This was the first video I ever saw of you guys, like 12 years ago. I had absolutely no clue who you were, had never heard your music before, and was discovering progpower and that whole subgenre of music for the first time. COMPLETELY changed my life and the trajectory of my own music career. This performance was beyond mind blowing for me back then, and now 12 years later having played in prog metal bands live and released albums myself, this blows my mind even worse knowing exactly what it takes to be at this level. Thank you guys.
these guys go out and play difficult music live, and they play it so damn good. this is what could put dubstep creators, rap artists, and even some of those who call themselves "metal" to shame, this is far more creative than anything i've ever come across
hey Mr. Hyper Threat...It is I, Carmela. I use different ID's for different sites, but they eventually all tie in together until I delete the mofo's. I do enjoy heavy metal at times...Rock On Ozzy. This band is good.
Michael has such an awesome voice - as much as I respect and listen to DT, I personally think these guys are better than DT. Circus Maximus is WAY underrated!
Awe-inspiring and totally enthralling performance. Yesterday i watched them rock the house in the capital - best concert experience I've had for years. It warms a Northman's heart to see skills of this caliber spring out of Østfold. To put it in their local slang: ILLE BRA!! :D
UHAUHHUAAHUHUHUAA... COMPARING GODS WITH THIS SHIT? HATER DETECTED. CM IS THE MOST PLAGIARIST BAND I'VE EVER SEEN ! THESE GUYS HAVE SONGS WICH I HEAR N THINK: THIS IS DREAM THEATER ! BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS ( MASTERPIECE ) A DRAMATIC TURN OF EVENTS ( MASTERPIECE ) DREAM THEATER ( MASTERPIECE ) circus maximus ( more plagiarist than shytphony X ) Sorry, don't compare da masters of prog metal with this band ! R.I.P
+THEFACILIDADE BITOLATION A true prog-metal fan will completely disagree with you. Prog-metal is not just DT or Rush. I'm a fan of DT but they sound too mechanical nowadays. End of story!
Yes. Fates Warning and Queensryche DID precede Majesty/Dream Theater. But the reason people are still playing "prog" in 2013 is most likely due to DT's influence. Animals as Leaders, Between the Buried and Me, Periphery - these are ALL groups that are currently creating progressive music through the path that DT has paved.
You have a point there. I just think that everyone worships DT just because they're one of the forefathers, yet the newer groups are so highly underrated because people say "No one can touch Dream Theater" and never give these newer bands a try. I mean, I like DT a lot (though I didn't care for Train of Thought, some of Octavarium, Systematic Chaos, and Dramatic Turn felt somewhat weaker), but still, I think CM is really on the fast track to becoming one of the new fathers of prog metal.
Well personally, I feel that CM seems to be almost like the carrying on of DT's original sound from I&W to Scenes from a Memory. Honestly, two of the best groups out there right now in my own opinion, are Avantasia and Theocracy. Theocracy is actually a blend of prog, melodic, and power metal and the result is incredible. Anyways, that's getting off-topic :P
Theocracy isn't Dragonforce-esque power metal. It's more influenced by Blind Guardian and a bit of Edguy. They do it well, in my honest opinion. And Avantasia is basically a more sophisticated continuation of Helloween's Keeper of the Seven Keys albums, combined with some elements of hard rock, a tiny bit of pop, and a bit of experimentation.
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Excelente tema de una grandiosa banda. Con un sonido muy original y creativo, desbordan con rapidez y gloria las magias del power & progressive metal. Creo que les falta un poco más de imagen y un poco más de presencia escénica. Excelente banda. Saludos. 3:D►
In terms of influencing people, it's a mixed bag. When I listen to Circus Maximus I hear neither James Labrie nor Geddy Lee nor Bruce Dickinson. I hear Geoff Tate! What I'm saying is simply that groups like Porcupine Tree and Symphony X owe a tremendous amount to DT for making progressive metal "cool" (read: mainstream) again.
Perhaps so, and I definitely like how DT is going with the new sound of the new album, but to say DT was pretty much the only and main influence of modern prog metal as some say is quite ignorant.
Not necessarily - Fates Warning is where progressive metal truly evolved from, and Fates Warning evolved from bands like Rush, Yes, and Pink Floyd. Even so, I never said I don't like DT, I'm just saying I prefer CM over DT, at least current DT with Rudess constantly showing off, LaBrie never pushing his voice, and the music generally sounding the same for a while now. You're just mad because my opinion differs from yours.
I despise power metal. But I'll give them a shot. If it's anything like Sonata Arctica though... I haven't listened to enough CM to really have a legitimate opinion. But my first impressions were that they had a really classic '80s sound. And while that's good and dandy. You have to think about how your music will be viewed 10-15 years from now. Images and Words was like NOTHING anyone in metal had ever seen in '92. Trying to emulate that sound is okay. But trying to replicate it is trivial.
Circus Maximus!!!! PLEASE never include "growling" vocals on your songs ever! You'd ruin your magic ala Mike Portnoy :s Your voices and harmonies are super beautiful by the way!! :D GREAT video.
CM is talented. But the one thing they have going AGAINST them is their sound is somewhat unoriginal and dated. It's awesome music. Don't get me wrong. But the new godfathers of the next generation to me have to have a completely revolutionary sound signature. I hate death metal vocals. But Between the Buried and Me may be the single most original group I've listened to since Dream Theater themselves.
This was the first video I ever saw of you guys, like 12 years ago. I had absolutely no clue who you were, had never heard your music before, and was discovering progpower and that whole subgenre of music for the first time. COMPLETELY changed my life and the trajectory of my own music career. This performance was beyond mind blowing for me back then, and now 12 years later having played in prog metal bands live and released albums myself, this blows my mind even worse knowing exactly what it takes to be at this level. Thank you guys.
A sonoridade do teclado desse brother me lembra muito o DT nos tempos do Kevin Moore.
Truls what a drummer!!!
Awesome band!
Unreal! Awesome stuff. 5 Stars.
these guys go out and play difficult music live, and they play it so damn good. this is what could put dubstep creators, rap artists, and even some of those who call themselves "metal" to shame, this is far more creative than anything i've ever come across
If you like Circus maximus,dream theater...New amazing prog band on youtube!! TIME GRID
These guys need a live dvd. so bad
outstanding performance!
BEST BAND EVER
Acabo de descubrir esta banda, y la amo!
iam glad a friend of mind told me about this band.he is a great singer.
Increíbles músicos..
Excelente!!!
The guitar solo here is not the same but it is awesome. Love this
hey Mr. Hyper Threat...It is I, Carmela. I use different ID's for different sites, but they eventually all tie in together until I delete the mofo's. I do enjoy heavy metal at times...Rock On Ozzy. This band is good.
wicked solo by mats
Michael has such an awesome voice - as much as I respect and listen to DT, I personally think these guys are better than DT. Circus Maximus is WAY underrated!
come to chile and south america guys !!! :)
Awe-inspiring and totally enthralling performance. Yesterday i watched them rock the house in the capital - best concert experience I've had for years. It warms a Northman's heart to see skills of this caliber spring out of Østfold. To put it in their local slang: ILLE BRA!! :D
More fresh than DT. DT hasn't done anything in YEARS!
UHAUHHUAAHUHUHUAA... COMPARING GODS WITH THIS SHIT?
HATER DETECTED.
CM IS THE MOST PLAGIARIST BAND I'VE EVER SEEN ! THESE GUYS HAVE SONGS WICH I HEAR N THINK:
THIS IS DREAM THEATER !
BLACK CLOUDS & SILVER LININGS ( MASTERPIECE )
A DRAMATIC TURN OF EVENTS ( MASTERPIECE )
DREAM THEATER ( MASTERPIECE )
circus maximus ( more plagiarist than shytphony X )
Sorry, don't compare da masters of prog metal with this band !
R.I.P
THEFACILIDADE BITOLATION
You are the hater....
+THEFACILIDADE BITOLATION A true prog-metal fan will completely disagree with you. Prog-metal is not just DT or Rush. I'm a fan of DT but they sound too mechanical nowadays. End of story!
It gets easy to forget how awesome this guys are
We demand a south american tour!!! (Don't Forget to visit Colombia)
😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
My favourite song after arrival of love ! CM forever ! \m/
A freaking MAZING!
One of the good things about METAL is that there's a lot of Great Music for a select group of fans!
Come to Brazil!!
Don't know the band, as I was looking for the 1967 circus max, but singer has great lungs, and they are tight. Great drummer.
Their live sound is astonishing! New album coming out this summer 2012 with a sneak preview in April!
PLEASE VISIT COSTA RICA!!!!!!!!!
@TechcoreIsSexy Siiii que vengan!!!!!!! maldita sea quiero ver a Circus Maximus en vivo!!!!!.... yeah!!!
Why would anyone have a reason to dislike it?
I like Mats' solo in this one even more than the original.
What a hard song to perform.
Come for BRASIL!!!! Hahahaha great, I listen a few weeks yours works, and like so much. Congratulations for this team!
You are amazing guys! We need some live DVD from you!
These guys are incredible live. I just pooped.
Mats went full Petrucci in there :D
GREAT GREAT GREAT
You guys MUST COME TO SOUTH AMERICA!
Amazing. Come to New York. I would pay 500 a ticket. Please!
Come to Argentina!
caralho lança outro album logo virei fã
come to chileeeee!!!
inconspiuos band of very good music
This video has no dislikes for a reason :D
Yes. Fates Warning and Queensryche DID precede Majesty/Dream Theater. But the reason people are still playing "prog" in 2013 is most likely due to DT's influence. Animals as Leaders, Between the Buried and Me, Periphery - these are ALL groups that are currently creating progressive music through the path that DT has paved.
Holy shit Mats
You have a point there. I just think that everyone worships DT just because they're one of the forefathers, yet the newer groups are so highly underrated because people say "No one can touch Dream Theater" and never give these newer bands a try. I mean, I like DT a lot (though I didn't care for Train of Thought, some of Octavarium, Systematic Chaos, and Dramatic Turn felt somewhat weaker), but still, I think CM is really on the fast track to becoming one of the new fathers of prog metal.
Er ikke ofte man hører band spille samme låtene live som i studio. Men seff, dere er nordmenn jo gutta hehe dritbra !!
Buta los wnes pro !
Come to nebraska
yes watch my channel, I "don't play guitar".... i was just saying that the live solo is completely different from the one on the cd...
Just Fuck Amazing!! llmll
@Kagomethefox LOL My bad! But it's only just 2! We're still safe! :D
Well personally, I feel that CM seems to be almost like the carrying on of DT's original sound from I&W to Scenes from a Memory. Honestly, two of the best groups out there right now in my own opinion, are Avantasia and Theocracy. Theocracy is actually a blend of prog, melodic, and power metal and the result is incredible. Anyways, that's getting off-topic :P
@drummaster1386 Eh, I said that 3 months ago. I guess somebody come along and went deaf from the awesome music.
\o/
FUCKIN ONE OF PROGMETALS FINEST I WAS THIER YEA
They should have Isolate and V by Symphony X in the syllabus on "how to be the best frigin rock singer in the universe".
Theocracy isn't Dragonforce-esque power metal. It's more influenced by Blind Guardian and a bit of Edguy. They do it well, in my honest opinion. And Avantasia is basically a more sophisticated continuation of Helloween's Keeper of the Seven Keys albums, combined with some elements of hard rock, a tiny bit of pop, and a bit of experimentation.
Dream Theaters new singer is frekng awesum! LOL Joke ! These guys are on another level!
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BRAZIL COME
My other favorite prog band is Seventh Wonder.
@TotallyTheSims3 You jinxed it! D:
00:59 - 01:09 :D
Except that they're from Oslo, not Østfold :p
@DanielMatotek in latin america circus maximus is super well known, well... at least in mexico
and not much of epic people x]
Excelente tema de una grandiosa banda. Con un sonido muy original y creativo, desbordan con rapidez y gloria las magias del power & progressive metal. Creo que les falta un poco más de imagen y un poco más de presencia escénica. Excelente banda. Saludos. 3:D►
van a tocar, no a hacer payasadas!
In terms of influencing people, it's a mixed bag. When I listen to Circus Maximus I hear neither James Labrie nor Geddy Lee nor Bruce Dickinson. I hear Geoff Tate! What I'm saying is simply that groups like Porcupine Tree and Symphony X owe a tremendous amount to DT for making progressive metal "cool" (read: mainstream) again.
Perhaps so, and I definitely like how DT is going with the new sound of the new album, but to say DT was pretty much the only and main influence of modern prog metal as some say is quite ignorant.
On the seventh day, Mats Haugen created God.
Not necessarily - Fates Warning is where progressive metal truly evolved from, and Fates Warning evolved from bands like Rush, Yes, and Pink Floyd. Even so, I never said I don't like DT, I'm just saying I prefer CM over DT, at least current DT with Rudess constantly showing off, LaBrie never pushing his voice, and the music generally sounding the same for a while now.
You're just mad because my opinion differs from yours.
@TechcoreIsSexy u know how many?i know the vocalist...i'll tell him next time i talk to him...
Not what you have to say about Mike's vocals... Honestly? Fucked up!
true that. but you have to know, foreign bands have a harder time pulling it off overs seas :/
Excellant! The up and coming prog band. However "The Final Goodbye" is WAY to sad to listen to!
I despise power metal. But I'll give them a shot. If it's anything like Sonata Arctica though...
I haven't listened to enough CM to really have a legitimate opinion. But my first impressions were that they had a really classic '80s sound. And while that's good and dandy. You have to think about how your music will be viewed 10-15 years from now. Images and Words was like NOTHING anyone in metal had ever seen in '92. Trying to emulate that sound is okay. But trying to replicate it is trivial.
no justin bieber disliked this video 7 times.
The bassist looks like Mac from It's Always Sunny In Philadephia.
@TheNachoFox eso no tiene sentido
What are you talking about?
Circus Maximus!!!! PLEASE never include "growling" vocals on your songs ever! You'd ruin your magic ala Mike Portnoy :s Your voices and harmonies are super beautiful by the way!! :D GREAT video.
the only negative note is the guitar solo.....
this genre is really not well known here is missouri much -_______-
CM is talented. But the one thing they have going AGAINST them is their sound is somewhat unoriginal and dated. It's awesome music. Don't get me wrong. But the new godfathers of the next generation to me have to have a completely revolutionary sound signature. I hate death metal vocals. But Between the Buried and Me may be the single most original group I've listened to since Dream Theater themselves.
...better than James La'Brie !
4 personas son daltonicas
Dislike here= i'm idiot...