h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Ok so the title has nowt to do with the message but, meh, you can't have everything. Within Temptation, plus others, are playing at Download festival this year, you gonna go?

What others? I wouldn't pay the price of a pair of worn out second-hand underpants to see within temptation.

there's metalica, Gn'R, Cradle of Filth, Soul Fly et al
see http://www.downloadfestival.co.uk/lineup/index.asp
I'd have liked Nightwish and Manowar there too and maybe Kick Axe, Rammstein, Die Toten Hosen and Motley Crue. Of course I really want to see Mikabomb live, but I doubt I'll get to any time soon.

Maiden's coming to Holland in november, can't wait to see them. I doubt Manowar's going to play any summer festivals, their guitar player fell off his bike and broke his arm. I think Nightwish's looking for a new vocalist. G'nR's coming to graspop, which is cheaper and closer, Metallica's done nothing worthwile since 1990, and i'm not really into Cradle.

Have you heard the soundtrack to Die Nibelungen? It's quite good

No, I haven't, haven't even seen the movie. I might download the original Nibelungenlied, 's supposed to be pretty good, and Wagner is a great composer.

I've seen half the movie, and I have the other half on video somewhere, but I've read Tom Holt's Expecting Someone Taller and I've read and seen LotR... Oh and I've heard some of Wagner's The Ring Cycle, he'd have been absolutely amazing composing nowadays, it's a shame drum kits and electric guitars didn't exist while he was alive.

I doubt he'd have done a much better job than Kamelot or Nightwish.

Hmm, I've always thought that Nightwish sound much like I imagine Wagner sounding if he was composing nowadays.

I'm still a bit sore I had a hefty exam the day after After Forever played with a full orchestra as backing. I'd have loved to see that.