Do you consider Iron Maiden power metal?

[skeptik]

Their first two albums were Speed Metal, actually. I prefer BG over IM too, but whatever.

 

[LuminousAether]

They are cock rock, plain and simple.

 

[Raumien]

BG have done a lot of speed metal work, even some of their newer stuff like parts of Nightfall, such as Into The Storm and shit and parts of Curse Of Feonor. One reason I've liked them, it's just straight up ass kicking metal with fantasy themed lyrics pulled off beautifully.

 

[Dr. K]

I think Iron Maiden are 100% Heavy Metal.
Power Metal is just one (maybe the first) of the many evolutions that Heavy Metal had during last 15 years, it started with bands like Helloween (Walls of Jerico), more or less in 1987.
But Heavy and Power Metal are different!

 

[Life Sucks]

OMG, speaking of Blind Guardian, I just downloaded Mr. Sandman, and it had me laughing out loud. Sorry. I know not all their songs are like that though.

 

[Raumien]

But you gotta admit, they did a kickass job with it.

Get the video off kazaa, it's even funnier.

 

[anonymousnick2001]

I think Surfin' USA's a tad bit funnier.

Iron Maiden definitely laid down the template for power metal. They put the vocals and guitarwork in place, and then Manowar and Helloween picked it up from there. Soon, Stratovarius and Blind Guardian would beef up the sound a bit, a lot in BG's case, but generally, Maiden hasn't had that double bass/keyboards feel. Their melodies are all on a different scale, too. I think power metal is played on E maj, while Maiden were always E min.

 

[None_So_Vile]

what cunt gave me negative rep because my sig is apparently too big? fucking lame

 

[Profanity]

what cunt gave me negative rep because my sig is apparently too big? fucking lame

That was me, i'll let you negatively rep me back.

 

[Tool]

I think they could be classified as such, but they're also definately NWOBHM. Power Metal is basically a fusion of Maiden/Priest, Queen, and Thrash.

 

[no country for old wainds]

'Power metal'? No, I simply call them 'wank'.

 

[None_So_Vile]

ha no, its ok profanity. I was just in a fucked off mood already because of various things, before i saw the negative rep, no worries