Should I listen to power metal?

[swizzlenuts]

Edguy is a mandatory band, at least everything through Hellfire Club.
Elvenking's Heathenreel, a must listen.
Grave Digger, The Reaper through Rheingold. MANDATORY.
Manticora, everything.
Slough Feg, everything but Atavism.
Winter's Bane - Heart of a Killer.

Atavism isn't as good as the rest, but it still is damn good.

 

[Giles]

ManOWar kill.

I've been listening to a fair amount of Iron Savior of late, missed them playing at Bloodstock though - anyone here see them?

 

[Fredy_Brown]

Manowar kill small childern
And btw it´s Heavy Metal.

 

[Mort Divine]

Manowar are not heavy metal. They are power metal.

 

[Fredy_Brown]

Manowar are not heavy metal. They are power metal.

http://www.manowar.com/biography.php

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

You'd better check out Heavenly for some good power/speed metal!

www.heavenly.fr

and their site doesnt work for me.

 

[Mort Divine]

http://www.manowar.com/biography.php

Oh so just because a band claims to be a genre they are not, they suddenly become that genre?

 

[anonymouswierdo]

No, power metal is gay

Personally, I'm not of the opinion that Cain's Alibi's War Gods (I'm fairly deifinate that it is power) is:

cheery: bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer; "a cheery hello"; "a gay sunny room"; "a sunny smile"

Unless you think things liike:

you scream to your jealous gods, what have we done

you cry for the fathers child, dying today

and

only your suffering can take the war gods away

are cheery, bright, or pleasant.







EDIT: you can't beat us! We've got more power than you!

 

[Kenneth R.]

every genre (yes every one) has something worth checking out. to bother asking is just pointless.

 

[IOfTheStorm]

All who say "power metal is gay" are clueless beyond belief. Seriously, dont talk about something you don't know (and i almost never use that phrase). Also it is extremely funny that someone with nickname Vital Remains talks about other bands having bad vocals, dude you appreciate/listen to GROWLS, so your opinion about who has or has not good/bad vocals is wrong by default.

On topic: Yes you should. Buy some Helstar, some early Fates warning/early Queensryche, some Liege Lord (especially "Master Control"), any Vicious Rumors album with Carl Albert, "Ample Destruction" from Jag Panzer, Oracle (if you dig technical stuff), Metal Church (first 3).. and listen to some serious riff power.

 

[anonymouswierdo]

every genre (yes every one) has something worth checking out.

And every* genre also has something to avoid like eternal agony.


*there may be exceptions, but every + this will do.

 

[ProjectedBlack]

I have not seen Persuader mentioned, I suggest checking them out immediatly. Go for material off their second album "Evolution Purgatory" first, very cool riffs, melodies, vocals, etc. They have far more of a right to claim "Extreme Power Metal" then a band like Dragonforce.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

I have not seen Persuader mentioned, I suggest checking them out immediatly. Go for material off their second album "Evolution Purgatory" first, very cool riffs, melodies, vocals, etc. They have far more of a right to claim "Extreme Power Metal" then a band like Dragonforce.

I dont know about extreme, but they are way better than Dragonforce.

 

[ProjectedBlack]

I dont know about extreme, but they are way better than Dragonforce.

Yeah, I was pretty much just saying "more extreme then Dragonforce", I think extreme Power Metal (when extreme refers to Black or Death Metal) is sort of an oxymoron, but Persuader has some pretty good screams and some growls.

 

[The Subjugator]

avoid aovid avoid.

 

[TylerTheNuke]

Its good for kicks every now and then. Just lighthearted fairy tales to put you to sleep, you know? That way, you don't become a black/death douchebag who hates everyone...

 

[Under The Oak]

I get strangely aroused by the sound of Dragonforce.

I'll throw in a good word for this band too. I like a lot of power metal, but DragonForce is a band I've discovered only recently, and their music kicks some serious ass. My favorite track I've heard so far is "Through The Fire And Flames" off their new CD Inhuman Rampage. It's blisteringly fast, heavily melodic, and has incredible solos. I believe they have it playing on their official site (www.dragonforce.com).

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

^ and terrible song writing..

 

[Under The Oak]

Well you're a Blind Guardian fan. That's ironic.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

Well you're a Blind Guardian fan. That's ironic.

and thats amazing song writing