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I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 1:34 am
by sonata's wish
Hello fellow strato fans! I've been watching this forum for a while and thought it was time to join. I'm a black chick who absolutely loves metal and only metal and because of this I'm not accepted much. Other blacks don't like me because they think I'm weird and I don't often go to metal concerts because I'm scared I might get my ass kicked(it almost happened when I went to see shadows fall). But I think I would be accepted here because you guys seem cool.
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 1:48 am
by Stealth
Well, you have
my acceptance for sure
So where are you from?
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 2:14 am
by browneyedgirl
You are Very Welcome here!
Hope you will have fun posting with us!
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 2:21 am
by sonata's wish
I'm from the states.(Houston, Texas)
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 2:41 am
by browneyedgirl
WOW! That is a big city--from a BIG State!
I'm from kinda close to you--Alabama. Yep--if you know any good&tasteful Alabama jokes just let 'em rip. I think I can take it!
But, how did you get to know Stratovarius--when did you hear 'em for the first time?
The song?
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 2:49 am
by sonata's wish
I just bursted out laughing when I read that you were from alabama. I guess I have heard of too many alabama jokes. Well I am a huge fan of sonata arctica and I always hear people say that they are a rip off of stravarius. So I decided to give them a listen, I think the first song I heard was paradise and I've been hooked ever since. So what's your story on finding them?
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 4:01 am
by Equinox
Hi Sonata's Wish!
Are u in SA's forum?
Anyway...Paradise is a good song.
Be very welcome.
We are like God, we accept everybody, from every ethnecity(Or whoever u spell that shit.).
So...u know what to do.
WELCOME!
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 5:31 am
by fernando_levy
Hi, sonata's wish!
Welcome to this forum. I think this is a place where we all love stratovarius, so there's no discrimination (I'm from Monterrey, Mexico). Feel free to say what you want! My story about finding stratovarius goes back to August/September, 2003, when a friend of mine who had been to their concert that same year in August showed me some songs (Black Diamond and Phoenix). I immediately loved it and started buying their albums, thus becoming a devoted stratovarius fan. I also love sonata arctica, particularly songs like wolf & raven, victoria's secret and champagne's bath. Don't feel bad about loving metal; to me it's the best music that exists. Here in Mexico it's not very popular either; people prefer to listen to commercialist crap like Blink 182 or Avril Lavigne. But I don't care; I have found my favorite music group now (stratovarius). I hope you can go to one of their gigs in their first USA tour which will start 4 days from now. I went to their gig here in Monterrey yesterday, it fucking kicked ass! The new bass player is awesome.... I think the group is in a much better condition than 2 or 3 years ago. I know maybe I wrote a lot for just welcoming you, but I just needed to hehe
See ya around, keep in touch! rock on!
Re: WELCOME!
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 5:41 am
by Equinox
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 5:57 am
by Neorave
It's a place of brotherly (and sisterly) love, so no worries. Greeting to you, my friend!
Pretty much how I found Strato (and metal, perhaps) is that I was watching a fighting game combo video, and it was playing Destiny. So, after doing some research on the band, I finally started listening to other songs they did. And that's how I got into Strato and metal.
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 6:22 am
by iron_thunder
Hails! yep, you'll find no problem here. It makes me embarassed to be a metalhead when i hear about prejudices like that, though i guess i've gotten my fair share of harassment (most of you people know what i'm talking about!)...
Anyway, welcome
fernando_levy wrote:Don't feel bad about loving metal; to me it's the best music that exists.
I'll drink to that!!
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 8:10 am
by Shurik
Hello!
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 8:32 am
by MaFiaBoY
sonata's wish wrote:I'm a black chick who absolutely loves metal and only metal
Other genres have great music too, think of jazz, older rock... A world with ONLY metal would be boring as hell. Anyway, welcome here
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 8:56 am
by htcdude
Wilkommen! Be careful some of them in here bite.
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 11:22 am
by browneyedgirl
sonata's wish wrote:I just bursted out laughing when I read that you were from alabama. I guess I have heard of too many alabama jokes. Well I am a huge fan of sonata arctica and I always hear people say that they are a rip off of stravarius. So I decided to give them a listen, I think the first song I heard was paradise and I've been hooked ever since. So what's your story on finding them?
I first heard Stratovarius in August,2000 on LOUD--a now cancelled Heavy Metal Show that was on MUCHMusic Channel on DirectTV.(MuchMusic is now FUSE). The Against the Wind Video--since I went through a period taping that show every week for my son, I was probably the First in this Forum to Own Against the Wind Video!
This was the Stratovarius with Lassila on drums&Ikonen on Keys, btw!
I really loved their music at once--similar to Maiden, but softer&the lyrics very catchy and serious, about meaningful issues. The band seemed very well clean-cut&classy which impressed me as well.
A few months later I ordered the Infinite album&Infinite Visions Video. Eventually I obtained all oftheir albums--even solos--the last I ordered Yesterday
The New album!
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 6:01 pm
by Neorave
htcdude wrote:Wilkommen! Be careful some of them in here bite.
Like me!
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:54 pm
by neonlightchild
Neorave wrote:htcdude wrote:Wilkommen! Be careful some of them in here bite.
Like me!
well, bite this, you piece of.... hehe, just kiddin'
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 7:58 pm
by neonlightchild
Welcome !!!
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 8:05 pm
by StratoÄijä
StratoÄijä wrote:Welcome !!!
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 8:07 pm
by StragOvariuS
Bienvenue!
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2005 8:13 pm
by stratoplayer
Welcome! Compared to other forums ive been to this is one of the best in terms of friendliness, openess and no bashing (well, at least its kept at a minimum...) dont worry, as stratolevy said we too get sort of dissed in highschool (him and i are very good friends and see each other daily as school) because most of them here listen to commercialist crap... well its their loss
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 3:35 pm
by StratoFactor
Tervetuloa!
Yes, I was saying, welcome to the Stratoforums Sonata's wish. As you can see, this place owns!
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 4:45 pm
by Bones
Welcome... nothing more to say
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:00 pm
by Pikkusielu
Tervetuloa voorumeille! :jump:
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 5:02 pm
by Bones
You can find some guys totally insane... I'm warning you
I'm a cd-player, I'm a cd-player...!!
@Pikkusielu: Äläpä kovin rellomaan ala
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2005 7:11 pm
by StratoÄijä
Bones wrote:You can find some guys totally insane... I'm warning you
I'm a cd-player, I'm a cd-player...!!
WHAT! Totally insane... No! BTW you are a firetruck!
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 12:52 pm
by Heiserich
Cheeerio, sonata's wish! Hope you enjoy this forum.
I'm a little shocked that you fear of being harassed at metal-concerts because of your ethnicity. I know that there are some right-wing suckers in metal, but it's a very small minority, isn't it? I've been at quite many shows, and as far as I can remember, I never saw real serious aggression towards other fans... except for the Slayer-show in Düsseldorf in 1998 or `99, when one guy from "Slaytanic Wehrmacht" hit a Sepultura-fan in the face. But that's the only occasion I experienced, and it's seven years ago...
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 6:56 pm
by Neorave
StratoÄijä wrote:Bones wrote:You can find some guys totally insane... I'm warning you
I'm a cd-player, I'm a cd-player...!!
WHAT! Totally insane... No! BTW you are a firetruck!
No, you are a big, long, plastic...cup! XD
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 7:04 pm
by Pikkusielu
Neorave wrote:No, you are a big, long, plastic...cup! XD
Itse olet!
Re: I'm new here and just wanted to introduce myself!
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2005 7:13 pm
by IceBreaker
Pikkusielu wrote:Neorave wrote:No, you are a big, long, plastic...cup! XD
Itse olet!
Hei, älkääs pilatko hyvää topicia.
"Hey, pls don´t mess a good topic up."