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A Floridian power metal band formed in 1991 by Thomas Youngblood and Mark Vanderbilt. Their first two albums are generally considered somewhat sub-par, mostly thanks to Vanderbilt's singing, but saw some success. Vanderbilt quit in 1998 because the band was becoming too big to balance with the other aspects of his life. It is doubted that many complained at this development. Influences: * Iron Maiden Related Acts: * Epica, Common touring partner, vocalist Simone Simmons is Oliver Palotai's fiancee and Roy Khan was one of their closest artistic friends.

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  • A Floridian power metal band formed in 1991 by Thomas Youngblood and Mark Vanderbilt. Their first two albums are generally considered somewhat sub-par, mostly thanks to Vanderbilt's singing, but saw some success. Vanderbilt quit in 1998 because the band was becoming too big to balance with the other aspects of his life. It is doubted that many complained at this development. Influences: * Iron Maiden Related Acts: * Epica, Common touring partner, vocalist Simone Simmons is Oliver Palotai's fiancee and Roy Khan was one of their closest artistic friends.
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  • A Floridian power metal band formed in 1991 by Thomas Youngblood and Mark Vanderbilt. Their first two albums are generally considered somewhat sub-par, mostly thanks to Vanderbilt's singing, but saw some success. Vanderbilt quit in 1998 because the band was becoming too big to balance with the other aspects of his life. It is doubted that many complained at this development. Norwegian vocalist Roy Særtre Khantatat (also known as Roy Khan, or Khan, for short) of the then-recently broken up Conception took his place as a touring member and was soon asked to go sky diving with the band to secure a permanent place. He's a far better singer, and so this move is universally considered a good thing. After one final rough album with Siege Perilous, they switched to a more progressive-influenced sound with The Fourth Legacy, though Your Mileage May Vary on whether you enjoy that one. Every album they've released since has been near universally loved by critics and fans alike. Along the way, they replaced their original bassist with the other one of two members to play on all of their albums up to Ghost Opera, Glenn Barry, their original keyboardist with ex-Blaze guitarist Oliver Palotai (after seven years of having no keyboardist), and their original drummer (who left at around the same time as Vanderbilt) with Casey Grillo. In 2009, Glenn Barry had to quit the band due to problems in his personal life. He was replaced by Kamelot's original bassist, Sean Tibbets. As of April 22, 2011, Khan has permanently left the band for various reasons: at first it was primarily health problems regarding his voice, however Thomas Youngblood has stated that the primary reason Khan has stayed away was due to "religious friction". It is hinted at that Roy was unsatisfied or unhappy with the much darker direction of Poetry for the Poisoned in comparison to their previous albums though Roy has kept open the possibility of personal projects in the future. The band is currently searching for a new lead vocalist with the position being filled, at least temporarily, by Fabio Lione of Rhapsody of Fire. Influences: * Iron Maiden Related Acts: * Epica, Common touring partner, vocalist Simone Simmons is Oliver Palotai's fiancee and Roy Khan was one of their closest artistic friends.
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