blablabla123 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 The title doesn't need explanation, do you like it or not?For example, bands like Helloween, Gamma Ray, Edguy, Angra, Viper and Shaman.NOTE: I don't differentiate melodic metal from power metal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Sabaton is the only power metal band I'm really into at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OmarBradley Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) I like some Dream Evil and Savatage, but the more I listen to it the more it all sounds the same. Edited July 15, 2014 by OmarBradley Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 SO FAR AWAYYYYYYYYY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maynard Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I used to be a big Angra fanboy when I was a kid learning how to play guitar. Not sure about how these guys are doing nowadays, they were BIG in Brazil and Japan some years ago. All these bands have at least one cool song each but I can't listen to Power Metal for more than half an hour. But yeah, Stratovarius, Sonata Arctica, Angra, Shaman... Brings me back memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sixes Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Manowar, although they're not really power metalI can deal with Savatage and Fates Warning....some old school Helloween Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 No idea what power metal is. Someone post something good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 (edited) No idea what power metal is. Someone post something good. But really think Iron Maiden with more drama and over the top operatic vibrato vocals. Plus more dragons. Always need more dragons. Edited July 15, 2014 by Johnny Drama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LightningBolt Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Probably the worst type of music ever made. Most of the listenable ones tend to include heavy influences from some other kind of genre to the point where they're arguably not really even power metal. The really "epic" ones are especially bad. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 No idea what power metal is. Someone post something good.Dragon metalWorldofwarcraftmetal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val22 Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 I like Helloween. I have one of their albums from the 80's, with the song "I want out" on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 So it's the like the stuff Tenacious D parodies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerage5 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 No idea what power metal is. Someone post something good. But really think Iron Maiden with more drama and over the top operatic vibrato vocals.Plus more dragons. Always need more dragons.And less galloping riffs and more synthesizers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColdHeartBreaker Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Power metal is awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Drama Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 (edited) No idea what power metal is. Someone post something good.Dragon metalWorldofwarcraftmetalYou forgot Vikings and Elves.So it's the like the stuff Tenacious D parodies.Yeah but more wizards and shit. Potion metal is hardcore man. But nothing's worse than Alestorm who are Pirate Metal.EDIT: Apparently the band believes their genre to be "True Scottish Pirate Metal". Manowar, although they're not really power metalI can deal with Savatage and Fates Warning....some old school HelloweenAren't Manowar THE power metal band? Edited July 16, 2014 by Johnny Drama Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amir Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ID6-lHwzwuUOne of my favourites when I was 14 I still listen to it occasionally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st0n3r Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 (edited) And Alestorm is great fun. Just try not to take everything too serious. Edited July 16, 2014 by st0n3r Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crash Diet Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I'm still waiting for bran to kick the cool kids asses with some quality power metal examples 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magisme Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 GLORYHAMMER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
st0n3r Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 (edited) Gloryhammer is also a parody. There, I think I provided some well known Powermetal bands. Edited July 16, 2014 by st0n3r 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bran Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 No idea what power metal is. Someone post something good.power metal started from traditional metal(mostly roots in the band rainbow) and the NWOBHM movement. in the beginning most power metal bands were just speed metal with fantasy type of lyrics. some bands in the mid 80s were more rooted in thrash, than speed metal. in the late 80s and into the 90s the speed and thrash influences faded for the most faded and evolved into what is now defined as power metal. power metal has been broken down basically into american power metal which is more thrash oriented and european power metal which more neoclassical/speed. power metal has branched out and continued to evolve mixing with other sub genres like melodic death metal(wintersun).here is a couple of examples:US thrash influenced euro speed metal influenced more progessive power: power metal with melodic deathhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rm82gjZDIDU\stereotypical power: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blablabla123 Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 Do you guys listen to Avantasia?? Really great band. Tobias Sammet is the mind behind this project, guys like Kiske (Helloween) and André Matos (Angra, Shaman) have been in their records. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blablabla123 Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 No idea what power metal is. Someone post something good.Some of the best bands.Angrahttp://youtu.be/nn7y5ShTWWUHelloweenhttp://youtu.be/FuO3hHwQ-ScGamma Rayhttp://youtu.be/1IZGgSz_EUMShamanhttp://youtu.be/rPeILKZiUd0Viperhttp://youtu.be/qBxPFyGcbv0Edguy http://youtu.be/geR079TNr-Q Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bacardimayne Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Does amon amarth count as power metal? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bran Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) Does amon amarth count as power metal?they are just melodic death metal, but the do have a tinge of power metal in their sound. they are heavily influenced by iron maiden which heavily influenced the growth of power metal. you can hear a lot of iron maiden in the guitar work of amon amarth.to me a power metalish amon amarth is kalmah. they mix melodic death and power metal pretty good. some songs and albums more and less. the best band to do it for me anyway is wintersun and early children of bodom. Edited July 17, 2014 by bran Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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