Nevermore - Narcosynthesis
The worst thing I can say about this is that the tone, especially of the rhythm guitar, is pretty generic. Could easily be a hundred bands. The singer's voice is pretty cool, not a wailer or a screamer, he's actually singing, fairly low.
It's something I would listen to when I wanted background noise, not music to concentrate on. The lead guitar was quite good without being amazing, as was the drumming.
I will add that my headphones only work in one ear, and it's 3am so I can't use my speakers... so if there's amazingness happening in the right channel, ignore me.
I will also add that the more of a band's music I hear, the more I appreciate them. I can hate a single track, but then like it once i've heard a dozen others and gotten a feel for their style.
EDIT: It's the next morning, and I decided to give it one more shot... I like it a lot more after a few listens. The vocal harmonies are really nifty.
8/10
ok, mine... I feel out of my depth here, because a lot of my favorite music is pretty mainstream. I'm really not sure how well-known dream evil is, because I found this song on a WoW vid, in which it was extremely appropriate. Anyway: rawr, dragon metal.
Dream Evil - The Chosen Ones
http://s37.yousendit.com/d.aspx?id=1Y81JM38JID2T1SR60XM3UIBAFif that doesn't work, I'll try fixing it tomorrow.
Bonus points: here's the offending video. I wouldn't bother if you don't play warcraft, but it's a pretty cool vid/music sync.
http://www.warcraftmovies.com/movieview.php?id=9619