Top 10 Power Albums From 2006

[Dolamite S. Biffle]

I will post what mine are once some others post to refresh my memory. I do know that Firewind is in the top 5.

 

[steelreign]

1. HIBRIA - Defying the Rules
2. WOLF - The Black Flame
3. COMMUNIC - Waves of Visual Decay
4. BURNING POINT - Burning Down the Enemy
5. VICIOUS RUMORS - Warball
6. MELIAH RAGE - Deep and Dreamless Sleep
7. METAL CHURCH - A Light in the Dark
8. FIREWIND - Allegiance
9. AXEL RUDI PELL - Mystica
10. DESTINATIONS CALLING - Invisible Walls

The difference between 1st and 2nd are almost indistinguishable, but HIBRIA gets it by an eyelash over WOLF.

 

[Burnout]

I enjoyed the Rage, Communic, Persuader and Manticora releases, but was a bit disappointed with Blind Guardian's latest. I didn't listen to many other new power metal releases.

 

[Evergore]

In no real order...

Rhapsody of Fire - Triumph or Agony
Elvenking - Winter Wake
Edguy - Rocket Ride
Adagio - Dominate
Falconer - Northwind
Hammerfall - Threshold
Evergrey- MMA(Not so much power but good)
Heavenly - Virus

Some of my favs of the year

 

[Theandromedastrain]

Can't conjure up 10 bands in my head right now but i will put some:

1.Elvenking-Winter Wake
2.Angra-Aurora Consurgens (power? not sure but still very good)
3.Firewind-Allegience

 

[Crystal Mountain]

also in no order

Rhapsody of Fire - Triumph or Agony
Firewind - Allegiance
Outworld - Outworld
Luca Turilli - The Infinite Wonders of Creation
Dragonland - Astronomy
Dragonforce - Inhuman Rampage

I know there are more...

 

[panzermastery]

1-Blind Guardian

2-10 no order
2-Manticora
3-Hammerfall
4-Pharoah
5-Wintersbane
6-Falconer
7-Edguy
8-Evergrey
9-Metal Church
10-Kamelot

 

[Dolamite S. Biffle]

I dont know if I can actually pick the top 10 power after thinking about it. Power is the main music I listen to and I have so many Power albums that I just dont know if I can pick.

 

[CaptainZubaz]

1. Kiuas - Reformation
2. Winter's Bane - Redivivus
3. Demonlord - Hellforged
4. Masterstroke - Apocalypse
5. Firewind - Allegiance
6. Dark Illusion - Beyond the Shadows
7. Leatherwolf - World Asylum
8. Benedictum - Uncreation
9. Wisdom - Words of Wisdom
10. Viron - NWOGHM

 

[Ascension]

Not sure l even bought 10 power metal releases for '06. If l did and l can't remember them, then they didn't make enough of an impression for a top 10. But here are my top 5:

1. Vicious Rumors - Warball
2. Astral Doors - Astralism
3. Dragonforce - Inhuman Rampage
4. Prototype - Continuum
5. Kiuas - Reformation

 

[Cheiron]

1-Blind Guardian

2-10 no order
2-Manticora
3-Hammerfall
4-Pharoah
5-Wintersbane
6-Falconer
7-Edguy
8-Evergrey
9-Metal Church
10-Kamelot

A good list. I like the props for Pharaoh. One of my favorites this year.

Some others to add are Elvenking, Blind Guardian, Dark Empire, Ironfire, and Iron Maiden.

 

[booB]

No one lists Redkey - Rage of Fire??

 

[Dolamite S. Biffle]

No one lists Redkey - Rage of Fire??

I have never even heard of them before.

 

[The Invisible Guest]

There's some good lists there, but I think you all missed a terrific one that came out very early in the year .... MYSTIC PROPHECY - SAVAGE SOULS !!

Britt

 

[rms]

The best Power ones from this for me are;

DragonForce - Inhuman Rampage(not a great album or their best but a good album imo)
Edguy - Rocket Ride
Blind Guardian - A Twist in the Myth
Rhapsody of Fire - Triumph or Agony

 

[steelreign]

Oh shit! I forgot about the greatness of that VIRON CD.... good pick Zubaz. Add that one to my list at number 7.

 

[CaptainZubaz]

Hey Steelreign, I think you'll have to move Wolf to #1 seeing as the Hibria disc is from 2004!!!!!!

 

[MysticX9]

Obsession - CARNIVAL OF LIES
Vicious Rumors - WARBALL
Benedictum - UNCREATION
Astral Doors - ASTRALISM
Firewind - ALLEGIENCE
Leatherwolf - WORLD ASYLUM
Iron Maiden - A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH
Evergrey - MONDAY MORNING APOCALYPSE
Riot - ARMY OF ONE
Winter's Bane - REDIVIVUS

A bunch I haven't heard yet but that will due for now...

 

[Braxil]

Hasn't been the best year for Power in my opinion, but here are some I really liked:
Dark Empire - Distant Tides
Adagio - Dominate (Power?)
Blind Guardian - A Twist in the Myth
Hibria - Defying the Rules
Kiuas - Reformation
Elvenking - The Winter Wake
Heavenly - Virus

Unfortunately, two of the releases I was looking forward to the most, from Edguy and Angra, really disappointed me.

 

[jonrpatrick]

3. Demonlord - Hellforged

Oh HELL yeah! Another fan of Demonlord! THIS is a band that more people (esp. in the US) need to know about!
Hail, brother.