Power Metal greats

[Xorv]

I know alot of you bash on power metal, but out of all that cheese. Theres a few gems in between.

Sonata Arctica
Symphony X
Dark Moor
Kamelot
Angra
Blind Guardian

 

[ohiogrinder]

thats an oxymoron

 

[Astrum]

Lost Horizon is a great power metal band, and Avian-From The Depths of Time is a metal classic.

 

[ThisIsACoolName]

Sonata Arctica
Symphony X
Blind Guardian

Indeed.

thats an oxymoron

Oh hey do you not like Power Metal? I hadn't heard.

 

[Disarmonia_Mundi]

You'll have to put Dark Empire (New York, USA) in there soon, I hate the vox in power metal, but Dark Empire has some amazing skills.

 

[hibernal_dream]

Gamma Ray
Helloween

 

[Kellan]

I don't know what the hell their band status is, but check out Hibria.

 

[George]

Gamma Ray
Helloween

Indeed!

 

[Hell Awaits Us All]

MORGANA LEFAY FTW

 

[audiophileguy]

rage definitely deserves to be up there

 

[Xorv]

thats an oxymoron

don't knock it till you've tried it.

 

[genocide roach]

didnt we just do this?
~gR~

 

[Xorv]

didnt we just do this?
~gR~

no. you were drunk. just forget about it.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

Lost Horizon
Heavenly
Hibria
listen to those... or die!

 

[ohiogrinder]

don't knock it till you've tried it.

I have listened to it. Blind Guardian, Iced Earth, Nevermore, Sonata Artica.

of those, I only liked Iced Earth.

 

[Disarmonia_Mundi]

I have listened to it. Blind Guardian, Iced Earth, Nevermore, Sonata Artica.

of those, I only liked Iced Earth.

Grinder, check out Dark Empire (New York, USA)

http://www.myspace.com/darkempireband

Don't look at the top of the genre classification thing its clearly wrong.

 

[ohiogrinder]

not bad....

kinda Maiden-ish

 

[Seditious]

fuck I hate Sonata Arctica's psychotically fast songs, but their slow/mid tempo stuff is nice.


not exactly 'power' metal, but some of the poweresque metal I don't mind...

Candlemass
Hammerfall
Iced Earth
Nevermore
Nostradameus
Sinner
Sirenia

 

[Son of Evil]

Blind Guardian.
Gamma Ray.
Grave Digger.
Helloween.
Stratovarius.
Freedom Call.
Kamelot.
Symphony X.
Angra.
Evergrey.
Rhapsody (yep...)
Nevermore.
Children of Bodom (Early).
Persuader.
Edguy.
Brainstorm.
Iced Earth.
Iron Savior.
Hammerfall.
Sonata Arctica.
Primal Fear.

...And many more. Fuck the 'cheese' description, that applies to only 25% of Power Metal. I find Satanic Death/Black Metal bands just as cheesy.

 

[Xorv]

fuck I hate Sonata Arctica's psychotically fast songs, but their slow/mid tempo stuff is nice.


not exactly 'power' metal, but some of the poweresque metal I don't mind...

Candlemass

Candlemass is DOOM metal at its finest.

Power metal, not even close. Not even close.