Some good power metal I've been spinning

[JayKeeley]

PYRAMAZE - Legend of the Bone Carver

I met the vocalist at last year's ProgPower, and I didn't really put 2 and 2 together since I hadn't heard Pyrmaze at the time. Thankfully they're performing this year and could be the saving grace of the overall lacklustre roster.

KIUAS - Reformation

This one came from Zod. I've only given it a couple of spins, but so far I'm impressed. It's got a Finnish sound, but it's not melo-pop by any means. In fact, this could be melo-death with clean 'speed metal' vocals (not quite thrash, and not power, something in between). To me it's like Ensiferum meets Dark Tranquility meets Lost Horizon.

 

[General Zod]

PYRAMAZE - Legend of the Bone Carver

Lance is the star of this show. He's got amazing range. Their debut was in my Top 2 or 3 of 2004. But then again, I love all his work; Balance of Power, Avian (with David Ellefson), etc. By the way JK, if you like vocals, you should check out Balance of Power's "Perfect Balance". Very Rychian.

KIUAS - Reformation

This will be my recommendation when the recommendation threads start back up. I love this shit. It's got a bit of an old school vibe to it (at least to my ear). It's one of the more varied, interesting Power Metal discs (in the case of Kiuas, I'm using the term loosely) to come out in quite a while. Going to be Top 5 for sure.

Speaking of Power Metal, have you given that Pharaoh CD any more spins?

Zod

 

[JayKeeley]

Yeah the Pharoah CD rules, although I'm not sure if I can listen to it all the way through in one sitting (like I can Pyramaze).

I have a Balance of Power CD-R somewhere, I'll dig it out.

 

[General Zod]

Yeah the Pharoah CD rules, although I'm not sure if I can listen to it all the way through in one sitting (like I can Pyramaze).

That's interesting. I like it as well, but never make it through in one sitting.

Zod

 

[JayKeeley]

Lance King > Tim Aymar

that pretty much sums it up for me

 

[General Zod]

Lance King > Tim Aymar

that pretty much sums it up for me

I concur.

Zod

 

[JayKeeley]

Nevermore - This Godless EndeavoUr

Better than I remembered, and I've grown to really like some of the songs I previously dismissed, such as "Final Product" or "Acid Words". Maybe it just works better in this bludgeoning humidity. It's quite an exhausting listen just because there's so much going on, and so the last half seems less memorable right now. However, "Born" and "Sentinent 6" are my two favoUrites -- such stunning songs -- while "Bittersweet Feast" is the expendable 'skip track'.

It's interesting because for a band I've always been on the fence with, I actually own all their CDs except for the debut.

 

[Demilich]

So glad I finally got this... one of the ONLY power metal albums I can stomach these days.

 

[Krilons Resa]

So glad I finally got this... one of the ONLY power metal albums I can stomach these days.

what is it? no pic!

 

[Krilons Resa]

See, I like a lot of stuff many would call Power Metal but I consider just Traditional Metal. When I think of the term Power Metal, I envision flowers, elfs, leprechauns, rainbows, sweaty gay men in leotards, and erections.

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

Twisted Tower Dire doomcifer

 

[Demilich]

yeah, Twisted Tower Dire's "The Isle of Hydra" ... been meaning to pick it up for a couple of years and finally got around to snagging it off Ebay... oh man are those songs ever awesome!

 

[Krilons Resa]

Twisted Tower Dire doomcifer

You are damn-fucking-straight!!!

 

[AsModEe]

Persuader - The Hunter
Persuader - When Eden Burns
Biomechanical - Empires of the Worlds

Check these ones out

 

[Krilons Resa]

Might as well name drop myself...

Airged L'Amh
Brocas Helm
Adramelch
Battle Ram
Damien Thorne
Cloven Hoof
Martiria
Omen
Running Wild
Twilight Odyssey
Wotan
Cauldron Born
Dark Quarterer
Helstar
Isen Torr
Ritual Steel

Some people would argue that the above are Power Metal...fuck that. Some try to say that early Fates Warning or Manilla Road are Power Metall too...WTF?

 

[Demilich]

not sure about FW but there sure is a lot of POWER and a lot of METAL in Manilla Road so i dunno... i guess it works

 

[Krilons Resa]

Yeah, but "Power Metal"???? It's just KICKASS Traditional Fucking Metal!

One good band I would consider "Power Metal" would be Virgin Steele.

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

Virgin Steele I think bridges alot of gaps between traditional and power metal. There later work leans more towards the power metal side in my opinion. Pretty much every Virgin Steele album kicks serious ass in my opinion. Demilich if you havent heard them I would suggest picking up either The Marriage of Heaven and Hell pt II or House of Atreus Act I or II.

 

[spaffe]

Twisted Tower Dire doomcifer

I noticed they made a split with Solstice (a band I'm becomming really interested in); is their music similar/as good?

 

[En Vind Av Sorg]

I would say the music is similar in the epic metal sense. I've only heard a little of Solstice, but it seems like utilize a bit of a doom sound, wheras TTD is more straightforward classic metal.