Specific power metal recommendation

[Saparmurat_Niyazov]

What are some power metal bands that are fast, heavy, use dark melodies, and sound nothing like Nevermore?

 

[Saparmurat_Niyazov]

Really? You goys got nuthin?

 

[Einherjar86]

I'm gonna suggest Kiuas, but I can't access youtube at work. Look up the song "On Winds of Death We Ride."

EDIT: here



And another:

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[metal_wrath]

Galernyus?

 

[Saparmurat_Niyazov]

Galernyus I already knew about, and I do like them.
@ Einherjar: Kiuas is fucking killer! Thanks.
I wish more bands played in this style.

 

[metal_wrath]

Dark at Dawn
Persuader

 

[Dak]

Persuader is good.

 

[Einherjar86]

@ Einherjar: Kiuas is fucking killer! Thanks.
I wish more bands played in this style.

Absolutely. They're an extremely unique act, although they're not always consistent. Their first two records are spectacular, although their debut is better. Their third is a bit lackluster, but there are some incredible tracks on it. They're releasing their fourth at the end of this month, so we can only hope it's awesome.

I would love to hear more bands play like this, but I don't want to hear just a ton of Kiuas clones. They did something really unique with power metal and made it their own. So many bands try and do that "edgy power metal" thing and just fail miserably.

 

[Saparmurat_Niyazov]

Persuader is good.

Listening to them right now, and I have to agree.

 

[DarkBliss]

Awesome thread.