R&P: Sad Week for Metal Fans?

Wait, I knew about KK Downing, but wtf? Nevermore with no Loomis and Williams? Kamelot without Roy Khan?

It is sad, but as disappointing as it is, I guess we have to remember these guys have personal lives too, there's no telling what all that have going on and sometimes they just can't keep doing the same thing...For Downing it's probably the fact that he's old and has been doing it for almost half a century, but I am surprised to hear of the others, I just hope they have other projects.

I like Judas Priest and Nevermore the most out of the three (Probably JP THE most), but Judas Priest wasn't putting out great albums anymore and I feel Nevermore will still be able to pull something together even without the great Loomis (If they continue to make albums) so I think Roy Khan leaving Kamelot is the most disappointing, Roy Khan was really what made Kamelot a great band, the musicians aren't as talented, the drummer is Ok, but the guitarists aren't the best in the field, they're good, but not tremendously talented as Roy Khan.

Really weird that they would quite now though. Nevermore's last wasn't quite as good as past albums and neither was Kamelot's but they weren't complete failures, so It's hard to understand exactly why they quite, the only thing I can figure is they got tired of it, or there was some sort of conflict, but dang it's still surprising.

BQ- Top 3

Judas Priest

1. Painkiller

2. Sad Wings of Destiny

3. Sin After Sin

Kamelot

1. The Black Halo

2. Epica

3. Ghost Opera

Nevermore

1. Dead Heart in a Dead World

2. This Godless Endeavor

3. Enemies of Reality

*Oh, and let me make sure I thank the ole' asswipe for the TD

Yeah this week sucks!

BQ: KK leaving Priest. Priest is my all time favorite band so this just sucks.

BQ2: Priest: Album: Sin After Sin, Song: The Sentinel.

Nevermore: Album: The Politics Of Ecstacy. Song: Beyond Within

I don't listen to Kamelot

Jeff left Nevermore?!?! WHY?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!??!!??!!?!?!??!?!!?!?!

Yeah, been in the country the past week so I haven't been very updated. But to answer your question, Jeff's departure definetely hits me worst. I'm dissappointed by K.K. leaving Priest before the goodbye tour, but that was much more expected since everyone in Priest is like 60. But Jeff... the dude is one of my heroes and the fact that he's leaving Nevermore is just... blagh. I like Kamelot but Jeff hits me much harder since Nevermore is one of my favorite bands...

BQ:

Judas Priest

album: Sad Wings of Destiny

song: Dreamer Deciever

Nevermore

album: Dead Heart in a Dead World

song: The River Dragon Has Come

Kamelot

album: The Black Halo

song: When the Lights Are Down

Nothing sad about Khan. Dude's got the voice of a God and mediocre megasuck Kamelot was holding him back. He should have been Iced Earth's new singer!!!!!!!!! He could form a band with Loomis, that'd rock.

The Downing thing, that is sad.

MA: KK for sure

BA:

Dreamer Deciever/Sad Wings of Destiny

The River Dragon Has Come/Dead Heart In A Dead World

Never could get into Kamleot, too trite and cheesy.

I knew Khan was having troubles of one sort or another. Something about depression or the like.

But I never would have thought he'd leave...He made Kamelot...I don't think Kamelot as a group can ever recover from this.

Roy....I am disappoint....

BA: I can easily say that I've loved every Kamelot album that I've listened to.

Wow..can't believe Loomis left Nevermore. Sucks.

Per Wiberg, the keyboardist of Opeth, also left recently.

But maybe now I can sing for Kamelot :p

But then we'll be labeled as a Gothic metal band cause there's a female singer and that somehow makes a band goth. lol

Disappointing news is disappointing.

whatthamuthafrikk??????????????

I knew about KK, but Loomis ditched Nevermore for good????? And Dude.. without Roy, there IS no Kamelot, as his voice as all that really made them special, though after the crap fest that was their last album (sorry dude, i know you are a fan) I am not shocked.

Seriously, I like most of the stuff with Roy, but the guitar solos were always pretty weak, and the rest while decent, well, was made special with Roy. That is gonna hurt, a lot. Dang.

*Edit, I just listened to a few tracks with Fabio Lione singing in his stead, and while he is good, I'm sorry, if he is the permanent replacement for Roy........ not good enough.

It's like When Iced Earth recently replaced Matt Barlow (after his departure) with Stu Block. Stu is good, but not good enough, IMO to overcome Jon's habitually redundant riffing and often mediocre songwriting. Ripper and Matt, like Roy for Kamelot, covered over a number of shortcomings.

So already in this year we lose Roy and Matt from the Metal scene... dang. And these guys are in their prime. Who's next?

MQ: KK

BQ: Judas Priest - Beyond The Realms Of Death

Sad indeed...

MQ:KK Downing..very sad.

BQ:Victim Of Changes/Judas Priest

WTF Loomis and Williams left Nevermore. I guess Dane's main focus will be in Sanctuary.

MQ: Nevermore

BQ: Nevermore: Album- Dead Heart in a Dead World, Song- Final Product.