Power Metal, where art thou?

the best recommendation so far.

and sure Heiman is the best singer out there, but thats not why Lost Horizon is so good. Its pure epicness, keys used perfectly, lots of tom use in the drum department. and my favorite guitarist
 
Dream Evil sounds like 3,000 other bands.

I dont have a problem with a symphonic sound, its just when that symphonic sound is more prominent than the metal is...well.