Any good power metal releases for 2009 I should look into?

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New Nile and Dying Fetus albums came out recently. Both are good.

 

[TribunalRecords]

New Nile and Dying Fetus albums came out recently. Both are good.

+1

 

[Big Al 2112]

Saint Deamon - Pandeamonium is fantastic!

 

[Palabra de Dios]

Gorod...

When the vocalist isn't singing, the band is brilliant.

Zod

Eh, maybe he doesn't have the best growl, but the band's lyrics are fucking awesome. Case in point, the lyrical concept behind the Leading Vision album. "Out there" is an understatement.

 

[Metal_Camden]

I highly recommend Seven Kingdoms - available through the band (click on "Fans" to order them), through iTunes, CDBaby and several other sources.

Combining high octane Iced Earth style riffing with flowing Nightwish-style melodies and soaring choruses (with a touch of beauty & the beast vocals), Seven Kingdoms is sure to please many true metal fans.

+1

 

[edgeofthorns]

Just been busy with other things on the side and I been out of practice in keeping up with my power metal collection so I like to know what suggestions any of you have for great power metal from 2009?

Joseph, I'll echo that you need to check out:

Wolf - Ravenous
Inmoria - Invisible Wounds
Bloodbound - Tabula Rasa

~Brian~

 

[johan68]

I highly recommend Seven Kingdoms - available through the band (click on "Fans" to order them), through iTunes, CDBaby and several other sources.

Combining high octane Iced Earth style riffing with flowing Nightwish-style melodies and soaring choruses (with a touch of beauty & the beast vocals), Seven Kingdoms is sure to please many true metal fans.

Totally agree. I've been spinning the disc for a couple of weeks now and it keeps getting better.
I agree with the description above but would like to throw in some Warlock in that as well. A more modern sounding Warlock that is.
A quality album indeed. Highly Recommended.

 

[General Zod]

Eh, maybe he doesn't have the best growl, but the band's lyrics are fucking awesome. Case in point, the lyrical concept behind the Leading Vision album. "Out there" is an understatement.

I'll queue up the disc again, with the lyrics up. But you have to wonder, when the vocalist's delivery renders the lyrics incomprehensible, how important is their quality?

Zod

 

[General Zod]

As for the OP's question... this has been a decidedly weak year for Power Metal. I believe the only two Power Metal discs I found worthy of purchase were Fairyland and Manimal.

Zod

 

[Metal_Camden]

Totally agree. I've been spinning the disc for a couple of weeks now and it keeps getting better.
I agree with the description above but would like to throw in some Warlock in that as well. A more modern sounding Warlock that is.
A quality album indeed. Highly Recommended.

exp +1!

thanks all!

 

[Wyvern]

Oh and I forgot from my previous post on the folk/power area (again depending on your view of what's power metal):

Tyr - "By The Light Of The Northern Star"
Skyclad - "In The...All Together"
Alestorm - "Black Sails At Midnight"

Also:

Crystal Viper - "Metal Nation"
Metalucifer - "Heavy Metal Bulldozer"