Come one, come all (within reason) here it is, my first roulette.
Don't get too excited as it can all go very wrong from here on out.
I formally invite you to join for fine conversation, half assed write ups and the possibility of gaining a win. Yay!
Sooooooooo, as this is my first roulette, and I only realised today that I was next in line, I will do my best to keep this thing running smoothly. I am going to try to sort out all themed rounds, bonus points and the general flow of the roulette but apologies if anything changes slightly as we go (after all....it's just entertainment folks).
My plan is to have 10 participants (if I can draw a crowd that is) but could be a little flexible. I am also thinking of doing 10 rounds.
My TastesA little (apologies if it becomes a lot) about my tastes. So I started off listening to Hip Hop at about 16 and listened to that for at least a few years until I heard Metallica and Green Day roughly around the same time. I got into all the popular punk bands at the time (Blink 182, Sum41, Less Than Jake) but also became obsessed with Metallica. I developed my taste in punk rock (in particular ska punk) but also moved onto all the great metal bands (thanks to my older brother) like Megadeth, Slayer, Sepultura, Pantera. I had a love for thrash. I then started getting into the popular metal bands at the time (this was around 2004/5) like Trivium, Lamb of God, Avenged Sevenfold etc. I did a load of travelling and by about 2012 I'd kind of stopped discovering new music. Somehow, in 2014, I rekindled my love for Dream Theater (I'b been a fan since about '06) and found this site. The rest is history and I have discovered a whole host of new bands and fallen in love with progressive metal more than ever I suppose.
How that effects this roulette is to be seen. I love Progressive Metal but that's not all I'm looking for. I still have a love for punk (I kinda go through phases, as we all do).
In regards to genres of metal, I have kind of got bored of straight forward metal as it all feels too similar but you can always try yur luck, I am a sucker for a good guitar solo.
I like a bit of Death Metal and prefer the classic bands like Death, Obituary etc.
I prefer Symphonic Black Metal bands like Dimmu Borgir when it comes to Black Metal.
I like me some Doom/Stoner Metal.
I like some Power Metal but can be quite picky, most of the Power Metal I listen is stuff I got into years ago, the last Power Metal band I got into was Angra and they are the first in about 8 years so this may be a bit of a gamble.
I like some folky kind of music but most of the folk I listen to is stuff which is folk with a punk rock attitude, like Frank Turner and Larry and his Flask.
I'm not particularly a fan of electronic music but there are a few exceptions, such as Nine Inch Nails, Prodigy, I used to listen to a bit of Pendulum.
I love orchestral music and especially orchestral renditions of video game music (such as Nobuo Uematsu's Distant Worlds).
I find with music that my ear is generally drawn to the sound of the electric guitar predominantly, I love it. Drums are a close second and as such, I find that music is the most crucial part for me. Lyrics and vocals are not generally what I focus on and I often don't even know the full lyrics to lots of my favourite metal songs. Again there are exceptions. I love bands such as The Dear Hunter mainly for the vocals and lyrics, which is easier as there aren't so many guitar/drum parts that my ear focuses on. Punk rock is another genre where lyrics are more important. I really enjoy singing along to my favourite songs and really belt them out whenever I can. Music really lifts my spirit and that is why I love it so much. There is no better feeling than singing your heart out to your favourite song (maybe air guitar is second, yes I'm a loser). This is why I have added the sing-a-long round, I want to hear some songs with great vocal lines, melodies, choruses.
This thread I started a few months back might help with my tastes as well:
https://www.dreamtheaterforums.org/boards/index.php?topic=48408.0Banned List(My favourite bands will be in Green and popular/fairly popular DTF favourites will be in Red):
AC/DC
AgallochAirbourne
Alestorm
Alexisonfire
Alice in Chains
Alkaline TrioAlter BridgeAmen
Amon Amarth
Andrew WK
Angel Witch
Angra
Animals as LeadersAnnihilator
Anthrax
Arch Enemy
Architects
At the Gates
Atreyu
Attila
Austrian Death Machine
The Autumn Offering
Avenged Sevenfold
Axewound
AyreonBabymetal
Bad ReligionBarn Burner
BaronessBeastie Boys
The BeatlesBehemoth
Between the Buried and MeBiffy Clyro
Billy Talent
Biohazard
Black Breath
The Black Dahlia Murder
Black Label Society
The Black MagesBlack Sabbath
Black Tide
Blink 182Bob Dylan
Bolt Thrower
Bones Brigade
Bongzilla
Bring Me the Horizon
Brujeria
Brutal Truth
Buckethead
Bullet for My Valentine
Burning Witch
Caligula's HorseCancerbats
Candlemass
Cannibal Corpse
CapdownCarcass
Cathedral
Cavelera Conspiracy
Celtic Frost
Cemetary
Children of BodomChimaira
Choking VictimChristopher Lee
Chthonic
City and Colour
Closure in Moscow
Clutch
Coheed and CambriaColdplay
The ContortionistControl Denied
Corrosion of Conformity
Crazy Arm
Cream
Creed
Cro-Mags
Crowbar
Cryptopsy
Cynic
Cypress Hill
Daath
Damageplan
Danzig
Darkane
The Darkness
Darkthrone
David Maxim MicicThe Dear HunterDeath
Death Before Dishonour
The Defiled
Demigod
Descravity
Dethklok
DevilDriver
Devin TownsendDiamond Head
Dimmu Borgir
Dio
Dir en Grey
Disarmonia Mundi
Disincarnate
Dissection
Dommin
The Doors
DownDr Dre
Dragonforce
Dream TheaterDrowning Pool
Dub War
EarthsideEdge of Sanity
Electric Wizard
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Eminem
Emperor
EnslavedEntombed
Evile
Ex Deo
Exhorder
Exodus
Extreme
Eyehategod
Fair to MidlandThe Fall of Troy
Fates WarningFear Factory
Firewind
Five Finger Death Punch
The FlatlinersFoo Fighters
Forbidden
Frank TurnerFrank Zappa
Fugazi
Gallows
Gama Bomb
Gang Green
The Gates of Slumber
George Harrison
Ghost
Ginger Wildheart
Glassjaw
Glen Hansard
God Forbid
Gogol Bordello
GojiraGorguts
Green Day
H2O
HakenHammerfall
Hatebreed
The Haunted
Havok
Heathen
Helloween
Hexen
High Tide
Himsa
The Hives
Huntress
Ice Cube
Iced Earth
IhsahnImmolation
Immortal
In Flames
Infinite Tales
Insect Warfare
Into Eternity
Iron Maiden
Jedi Mind Tricks
Jet
Joe Satriani
John Frusciante
John Petrucci
Judas Priest
Kataklysm
Killswitch Engage
The King BluesKing CrimsonKing Diamond
King Parrot
King PrawnKingdom of Sorrow
Kreator
Kvelertak
Lamb of GodLarry and his FlaskLazarus AD
Led ZeppelinLeftover Crack
LeprousLess than JakeLife of Agony
Liquid Tension ExperimentThe Living EndMachine HeadMahavishnu Orchestra
Malefice
Mandroid EchostarManowar
MarillionThe Mars VoltaMastodonMayhem
MegadethMercyful Fate
Merrow
MeshuggahMetallicaMike Oldfield
MillencolinMinistry
The Misfits
Monster Magnet
Morbid Angel
Motorhead
Municipal Waste
Murderdolls
Muse
My Chemical Romance
MyGrain
MyrathNWA
Naildown
Napalm Death
Native ConstructNe ObliviscarisNeurosis
The Night Flight Orchestra
Nile
Nine Inch Nails
Nobuo UematsuNOFXNorma Jean
Oasis
Obituary
The OceanOceans of SlumberOdd LogicThe Ongoing Concept
OpethOrange Goblin
Ozzy Osbourne
PanteraParadise Lost
A Perfect Circle
PeripheryPestilence
Phil Anselmo
Pink FloydPomegranate Tiger
Porcupine TreePortishead
Portrait
Powerglove
Priestess
Primal Fear
The Prize Fighter Inferno
The Prodigy
Protest the HeroPsycroptic
Queen
Queens of the Stone Age
Queensryche
Rage Against the Machine
RancidRandom HandRebel Meets Rebel
Red Hot Chilli Peppers
Refused
Rhapsody
Rise AgainstRiversideRob Zombie
Rodrigo Y Gabriela
Rush
RX BanditsSacred Reich
Satyricon
Scar Symmetry
Seasick Steve
Send More Paramedics
Sentenced
Sepultura
Shabutie
Shadows Fall
ShiningShort Sharp Shock
Sick of it All
Sigur Ros
SikthSinergy
Six Feet Under
Skeletonwitch
SkindredThe SkintsThe SlackersSlayerSleep
SlipknotSnapcase
Soilwork
Solution 45
Sonata Arctica
Soulfly
Soundgarden
Star OneSteel PantherStevie Wonder
Stoned Jesus
Strapping Young LadSuffocation
Suicidal Tendencies
Superjoint Ritual
Sylosis
System of a Down
Taake
Tankard
The Tea Party
Tenacious D
TesseractTestament
Thank You, ScientistTiamat
ToolTransplants
Triptykon
TriviumTrouble
Turisas
Ufomammut
Unearth
Vader
Van Morrison
VektorVelvet Revolver
Venom
VolbeatWalls of Jericho
Warbringer
Weezer
The White Stripes
White Zombie
The WildheartsWitch Mountain
Witchcraft
Wolfmother
Xentrix
3 Inches of Blood
As this list was quite long I have separated all the punk/ska/reggae bands into the below list so it might be easier to navigate the banned list
Banned punk/ska/reggae list:AFI
Against Me!
The Aggrolites
All
Allister
Anti-Flag
Assorted Jelly Beans
Authority Zero
Bad Brains
Beans on Toast
Big D and the Kids Table
Bigwig
The Bouncing Souls
Bowling for Soup
Boxcar Racer
The Casualties
Catch 22
CKY
Comeback Kid
Dead Kennedys
The Descendents
The Distillers
Dropkick Murphys
The Dwarves
Fall Out Boy
Flogging Molly
Four Year Strong
Frenzal Rhomb
GBH
Goldfinger
Goldie Lookin' Chain
Good Riddance
Hardskin
Hi-Standard
Horrorpops
Jaya the Cat
Lagwagon
Lars Fredriksen and the Bastards
The Loved Ones
The Mad Caddies
Masked Intruder
Me First and the Gimme Gimmes
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones
Morning Glory
Mustard Plug
New Found Glory
No Use for a Name
The Offspring
Operation Ivy
Paramore
Pennywise
Propagandhi
The Real Mckenzies
Reel Big Fish
Rudebones
Screeching Weasel
Social Distortion
{Spunge}
Star Fucking Hipsters
Street Dogs
Streetlight Manifesto
Strung Out
Sublime
Suicide Bid
The Suicide Machines
Sum41
Swingin' Utters
Tiger Army
Tilt
Tim Armstrong
Tokyo Ska Paradise Orchestra
Tony Sly
Turbonegro
Uncle Brian
The Vandals
Vic Ruggiero
Voodoo Glowskulls
Wizo
Yellowcard
Zebrahead
4ft Fingers
Participants:1. Parama
2. Scorpion
3. Train of Naught
4. Shadow Ninja
5. Sacul
6. Splent
7. Scar
8. WebRaider
9. Home
10. Tomislav95
11. Elite
12. Stadler
Rounds:1. Open round
2. A song that gets you pumped (as in something that just lifts your spirits immediately and makes you want to party)
3. Open round
4. Sing-a-long round (as I mentioned, I generally don't focus too much on lyrics but I love to belt out my favourite songs. Think 'Waves' by The Dear Hunter, Youtube it if you don't know it) send me something with a great chorus or sing-a-long element.
5. Open round
6. Your entrance theme if you were a wrestler!! (I joked about this on someone's roulette but I'm going to go with it, bonus point will be added in this round which I will announce later)
7. Open round
8. Orchestral round (I want music with some form of orchestral instruments)
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Eliminations will be made after round 8 so only the top 4 go through to the final rounds-------------
9. Epic round, you know the drill (40 minute limit)
10. EP round
Rules (of sorts)I would prefer either Youtube Links or Spotify for the submissions but as long as I can find the song it's no real issue either way.
I'm going to set a limit of 12 minutes (except for epic round obvs).
I'm going to score songs out of ten.
Artists will be banned as they are submitted and I will add them here.
Banned During the Roulette:*shels
Agent Fresco
Alcest
Anathema
And So I Watch You From Afar
Angels and Airwaves
Bent Knee
Black Crown Initiate
Brand New
Breaking Benjamin
Caravan Palace
Celestial Harmonic
Chimp Spanner
CHVRCHES
Clint Mansell
Cloud Cult
Corelia
Death Grips
Deep Purple
Dekadent
Destrage
Diablo Swing Orchestra
Dredg
East of the Wall
Eidola
El Drugstore
Electric Light Orchestra
Elton John
Ensiferum
Fever Ray
fun.
Frost*
Goldfrapp
Groove Therapist
Giusepe Verdi
I The Mighty
ICE
Igorrr
Imagine Dragons
In Mourning
In The Silence
Indukti
Intronaut
Ivar Bjornson & Einar Selvik's Skuggsja
Jolly
Julia Holter
Kamelot
Kansas
Karnivool
Killer Be Killed
Kiss
Kyuss
La Dispute
Losers
Ludovico Einaudi
Maybeshewill
Mew
Moon Tooth
Moron Police
Mother Love Bone
Mr. Bungle
Nevermore
Nothing More
Obsidian Kingdom
Oceansize
Orphaned Land
Pain of Salvation
Panic! at the Disco
Panic Channel
Pathfinder
Progenie Terrestre Pura
Project RnL
Red Fang
Russkaja
Samuel Barber
Seventh Wonder
Slowdive
So Hideous
Talking Heads
The Gathering
The Hirsch Effekt
The Pretty Reckless
Torche
Triumph
Twelve Foot Ninja
Tyr
UFO
Ulver
Van Halen
Vision of Disorder
Vulfpeck
Woods of Ypres
Xerath
Yes
Scores1. Train of Naught: 64.5
2. Scorpion: 62.25
3. Home: 61.75
4. Parama: 60.75
5. WebRaider: 59,5
6. Tomislav95: 57.75
7. Sacul: 57.5
8. Elite: 56
9. Stadler: 52.75
10. Shadow Ninja: 52.5
10. Splent: 52.5
12. Scar: 52
Right, I think that is it. There are probably a few typos in here so apologies for that.
If I have forgotten to mention anything in this OP then please let me know so I can add any information.
Once we have enough participants I will it you know and then you can send ok.
Good luck to you all, but mainly to me.