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Power Metal
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05-02-2009 9:08pm#1
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ScienceNerd wrote: »The most epic of genres
Listening to it non stop for the last 3 years, Blind Guardian are my favourite band hands down
You're a good man, Kev.Accept?
Probably more traditional metal more than anything else.0 -
Never got Power Metal myself, it was just too um, pretentious for want of another term. I know it's supposed to be, and that we're not supposed to take music completely serious, which I don't. I love my humour in my music, like Extra Hot Sauce, or Stormtroopers Of Death.
But wailings of Warriors, Castles and Dragons etc... not for me at all I'm afraid. I tried it, but just couldn't figure out the point of it and gave up.
More power to those who can appreciate it though. 0 -
ShawnRaven wrote: »Never got Power Metal myself, it was just too um, pretentious for want of another term. I know it's supposed to be, and that we're not supposed to take music completely serious, which I don't. I love my humour in my music, like Extra Hot Sauce, or Stormtroopers Of Death.
But wailings of Warriors, Castles and Dragons etc... not for me at all I'm afraid. I tried it, but just couldn't figure out the point of it and gave up.
More power to those who can appreciate it though.
It's true that alot of power metal bands have themes centred around fantasy but at the same time there's alot who don't. Bands like Sonata Arctica or Twilightning have lyrical themes revolving around relationships, life, and society as a whole.
Then again, do alot of people turn off a good song because they don't like the lyrics?0 -
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If I'm in the mood for it, I love it.ShawnRaven wrote: »But wailings of Warriors, Castles and Dragons etc... not for me at all I'm afraid. I tried it, but just couldn't figure out the point of it and gave up.
Hmm, while there is that element to it in places, there's plenty of Power Metal without the fantasy trimmings.
Have a listen to some of this:
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Karl Hungus wrote: »If I'm in the mood for it, I love it.
Hmm, while there is that element to it in places, there's plenty of Power Metal without the fantasy trimmings.
Have a listen to some of this:
Awesome stuff, i love being proved wrong.
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It's been a good four years since I stopped being crazy about power metal, first time listening to Rhapsody in two years, gonna rip out their old albums and stick em on my phone. Boo ya!
Epicness of the highest order
Ohhhh panpipes!!
Savage live band, savage band, come back Stefan
And the... best... song... everZ!!!0 -
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Twilightning wrote: »That's the spirit, Funk! ;D Also, for the Stratovarius/Firewind gig, I added the page on Last.fm last night. Make sure you let us all know you're attending!
I'm definitely going man, the Strats live. Feck that it's gonna be unrea-allll!
Thanks for letting me know about it 0 -
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Karl Hungus wrote: »Hmm, while there is that element to it in places, there's plenty of Power Metal without the fantasy trimmings.
Have a listen to some of this:
Isn't there a dragon on the cover of that album
Love me a bit of power metal, I do. I love it all, from the hypermelodic (Sonata Arctica) to the Tolkienian fantasy stuff (Blind Guardian) and even the epic opera cheese (Rhapsody).
OP, and indeed anyone else who loves their melodic and speedy power metal (even Dragonforce fans too :P), you should check out Hibria. Fantastic musicians and great songwriters to boot.0 -
Isn't there a dragon on the cover of that album
Love me a bit of power metal, I do. I love it all, from the hypermelodic (Sonata Arctica) to the Tolkienian fantasy stuff (Blind Guardian) and even the epic opera cheese (Rhapsody).
OP, and indeed anyone else who loves their melodic and speedy power metal (even Dragonforce fans too :P), you should check out Hibria. Fantastic musicians and great songwriters to boot.
A Twist in the Myth does indeed have a dragon on the cover! Still, people don't need to know that... OH WAIT, THEY DO, IT'S FRIGGIN' AWESOME.
...AHEM!
I was trying to download Hibria's only album after being recommended them and listening to one of their tracks (Steel Lord on Wheels, was it?) but it wouldn't work. Must fire it up again.0 -
Twilightning wrote: »Good man yourself! Give Payment of Existence a listen, they released it last year. It's great stuff.
Ah deadly, I didn't know they had a new album, I'll definitely have to pick that up. I've got their first two albums, erm, waves of visual decay and the other one with the blades on the cover (can't remember the name).
Nice to see a bit of Freedom call high in your charts. I bought one of their albums years ago, not knowing what to expect, and was absolutely disgusted with the cheese that hit me from my speakers. I eventually gave them another chance though and now I've got a bit of a soft spot for them 0 -
GhostInTheRuins wrote: »Ah deadly, I didn't know they had a new album, I'll definitely have to pick that up. I've got their first two albums, erm, waves of visual decay and the other one with the blades on the cover (can't remember the name).
Nice to see a bit of Freedom call high in your charts. I bought one of their albums years ago, not knowing what to expect, and was absolutely disgusted with the cheese that hit me from my speakers. I eventually gave them another chance though and now I've got a bit of a soft spot for them
Their first album was Conspiracy in Mind.
Freedom Call are probably the happiest and cheesiest power metal band (Or any band, for that matter) I've ever actually heard, and I bloody well love them for it!0 -
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Twilightning wrote: »Their first album was Conspiracy in Mind.
That's the one
Twilightning wrote: »Freedom Call are probably the happiest and cheesiest power metal band (Or any band, for that matter) I've ever actually heard, and I bloody well love them for it!
Indeed they are, I've still never heard anyone that sounds quite like they do.0 -
GhostInTheRuins wrote: »Indeed they are, I've still never heard anyone that sounds quite like they do.
Oh god yes, the CHEEEEEEEESE!
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Twilightning wrote: »
Didn't you know cheese makes everything else taste much better?
That must be one of their newer songs, never heard it before but I'm glad to see they're still very f*cking happy. 0 -
GhostInTheRuins wrote: »Didn't you know cheese makes everything else taste much better?
That must be one of their newer songs, never heard it before but I'm glad to see their still very f*cking happy.
The last track off their latest release in 2007 named Dimensions, it's pretty damn awesome alright.
Another cheese-filled band you ALL need to check out is Dragonland, they're bloody amazing, Starfall and Astronomy easily being their best releases. Here's a track from each respectively:
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One of my favourite album artsTwilightning wrote: »A Twist in the Myth does indeed have a dragon on the cover! Still, people don't need to know that... OH WAIT, THEY DO, IT'S FRIGGIN' AWESOME.
...AHEM!
I was trying to download Hibria's only album after being recommended them and listening to one of their tracks (Steel Lord on Wheels, was it?) but it wouldn't work. Must fire it up again.Cake, and grief counseling, will be available at the conclusion of the test
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Twilightning wrote: »The last track off their latest release in 2007 named Dimensions, it's pretty damn awesome alright.
Another cheese-filled band you ALL need to check out is Dragonland, they're bloody amazing, Starfall and Astronomy easily being their best releases. Here's a track from each respectively:
They don't sound too bad, like a well aged swiss 0 -
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GhostInTheRuins wrote: »They don't sound too bad, like a well aged swiss
They're great men alright, it's bands like this that are extremely underrated and overshadowed by ****e like DragonForce.
I went through a huge DragonForce phase years ago, but there comes a time when you realize they're just a bunch of drunken idiots who play fast for the sake of fast, not technical at all. Not to mention they can't play live. I think StudioForce is a name well deserved at this stage.0 -
Twilightning wrote: »I went through a huge DragonForce phase years ago, but there comes a time when you realize they're just a bunch of drunken idiots who play fast for the sake of fast, not technical at all. Not to mention they can't play live. I think StudioForce is a name well deserved at this stage.
I've heard that a lot actually. Couple of mates went to a gig of theirs in Belfast around November 2006 (I was up there too, but for different reasons) and said it was two hours of their life they'd never get back again. It also marked the same timeframe where they stopped listening to Dragonforce too.
I just can't stand Dragonforce because they caused me to sprain my wrist playing Guitar Hero III two years ago 0 -
ShawnRaven wrote: »I've heard that a lot actually. Couple of mates went to a gig of theirs in Belfast around November 2006 (I was up there too, but for different reasons) and said it was two hours of their life they'd never get back again. It also marked the same timeframe where they stopped listening to Dragonforce too.
I just can't stand Dragonforce because they caused me to sprain my wrist playing Guitar Hero III two years ago
Hahahah, I managed to beat TTFAF on expert! The intro was always the worst.
I don't blame your mates, they could do alot better. I've also heard stories of people who met them after shows who said they had egos the size of the Empire State. Not to mention that every DragonForce song is essentially the same song.0 -
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ShawnRaven wrote: »Alright, i f*cking hate you already! I struggled with it on MEDIUM! :mad:
Well these are the same guys who tried to get me into it which gave me the impression of "All power metal is fantasy sh*te", see earlier in the thread, so i wouldn't take their opinions as gospel (i don't), but it's not just them who've said that about Dragonforce.
Was down at another friends (ironically enough, a Guitar Hero session) a few months back and we saw the video for (a heavily edited) TTFAF, on Kerrapp i think, And she only had one thing to say.
"There's just too much hair in that f*cking band!"
DragonForce in a nutshell:
Look over to the right of the video at 0:04, smooth!0 -
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Twilightning wrote: »DragonForce in a nutshell:
Look over to the right of the video at 0:04, smooth!
Oh my god, i laughed so f*cking hard!0 -
ShawnRaven wrote: »Oh my god, i laughed so f*cking hard!
They're a band that deserves to be laughed at, yes.
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Twilightning wrote: »They're a band that deserves to be laughed at, yes.
Pulling a Def Leppard always deserves a ton of abuse
(what i mean by that: In the video for Me and My Wine from about 1983, Steve Clark pulls a shape with the guitar and stumbles over on his ass. Anytime i see anything like that, it's the first thing that comes to mind
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To paraphrase yourself 2:09, on the right... smooooth! 0 -
Hey guys,
I'm part of an Irish power metal band called Valcata with a female vocalist, so if you're into that type of thing check us out. We're getting a good reception so far. I think Ireland's missing a good power metal band!
www.myspace.com/valcata
I've been a big fan of Nightwish for ages, but lately I'm getting into more power-metally power metal like Sonata Arctica, Mercenary and Dragonland. Freedom Call are a good laugh all right. I like their song 'Hymn for the Brave'.0 -
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