Power/Speed Metal. Ala, Early Blind Guardian or Iced Earth

[False Joe]

Looking for that kinda clean-vocal-but-with-some-strength to it (I don't like Helloween/Sonata Arctica type vocals), double bass fast stuff like Battalions of Fear, or Night of the Stormrider.

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Helstar (classic power/thrash/speed...check out Nosferatu)
Manilla Road (a little more esoteric sounding and doomy)

 

[Fury of the Storm]

Dark Empire- Distant Tides
Iron Savior- Iron Savior
Jag Panzer- Ample Destruction
Rage- Perfect Man
Shatter Messiah - Never to Play the Servant
Agent Steel- Omega Conspiracy

 

[waif]

Tad Morose - Matters Of The Dark
Dragonforce - Sonic Firestorm, Inhuman Rampage (flame away)
Power Quest

 

[skeptik]

Running Wild, Grave Digger, Kai-fronted Helloween

 

[Einherjar86]

Sabaton.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=305506245

More power, less speed; but it has the double bass and different vocals that you're looking for.

 

[False Joe]

Ah Sabaton.

I know those lads well unfortunately.

One of the bands that got me into metal in the first place.
Can't wait for the new album.

 

[waif]

Running Wild isn't all that fast...great stuff, though.

 

[The Ozzman]

Dragonforce is nothing at all like early Blind Guardian

 

[mutantllama]

Demons and Wizards? It's Hansi and Jon Schaffer together.

 

[Einherjar86]

Ah Sabaton.

I know those lads well unfortunately.

One of the bands that got me into metal in the first place.
Can't wait for the new album.

Ah, yes they are awesome.

Demons and Wizards? It's Hansi and Jon Schaffer together.

That's a pretty good suggestion.

Nocturnal Rites also.

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=33797099

Ignore the new songs, listen to the stuff from The Grand Illusion first, then go back and listen to the others.

 

[mutantllama]

I'm surprised no one mentioned them. Considering he asked for something like Blind Guardian and Iced Earth.

 

[waif]

Dragonforce is nothing at all like early Blind Guardian

No.
But it's fast, got double bass, vocals have some strength, etc...

 

[False Joe]

But it sucks balls and is ridicolously repetitive.

 

[Taylor]

Ack...Dragonforce...didn't Helloween record all that stuff almost 20 years ago?

Anyway...you can't go wrong with Jag Panzer!!

Also, the Nocturnal Rites suggestion was pretty good.

 

[Blind Guardian]

Yeah,check out "Afterlife". Nutcracking power/heavy metal with a really good singer.