Top 5 powermetal albums of all time!
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mutantllama
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mutantllama
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How so ? I only have Awaken the Guardian currently, give some examples that makes them any less than a heavy metal band doing thier own thing by the time Awaken came out. Prior to that they were very much Maidenish.
mutantllama
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Soaring vocals, lyrics about fantasy stuff, epic guitar riffs.
Although the line between heavy metal and 80s power metal is a blur.
Although the line between heavy metal and 80s power metal is a blur.
Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond
Kiuas - The Spirit of Ukko
Gamma Ray - Land of the Free
Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
Persuader - Evolution Purgatory
Kiuas - The Spirit of Ukko
Gamma Ray - Land of the Free
Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
Persuader - Evolution Purgatory
To some maybe but it should be easy to hear the difference in the approach of the thing between Fates Warning and Helloween.
All metal and much early hardrock always had epic riffs. Fantacy stuff dates back at least to Uriah Heep. So something still has to seperate heavy metal from the power metal formula. It is a crappy tag at least until that A typical power metal chorus became so prominate. I place this at Helloween not Fates but maybe Im missing something.
All metal and much early hardrock always had epic riffs. Fantacy stuff dates back at least to Uriah Heep. So something still has to seperate heavy metal from the power metal formula. It is a crappy tag at least until that A typical power metal chorus became so prominate. I place this at Helloween not Fates but maybe Im missing something.
Slayed Necros
Void
Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction
Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
Satan's Host - Metal From Hell
Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian
Sanctuary - Refuge Denied
I need to check out Adramelch.
Manilla Road - Crystal Logic
Satan's Host - Metal From Hell
Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian
Sanctuary - Refuge Denied
I need to check out Adramelch.
Krow
Garbage Connoisseur
No order
Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle Earth
Iced Earth - Night of the Stormrider
Running Wild - The Brotherhood
Iron Savior - Condition Red
Hibria - Defying the Rules
I want to put Sabaton and Powerwolf on here too... but I cant decide on an album.
Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle Earth
Iced Earth - Night of the Stormrider
Running Wild - The Brotherhood
Iron Savior - Condition Red
Hibria - Defying the Rules
I want to put Sabaton and Powerwolf on here too... but I cant decide on an album.
Xorv
Drug the Priest
When I read the title I thought it was top 5 most powerful albums of all time, but that sounds more interesting so...
disillusion - back to times of splendor
Warning - watching
the cure - disintegration
darkspace I & III
pink floyd.
disillusion - back to times of splendor
Warning - watching
the cure - disintegration
darkspace I & III
pink floyd.
mutantllama
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DarkBliss
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DarkBliss
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Fates Warning nor Savatage were definantly not ever "power metal", they dont fit the musical critieria
Kamelot is excellent IMO and about the only power metal I can tolerate in any kind of volumn. Kahn is one of the best vocalists out there today Epica and Black Halo are excellent pieces of work. The steady bass drum roll can get tireing after awhile but they do back off it from time to time and cop a groove. This band might fit your criteria Darkbliss.
Kamelot is excellent IMO and about the only power metal I can tolerate in any kind of volumn. Kahn is one of the best vocalists out there today Epica and Black Halo are excellent pieces of work. The steady bass drum roll can get tireing after awhile but they do back off it from time to time and cop a groove. This band might fit your criteria Darkbliss.
DarkBliss
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Dungeon Vic
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The Fourth Legacy for the pre-Kahn era and Epica for the new stuff imo.
As for the original question:
Helloween - Walls of Jericho (any Hansen era album would do though)
Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond (anything from Tales to Nightfall would also do)
Crimson Glory - Transcedence
Morgana Lefay - Maleficium
Gamma Ray - Heading for Tomorrow (or Land of the Free. Or any of the first four really)
As for the original question:
Helloween - Walls of Jericho (any Hansen era album would do though)
Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond (anything from Tales to Nightfall would also do)
Crimson Glory - Transcedence
Morgana Lefay - Maleficium
Gamma Ray - Heading for Tomorrow (or Land of the Free. Or any of the first four really)
Einherjar86
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Khan actually was on The Fourth Legacy. That's the first album where he participated in the songwriting. He sang on Siege Perilous, but you can detect a strong increase in songwriting capability once he offered his input on The Fourth Legacy.
After that, Karma and Epica were both epic, powerhouse releases. The best place to start though is probably The Fourth Legacy.
After that, Karma and Epica were both epic, powerhouse releases. The best place to start though is probably The Fourth Legacy.
mutantllama
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RedFox742
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How did I miss this thread until now? 
Anyways, okay, my top 5... and I'm going to cheat by listing making two-parters as 1...
1. Gamma Ray--Land of the Free
2. Avantasia--The Metal Opera
3. Helloween--Keeper of the Seven Keys
4. Sonata Arctica--Reckoning Night
5. DragonForce--Valley of the Damned
Man that was hard and I missed so, so many amazing bands. Other people have covered 'em, though. But that's my top 5. (Man, somehow I didn't get Guardian or Falconer in there...)
Also, re: before, The Fourth Legacy is the first good Kamelot album. I can't listen to their stuff from before without quickly boring of it. But most everything after Khan started writing songs is solid gold.
Anyways, okay, my top 5... and I'm going to cheat by listing making two-parters as 1...
1. Gamma Ray--Land of the Free
2. Avantasia--The Metal Opera
3. Helloween--Keeper of the Seven Keys
4. Sonata Arctica--Reckoning Night
5. DragonForce--Valley of the Damned
Man that was hard and I missed so, so many amazing bands. Other people have covered 'em, though. But that's my top 5. (Man, somehow I didn't get Guardian or Falconer in there...)
Also, re: before, The Fourth Legacy is the first good Kamelot album. I can't listen to their stuff from before without quickly boring of it. But most everything after Khan started writing songs is solid gold.
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