction" in their name. So:

Epica- Run for a wall
Nightwish- Bless the child
Battlelore- Journey to undying lands
Sonata Arctica- Blinded no more
Within Temptation- Candles
Leaves' Eyes- Farewell proud men
Catamenia- Location:cold
Apocalyptica- Kaamos

Has enough power,but its packed into beauty.

Well....if role-play then role-play....

I'd morph to Zakk Wylde...so...I'd be Zakk Wylde and playing the guitars(if magic powers made it possible and gave all the skills)
Aronax....you could morph into Kai Hansen then and take the guitars...
Kuriraivo of our own Metsatöll could play bass.......
Fabrizio of Macbeth could play drums....
Melissa Ferlaak of Aesma Daeva and Visions of Atlantis could sing....

and since we all can sing...we will all sing...with power...

now...the songs...that's a good thing here to think about...

1. Meeste Laul(Song of Men) by Metsatöll....originally composed by Miina Härma, an Estonian composer....
2. Cuchulainn by Cruachan....
3. Earmarka(Fair) by Holy Blood
4. El Diablo y la Luna by Macbeth
5. Creek Mary's Blood by Nightwish
6. Hiiekoda by Metsatöll
7. Seasonspeech by Elvenking
8. Ragnarök by Tyr

If we die....we die with honour...and continue a ravaging party in Valhalla in the dark forests of cloudy heavens.........

Written by Ernis on 04.05.2007 at 00:17

Well....if role-play then role-play....

I'd morph to Zakk Wylde...so...I'd be Zakk Wylde and playing the guitars(if magic powers made it possible and gave all the skills)
Aronax....you could morph into Kai Hansen then and take the guitars...
Kuriraivo of our own Metsatöll could play bass.......
Fabrizio of Macbeth could play drums....
Melissa Ferlaak of Aesma Daeva and Visions of Atlantis could sing....

and since we all can sing...we will all sing...with power...

now...the songs...that's a good thing here to think about...

1. Meeste Laul(Song of Men) by Metsatöll....originally composed by Miina Härma, an Estonian composer....
2. Cuchulainn by Cruachan....
3. Earmarka(Fair) by Holy Blood
4. El Diablo y la Luna by Macbeth
5. Creek Mary's Blood by Nightwish
6. Hiiekoda by Metsatöll
7. Seasonspeech by Elvenking
8. Ragnarök by Tyr

If we die....we die with honour...and continue a ravaging party in Valhalla in the dark forests of cloudy heavens.........

...I'll have whatever you're having mate.

Well....I tried to be diverse while choosing the songs....however....some songs need well...a choir or some extra instruments....but I guess that the magic powers will provide them....

Written by Ernis on 04.05.2007 at 00:24

Well....I tried to be diverse while choosing the songs....however....some songs need well...a choir or some extra instruments....but I guess that the magic powers will provide them....

I am glad I was in your band bro
Anyway I liked all those songs... Great choice... but there is not any power metal

Written by APOHAKC on 04.05.2007 at 01:31

Written by Ernis on 04.05.2007 at 00:24

Well....I tried to be diverse while choosing the songs....however....some songs need well...a choir or some extra instruments....but I guess that the magic powers will provide them....

I am glad I was in your band bro
Anyway I liked all those songs... Great choice... but there is not any power metal...

No power metal...don't be sad....elveking is folk power....and you can always sing power metal...and Nightwish is considered power as well...if it isn't, we can make it power enough....

Alrighty...

I'm on bass and handle harsh vocals.

Guitars - Michael Romeo (probably the best guitarist of our time)

Clean Vocals - Matt Barlow (need I say more?)

Keyboards - Rick Wakeman (that's right...Rick "I was in Yes" Wakeman) he is totally distraught about losing metal forever (for some reason) and lends his magic fingers to my band

Drums - Jan Axel von Blomberg (hellhammer)


Setlist

1)"The Book of Heavy Metal (March of Metalians)" (Dream Evil) - I know, cheesy, but such a great opener...MMEEEETTTAAAAAAAL!!!
2)"Glory of the Empire" (Circus Maximus) - A little "blow the crowd away-ness" with this one
3)"Back in the Day" (Megadeth) - straight up ass-kicking here and a song about metal...kinda fits
4)"Moonlit Night" (Morgana Lefay) - Some ballad action
5)"Eternal Wait" (Ensiferum) - just a great song...and some more ballading (sort of)
6)"Death In Fire" (Amon Amarth) - back to the ass-kicking
7)"Thorn" (Blind Guardian) - not one of their famous songs, but my favorite...and soooo epic (this is where a full choir is unveiled)
8)"Mabool" (Orphaned Land) - the entire thing...all four parts (this is where a full orchestra is unveiled)
Encore(s)
"Dante's Inferno" (Iced Earth) - Oh yes...what a show
"The Odyssey" (Symphony X) - But wait...there's more...no way

I know, I "cheated" but the encores are the key to swaying the world...no one would expect these songs as encores

Written by Guest on 05.05.2007 at 17:55

Setlist

1)"The Book of Heavy Metal (March of Metalians)" (Dream Evil) - I know, cheesy, but such a great opener...MMEEEETTTAAAAAAAL!!!

God damn man, GREAT OPENING SONG!

Still having problems coming up with my own list..

Guess i'll just edit it in sometime later.

The band:
Harsh vocals: Me
Guitars/clean vocals: James Hetfield (Metallica)
Bass/keyboards/clean vocals: Geddy Lee (Rush)
Drums: Mike Portnoy (Dream Theater)
Female vocals: Tarja Turunen (ex-Nightwish)

Four vocalists! Cool, huh? Tarja mostly sings the choir parts.

The setlist:
Intro: Frozen Sky by Norther
1. Revolution Calling (Queensrÿche)
Thought this one might fit. I sing the verse and Hetfield and Lee the chorus.
2. Ghost Love Score (Nightwish)
Tarja shines, the band is joined by the Octavarium Orchestra (from Dream Theater - Score)
3. Phantom of the Opera (Iron Maiden)
All vocalists sing, sometimes alone... sometimes all at once like in the "Keep your distance/Walk away/Don't take his bait"-part.
4. Middletown Dreams (Rush)
The ballad of the night. Sung only by Lee although Tarja can be heard in the chorus.
5. The Moor (Opeth)
Sung by me and Hetfield, the "ooohhh-oohhh-oohhh"-part is sung by all.
6. Stormblåst (Dimmu Borgir)
Sung by me, some choir sound from Tarja.
7. A Change of Seasons (Dream Theater)
Sung by the clean vocalists.
8. Master of Puppets (Metallica)
This is sung only by Hetfield and he gives his best performance ever. The other vocalists can only be heard during "Master master!" and the laughs at the end. A lot of fireworks and stuff duirng this song.
Outro: Ending Credits (Opeth)

Written by Doc G. on 03.05.2007 at 02:28

Awesome concept...well

Id be on drums of course. But the rest of the line-up would be like this:
Lead Vocals: Sebastian Bach (ex-Skid Row)
Bass/Back-up vocals: Joey DeMaio (Manowar)
Rythm Guitars/Lead & Back-Up Vocals: Blackie Lawless (WASP)
Lead Guitars/Lead & Back-Up Vocals: Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth)

Our 8 songs would be:
1. Running Wild In The Streets (By WASP)
2. Monkey Business (By Skid Row)
3. Into Battle (By Ensiferum)
4. Welcome To The Jungle (By Guns N Roses, yeah I know not completely metal but theyd make it metal)
5. Holy Wars (By Megadeth)
6. Die For Metal (By Manowar)
7. The Trooper (By Iron Maiden)
8. Bohemian Rhapsody (By Queen, except it would a heavy metal version)

At this point the world leaders would be sooo blown away that we come back on and play an encore, and it would be a new song written collectively by my band, and it would be the greatest metal song ever f*cking written.

Wow! That's a Line Up to blow them all! and i hope to listen the last song!

Written by Vinnie R. on 08.01.2008 at 09:21

Written by Doc G. on 03.05.2007 at 02:28

Awesome concept...well

Id be on drums of course. But the rest of the line-up would be like this:
Lead Vocals: Sebastian Bach (ex-Skid Row)
Bass/Back-up vocals: Joey DeMaio (Manowar)
Rythm Guitars/Lead & Back-Up Vocals: Blackie Lawless (WASP)
Lead Guitars/Lead & Back-Up Vocals: Mikael Akerfeldt (Opeth)

Our 8 songs would be:
1. Running Wild In The Streets (By WASP)
2. Monkey Business (By Skid Row)
3. Into Battle (By Ensiferum)
4. Welcome To The Jungle (By Guns N Roses, yeah I know not completely metal but theyd make it metal)
5. Holy Wars (By Megadeth)
6. Die For Metal (By Manowar)
7. The Trooper (By Iron Maiden)
8. Bohemian Rhapsody (By Queen, except it would a heavy metal version)

At this point the world leaders would be sooo blown away that we come back on and play an encore, and it would be a new song written collectively by my band, and it would be the greatest metal song ever f*cking written.

Wow! That's a Line Up to blow them all! and i hope to listen the last song!

Why thank you, I think Id have to change the setlist for atleast one Akerfeldt-esque tune. But the Bohemian Rhapsody would be essential.

That's what i call an original topic.

Lead Vocals / Rythm Guitar : Me
Lead Guitar : Michael Weikath (Helloween)
Bass : Roger Glover (Deep Purple)
Keyboards : Erik Norlander
Drums : Nicko McBrain

8 Song Set List:

1. Iron Maiden (Iron Maiden)
2. Electric Crown (Testament)
3. Heavy Metal Breakdown (Grave Digger)
4. Heavy Metal (Is The Law (Helloween)
5. Midsummer Night (Korpiklaani)
6. Balls To The Wall (Accept)
7. Eagle Fly Free (Helloween)
8. Victory Song (Ensiferum)

After that, a massive attack against the world leaders!

Vocals : Eric Adams
Guitar : Luca Turilli
Bass : Marco Hietala
Keyboards : Me
Drums : Jukka Nevelainen

1. Ozzy Osbourne - Hellraiser
2. Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark
3. Manowar - Battle Hymns
4. Summoning - Farewell
5. Manowar - Courage
6. Edguy - Land Of The Miracle
7. DragonForce - Operation Ground And Pound
8. Nightwish - Ghost Love Score (in male vocals cover )

And well, if this wont be enough to save the metal, then there is no help for the world, so we will travel to the Land of the Light or Island of Dreams with Freedom Call And there we will stay and will be waiting till the world call us back to salve him before emo and pop


Edit : wow...seems to be my 1000th post at MS...nice one then

The best way to preserve the metal, is tricking the world leaders, so they think that metal is just like any other music, so instead of choosing metal musians, im going to chose:

Lead Vocals: Beyonce
Guitar: Carlos Sanatana
Bass: Me
Drums: Ringo Starr
Keyboards: the dude from coldplay that plays the piano

And the songs, they have to be famous songs:

1. Master of Puppets (Metallica)
2. Nemo (Nightwish)
3. Number of the Beast (Iron Maiden)
4. Bed of Razors (CoB)
5. That song from Twisted Sister that i dont know the name, but it's their most famous song
6. The Unforgiven (Metallica)
7. Walk (Pantera)
8. Breaking the Law (Judas Priest)


After saving the metal i would commit suicide for creating this heresy, but i would die in peace, know that i saved the metal.

Rhythm Guitar - Me
Lead Guitar - Muhammed Suiçmez
Bass - Martin Mendez
Drums - Morgan Ågren
Synth/keys - Rikard Zander
Vocals - Christian Älvestam

Songs:

1. Nile - Cast Down the Heretic
2. Emperor - With Strength I Burn
3. Vader - Cold Demons
4. Arcturus - Alone
5. Fredrik Thordendal's Special Defects - Sol Niger Within (the whole 37 minutes of v3.33)
6. Rotten Sound - Targets
7. Opeth - The Moor
8. Fear Factory - Pisschrist

Written by Ellrohir on 08.01.2008 at 11:02

Vocals : Eric Adams
Guitar : Luca Turilli
Bass : Marco Hietala
Keyboards : Me
Drums : Jukka Nevelainen

1. Ozzy Osbourne - Hellraiser
2. Iron Maiden - Fear Of The Dark
3. Manowar - Battle Hymns
4. Summoning - Farewell
5. Manowar - Courage
6. Edguy - Land Of The Miracle
7. DragonForce - Operation Ground And Pound
8. Nightwish - Ghost Love Score (in male vocals cover )

And well, if this wont be enough to save the metal, then there is no help for the world, so we will travel to the Land of the Light or Island of Dreams with Freedom Call And there we will stay and will be waiting till the world call us back to salve him before emo and pop


Edit : wow...seems to be my 1000th post at MS...nice one then

Just imagine Eric Adams singing Fear Of The Dark and Ghost Love Score, it would be Glorius!!!!Very Heavy!
Conratulations for your 1000 posts!:thumbup:

Written by torniojaws on 09.01.2008 at 00:08

Rhythm Guitar - Me
Lead Guitar - Muhammed Suiçmez
Bass - Martin Mendez
Drums - Morgan Ågren
Synth/keys - Rikard Zander
Vocals - Christian Älvestam

can't i count to five already or are there really six names ?

Written by Ellrohir on 09.01.2008 at 11:42

can't i count to five already or are there really six names ?

It's not that accurate Well, I guess if you must limit to 4 additional members, I'd ditch the vocals.

The band:

Marco Hietala - lead vocals&bass
Andy LaRocque - lead guitar
Phil Campbell - rhythm guitar
Me - keyboards
Igor Cavalera - drums

setlist:

Mercyful Fate - Evil
Black Sabbath - TV Crimes
Ghost Riders in the Sky ( the Chrome Division version of the song)
Tarot - Pyre of Gods
Iron Maiden - Rainmaker
The Black Mages - The Decisive Battle ( Cant help myself )
Divlje Jagode - Konji ( me on lead vocals )
Candlemass - Bewitched

Written by Guest on 21.08.2011 at 16:58

Candlemass - Bewitched

and i presume a doomwalking exit from the stage as the curtains fall, right?

Written by Valentin B on 21.08.2011 at 17:35

Written by Guest on 21.08.2011 at 16:58

Candlemass - Bewitched

and i presume a doomwalking exit from the stage as the curtains fall, right?

Just as a little warning to the leaders of the world, they wouldn't want to face the zombie apocalypse of Doom

Hm, lemme think and make a Mega Shark dream band:

Vocals: Jyrki69 (The 69 Eyes)
Bass/clean vocals: Simen Haestnes/ICS Vortex ( played in Dimmu Borgir, Arcturus, Borknagar; ICS Vortex)
Lead guitar: Slash (known for Gn'R, Slash's Snakepit and now Velvet Revolver)
Drums: me (I have no idea how to play it, but drumms are really really cool and I totally see myself smashing all over the place)
Keyboards: Mustis (ex Dimmu)

-----
1. Mr. Crowley (Ozzy Osbourne)
2. Fly To The Rainbow (Therion)
3. Ocean's Rise (Borknagar)
4. 5 Steps Of Freedom (Death Angel)
5. Tongues (Deathstars)
6. Brandon Lee (The 69 Eyes)
7. Endorama (Kreator feat. Tilo Wollf)
8. For Whom The Bell Tolls (Metallica)

Encore: brothers eveywhere, raise you'r hands into the air, we're warriors, WARRIORS UM DIE WELT!!!! Yea.... NOT!

Anyhoo, I don't have a growlist on my band.... But I choose to go easy, so that people who are nothing more than a bunch of pussies and go screaming and poiting with fingers when they see someone wearing corpsepaint and growling, calling him of course the mega antichrist or seeing some thrashers, assuming they're nothing more than drunken morons... So I hope they dig it. And I'm so cool behind the drums

Hmm...

Vocals-Myself, Because I can sing anything
Guitars-Dave Mustaine, Larry Barragan(of Helstar)
Bass-D.D. Verni
Drums- George Kollias

Songs-

1. The Green And Black
2. Deliver Us To Evil
3. Darkness Descends
4. Crystal Mountain
5. Hail And Kill
6. Mirror Mirror
7. Painkiller
8. Metal Militia

Yup... That should do it.

I would scare them to return metal, not convince them. So my lineup:
Rhytm Guitar - Karl Sanders (Nile)
Lead Guitar - Muhammed Sucimez (Necrophagist)
Vocals - Frank Mullen (Suffocation)
Bass - Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) {He's just a legend}
Drums - Flo Mounier (Cryptopsy)
Songs:
1. Pissing The Mainstream by Dying Fetus (Yup, that's what we think of them).
2. Execration Text by Nile (Crushing brutality with oriental touches).
3. Fermented Offal Discharge by Necrophagist (How will they react to these sick lyrics? ).
4. Pierced From Within by Suffocation (Sheer brutality).
5. Phophile by Cryptopsy (Another slab of brutality).
6. Angel Of Death by Slayer (Let them see the moshing).
7. Bonded By Blood by Exodus (And Metal takes it's price).
8. Fade To Black by Metallica (A good-goodbye song).
We'll either scare 'em through the songs 1-5, amaze 'em through the songs 6-7, or affect their emotions through song number 8.

The band,
KK Downing/Dave Murray - guitar
Me - Bass/ Vocals
Kai Hansen - Vocals/ guitar
Nikko McBrain - Drums
Tuomos Holopainen - keyboartds (if needed)

Classics, ballads, Heavy, etc..

Remember Yesterday - Hammerfall
The Trooper - Iron Maiden
Die for metal - Manowar
Reformation - Amorphis
Fade to Black - Metallica
Rasputin - Turisas
Iron Man - Black Sabbath
Amaranth - Nightwish