Yet another band recommendation

[rockfnbttm]

New to posting, but been reading quite a bit.. Need some recommendations for some new bands, be cool if you could help.

I like Euro power metal like Helloween, Blind Guardian, Hammerfall, Edguy, Rhapsody, etc.

Also, Melodic Death Metal such as Children of Bodom & Kalmah

thanks

 

[Donnie Darko]

For Euro power metal try Stratovarius, Sonata Arctica. Also try Kamelot, theyr american but theyr pretty good. As for good melodic death Opeth is a must. Besides that theres earlier In Flames, Soilwork, Dark Tranquillity, At The Gates, Amon Amarth

 

[no country for old wainds]

Children of Bodom aren't even 'melodic death metal' in the watered down 'gothenburg' sense.

I'd like to find some power metal bands as good as Helstar.

 

[Jean-Pierre]

Along with GoD's Helstar reccomendation (get Nosferatu) try:

Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction
Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian

 

[anonymousnick2001]

Falconer
Nightwish
Lost Horizon
Symphorce
Black Dahlia Murder
Norther
Mors Principum Est

 

[SlaughterofSoul]

Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction

Can't go wrong with that one.

 

[anonymousnick2001]

Agreed.

 

[None_So_Vile]

Hmm, not too sure about the Black Dahlia Murder recommendation, Id say they're more metalcore along the lines of Lamb of God, but each to their own.

Melodic death -

Garden of Shadows
The Duskfall
Dawnbringer
Darkane
Farmakon
Ensiferum
Omnium Gatherum
Sins of Omission
Vehemence
Skyfire (similar to Children of Bodom, so more power metally than melodic death)
Soul Demise

 

[USMC0341]

Lamb of God is 100% pure American Thrash Metal.....and damn good at what they do I might add...

 

[Jean-Pierre]

Lamb of God is 100% pure American Thrash Metal

No. For what they are, they're good I guess, but not Thrash.

 

[Terrifyer]

I dont get why the people call lamb of god trash

 

[Jean-Pierre]

I dont get why the people call lamb of god trash

I do. I just don't get why this guy called them Thrash.

 

[MURAI]

Yeah, they dont sound anything like early Metallica or Slayer.

 

[Burkhard]

Along with GoD's Helstar reccomendation (get Nosferatu) try:

Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction
Fates Warning - Awaken The Guardian

I agree with all three of them. Well, personally, I wouldn´t consider Fates Warning a power metal band, but how you label a band or the music they play is absolutely irrelevant, because the only thing that really matters is whether you like the music or not.

Just a few more recommendations (whether you call it power metal or what the heck else):
Vicious Rumors - "Soldiers Of The Night" and "Digital Dictator"
Power - "Justice Of Fire"
Powermad - "Absolute Power"
Metal Church - "Metal Church"
Nightwish - "Oceanborn"
(if you like the latter, you might also like: Soulslide - "Dreamshade")

 

[Jean-Pierre]

I agree with all three of them. Well, personally, I wouldn´t consider Fates Warning a power metal band, but how you label a band or the music they play is absolutely irrelevant, because the only thing that really matters is whether you like the music or not.

Hehe, ever heard early Fates Warning? After 1988 they started profusely sucking, but their released "The Spectre Within" and "Awaken The Guardian" two of the 10 greatest Epic Power Metal albums of all time.

 

[5thSeason]

good power metal...

Angel Dust
Ark
Demons & Wizards
Dream Evil
Elvenking (power/folk metal)
Hammerfall
Lost Horizon
Masterplan (great great great band)
Secret Sphere

there are also a few good american power metal bands to check out.

Iced Earth (anything prior to "The Glorious Burden" is amazing)
Kamelot
Symphony X
Symphorce




Ill edit this post a little later and add some melodic death bands for you, im in a bit of a rush right now.

 

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

Ark is awesome.

 

[-ALieN-]

Power Metal
Demons & Wizards
Dream Evil
Gamma Ray
Iced Earth
Manowar (well, if you like Hammerfall you will like Manowar)
Nightwish
Sonata Arctica
Stratovarius

and other bands you may like..

Skyfire
Ensiferum
Suidakra
At The Gates
Callenish Circle
Shadows Fall
Norther
Amon Amarth

 

[Arrakis]

Power metal : Dragonforce, Kamelot, Sonata Arctica, Luca Turilli,

Melodeath : Hatesphere, Carnal Forge, Terror 2000, Soilwork (first 3 albums were gold), Insomnium,

 

[Burkhard]

Hehe, ever heard early Fates Warning? After 1988 they started profusely sucking, but their released "The Spectre Within" and "Awaken The Guardian" two of the 10 greatest Epic Power Metal albums of all time.

Actually, "The Spectre Within" was the first Fates Warning album I bought in 1985 and I still think that "The Apparition" and "Epitaph" are two of their best songs ever. "The Spectre Within" and "Awaken The Guardian" are definitely epic, yet I never regarded them as power metal (e.g. as opposed to the two Vicious Rumors albums I mentioned), but rather as progressive metal. However, how you label an album or a band has no effect on the music itself - it still remains the same. The find out whether you like an album or not you will have to listen to it for yourself. Genre labels might help to give you a rough idea, but since there is good and bad music in (nearly?) any genre, such a label is never a sign of quality in itself.

BTW, I disagree that Fates Warning started profusely sucking after 1988. While I was disappointed with "Parallels" and "Inside Out", "Perfect Symmetry" is one of my favourite Fates Warning albums - but that´s just another opinion.