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returntothepit >> discuss >> GOOD power metal?? by Crankie Lankie on Dec 28,2012 7:06am
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toggletoggle post by Crankie Lankie at Dec 28,2012 7:06am
can any one give me GOOD power metal recommendations? not the bands blind guardian or rhapsody, but stuff kind of similar? thanks



toggletoggle post by trioxin245  at Dec 28,2012 7:34am
Not really POWER metal, but just listen to Fates Warning or GTFO.



toggletoggle post by nekronaut  at Dec 28,2012 7:46am
Twisted Tower Dire.



toggletoggle post by legionofthedying  at Dec 28,2012 8:03am
lost horizon



toggletoggle post by BobNOMAAMRooney at Dec 28,2012 8:12am
Does not exist.



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toggletoggle post by Snowden NLI at Dec 28,2012 8:49am
Angra - from Brazil, kind of proggy at times but totally awesome even if that's not your thing

bennyhillifier

Falconer - Sweden, ex-Mithotyn, the singer was a musical theater dude they straight-up hired so the vocals aren't typical power metal (they are great through)

bennyhillifier

Stormwarrior - classic-sounding German power metal, less sketchy than the name might lead you to believe

bennyhillifier

The Storyteller - so Swedish, from a concept album that bummed me out because they seemed to have gotten trolls and goblins mixed up BUT that still had some ripping songs

bennyhillifier

Elvenking - aside from Rhapsody, this might be "the" ultimate Italian power metal band?

bennyhillifier



toggletoggle post by longdeadgod  at Dec 28,2012 8:51am
legionofthedying said[orig][quote]
lost horizon


ordan ogan

onward

demonic knights of aberosh



toggletoggle post by AndrewBastard  at Dec 28,2012 8:54am
Blind Guardian - most albums

Helloween - KotSK

Savatage - Sirens

TTD are NWOBHM IMO

hahah i hope you can translate that ^^



toggletoggle post by Snowden NLI at Dec 28,2012 8:54am
Gravedigger - also super German-sounding, vocals are way more raw than usual for power metal

bennyhillifier

Rage - German again, kind of weird for power metal so you'll probably love or hate them

bennyhillifier



toggletoggle post by Snowden NLI at Dec 28,2012 9:03am
Dream Evil - kind of over-the-top, but check them out if you've ever wondered what Fredrik Nordstrom would sound like trying to rip off Blind Guardian

bennyhillifier

The Lord Weird Slough Feg - from the States, this has similar vocals to Falconer; I don't think they're as good (but then again, who is?) BUT this is from an entire record they wrote about a Traveller campaign.



toggletoggle post by Mark_R at Dec 28,2012 9:03am
Good stuff in thread, but trioxin really set the standard with his post. We should get a good showing from Arrow too.



toggletoggle post by Snowden NLI at Dec 28,2012 9:04am
Ah, here's that Slough Feg track:

bennyhillifier



toggletoggle post by trioxin245  at Dec 28,2012 9:07am
I wouldnt call TTD NWOBHM at all. Not power metal either.



toggletoggle post by Snowden NLI at Dec 28,2012 9:11am
I know you said you'd heard Rhapsody, but just in case...

Luca Turilli solo - in some weird subtle way this is not quite as good as what Rhapsody was doing at around the same time, but it's still pretty solid.

bennyhillifier



toggletoggle post by Snowden NLI at Dec 28,2012 9:13am
trioxin245 said[orig][quote]
I wouldnt call TTD NWOBHM at all. Not power metal either.

How are they not power metal?



toggletoggle post by Snowden NLI at Dec 28,2012 9:18am
Okay, one more.

Skyclad - incredibly English-sounding, again with vocals that don't really sound like power-metal-in-quotes.

bennyhillifier



toggletoggle post by Alx_Casket  at Dec 28,2012 9:21am
Heathenreel from Elvenking is such a solid album. And if youcan find it, the second release from Mundanus Imperium. They changed from black metal to power metal after their first release, but kept the space theme (even did a star wars song)



toggletoggle post by Snowden NLI at Dec 28,2012 9:23am
Well, this thread taught me about youtube annotations:


bennyhillifier



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toggletoggle post by Snowden NLI at Dec 28,2012 9:27am
If you're into Elvenking...

Leprechaun - singer from Elvenking's previous band, which pretty much sounds like a less fancy Elvenking, right down to the violin playing.

bennyhillifier



toggletoggle post by chrisREX  at Dec 28,2012 10:19am edited Dec 28,2012 10:22am
Lots of great selections here. Snowden already picked many of my favorite bands. Here's a couple more.


Nocturnal Rites! This entire record slays. Band actually started as a death metal group.

bennyhillifier

Liege Lord. Classic US power metal.

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Omen! Again, classic US power metal. Power metal before the genre had its balls cut off.

bennyhillifier

Running Wild. Great album opener.

bennyhillifier

Cloven Hoof. NIGHT RIIIIIDERS ON THE AAASSSTRALLL PLAAAANE

bennyhillifier

Jag Panzer. BAD ASS.

bennyhillifier



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toggletoggle post by eyeroller at Dec 28,2012 10:46am
The term "Power Metal" has evolved, pretty interesting really...
Nowadays there's a lot of noodling, keyboards and operatic elements to it, but when I was a young'un, it was stuff like Ded Engine (who sound quite a bit like JPriest), their first single kills, and of course Jag Panzer. Definitely agreed on Omen as well - There's a lot of similarities between those and say Overkill, though I doubt many would call them "power metal" these days.



toggletoggle post by Snowden NLI at Dec 28,2012 11:05am
Totally. Off the top of my head - these days it seems like German/US power metal bands tend to sound more like the older stuff you're describing, Italian/French ones sound noodly and operatic, and Scandinavian ones sound like 90s Gothenburg with clean singing. Or at least, that's my quick mental shortcut when I'm looking for new bands to check out.



toggletoggle post by Snowden NLI at Dec 28,2012 11:16am
I think the elephant in the room of this thread is that Manowar could write killer power metal when they wanted to:


bennyhillifier


bennyhillifier

The "Wheel of Fire" video has some crucial band reaction shots when Joey rolls up on a snowmobile, wearing only a speedo. Also champagne fights, onstage motorcycle horseplay, and so on.



toggletoggle post by Snowden NLI at Dec 28,2012 11:18am
Also thanks for posting Nocturnal Rites - great band I'd totally forgotten about!



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toggletoggle post by Arist nli at Dec 28,2012 12:10pm
I remember nocturnal rites, they had such a heavy sound.

I'd also add:

Angel Dust
Sinergy
Old sonata arctica
Warmen
Demons & Wizards



toggletoggle post by Burnsy at Dec 28,2012 12:15pm

bennyhillifier

French band. This is from a concept album about a vampire who's trying to find the vampire that bit him so he can kill the guy and finally die. Vocals are a little nasally (they are French after all) for most people I show this band to but the guitar work is killer and they have some pretty heavy riffs.



toggletoggle post by eye-gore at Dec 28,2012 12:16pm
Metalium (Maiden w/5hr energy)

Primal Fear (good guitar work/Halford vocals)

Cotrol Denied (prog/power)



toggletoggle post by eye-gore at Dec 28,2012 12:19pm
Nitro (awsome guitar ((Michaelangelo Batio))..and totally 80's)

Firewind (a little over the top/good guitar)



toggletoggle post by Snowden NLI at Dec 28,2012 12:30pm
Fairyland - so very French. Makes Rhapsody sound like straight up thugcore.

bennyhillifier

Avantasia - hard to pick just one track from a two-album concept album called "The Metal Opera."

bennyhillifier

I was having the same problem trying to pick an Ayreon song so here's Star One instead:

bennyhillifier



toggletoggle post by Mark_R at Dec 28,2012 12:38pm
^ You picked probably the best representation of Avantasia there. I shared a lot of people's feeling the second album didn't really "end", it just kinda tapered off. The Tower is the kind of song that should've capped off the whole thing. Instead the two albums are more like a bell curve with the first one ending on a great song and the second one opening with a great song.

Fairyland is ex Dark Moor, right? Is that song from their first album?



toggletoggle post by Snowden NLI at Dec 28,2012 12:56pm
Seriously, Avantasia can be tough unless you're really in the mood. We used to listen to Pt.1 on band trips a lot, and I never really got into Pt.2 the same way. But I was thinking if the OP was into Blind Guardian's concept records, Avantasia'd be worth checking out.

And yeah, that's the first Fairyland album. That singer was ex-Dark Moor (who I'd totally forgotten!), and I think she left Fairyland after that first record.



toggletoggle post by tm bones at Dec 28,2012 1:08pm
Armory



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toggletoggle post by Avalonwinds  at Dec 28,2012 1:14pm
Avantasia



bennyhillifier

Kamelot



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toggletoggle post by Mark_R at Dec 28,2012 1:20pm
I really like Armory. They sound like what Edguy should've kept sounding like. I mean that as a compliment.



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toggletoggle post by slar you morbid at Dec 28,2012 2:30pm
Obvious troll is obvious. Everyone knows "good power metal" is an oxymoron.



toggletoggle post by Snowden NLI at Dec 28,2012 3:28pm
Because it's usually either great or terrible?



toggletoggle post by slar you morbid at Dec 28,2012 3:32pm
Snowden%20NLI said[orig][quote]
Because it's always terrible?
Yes



toggletoggle post by Snowden NLI at Dec 28,2012 3:46pm
slar%20you%20morbid said[orig][quote]
In a year where NPR jocked black, doom, death, and thrash metal, power metal is pretty much the last true bastion standing against Creeping Poserism.



toggletoggle post by the_reverend   at Dec 28,2012 3:55pm
Nocturnal rites ftw.



toggletoggle post by BobNOMAAMRooney at Dec 28,2012 4:15pm edited Dec 28,2012 4:16pm
ITT:



toggletoggle post by ancient master nli at Dec 28,2012 4:33pm



toggletoggle post by I_am_not_me   at Dec 28,2012 8:30pm
I got beaten to Nocturnal Rites, Crimson Glory, Liege Lord, Angel Dust, and Primal Fear. I can see I'm not needed here.



toggletoggle post by arilliusbm  at Dec 28,2012 8:40pm
Mithotyn is so much better than Falconer.



toggletoggle post by Randy_Marsh at Dec 28,2012 8:50pm
Pyramaze



toggletoggle post by Avalonwinds  at Dec 28,2012 11:35pm

bennyhillifier

From their best (and first) album.




toggletoggle post by Burnsy at Dec 28,2012 11:58pm
arilliusbm said[orig][quote]
Mithotyn is so much better than Falconer.

Without a doubt.



toggletoggle post by Snowden NLI at Dec 29,2012 3:51am
Meh, it's ALMOST like they play two totally different styles of music!



toggletoggle post by GregD-NLI(Forgotpassword) at Dec 31,2012 11:03am
Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction
Omen - Battlecry


http://youtu.be/RsLaiwWlqZo

Awesome song.



toggletoggle post by GregD-NLI(Forgotpassword) at Dec 31,2012 11:04am
I mean..........

bennyhillifier





toggletoggle post by GregD-NLI(Forgotpassword) at Dec 31,2012 11:07am
Remember when candlemass released that almost power metal album?




bennyhillifier



toggletoggle post by robotpie  at Dec 31,2012 12:34pm
This thread fucking rules. That is all.



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toggletoggle post by JEREMY CHAVEZ at Dec 31,2012 12:53pm
WHITE POWER Metal



toggletoggle post by susurrate at Aug 10,2016 3:42pm
non-kiske helloween is still good depending on the tune.



bennyhillifier

don't listen to power metal often, but there are times where i find it complimentary. seems to be a lull in power metal lately, quality or otherwise, no?




toggletoggle post by susurrate at Aug 10,2016 3:43pm
Mark_R said[orig][quote]
^ You picked probably the best representation of Avantasia there. I shared a lot of people's feeling the second album didn't really "end", it just kinda tapered off. The Tower is the kind of song that should've capped off the whole thing. Instead the two albums are more like a bell curve with the first one ending on a great song and the second one opening with a great song.

Fairyland is ex Dark Moor, right? Is that song from their first album?


can't hate on avantasia at all. not a huge fan of tobias vocals, but the guests are usually on point. Jorn to be specific. has pipes.



toggletoggle post by Mark_R at Aug 10,2016 4:02pm
Jorn is generally great but I gotta say his first Avantasia appearance was his low point to my ears. I think he got better on the next few (as the overall album quality continued to decline), but something went wrong with his voice or the recording of his part on The Scarecrow.

My fave singer that I was introduced to via Avantasia is Bob Catley.



toggletoggle post by susurrate at Aug 10,2016 4:09pm
Mark_R said[orig][quote]
Jorn is generally great but I gotta say his first Avantasia appearance was his low point to my ears. I think he got better on the next few (as the overall album quality continued to decline), but something went wrong with his voice or the recording of his part on The Scarecrow.

My fave singer that I was introduced to via Avantasia is Bob Catley.


i don't disagree regarding the scarecrow. i thought the high point was his appearance on the wicked symphony. i also thought his stuff with masterplan was good at times, though the lyrics were facepalming in nature. specifically on the song 'spirit never die' though i've looked past the verse lyrics because the chorus is pretty powerful in that cheesy way that many including myself enjoy.



toggletoggle post by Mark_R at Aug 10,2016 4:16pm
susurrate said[orig][quote]
specifically on the song 'spirit never die' though i've looked past the verse lyrics because the chorus is pretty powerful in that cheesy way that many including myself enjoy.


Yeah that song in particular is one of the standouts of the past ~15 years in power metal.



toggletoggle post by susurrate at Aug 10,2016 4:25pm
couldn't agree more. have done much cardio-bicycling to that tune in commuting to work over the years. gave my cousin that tune on a power metal playlist for her iPod when she did her first marathon and she slayed it, citing that song as her favorite for energy.



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