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Expert Profile: Mike Rogers

Expertise: I can answer pretty much any questions about metal: bands, genres, songs, etc.

Experience in the area
I am a life-long metal fan, I'm a guitarist in a metal band, I've been to a huge amount of concerts (including every Ozzfest) and have met a lot of famous metal musicians, including Phil Anselmo, Zakk Wylde, Ozzy Osbourne, Bruce Dickinson, Ronnie James Dio, Dee Snider, etc.

Education/Credentials
I graduated from high school, but decided not to attend college to commit to my band full-time.

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Average Ratings
Prestige Points: 250
Knowledge	9.63 Best of the best
Clarity of Response	9.75 Best of the best
Timeliness	9.75 Best of the best
Politeness	9.88 Best of the best
Number Of Questions (in Past 24 Hours)		0
Max Questions to be Asked (in 24 Hour period)		5
Total Questions (since joining AllExperts)		38

Recent Reviews from Users

Knowl	Clarity	Time	Politeness	Date
10	10	10	10	06/15/08
10	10	10	10	06/07/08
10	10	10	10	03/24/08
10	10	10	10	03/02/08
10	10	10	10	01/22/08

User Comments

Thanks!
(Wilson on 06/15/08)

very specific and detailed. Helped my music evolution and even recommended specific albums to listen to even when I was just looking for new bands. Re
(Dan on 03/24/08)

Thank you for your response - you've been enormously helpful. I will certainly look into those artists, they seem like the sort of thing I would reall
(David on 03/02/08)

Thanks!!!Even if thats not it....I appreciate the quick reply.I'll check it out. Craig
(Craig on 01/22/08)

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Recent Answers from Mike Rogers

2008-06-14 Slipknot's genre: Slipknot are considered to be a part of the "nu metal" genre, but they're a lot heavier than most nu metal bands. They were heavily influenced by black metal and death metal bands, but they combine those...

2008-03-22 Metalcore fan evolving into melo death: I don't know any bands that sound like a mix of Amorphis & Carcass, but I do know lots more melodeath bands. Scar Symmetry (listen to the song The Illusionist to hear perfect melodic death metal), Disarmonia...

2008-03-13 Death or Black metal: Before I start, sorry for taking so long to answer. I think this is more up to you and your band, but why not a mixture of both? Combine your death & black influences into one sound. A Cannibal Corpse/Gorgoroth...

2008-03-13 Metalcore fan evolving into melo death: First of all, sorry for taking long to answer. Anyhow, I must agree, Dark Tranquility are GREAAAAAT! Personally, melodic death bands I enjoy are Amorphis (very melodic/atmospheric; has a lot of keyboards...

2008-02-25 In a Predicament: Based on your appreciation for experimentalism, I would thoroughly recommend progressive and/or avant-garde metal. Actually, a lot of these bands were heavily influenced by Rush. Some of the major "prog-metal"...