I was willing to fly to NY when Nightwish had their tour, but they ended up canceling it for political reason. And that wash shorty before Tarra quit the band.

This is one bad thing about living in Ecuador, the metal scene is very thin, and its limited to the capital. The bands that come here are few, and its a 9 hr roadtrip from where I am.

Anyway, looking forward to your write up on Battle Beast. I need to listen to them first but sounds like the kind of OG metal that takes you back to the 90's. Just guessing.