Power metal anyone?

[dolphz]

I was listening to Kamelot - Karma this morning and I really like it. It got me thinking how spotty the whole power metal genre is. There are some good bands out there, but there is also a whole lot of cheese out there!
Anyways, just wondering what you would consider good power metal groups/cds out there.
I like Kamelot, Labyrinth, and Primal Fear. Some Gamma Ray and Blind Guardian is pretty good, and some is kinda lame. I hate Iced Earth and Stratavarious is pretty boring.
Any other suggestions or observations?
Thanks.

 

[Stinkfist]

Rhapsody. The cheesiest band ever. Get Dargor, Shadowlord of the Black Mountain and Holy thunderforce.

 

[random_phil]

MANOWAR!!!!!!!!!!!

Rhapsody truly are the cheesiest band ever.

I'd also suggest Pegazus, Lost Horizon, Wizard & Domine

 

[StorTroll]

Yeah, how about Sonata Arctica...fuck no!!!

 

[Collapse Generation]

Rhapsody and Sonata Arctica rules.

I sold my Lost Horizon, Edguy and Avantasia albums. Ugh.

 

[Lutz]

Some of the best power metal: Blind Guardian, early Helloween, Gamma Ray, Rhapsody.

 

[Liquid Tension]

Archetype is my favorite power metal band and if you hate the over use of the double bass drumming then you should check these guys out!

 

[samoniac]

Sonta Arctica

'Sonta' is finnish and means 'shit'.

 

[Skull_Punk]

Kamelot is good, as is Angra and Silent Force. Gamma Ray is OK, their last couple of releases haven't been great. Nightwish is good too (they have that power metal feel at times).

 

[Sargoth]

I listen to power metal sometimes...

 

[thebleakaffinity]

Collapse Generation - is that you from the Dream Theater boards?

 

[IcemanJ256]

Spocks Beard is the cheesyest band ever.
as for power metal, I like Nightwish, Symphony X, and a little Nevermore.

 

[Parasite]

Falconer and Edguy

 

[MacMoney]

All you need of this newer type, euro-power metal is old Helloween and Blind Guardian.

 

[dimensionidol]

nnahhh!!!!!!!!uke:

i don't like today's power metal except ICED EARTH if you consider them power!

real power are oldMETAL CHURCH,old SAVATAGE,sanctuary.

no there is no more power too much melodious hideous freakz!

RHAPSODY??really...no thanks!

 

[dimensionidol]

uuuuuuuuhhhhhhh!!!! i forgot to mention my favourite...


N E V E R M O R E



probably because is better nevermore power metal like nowadays!

 

[Katatonic]

DUNGEON!!!!!!!!!

 

[ProgMetalFan]

Most of the "famous" power metal bands are quite horrible and generic... however... there are a few power metal bands who are doing something fresh... these are some of my favorites:

Kamelot
Angra ("Rebirth" only... don't like the old stuff... Andre Matos' vocals ruin it for me)
Angel Dust
Silent Force
Secret Sphere
Labyrinth
Adagio
Jag Panzer
Tad Morose (their early material was actually an interesting blend of progressive metal and doom metal)
Mezarkabul


And a few non-power metal bands that incorporate some power elements:

Symphony X
Evergrey
Nevermore

 

[batmura]

I'm not all that into typical Euro power metal that are imitating Kiske era Helloween from 1988. Helloween, Edguy, Sonata Arctica are very cliche to these ears.

I like bands like Angel Dust, Rage, Tad Morose, Evergrey (power/prog)... etc.

NP: Dream Theater - Images & Words

 

[batmura]

ProgMetalFan has made some great suggestions.

Mezarkabul also slightly falls into this genre.

Jag Panzer's The Mechanized Warfare album was one of my top 5 releases of 2001.

NP: Dream Theater - Images & Words