What are the NON boring powermetal bands.

[anonymousnick2001]

ELVENKING!!!1!1!!!1

They so own. No way are they average.

Also:

Helstar
Fates Warning
Sanctuary
Blind Guardian
Lost Horizon
Kamelot
Jag Panzer
Catharsis
Symphorce

 

[RosesofShadow]

Blind Fucking Guardian
Angra
Helloween
Hey i like Nightwish a bit...and Rhapsody

 

[Jean-Pierre]

Sanctuary

"They did not heed the waaaaaaarning....SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGN!!!!!!"

Good god, what the fuck has happened to Warrel Dane since that band ended?

 

[Funeral Portrait]

I love Nevermore

 

[no country for old wainds]

Does Fireaxe count? These guys have the potential to become my favourite non-black/death metal band.

Helstar and Fates Warning also rule.

 

[Necro Joe]

Fireaxe is just one guy, though yes I suppose he does play epic power metal. Do you know where to find any of his albums? I've never had much luck tracking them down.

 

[no country for old wainds]

I knew he was just one guy, I've no idea why I put 'these guys'.

No, I don't, that's the main reason I said that they have 'potential' - I can't even find most on mp3.

 

[nataservant]

"They did not heed the waaaaaaarning....SIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIGN!!!!!!"

Good god, what the fuck has happened to Warrel Dane since that band ended?

I don't know if you were serious but he formed Nevermore and continues to produce kick ass music.

BTW: Sanctuary were total kick ass. I am pissed they only made 2 albums because Refuge Denied was AMAZING. One of my favorite albums. The cover for White Rabbit was superb.

 

[Christie_fell]

I don't know if you were serious but he formed Nevermore ...

That's precicely the point.

 

[Toby]

I knew he was just one guy, I've no idea why I put 'these guys'.

No, I don't, that's the main reason I said that they have 'potential' - I can't even find most on mp3.

Fuckin Douchebag

 

[thespectralsorrows]

I don't know if you were serious but he formed Nevermore and continues to produce kick ass music.

BTW: Sanctuary were total kick ass. I am pissed they only made 2 albums because Refuge Denied was AMAZING. One of my favorite albums. The cover for White Rabbit was superb.

Yeah, Nevermore rule, I've seen them live 6 times and they are always great. Most agree Enemies of Reality was their weakest CD, but hopefully Century Media will give them a good budget next time so they can get back to greatness. The only problem is, Warrell's voice or choice of vocals isn't as interesting or far ranging as on earlier CD's, but that wasn't a problem on the heavyass Dead Heart In A Dead World CD. BTW, I prefer Into THe Mirror Black over Refuge Denied, I thought the production was much better and the songs tighter.

 

[AsModEe]

Yes, Enemies of reality may be their weakest, but it's still great. No bad songs on it except Nounemon.

 

[Jean-Pierre]

Nevermore =/= Power Metal, except for a good deal of their debut.

Anyway, I was pretty sure you could money-order Fireaxe's albums from the guy's main site...Fireaxe is very unique and interesting, I wish more people knew about them (well...him ).

 

[Lies and Perfidy]

Agreed, Nevermore is not really power metal. They're some sort of weird amalgamation of power, thrash, modern groove, and death (instrumentally, that is–EoR really displays that with the chaotic riffwork). Good stuff.

 

[Necro Joe]

Nevermore =/= Power Metal, except for a good deal of their debut.

Anyway, I was pretty sure you could money-order Fireaxe's albums from the guy's main site...Fireaxe is very unique and interesting, I wish more people knew about them (well...him ).

Perhaps, though in the past I've never had much luck getting replies to my e-mails, though I've not tried for a while.

 

[5thSeason]

Ill break this down into 3 levels...

Amazing: Angel Dust, Blind Guardian, Helloween, Symphony X

Good: Demons & Wizards, Dream Evil, Hammerfall, Iced Earth (pre-ripper owens was amazing, he killed the band), Lost Horizon, Secret Sphere, Sonata Arctica ("reckoning night" is great, "Silence" is good)

Avarage: Edguy, Kamelot, Mercury Tide, Symphorce, Tarot

 

[The_Evil_Gentleman]

With all the bands listed and you haven't mentioned Dragonforce???

Dragonforce
Edguy
BLIND GUARDIAN
Stratovarius
Forgotten Tales
Elvenking
Heavenly
Helloween
Some of Iced Earth
Nightwish
Labyrinth
Rhapsody
Angra

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

overrated...

 

[Jean-Pierre]

Iced Earth (pre-ripper owens was amazing, he killed the band)

Are you sure that it wasn't Jon Schaffer's vapid and redundant songwriting that killed the band?

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Nevermore have always been one of the only bands I have not been able to classify into a single subgenre, but who are blatantly metal.