@ProgThrashDeathCore i heard some new songs and they seem mellow to me no wailing out anymore. whats going on with them i know that have a new drummer . i was expecting super heavy like glass prisonish stuff!!!
@GRILLBUOY101 It's Mike Mangini.. He has the record of the World's Faster Drummer, he used to play with Annhilator and Steve Vai. He is really good but I think al DT fans are used to listen Portnoy in the drums. I thing with time Mangini will become even better and it will fit better in the band.
@GomeBear86 Well, actually not because this band and most of the rest have their own style which has nothing to do with DT's one. Like this one. Or Seventh Wonder, totally difrent style.
@IvanMyRooM I agree. DT are good, but they're just the most popular progressive band, that doesn't mean everything has to be compared to them. Progressive music has been around since the 60s, so I'm sorry, but people need to stop claiming DT invented it. Hell, to prove my point, listen to the fantastic prog (arguably metal) song from 1974, Journey from Mariabronn by Kansas. Dream Theater basically borrowed the solo section for their instrumental style!
me encanta esta banda, y si la verdad no se puede decir que no se parece mucho a dream, tiene hasta el mismo sonido del teclado y todo, pero algo que la gente tiene que entender, es que cada banda es unica, por ejemplo pantera, nunca ninguna banda va a sonar igual que pantera. bueno en fin, aguante circus carajo
You DT fans need to get over yourselves. There's so much more music out there...... just enjoy the music instead of putting DT and yourself on a pedestal, hahaha.
To all the narrow minded DUMB FUCKS who are spouting nonsense about Circus Maximus. Your beloved Dream Theater sound like a slurry of other Progressive bands before them, haha. I'm a hardcore DT fan, but I know they've spawned from somewhere. The same with Circus Maximus. One of my favorite bands. They put out Prog Metal music while DT is on Break so I don't have to wait, hahahahaha.... awwwww I fuckin' love it!
Circus Maximus was a Dream theater cover band. People received them so well they started to make their own material. It's called inspiration, not copying.
lol its funny also for you people wondering why people are always talking about DT on CM vids well CM used to cover Dream theater material lol hah in your face CM was originally a DT Cover band LOL LMFAO Hmm maybe that'll answer your question "Why is there always a ''DREAM THEATER'' comment on every single video of every single song of progressive metal ?
CM was DT cover band amd dream theater made prog rock what it is today
These morons are such a bad copy of Dream Theater. Circus Maxinoobs can't create their own style nor write epic songs LOL! they are pathetic... And even worse their fans who talk shit to the actual fathers of this crappy band.
And that! Is why you see a DT comment everywhere. Get over it losers
These morons are such a bad copy of Dream Theater. Circus Maxinoobs can't create their own style nor write epic songs LOL! they are pathetic... And even worse their fans who talk shit to the actual fathers of this crappy band.
And that! Is why you see a DT comment everywhere. Get over it losers
The whole DT argument should be a compliment to anyone who loves listening to this type of music since DT was first to be heard playing Prog Metal. After DT this genre really blew up all over europe, and this song would fit nicely during the "Awake & ACOS" period of DT's career along with Abyss & Arrival of Love
Sorry for continuing the CM/DT discussion here, but to me, with CM you basically get all the good stuff from DTs best and most melodic days, coupled with a singer who is actually a very good singer. I love a lot of the stuff DT has done, but the way I see it, their singer just don't make it into the top 100 metal singer list, if I were to make one. Michael of CM, on the other hand, does!
@andykrikkit Labrie is an awesome singer... He's in the wrong genre though. The entirety of Dream Theater is in the wrong genre;. They need to be power metal... that is it...
@UrizenNihilation dude shut the hell up. Labrie could never ever ever ever ever sing power metal stuff. His voice is just not good for that genre. i mean think about what you said, then go watch the DT cover of Master of Puppets. dude sounds like he was like suckin a dick the night before they performed it. Labrie just needs to stick with what he does best, which is what he does right now.
@OsamaNibLaden When was Master of Puppets considered power metal, do you have any idea how retarded you sound? Labrie could have been an awesome power metal singer but he has ruptured vocal chords and can no longer sing like he did in Images and Words<-- A rock album that sounds power metallish. Now, I understand that you are musically ignorant and know a fair bit about dick sucking but how bout you think about what you said and go fuck yourself.
@andykrikkit To further bolster my statement... Images and Words is DT's best album... If they stayed making stuff like that there would be a lot more happy people.
@UrizenNihilation I love Images and words too. Labrie apparently has had some problems with his voice after that album at some point, so I might have been too hard on him. :-)
Wow, great band. I've been playing Drums for 30 years this drummer is excellent, as is the entire band. I'm heading to itunes right now to buy this album.
Strange how these guys are inspired by such as bands as Pink Floyd, the Dregs, and of course Led Zepplin. They make far better music both in complexity and structure, while being melodic.
I love how bands like these have high pitch or high toned singers. With only Symphony X having a heavier sounding vocalist.
Im not comparing the 2, just pointing that have the best singers suited for their music.
@Volta4401 There would be no Circus maximus if there where no DT.. people you have to know where your roots come from.. There would be no DT if not for RUSH and YES and PINK FLOYD
@bitteredgeband We understand that CM were influenced by DT, and DT by Rush/Yes/Pink. That's where music comes from. Everything is inspired and influenced by something that came before. That being said, is it really so hard for people to judge a band on their own merit, without constantly comparing them to their precursors?
because people will always compare to old stuff, pretty much why there is always a comment of metallica, or another random "old school" band, that shit is sad -___-
Probably because a lot of people have heard of them. A few years ago whenever I told people I was into "heavy metal" they always replied "What? Like System of a Down?"
@korruption dude it´s also because it´s the most known prog metal band out there... it´s like when you say to people "metal" they used to think "metallica, ozzy", etc. like it was said about SOAD. Nonetheless, once you get your ears used to prog, you notice that the song are different and every band has a different sound. Props to CM!
Shows you how people generalize music anymore, instead of just listening to let the music take you wherever it will.
I only compare bands as hearing influences, and you can hear some in Circus Maximus, but what you hear overall is a unique sound that only Maximus can deliver
Not really. Dream Theater's signature sounds came from their influences, such as Kansas, Rush, and Yes. Proof is Dance of Eternity which is nearly 50% Kansas and 50% Rush.
Granted they put their own spin on it, and these kinds of bands often appreciate DT, but the progressive genre as it is was around before Dream Theater.
And please don't think I'm bashing DT, they're great musicians, but they don't have a patent so to speak on this genre.
No matter how much YOU(!) think the dance of eternity is 50/50 Kansas and Rush, doesn't change the fact that Circus Maximus is too heavily inspired by DREAM THEATER (not kansas, rush, yes or whatever...) and if DREAM THEATER hadn't existed neither would Circus Maximus have....(You try to come up with biosfear without being heavily inspired by the dance o eternity!
Circus Maximus is influenced by DT, I wasn't saying that they weren't. DT has been extremely influential in the genre, I'm just pointing out that they didn't invent it, no matter how much people try to say they did. DT borrows HEAVILY from the progressive bands from the 70s(not steals, borrows, just like CM does from DT!) If you don't hear it then I look up some of the more obscure Kansas songs, such as 'The Spider', which does several things later taken by DT. The influence is unmistakable.
True, but Dream Theater was influence by many other bands too. The argument is pointless because it means great bands competing? Why? As long as the music works for you, that's all that matters.
Yes, but I mean Circus Maximus is inspired by Dream Theater in a much more obious way, while Dream Theater is inspired by many different bands of all genres wich they blend to their own, Circus Maximus kinda uses the prog metal music as we know it from Dream theater
See my favourite Dream Theater album was "Images & Words". If a band can pick up where that left off, all the power to them. I would have loved to be in a band where we picked up where Genesis left off (Phil Collins "Abacab" era).
@Louisbass0017 Simply put, the Progressive Metal style started with Queenrÿche, Fates Warning and Dream Theater in the 80s. DT's popularity skyrocketed and basically allowed the genre to survive the 90s "Industry" which was all about rap, grunge, nu-metal, dance, pop and techno and awards... They are one of the most important pioneers of Prog Metal, hence all the comments on every videos. :)
@Louisbass0017 And actually beside them being a TOTALLY arranged-to-sell-band, they ruined the progressive metal scene!!! That Labrie goes to sleep everynight with a broom up his ass!!!
@OmegaDarkful While I admit that the last few Dream Theater albums are half comprised of tracks not worth listening to, I still think every album has at least 3 great songs. While I don't know if Dream Theater is at all your cup of tea, I would suggest giving a listen to DT's album Metropolis part 2 Scenes from a Memory (and if you do indeed listen to this album, please listen to it all the way through with an open mind; it greatly enhances the musical experience).
@Louisbass0017 Um maybe because they where breaking new ground and creating a sound that no one else had before "DT" just like "RUSH". so many people judge DT based on Vocals and i'm sorry labrie but thats just not what DTs about its about everyone in the band not just one person..
@Louisbass0017 plus its funny, cause it seems that Dream Theater was influenced by CM for their black clouds and silver linings album. listen to a ngihtmare to remember, the storm intro sounds just like the intro for silence from angels above. plus there was a huge style change for that album. so its interesting that such a HUGE band was influenced by these guys. very impressive if you ask me. LONG LIVE CM AND DT.
Although I find that cd amazing, i disagree that it is why we have Prog Metal today. Dream Theater was around well before that CD ever came out. There have been many prog metal bands around before Mindcrime.
I may agree to the fact that it was one of the first Prog metal concept albums that was done masterfully.
How about that third Fates Warning album Awaken The Guardian. DT have admitted that FW invented prog metal. And you have not heard great vocals until you've listened to John Arch on tracks Guardian and The Sorceress. There's a reason they call Arch the best ever bar none.
True to some extent. Have you heard Thought Chamber? They're a little more musicaly adventurous and really know how to bring the tempo down. Something most of these heave prog bands struggle with. The guitarist is a fusion god with an often jazzy style.
Yes,and Malmsteen is total Bethowen,Paganini or Motzart rip-of:)))))))))))))))
Circus Maximus is maybe reminds of Kamelot,Seventh Wonder or DT....But the SONGS are not rip-off.You shud chek out live performance from prog power fest,here on youtube.They are compareless.
There are some minor similarities, but they really are very, very different bands, with very different sound, composition styles, etc. The melodies and overall sound and style are more like earlier Scandinavian bands like Europe, Madison, Nation, etc., than Dream Theater.
They are not a rip off, but sometimes they just literally rip off a part of a DT song straight up. Maybe they do that as little tributes to DT, I think is counter productive to them.
Thank you! I thought i was the only one.. If not Systematic Chaos.. Black Clouds and SIlver Linings was a giant dissapointment, though. I think it is quite extraordinary that CM made 1st Chapter as their DEBUT ALBUM! Looking foreward to what they can come up with the next decade. Cheers
I got into Circus Maximus a while ago, and I must say that I love Michael Eriksen's voice. He sounds like a cross between Roy Khan and Geoff Tate, not a bad comparison at all. The rest of the band is awesome too.
If I was in a prog metal band and I heard this, I'd probably get seriously depressed and just quit because even though it's not a competition, nothing could ever beat this.
hmmm. they sound kind of alike but i can def can tell a diff. michalel can hit higher pitches, he sounds more like geoff tate to me but now days they are both compared to geoff nowdays. They are both extremely good singers so its all good.
Labrie wishes he had the clarity and control of Mike Erickson! Labrie is always a gamble live. If you get him on a good night, he can basically stay on key and hit most of the high notes, but if you get him on other nights, oh my, the tragedy...
Before you guys go bashing DT in here, remember they laid some groundwork for alot of progressive influence today. Along Rush and Tool and whoever else, DT may not be entirely progressive metal 100% of the time, but maybe if CM hits it really big someday, they won't always stick to their progressive roots. Bands explore beyond progressive into other genres, much like DT did in early 2000.
ive read a article review of this album, and decided now to check it out. Im utterly pleased! ill run and buy this album as soon I got the time! Great!
indeed. make sure to purchase the extension of the wish with their newer singer not the session one. andromeda's new album is disapointing though. Seventh Wonder is another band that a fan of prog should check. They are damn good. Pain of Salvation's Remedy Lane and Perfect Element in my opinion are the best prog albums to date.
are you referring to the edition of EotW with the singer who sang in the chimera album? yeah i prefer that than the original EotW version. i am also disappointed with the new album. exactly same thing with seventh wonder. the 1st album was nothing short of epic and is very original. the second one though, mercy falls, was a very lame scenes from a memory concept album imitation. disappointing indeed especially if you have high expectations on a band that previously released a sure prog classic.
You really think they sound the same? Interesting. Never heard that comparison before except among people who say "they both sound like girls," which I highly disagree with. lol
Michael Erickson (CM) has a much more powerful lower range than James LaBrie (DT) does. James is more intimate in his lower range. For contrast, listen to Zero by CM and then something like Wait for Sleep or The Answer Lies Within from DT. They couldn't be more different. Also, I feel that Michael has much better pronunciation in the higher ranges. James however can sing higher from what I've heard of Michael. If you want a good CM song, listen to From Childhood's Hour.
James' singing in Learning to live is Amazing. He almost always nails that F# in concerts. It's too bad that he ruptured his vocal chords though. Methinks he could have been much more loved if that hadn't happened. Instead though, They make fun of his mistakes instead of when he wins because the general public doesn't know about that.
Forklar hvorfor. Jeg syns ikke det, og jeg har hørt på både Dream Theater og Circus Maximus lenge. Og jeg syns ikke de ligner i det hele tatt. Faktisk så er jeg dritt lei alle som kommer å sier alle nye progband høres ut som Dream Theater. For de gjør faktisk ikke det..
Ydmykt prøvde jeg å forklare at jeg hadde stusselig med erfaring her!
Jeg hører at CM har mange særtrekk man ikke finner i DT og omvendt, men jekk deg ned et par hakk er du snill, selv om mine musikkunnskaper ikke holdt mål med dine!
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this song is fucking greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeat!!!!!!!!! [2]
dilyven 3 weeks ago in playlist metal dily2
It's the same story with Dream Theater, I prefer my prog to be slightly heavier, eg Anubis Gate. My opinion.
BumCrackCookies 3 months ago
this song is fucking greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeat!!!!!!!!!
atlantisdrama 3 months ago
This song is so well written.
OnTheBlocksMedia 3 months ago
Well, anyway.. I really Like this band but Dream Theater is my All Time fav
ProgThrashDeathCore 4 months ago
@ProgThrashDeathCore i heard some new songs and they seem mellow to me no wailing out anymore. whats going on with them i know that have a new drummer . i was expecting super heavy like glass prisonish stuff!!!
GRILLBUOY101 4 months ago
@GRILLBUOY101 It's Mike Mangini.. He has the record of the World's Faster Drummer, he used to play with Annhilator and Steve Vai. He is really good but I think al DT fans are used to listen Portnoy in the drums. I thing with time Mangini will become even better and it will fit better in the band.
ProgThrashDeathCore 4 months ago
There should be mentioning Dream Theater because they are the Prog Kings
GomeBear86 5 months ago
@GomeBear86 Well, actually not because this band and most of the rest have their own style which has nothing to do with DT's one. Like this one. Or Seventh Wonder, totally difrent style.
IvanMyRooM 4 months ago
@IvanMyRooM I agree. DT are good, but they're just the most popular progressive band, that doesn't mean everything has to be compared to them. Progressive music has been around since the 60s, so I'm sorry, but people need to stop claiming DT invented it. Hell, to prove my point, listen to the fantastic prog (arguably metal) song from 1974, Journey from Mariabronn by Kansas. Dream Theater basically borrowed the solo section for their instrumental style!
21tdarby 3 months ago
@21tdarby Take Toto or Rush for example. People don't even know they are prog. But still, one day they gonna learn. Till then :P
IvanMyRooM 3 months ago
@IvanMyRooM CM is badass. Just sayin'.
intricatic 2 months ago
nunca voy a entender como hacen para que les llegue tan alto la voz, es un genio este tipo. saludos a todos
nikitofin 5 months ago
me encanta esta banda, y si la verdad no se puede decir que no se parece mucho a dream, tiene hasta el mismo sonido del teclado y todo, pero algo que la gente tiene que entender, es que cada banda es unica, por ejemplo pantera, nunca ninguna banda va a sonar igual que pantera. bueno en fin, aguante circus carajo
nikitofin 5 months ago
You DT fans need to get over yourselves. There's so much more music out there...... just enjoy the music instead of putting DT and yourself on a pedestal, hahaha.
ThemBonez30 5 months ago
To all the narrow minded DUMB FUCKS who are spouting nonsense about Circus Maximus. Your beloved Dream Theater sound like a slurry of other Progressive bands before them, haha. I'm a hardcore DT fan, but I know they've spawned from somewhere. The same with Circus Maximus. One of my favorite bands. They put out Prog Metal music while DT is on Break so I don't have to wait, hahahahaha.... awwwww I fuckin' love it!
ThemBonez30 5 months ago 4
Circus Maximus was a Dream theater cover band. People received them so well they started to make their own material. It's called inspiration, not copying.
Indigonumber189 6 months ago 21
the 4 faggots pressing the dislike button are only trolling
canitasteyou321 7 months ago
@canitasteyou321 youre the faggot trolling
jeanismohamed 7 months ago
@jeanismohamed
so defending a good song is trolling? what a dumbass faggot
canitasteyou321 7 months ago
@canitasteyou321 a good song doesnt need defending you fanboy faggot
jeanismohamed 7 months ago
@jeanismohamed
fanboy? metal is only a small portion of what i listen to. maybe you should reconsider your insecurities about your sexuality.
canitasteyou321 7 months ago
@canitasteyou321 that doesnt change a single thing of what I said in my comment, retard. should I copy paste it and reoly to you again?
jeanismohamed 7 months ago
@canitasteyou321 lol im going to start using that
megleyd 6 months ago
1:45 it's the best song part.
amicuscarcinos 7 months ago
First time hearing these guys they are fucking awesome!
Abitovsloth 8 months ago
This guy's voice is so damn melodic and delicious!
Nymfipapukaija 8 months ago
I love DT and my friend said "have you heard of a band called Circus Maximus" and i was like no.....damn. i've been missing out on some great music
trogdoar149 9 months ago 2
CM was originally a DT cover band! maybe thats why people so closely relate their sound to DT HMM just a though
bitteredgeband 9 months ago 2
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lol its funny also for you people wondering why people are always talking about DT on CM vids well CM used to cover Dream theater material lol hah in your face CM was originally a DT Cover band LOL LMFAO Hmm maybe that'll answer your question "Why is there always a ''DREAM THEATER'' comment on every single video of every single song of progressive metal ?
CM was DT cover band amd dream theater made prog rock what it is today
bitteredgeband 9 months ago
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These morons are such a bad copy of Dream Theater. Circus Maxinoobs can't create their own style nor write epic songs LOL! they are pathetic... And even worse their fans who talk shit to the actual fathers of this crappy band.
And that! Is why you see a DT comment everywhere. Get over it losers
MaximumPayne12 10 months ago
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These morons are such a bad copy of Dream Theater. Circus Maxinoobs can't create their own style nor write epic songs LOL! they are pathetic... And even worse their fans who talk shit to the actual fathers of this crappy band.
And that! Is why you see a DT comment everywhere. Get over it losers
MaximumPayne12 10 months ago
I found my favorite Norvegian band...amazing singer, talented band and enjoyable music
TheWildestGuitarist 10 months ago
Wow! Good songs from Circus Maximus! Very similar to Dream Theater. Any metal fan will like this, Highly Recommended!!!
xxTheTriNiTy3 10 months ago
The singing in this song is reminiscent of Geoff Tate.
AgentFour 1 year ago
The whole DT argument should be a compliment to anyone who loves listening to this type of music since DT was first to be heard playing Prog Metal. After DT this genre really blew up all over europe, and this song would fit nicely during the "Awake & ACOS" period of DT's career along with Abyss & Arrival of Love
CavemanJesus4Life 1 year ago
i listened to a song by circus maximus a while ago but i didnt really like them at that time but you know ive got to say they have really grown on me
540deltron 1 year ago
System of a Down is Real
Pluss18 1 year ago
Sorry for continuing the CM/DT discussion here, but to me, with CM you basically get all the good stuff from DTs best and most melodic days, coupled with a singer who is actually a very good singer. I love a lot of the stuff DT has done, but the way I see it, their singer just don't make it into the top 100 metal singer list, if I were to make one. Michael of CM, on the other hand, does!
andykrikkit 1 year ago
@andykrikkit - Have you heard him trying to cover Iron Maiden in the original key the song was written in? Sounded awful.
AgentFour 1 year ago
@andykrikkit Labrie is an awesome singer... He's in the wrong genre though. The entirety of Dream Theater is in the wrong genre;. They need to be power metal... that is it...
UrizenNihilation 1 year ago
@UrizenNihilation dude shut the hell up. Labrie could never ever ever ever ever sing power metal stuff. His voice is just not good for that genre. i mean think about what you said, then go watch the DT cover of Master of Puppets. dude sounds like he was like suckin a dick the night before they performed it. Labrie just needs to stick with what he does best, which is what he does right now.
OsamaNibLaden 7 months ago
@OsamaNibLaden When was Master of Puppets considered power metal, do you have any idea how retarded you sound? Labrie could have been an awesome power metal singer but he has ruptured vocal chords and can no longer sing like he did in Images and Words<-- A rock album that sounds power metallish. Now, I understand that you are musically ignorant and know a fair bit about dick sucking but how bout you think about what you said and go fuck yourself.
UrizenNihilation 7 months ago
@andykrikkit To further bolster my statement... Images and Words is DT's best album... If they stayed making stuff like that there would be a lot more happy people.
UrizenNihilation 1 year ago
@UrizenNihilation I love Images and words too. Labrie apparently has had some problems with his voice after that album at some point, so I might have been too hard on him. :-)
andykrikkit 10 months ago
I see these guys as much more prog version of Kamelot.
ProtestTheIndie 1 year ago
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well..u guys..can't deny the fact that Dream theater is d influence of all these bands..n they are damn epic!!
skred8 1 year ago
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well..u guys..can't deny the fact that Dream theater is d influence of all these bands..n they are damn epic!!
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skred8 1 year ago
Wow, great band. I've been playing Drums for 30 years this drummer is excellent, as is the entire band. I'm heading to itunes right now to buy this album.
NPYYZ 1 year ago
@NPYYZ
You should listen to Seventh Wonder ;D
BestGear41 1 year ago
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@BestGear41 Yeah, and If you love these guys you should check out Pagans Mind!
Smartguy561 11 months ago
dream theater
igotwoodhaha 1 year ago
True Volta! Its funny how ppl always compare and are not able to produce a clever comment
CyrilMurano 1 year ago
lol, DT original? have a listen to fates warning.
mynicknamerocks 1 year ago
Strange how these guys are inspired by such as bands as Pink Floyd, the Dregs, and of course Led Zepplin. They make far better music both in complexity and structure, while being melodic.
I love how bands like these have high pitch or high toned singers. With only Symphony X having a heavier sounding vocalist.
Im not comparing the 2, just pointing that have the best singers suited for their music.
CavemanJesus4Life 2 years ago
we should talk about CM not DT.
Volta4401 2 years ago 30
@Volta4401 Tip top idea ol chap. =]
korruption 2 years ago 10
@Volta4401 There would be no Circus maximus if there where no DT.. people you have to know where your roots come from.. There would be no DT if not for RUSH and YES and PINK FLOYD
bitteredgeband 10 months ago 8
@bitteredgeband We understand that CM were influenced by DT, and DT by Rush/Yes/Pink. That's where music comes from. Everything is inspired and influenced by something that came before. That being said, is it really so hard for people to judge a band on their own merit, without constantly comparing them to their precursors?
rogmatic143 9 months ago
@Volta4401 both bands are good in their music, which is amazing
both are great musicians
DPPlay7 5 months ago
well.. they'Re good.. but not my style..
TheCircusAddicted 2 years ago
adoro esa canción.
hercules570 2 years ago
This is sound of Circus Maximus!
Volta4401 2 years ago
Why is there always a ''DREAM THEATER'' comment on every single video of every single song of progressive metal ?
Louisbass0017 2 years ago 30
Wish I knew, man. I don't care for Dream Theater much anyways.
korruption 2 years ago 3
because people will always compare to old stuff, pretty much why there is always a comment of metallica, or another random "old school" band, that shit is sad -___-
Hecatom 2 years ago
@korruption yeahDT is my favorite band, but i agree, we are here to listen to CM
ProggyDrummer 1 year ago
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cuz they are the gods of progressive metal
acmilanfan8 2 years ago
True but still
Louisbass0017 2 years ago
lol, no they arent
Hecatom 2 years ago 3
Probably because a lot of people have heard of them. A few years ago whenever I told people I was into "heavy metal" they always replied "What? Like System of a Down?"
Biogenesi5 2 years ago 12
Yeah I guess I would rather hear about Dream Theater than Sissies of a down. Damn, that's sad.
korruption 2 years ago 10
@korruption dude it´s also because it´s the most known prog metal band out there... it´s like when you say to people "metal" they used to think "metallica, ozzy", etc. like it was said about SOAD. Nonetheless, once you get your ears used to prog, you notice that the song are different and every band has a different sound. Props to CM!
XgringoX 1 year ago
@Biogenesi5 hahahaha!!!
tenochcasiempre 6 months ago
@Biogenesi5 Circus Maximus is not heavy metal bro.
NaiMazeika 6 months ago
Shows you how people generalize music anymore, instead of just listening to let the music take you wherever it will.
I only compare bands as hearing influences, and you can hear some in Circus Maximus, but what you hear overall is a unique sound that only Maximus can deliver
howdyfeller 2 years ago
uh because ~THEY~ rule- maybe????
all others are just 80'z posers- like these frozen Europe wanna bees.. PLEASE
str0en0gth 2 years ago
because if there hadn't been any Dream Theater you could bet your ass that bands like Circus Maximus wouldn't have existed
knumorvid 2 years ago
its not a reason to mention them everywhere and compare them with everyone.
Louisbass0017 2 years ago
Not really. Dream Theater's signature sounds came from their influences, such as Kansas, Rush, and Yes. Proof is Dance of Eternity which is nearly 50% Kansas and 50% Rush.
Granted they put their own spin on it, and these kinds of bands often appreciate DT, but the progressive genre as it is was around before Dream Theater.
And please don't think I'm bashing DT, they're great musicians, but they don't have a patent so to speak on this genre.
wonderfoam 2 years ago
No matter how much YOU(!) think the dance of eternity is 50/50 Kansas and Rush, doesn't change the fact that Circus Maximus is too heavily inspired by DREAM THEATER (not kansas, rush, yes or whatever...) and if DREAM THEATER hadn't existed neither would Circus Maximus have....(You try to come up with biosfear without being heavily inspired by the dance o eternity!
knumorvid 2 years ago
Circus Maximus is influenced by DT, I wasn't saying that they weren't. DT has been extremely influential in the genre, I'm just pointing out that they didn't invent it, no matter how much people try to say they did. DT borrows HEAVILY from the progressive bands from the 70s(not steals, borrows, just like CM does from DT!) If you don't hear it then I look up some of the more obscure Kansas songs, such as 'The Spider', which does several things later taken by DT. The influence is unmistakable.
wonderfoam 2 years ago
well, everyone is a little influenced by DT at these days:)
feppe92 2 years ago
True!
MaxPayne72 2 years ago
True, but Dream Theater was influence by many other bands too. The argument is pointless because it means great bands competing? Why? As long as the music works for you, that's all that matters.
MaxPayne72 2 years ago
@MaxPayne72
Yes, but I mean Circus Maximus is inspired by Dream Theater in a much more obious way, while Dream Theater is inspired by many different bands of all genres wich they blend to their own, Circus Maximus kinda uses the prog metal music as we know it from Dream theater
knumorvid 2 years ago
See my favourite Dream Theater album was "Images & Words". If a band can pick up where that left off, all the power to them. I would have loved to be in a band where we picked up where Genesis left off (Phil Collins "Abacab" era).
MaxPayne72 2 years ago
I feel this takes of after the When Day & Dream Unite & Awake combined albums, with the songs like Abyss & Arrival of Love.
I wish another band comes out with something that is like a sequel to Images & Words.
CavemanJesus4Life 2 years ago
@Louisbass0017 Simply put, the Progressive Metal style started with Queenrÿche, Fates Warning and Dream Theater in the 80s. DT's popularity skyrocketed and basically allowed the genre to survive the 90s "Industry" which was all about rap, grunge, nu-metal, dance, pop and techno and awards... They are one of the most important pioneers of Prog Metal, hence all the comments on every videos. :)
Zoury 1 year ago
@Zoury I am aware of that. It doesnt mean that we always have to compare everyone to DT :)
Louisbass0017 1 year ago
@Louisbass0017 yeah.. true
Zoury 1 year ago
@Louisbass0017 lol because DT set the bar for progressive bands. THATS WHY!
and dream theater is musically AMAZING every one of them
thexspyder1 1 year ago
@Louisbass0017 And actually beside them being a TOTALLY arranged-to-sell-band, they ruined the progressive metal scene!!! That Labrie goes to sleep everynight with a broom up his ass!!!
OmegaDarkful 11 months ago
@OmegaDarkful While I admit that the last few Dream Theater albums are half comprised of tracks not worth listening to, I still think every album has at least 3 great songs. While I don't know if Dream Theater is at all your cup of tea, I would suggest giving a listen to DT's album Metropolis part 2 Scenes from a Memory (and if you do indeed listen to this album, please listen to it all the way through with an open mind; it greatly enhances the musical experience).
mitsubachi2 10 months ago
@Louisbass0017 maybe because they set the bar. But it should stop, i agree
fuwmg 10 months ago
@Louisbass0017 Um maybe because they where breaking new ground and creating a sound that no one else had before "DT" just like "RUSH". so many people judge DT based on Vocals and i'm sorry labrie but thats just not what DTs about its about everyone in the band not just one person..
bitteredgeband 10 months ago
@Louisbass0017 There are TONS of other good Prog Metal bands. THIS is one.
fatfatat444 7 months ago
@Louisbass0017 plus its funny, cause it seems that Dream Theater was influenced by CM for their black clouds and silver linings album. listen to a ngihtmare to remember, the storm intro sounds just like the intro for silence from angels above. plus there was a huge style change for that album. so its interesting that such a HUGE band was influenced by these guys. very impressive if you ask me. LONG LIVE CM AND DT.
moterhead7 7 months ago
@moterhead7 interesting comment!!!
tenochcasiempre 6 months ago
wow, this is amazing. Very much up to par with DT's sound, which in my opinion is a good thing; Props to Norway(and then band)! :D
JAR905 2 years ago
They're better because CM has a great singer!!!
wonderfoam 2 years ago
It Rocks, melodic, power, good influences, power vocals, nice guitars and solos... Just waiting for a new album guys !!!
bibaploula78 2 years ago
Norway makes some kick ass music.
densomtarhanhar 2 years ago
oh yhea ps im from norway :P
Bassvokal 2 years ago
CM is totally original, and awesome.
Wesinhuman 2 years ago 3
"his" ?
Lawl..
Struven1 2 years ago
In a few years, when Circus Maximus is known for his work no one will compare them with DT
zirceden 2 years ago 2
Er dette et norskt band? Har ikke hørt om dem... De var gode!
Ingisen 2 years ago 4
trur det :p
pornyouself 2 years ago
Jepp! Typisk norsk å være god! ;-)
Rampageofthesouth 2 years ago 2
Kommer som en selvfølge det! ;-P
Ingisen 2 years ago
Could you stop discuss about who made what and whats the most important!? just enjoy the music.
paatwo 2 years ago 12
Actually the most important album when it comes to Prog Metal is Operation Mindcrime. Without that album prog metal would not be what it is today.
RisingForce1985 2 years ago
Although I find that cd amazing, i disagree that it is why we have Prog Metal today. Dream Theater was around well before that CD ever came out. There have been many prog metal bands around before Mindcrime.
I may agree to the fact that it was one of the first Prog metal concept albums that was done masterfully.
howdyfeller 2 years ago 2
watch mr.crowley caratinga
cleisonctga 2 years ago
for good pro listen to andomeda and dalis dilemma
emilioktalmetal 2 years ago
How about that third Fates Warning album Awaken The Guardian. DT have admitted that FW invented prog metal. And you have not heard great vocals until you've listened to John Arch on tracks Guardian and The Sorceress. There's a reason they call Arch the best ever bar none.
vaporarrows 2 years ago
Great Tech-Metal Prog Band!!
You gotta thank Dream Theater for this band. CM is a total DT rip-off, but I love it!!
Efishinsea1 2 years ago
True to some extent. Have you heard Thought Chamber? They're a little more musicaly adventurous and really know how to bring the tempo down. Something most of these heave prog bands struggle with. The guitarist is a fusion god with an often jazzy style.
vaporarrows 2 years ago
Yes,and Malmsteen is total Bethowen,Paganini or Motzart rip-of:)))))))))))))))
Circus Maximus is maybe reminds of Kamelot,Seventh Wonder or DT....But the SONGS are not rip-off.You shud chek out live performance from prog power fest,here on youtube.They are compareless.
arpegiosamistikus 2 years ago
>CM is a total DT rip-off
There are some minor similarities, but they really are very, very different bands, with very different sound, composition styles, etc. The melodies and overall sound and style are more like earlier Scandinavian bands like Europe, Madison, Nation, etc., than Dream Theater.
doghousepiiman 2 years ago
They are not a rip off, but sometimes they just literally rip off a part of a DT song straight up. Maybe they do that as little tributes to DT, I think is counter productive to them.
mcufre 2 years ago 2
To be fair Cm albums have been far better than the last few DT albums.
RisingForce1985 2 years ago 3
Thank you! I thought i was the only one.. If not Systematic Chaos.. Black Clouds and SIlver Linings was a giant dissapointment, though. I think it is quite extraordinary that CM made 1st Chapter as their DEBUT ALBUM! Looking foreward to what they can come up with the next decade. Cheers
The3irik92 2 years ago
mat's guitar tone makes this sound awesome...
JerichBlakk 2 years ago 2
Adam Lambert rules!
Raenydyne 2 years ago
Delightfully melodic...
Hayacafrita 2 years ago 3
I got into Circus Maximus a while ago, and I must say that I love Michael Eriksen's voice. He sounds like a cross between Roy Khan and Geoff Tate, not a bad comparison at all. The rest of the band is awesome too.
salvationofsin 2 years ago 2
If I was in a prog metal band and I heard this, I'd probably get seriously depressed and just quit because even though it's not a competition, nothing could ever beat this.
oceanswithin 2 years ago 4
Its Michael Eriksen but I agree he sound here like Khan :) Great music
devilmaydie777 2 years ago
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is this the singer from kamelot cuz it kinda sounds like it at first
guywithdsl 3 years ago
No, its not the Kamelot guy.
RyanLVMetal88 3 years ago
it sounds like roy khan though!!!
even in their website they mention that many people confuse michael eriksen with him!!
bourpatlak23 3 years ago 2
hmmm. they sound kind of alike but i can def can tell a diff. michalel can hit higher pitches, he sounds more like geoff tate to me but now days they are both compared to geoff nowdays. They are both extremely good singers so its all good.
dumbox1 2 years ago 2
Hail Norwegian music! :D
gese5 3 years ago
Awesome!!!!!!
Kasu05 3 years ago
yeah, it sound like labrie in nightwish or rhapsody of fire... but it's still great!
mglglvngnbj93 3 years ago
Labrie wishes he had the clarity and control of Mike Erickson! Labrie is always a gamble live. If you get him on a good night, he can basically stay on key and hit most of the high notes, but if you get him on other nights, oh my, the tragedy...
doghousepiiman 2 years ago 2
Ericksen. I accidentally gave him the Swedish spelling.
doghousepiiman 2 years ago
you kinda did it again, it's Eriksen
knumorvid 2 years ago
Dang it! So much for all my fancy book lernin'! I can't even spell the guy's name right!
doghousepiiman 2 years ago
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EmmanuelK2700XS 2 years ago
ftw! ftw! ftw! ftw!
Bassvokal 3 years ago
damn i want some curry right now... o yea awesome song
guywithdsl 3 years ago
Listen to the song why am i here. Bitchen tune.
ps. Which cd is better this one or the 1st chapter?? share your opinions...
ADHDAndrew 3 years ago
this one is better i think!!!
vezok200 3 years ago
OMG!!!!i can´t even say a word..
caritosm 3 years ago
evergrey in search of truth= real cool album
chromakey84 3 years ago 4
<3 love it ;D
nJoyFIghting 3 years ago 2
i love them <3
stevoooojr 3 years ago 2
ausome bitches!!!!
chromakey84 3 years ago
norwegian music at its best! ;P
gese5 3 years ago
I LOVE this song. No matter how many times I listen to it, it is still good. There is so much depth to their music!
doreefille 3 years ago 4
wow kansas who gave you authority to speak of one others emotions, u r but a dog
chromakey84 3 years ago
Best BAND !!!!!
HeavyMetalMitch 3 years ago
I can't seem to find an intro to any of their songs that I don't like,
awesome band
mosherfolife12 3 years ago
the riff at 3:00 blows my brains out, amazing
check andromeda's "extension of the wish" if you like this band, theyre also a great band from sweden
catalatregua 3 years ago 3
Before you guys go bashing DT in here, remember they laid some groundwork for alot of progressive influence today. Along Rush and Tool and whoever else, DT may not be entirely progressive metal 100% of the time, but maybe if CM hits it really big someday, they won't always stick to their progressive roots. Bands explore beyond progressive into other genres, much like DT did in early 2000.
CM fucking rocks though, and so does this track.
Lateralus03 3 years ago
ive read a article review of this album, and decided now to check it out. Im utterly pleased! ill run and buy this album as soon I got the time! Great!
Erikpc 3 years ago 3
zero is a song from CM that has SO FREAKING MUCH FEELING so there`s no disscuss that both bands rocks and can`t be compared
DarkeRlml 3 years ago 2
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English please!
And DT will forever be better than CM, they have much more feeling in their songs!
progressivedrummer94 3 years ago
No. Sorry. All of the band's emotion left when Kevin quit.
Well. At least 90% of it. Goodnight Kiss and other various tracks have some good stuff in them.
Circus Maximus puts feeling into EVERYTHING though. That's why they're so good.
Both bands are solid in their own regards though. Isolate and Images and Words are both top albums for me, so I can't complain.
Might I say that Extension of the Wish as pointed out by someone else is indeed a beast album as well?
KansasRushDream 3 years ago
indeed. make sure to purchase the extension of the wish with their newer singer not the session one. andromeda's new album is disapointing though. Seventh Wonder is another band that a fan of prog should check. They are damn good. Pain of Salvation's Remedy Lane and Perfect Element in my opinion are the best prog albums to date.
dumbox1 3 years ago 3
are you referring to the edition of EotW with the singer who sang in the chimera album? yeah i prefer that than the original EotW version. i am also disappointed with the new album. exactly same thing with seventh wonder. the 1st album was nothing short of epic and is very original. the second one though, mercy falls, was a very lame scenes from a memory concept album imitation. disappointing indeed especially if you have high expectations on a band that previously released a sure prog classic.
tub3scr3am3r 3 years ago
Meh different. Circus Maximus/Dream Theater's singer sounds a lot like Dream Theater/ Circus Maximus's singer.
"/"'s are because... I can barely tell the difference. Any recommendation of songs I should listen to by these guys? I'm a new fan. :D
VanishingDigital 3 years ago
You really think they sound the same? Interesting. Never heard that comparison before except among people who say "they both sound like girls," which I highly disagree with. lol
KansasRushDream 3 years ago 8
Quite. listen to a song from Images and Words, and compare it to Whatever this singer is.
Any songs to listen by these guys other than Darkened mind and Abyss? Too lazy to searchbar...
VanishingDigital 3 years ago
Michael Erickson (CM) has a much more powerful lower range than James LaBrie (DT) does. James is more intimate in his lower range. For contrast, listen to Zero by CM and then something like Wait for Sleep or The Answer Lies Within from DT. They couldn't be more different. Also, I feel that Michael has much better pronunciation in the higher ranges. James however can sing higher from what I've heard of Michael. If you want a good CM song, listen to From Childhood's Hour.
KansasRushDream 3 years ago 4
K. Thanks man.
I do love both singers, and I have to say..
James' singing in Learning to live is Amazing. He almost always nails that F# in concerts. It's too bad that he ruptured his vocal chords though. Methinks he could have been much more loved if that hadn't happened. Instead though, They make fun of his mistakes instead of when he wins because the general public doesn't know about that.
VanishingDigital 3 years ago 5
Biosphere, Why Am I Here, Glory of the Empire, Haunted Dreams, The Prophecy and First Chapter are my favorites. Check them out.
eareshel 3 years ago 2
I'm down with the clown too. Believe it or not. =]
korruption 3 years ago
INSANNEE CLOOWWNNN POSSEE!!... oh sorry caught up in the moment GO CIRCUS MAXIMUS :O
RideTheTempest2007 3 years ago
Hører på en del metal selv, men med den lille erfaringen jeg har på den musikkfronten vil jeg si at denne minnet litt om Dream Theater...
William9422 3 years ago
Forklar hvorfor. Jeg syns ikke det, og jeg har hørt på både Dream Theater og Circus Maximus lenge. Og jeg syns ikke de ligner i det hele tatt. Faktisk så er jeg dritt lei alle som kommer å sier alle nye progband høres ut som Dream Theater. For de gjør faktisk ikke det..
Sigurdgsa 3 years ago
Ydmykt prøvde jeg å forklare at jeg hadde stusselig med erfaring her!
Jeg hører at CM har mange særtrekk man ikke finner i DT og omvendt, men jekk deg ned et par hakk er du snill, selv om mine musikkunnskaper ikke holdt mål med dine!
William9422 3 years ago