Resurrected Power Metal Thread

[Black Friday]

Agreed, but the videos aren't popping up.

Fuck. Here's fixed.

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Hansi Kursch is one of the best voices in power metal. He has so much, well, power!

 

[Mr. Bungle]

I've been listening to Firewind lately, a bit generic, but I like them. The only album I have is The Premonition, which one should I get next?

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

meh, didnt like fates warning, but that singer does sound like Lance King from Pyramaze

 

[Einherjar86]

Pyramaze was so much better with Lance King...

 

[mutantllama]

Pyramaze with Barlow was kickass though.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

Pyramaze was so much better with Lance King...

yeah, I cant stand Barlow

 

[Orion Crystal Ice]

I think if you put the best songs from 'The Spectre Within' and 'Awaken the Guardian' together you'd have the ultimate Arch album. I think both are kind of inconsistent, but the good is extremely good.

My favorite FW is still 'No Exit'.

 

[SentinelSlain]

 

[Einherjar86]

Okay, a new page seriously needs to be started, because scrolling sideways to read everyone's post or watch a video is fucking annoying.

 

[Black Friday]

Cmon, fix your post Orion!

 

[Orion Crystal Ice]

What post/what's wrong with it?

 

[Black Friday]

The one with a bunch of side-by-side pictures. It doesn't really matter now, though, since we're on a new page.
Edit: WTF? It showed side-by-side before.

 

[Orion Crystal Ice]

strange. When I made the post, every time I would go to the page, it just scrolled down, one picture at a time. There was no stretching at all. But I can just delete the thing..

and to go back to that Firewind post, probably the first album or 'Allegiance' would be the best ones to get. 'Premonition' is sort of a clunker, although it starts off strong with the first few songs.

 

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

Speaking of "clunky" albums, what the fuck is up with power metal having way more of these than any other genre?

 

[Black Friday]

Overeagerness to sound epic may account for some of that.

 

[Einherjar86]

What the fuck is "clunky?" I'm not sure I understand what that means.

 

[Blind Guardian]

It's when the bands clunk too much i guess.
Where should i start with Agent Steel?

 

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

Ein: to me a lot of power metal albums start AWESOME with a killer asskicking opening track after an intro usually, then start to just kinda suck, maybe picking up steam again then losing it, etc. What is up with these fucking bands?!

 

[Einherjar86]

Oh, I see what you're saying. I don't know man, I think a lot of power metal bands are just so generic. That's usually my problem with it. I think that a lot of power metal bands try too hard to committ to a formula, and when a band with no innovation tries to do that the consequences are horrible. It just sounds like bland, uninspired shite. I guess maybe some bands are able to recognize their best song and put it at the head of a record, and then throw on the rest of the tunes. I really don't have a solid explanation, but I know what you're talking about. Power metal really is a genre that has some pretty horrible, generic bands.

EDIT: Also, I think that most power metal bands know that there is a certain formula that defines power metal music, and I think some bands cave under the anxiety of writing a record full of awesome power metal songs. Not many bands can pull that off. So, lots of albums end up being sub-par.

 

[SentinelSlain]

It's when the bands clunk too much i guess.
Where should i start with Agent Steel?

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