POSITIVE metal! =)

Stratovarious and SA are both terrible, completely generic bands. And I can't give a rec because I don't listen to music that way
 
If you can get into, the later Vintersorg albums are quite positive, as the lyrical content is about nature, physics, psychology, and the cosmos. Plus the chorus melodies are very uplifting, but somehow staying incredibly brutal and aggressive through mr. v's growling on the verse parts.
 
Thanks for all the recs, I am off to check them out! :headbang:
 
If you want to hear some of the most catchy and upbeat melodies ever, check out Equilibrium. Their new album Sagas was just released, and it's fucking gloriously epic as hell.


Turisas (check out the song "To Holmgard and Beyond" on youtube)
I second these along with Ensiferum.
Evergrey - Recreation Day is uplifting.


btw Einherjar did you hear the ZZ Top riff on track 6 on the new Equilibrium?