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Title: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: Maedros on 08 Jul 2006, 17:25

Ok, so I'm a huge fan of HammerFall, DragonForce, Sonata Arctica, Demons & Wizards and Luca Turilli and I'm looking for more. What would you guys recommend?

Title: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: Maedros on 08 Jul 2006, 17:44

Quote from: tommydski

kharbevnor, why don't you start charging people for your services?
you could get business cards printed out saying 'metal consultant' or something.

see, i'm channeling the backwards thread with this one.

Yeah, I figured I could have asked him specifically, but I decided not to in the end.

Title: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: jariku on 08 Jul 2006, 17:51

Power metal recommendation, eh? Don't.

Iron Maiden and Judas Priest should be enough for everyone. -- Bill Gates

Title: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: KharBevNor on 08 Jul 2006, 20:30

If your into Demons and Wizards I take it your already into Blind Guardian and Iced Earth? Same with Luca and Rhapsody. Really, nothing beats Rhapsody for cheese.

Some other good bands based on what you mentioned might be Domine (Emperor of the Black Runes is a fantastic album), Helloween, Angra, Wuthering Heights, Dream Evil, Gamma Ray, Tad Morose, 3 Inches of Blood, Iron Saviour and of course, the mighty NINJA MAGIC!

Title: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: Maedros on 08 Jul 2006, 20:49

Awesome, thanks Kar.

As far as Luca and Rhapsody, I'm not really a big fan of the latter. I dunno, maybe I haven't given them enough time.

Title: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: Der Golem on 08 Jul 2006, 20:50

Evergrey maybe? They're kinda prog/power, but they are very good, and a bit less silly than most power metal.

Title: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: Zaarin on 08 Jul 2006, 20:52

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b4/Manowar_-_Kings_of_Metal.jpg)

Deep down inside, you know you want to.

Title: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: Maedros on 08 Jul 2006, 20:53

Quote from: Zaarin

(http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/b4/Manowar_-_Kings_of_Metal.jpg)

Deep down inside, you know you want to.

Heh, I actually have all of Manowar's studio albums. I don't like all their work, though, usually just a few songs per album.

Title: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: Storm Rider on 08 Jul 2006, 22:33

Iced Earth isn't really power metal, but they are awesome.

And also, Kamelot.

Title: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: blackmanjew on 09 Jul 2006, 00:23

http://www.pandora.com

Type in Dragonforce, or some other band.

Title: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: KharBevNor on 09 Jul 2006, 03:32

Quote from: Storm Rider

Iced Earth isn't really power metal, but they are awesome.

Yeah, but he should be familiar with them if he likes Demons and Wizards.

Title: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: Maedros on 09 Jul 2006, 10:11

I've got some of their music, yeah. Some of my friends are huge Iced Earth fans, so they got me into them. Sort of into them, at least.

Title: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: Scytale on 10 Jul 2006, 00:18

I haven't really listen to Power metal for a few years but here's the Essential Power Metal albums for me:

Accept - Restless and Wild

Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell (Dio = \m/)

Helloween - Walls of Jericho (One of the greatest power/speed metal albums ever) /  Keeper of the Seven Key's parts I and II

Scanner - Hypertrace

Running Wild - Under Jolly Rodger (pirates and speed metal huzzah)

Blind Gaurdian - Battalions of Fear / Follow the Blind / Somewhere Far Beyond

Nightwish - Oceanborn (female vocalist)

Gamma Ray - Somewhere out in Space / Powerplant

Hammerfall - Renegade

Heavenly - Dust to Dust

Angel Dust - Bleed / Enlighten the Darkness

Title: Re: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: 3rdNewMe on 13 Jul 2006, 22:05

Quote from: Maedros

Ok, so I'm a huge fan of HammerFall, DragonForce, Sonata Arctica, Demons & Wizards and Luca Turilli and I'm looking for more. What would you guys recommend?

Sonata Arctica?  Well, you could always try Finland's other power metal icon, Stratovarius.  Or Nightwish, if you want to call them power metal and not symphonic metal.

There's a German band, Freedom Call, I've seen 'em live and they're good.

And yes, give Kamelot a listen.

Title: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: Maedros on 13 Jul 2006, 22:52

Yeah, I've just started to get into Stratovarious. I'll check out those other bands you guys posted, thanks. :)

Title: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: Trollstormur on 14 Jul 2006, 02:30

Falconer.

Falconer, Falconer, Falconer.

Title: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: Scandanavian War Machine on 14 Jul 2006, 14:44

Edguy
Advantasia

advantasia is ridiculous, they have the singer from edguy, ronny james dio, a guy or two from helloween and a few other big names too. its awesome.

and edguy is just pure badass.

Title: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: Luke C on 15 Jul 2006, 09:41

Ive seen edguy live. They were so freaking awesome!

Shame they didn't sing lavatory love machine tho, thats one hell of a song.

Title: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: TrueNeutral on 15 Jul 2006, 09:53

That guy from Blind Guardian and Demons & Wizards has got to be one of the greatest heavy metal singers I have ever heard.

Eh, it's already been mentioned but I say you gotta check out Kamelot. I own three of their albums (Karma, Epica and The Black Halo, I couldn't find the others) and listening to those generally gives me goosebumps from how awesome it is.

Quote from: Scytale

Hammerfall - Renegade

This is one of my favourite albums period.

Title: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: Lummer on 15 Jul 2006, 10:19

Nevermore. That is all :P

Title: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: Storm Rider on 15 Jul 2006, 12:50

I dunno if Nevermore counts as power metal, but I <3 them a lot. This Godless Endeavor was my favorite album of 2005.

Title: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: 3rdNewMe on 15 Jul 2006, 14:18

Kamelot are touring in September with Epica, whose singer guest sang on The Black Halo (but not on Epica, which would've made for great fun confusion!).  For those who might like to see them live before getting a cd, or just want to see them live.  And didn't know.

Or like me, want to see Epica live again and don't mind driving from Minneapolis to Chicago to do it...

Title: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: Leon on 15 Jul 2006, 17:28

Symphony X is pretty damn good. And Kamelot is a little better.

Title: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: Kai on 15 Jul 2006, 17:34

http://truemetal.org/metalwallpaper/images/abigail.jpg

Title: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: KharBevNor on 15 Jul 2006, 20:08

I see your Abigail, and, against accepted wisdom, I raise you The House of God.

(http://king-diamond.coven.vmh.net/pics/large/house.jpg)

and The Graveyard.

(http://image.com.com/mp3/images/cover/200/drc800/c811/c811697m086.jpg)

Both of which, to my mind, at least equal Abigail.

Title: Power Metal Recommendations
Post by: Scytale on 15 Jul 2006, 21:35

I don't know if Nevermore and King Diamond count as power metal, good stuff though, especially Nevermore, if you love "This Godless Endeavor" check out their earlier stuff, "Dreaming Neon Black" and "Dead Heart in a Dead World" are excellent.

As for King Diamond all I can say is "Mother's getting weakeeeeeeeerrrrrr!!!!!!!!!!"

"Them" and "Conspiracy" are excellent albums, very creepy. Andy Laroque is highly under-reated as a guitarist.