The Black Mages in the archives? :D

The Black Mages are a band that covers the compositions Nobuo Uematsu wrote for the Final Fantasy games in prog-metal style.  Nobuo himself did all of the arrangements and keyboards for this band, and yes, they have performed live.

The Black Mages - Dancing Mad

The several-minute-long organ solo, the freakishly ELP-meets-Crimson-like breakdown afterwards, culminating into a guitar solo of the most erotic proportions...  it's enough to make any prog-metal fan smile.

...and did I mention that as a teenager, Nobuo played in an ELP cover band, over covering Emerson's parts at a much faster tempo than Keith played them, yet with extreme accuracy?

Yeah, great band!
Should be definitely added!

=> GET AN ALBUM FOR FREE!!!

Edited by W.Chuck

You can also get The Black Mages' two albums through iTunes, believe it or not. 

Man Overboard wrote: The Black Mages are a band that covers the compositions Nobuo Uematsu wrote for the Final Fantasy games in prog-metal style.  Nobuo himself did all of the arrangements and keyboards for this band, and yes, they have performed live. The Black Mages - Dancing Mad The several-minute-long organ solo, the freakishly ELP-meets-Crimson-like breakdown afterwards, culminating into a guitar solo of the most erotic proportions...  it's enough to make any prog-metal fan smile. ...and did I mention that as a teenager, Nobuo played in an ELP cover band, over covering Emerson's parts at a much faster tempo than Keith played them, yet with extreme accuracy?

 

They have been approved of by the prog metal team:

http://www.mikeenregalia.com/ProgMetal.html

Man Overboard wrote: You can also get The Black Mages' two albums through iTunes, believe it or not.

I don't have iTunes and I'd prefer to get their albums on CD... surprising that you can get them on iTunes though...

MikeEnRegalia wrote: They have been approved of by the prog metal team

I'm really happy!

As I've said before, I started listening to prog thanks to Uematsu's music!!