The War Council Of Power Metal Arcana

[Riva]

Come on MSN, Ollie. :(

Sarah apparently didn't pass on my message to you.

[Stoic]

Ollie, Ollie, who's Ollie? :confused:

<-<

[Shattered_Future]

Speaking of..is anyone waiting else waiting in anticipation for the the new Black Majesty album?

And yeah. i Got Angra's Aurora Consurgens and uhm. I'm disappointed in them.

Hah, that's exactly the reason I came in here. To say that it's out...or it leaked.

Either way, I'm getting it.

[repcak]

any Sonata Arctica fans here? or too few to have an own Sonata Arctica Thread here?

Just watched the love DVD for the second time and they are soooo great :D i love em... tbh. recently i love SA more than CoB ^^

[Trev]

I quite like Angra's new album.

Sonata Arctica have some pretty awesome stuff, but I'm not too impressed with their new album, not nearly enough double bass driven songs for my tastes.

[ATM]

Haha One of the guitar sales guys at work today asked me if I had heard Rhapsody on Fire. Ever since I played some folk/viking metal at work he thinks I'm big into power metal or something.

[repcak]

yeah, their new album is going to suck ... but i was speaking about all of their work, not only Unia.

[shadow_stalker]

well i am ashamed to say that i ahve soiled my ears, i listend to a Rhapsody album (triumph or agony) and i liked it, so i must have more.

are there any particular ones that outshine the rest of them?

[Shattered_Future]

Well, everything else they've done outshines Triumph Or Agony. I'm personally partial to Legendary Tales, but Symphony Of Enchanted Lands (both 1 and 2) are great.

[Tyr]

I like Symphony of Enchanted Lands 2 and Power of the Dragonflame the best.

[ArcLite]

Dawn of Victory has some good tracks, too. Triumph For My Magic Steel ftw.

[Superfly]

any Sonata Arctica fans here? or too few to have an own Sonata Arctica Thread here?

Just watched the love DVD for the second time and they are soooo great :D i love em... tbh. recently i love SA more than CoB ^^

I'm a huge SA fan... not so much into rhapsody though, only a couple of songs

[Riva]

Dawn Of Victory is worth it just for Holy Thunderforce.

[pate]

:lol: :lol: @ the Holy Thunderforce accent comp

[Shattered_Future]

The video for that song is the cheesiest thing ever.

No, I take that back. The video for Rain Of A Thousand Flames is the cheesiest thing ever. Photoshopped lightning in your hands is NOT cool.

http://www.sputnikmusic.com/review_12191

Read my Unia review.

[Cocaine]

Cheesier than the extended video for Unholy Warcry?

[Shattered_Future]

I can't say I've seen that one.

I've seen a live one that they did with Christopher Lee sitting on a plush chair reading and narrating though. That was up there pretty high in terms of cheese.

[Cocaine]

I can't say I've seen that one.

I've seen a live one that they did with Christopher Lee sitting on a plush chair reading and narrating though. That was up there pretty high in terms of cheese.

Dude the video has him standing awkwardly dressed in royal garb, complete with a crown and everything.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZYpxQEPzpJk

[Shattered_Future]

...

Well then...

Nah, I still have to say Rain Of A Thousand Flames is cheesier. Half naked vampire chick, photoshopped lightning, and the band fighting a giant yellow orb.

[Lord Tim]

HAHA! That was done by our old label boss (along with a guy called Neil Johnson) when we were at Metal Warriors! Those guys are working on a feature film right now, love it or hate it: http://www.metalwarriors.com

Just a heads up for you guys too, and I know there's a couple of Dungeon / LORD fans here, that we've uploaded some very rough early demos of the new LORD album if you want to check 'em out: http://www.myspace.com/lordaus (check out the Early Demo Teaser song in the music player)

It's only up 'til Midnight (Sydney Australia time) so be quick. Pretty rough stuff, but should give you an idea of what we'll be dishing up come August! Hope you like it! :)

[Riva]

I left a comment on your myspace too, but I'll here say it here as well. It sounds great, Tim. Your voice is still bloody awesome, and I can't wait for August now, definitely getting a copy of the album. :p Keep you eating steak for a bit longer, at least.

[Lord Tim]

HAHAHA! Yay! :p

Those were pretty ordinary vocals, I thought... it's actually really surprising me that people are giving me compliments for them, to be honest!

Thanx for checking it out, dude! :)

[Stoic]

Preview from the new Slough Feg album. Huge disappointment. The Glory ended with Traveller I'm afraid. People who have listened to the entire discography will understand :(

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=16822655

[Trev]

I didn't think it was that bad. But then again, I only have Traveller and Avatism, and I like them both.

[Stoic]

I didn't think it was that bad. But then again, I only have Traveller and Avatism, and I like them both.

Definitely go for any of the older albums then. They thing is they've been repeating themselves too much since Atavism. Traveller was a huge step forward but instead of evolving this amazing new style of theirs they started going backwards, writing shallow and forced songs :'( Judging by their standards of course. Even the worse Slough Feg album sounds better than the majority of modern power/heavy metal out there.

[Lord Abortion]

Ollie, Ollie, who's Ollie? :confused:

<-<

/Draws axe
/Decapitates
/Licks blade

Mmm...Slouvaki flavour

[Stoic]

:lol:

/Nostalgia <3 :(

[Dimmu Burger]

I keep wanting to talk about Children Of Bodom, Norther and Kalmah and people get angry if I use the Melo-Death thread. So here we are!

I just got into Norther and I enjoy their album Mirror Of Madness.

I also really like Kalmah's The Black Waltz, any other fans?

[Stoic]

Have you tried the big CoB thread yet?
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=498287&page=104&highlight=Children+Bodom

[Dimmu Burger]

Have you tried the big CoB thread yet?
http://www.sputnikmusic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=498287&page=104&highlight=Children+Bodom

Yeah thanks smartass.

[Cocaine]

I'm pretty sure Stoic was just trying to help you out.

[Dimmu Burger]

I'm pretty sure Stoic was just trying to help you out.

Ok, I just heard the same thing in the Melo-Death thread, thats why I got smart.

But really though:

Kalmah and/or Norther, any fans?

[Angmar]

Their alright, not amazing, but they do have their moments.

[Shattered_Future]

Bodom's meh (I used to like them a lot, but then I realized they only wrote about 2 or 3 songs), Norther's lame, and Kalmah's new album is very good, but the rest is meh.

[Dimmu Burger]

I really like Kalmah's vocals, cause they kindof don't belong but they still work.

[Riva]

Kalmah's alright, CoB and Norther I've never really liked. I think it's funny that you really like the vocals for the reason that they are apparently mediocre. :p

[Dimmu Burger]

Kalmah's alright, CoB and Norther I've never really liked. I think it's funny that you really like the vocals for the reason that they are apparently mediocre. :p

Don't belong =/= mediocre.

[Riva]

Don't belong == mediocre in terms of the band's sound, actually. Daniel Heiman in Lost Horizon works. Daniel Heiman in Mithras wouldn't.

[Dimmu Burger]

Don't belong == mediocre in terms of the band's sound, actually. Daniel Heiman in Lost Horizon works. Daniel Heiman in Mithras wouldn't.

While I haven't heard those bands, I can see what you're trying to say. I still like his vocals though.

Do you know of other bands that are considered Power Metal that don't have the cheesy sung vocals?

[MetalOz]

3 Inches of Blood has very different vocals but tend to get lumped in to the power metal genre... They have some streaming songs on their site:
http://www.3inchesofblood.com/

[Shattered_Future]

Kamelot. They're sung, but they're not cheesy.

Daniel Heiman in his new project doesn't work either. My God...freaking terrible.

[Dimmu Burger]

Yeah I have some 3 Inches Of Blood and Kamelot, both are pretty decent.

[pate]

DragonFarce lol

[MetalOz]

Another one is Biomechanical, they sound like power metal meets Pantera...
http://www.biomechanical.co.uk/index1.html
http://www.myspace.com/biomechanical

[pate]

Twelfth Gate has good vocals. They're usually described as Progressive Thrash, but there's a lot of power in them.

[Dimmu Burger]

Sweet, I'll have to check those out. Thanks guys!

[CityOfEvil]

Symphony X has really great vocals too. Allen has an amazing voice IMO.

[Lord Abortion]

What ho

How's the new 3IOB shaping up for everyone?
It's catchy as hell for me.

[Steerpike]

I haven't had a chance to listen to it yet.

But Against the Wind is swiftly becoming one of my favourite songs. Dungeon is ****ing awesome.

[Lord Abortion]

It's very very cool.
Massively uplifting, in the One shot at Glory stakes (got to be the most uplifting song ever.

How are you Alexi?

[pate]

What ho

How's the new 3IOB shaping up for everyone?
It's catchy as hell for me.

It's decent, but better than their first two albums imo.

[Riva]

I still like Advance And Vanquish better. And Dungeon does indeed still own.

[Stormrider]

Under Jolly Roger was great. Finally gave then a listen.

For Symphony X, I saw them live a week ago;was great. Sea ofLies was the best part of the night for me. Russel does indeed have a great voice.

[Riva]

Yeah, Running Wild is an awesome band.

[Shattered_Future]

Driving around to Running Wild is awesomesauce.

And Symphony X live is still the best band I've seen live so far.

[Stormrider]

PASSING THROUGH THE VOID

his voice was incredible. They played The Odyssey(sp?) as an encore.

[mikem1234]

Rhapsody is simply awesome. All of their albums are great.

Yuck...I could do without Rhapsody. Man, I can you stand that stuff?

[Shattered_Future]

PASSING THROUGH THE VOID

his voice was incredible. They played The Odyssey(sp?) as an encore.

Man, I thought that was a NYC only thing. Sellouts...:mad:

[pate]

They did that in Chicago too, I hear.

[Lord Abortion]

I'm going to see Dream Theater again soon, SX are supporting, should be great.

[MetalOz]

Anyone heard the new Slough Feg?

[LegionsofMarduk]

I'm going to see Dream Theater again soon, SX are supporting, should be great.

That would be really good. Somewhere I've got a vid clip of me attempting to play Inferno. I've got the intro and main riff down, just not up to tempo. I can play along with it at about .7 speed in windows media. Any faster than that and my fingers end up tied in a knot.

I am gonna see 3 Inches of Blood in a couple weeks. They're supporting Behemoth. Should be a good show.

NP: Blind Guardian - And The Story Ends

[Deth]

3 Inches of Blood and Behemoth does not seem like a likely pairing. 3 Inches are about as much fun as music will allow though imo.

[LegionsofMarduk]

No I didn't think so either, but they're both ozzfest bands just playing a few off-fest dates together. Whatever. It should be a good show.

[Riva]

I dunno, I can see a lot of Behemoth fans enjoying 3 Inches Of Blood.

Anyone heard the new Slough Feg?

I haven't, but I've heard that they returned to the same style as Traveller.

[Stoic]

^You wish :\

[Riva]

Oh? What direction have they taken?

[Stormrider]

Finally found it! ****ing page 14 of R&M.

Anyway, so I listened to Persuader's The Hunter today, and it was great. Especially the title track.

Anyone else?

[Riva]

I prefer Evolution Purgatory.

[pate]

I like Evolution Purgatory and When Eden Burns.

[Stormrider]

NP Running Wild

I only had Under Jolly Roger for a while, but then got Port Royal. Much better overall IMO. The title track off UJR was the only amazing track on the album for me.

[Deth]

NP: Death or Glory

Have to love Running Wild.

[Riva]

Get Black Hand Inn, Jammie.

[pate]

I only have The Brotherhood, and I don't really like it.

[Stormrider]

Get Black Hand Inn, Jammie.

Yeah, thats' the one I wanted to get next.

Along with Blazen Stone and Death or Glory, but I won't rush into them.

[Shadows Within]

Anyone heard of Aina?

[MetalOz]

Anyone heard of Aina?

A lot like Avantasia, a bunch of different vocalist playing different characters in a metal opera but not quite up to par considering all the big names involved

[Cocaine]

Aina is pretty average and bland.

[ExitWound]

Gamma Ray's new album comes out in a few weeks in Europe. Some of the promo material is availalbe though.

Here are three tracks from the uncoming album. Kai Hansen has never sounded stronger, both through his guitar and his voice.

http://www.theexitwound.com/music4u/rain.mp3

http://www.theexitwound.com/music4u/whentheworld.mp3

http://www.theexitwound.com/music4u/leavinghell.mp3

http://www.theexitwound.com/music4u/fromtheashes.mp3

Up the Rays!

[FatalEnergy]

I only have The Brotherhood, and I don't really like it.

You're missing out. Go get Port Royale. The Brotherhood is newer and is kind of weak.

[Angmar]

I have not heard Port Royale, but of the three I have I like Black Hand Inn the most.

NP: Blind Guardian - Into the Storm

[FatalEnergy]

Port Royale is by far my favorite. I highly recommend it.

[jrowa001]

Black Hand Inn is by far their best imo. Port Royal is great too. their song Treasure Island off of Pile of Skulls is so epic, but they live off of epic songs

[pate]

You're missing out. Go get Port Royale. The Brotherhood is newer and is kind of weak.

Will do. I was going to check out another album, just because of how people here feel about them.

[Stormrider]

Port Royal is my favorite one so far.

Someone will lend me their Blazen Stone copy soon, so I'll be listening to that one next.

[Mother]

Im listening to this album "astronomy" by "Dragonlord" . Isn't DragonLord that dude from Testamens (Eric Peterson I think his name was) side project?

[ZapatoDiablo]

Im listening to this album "astronomy" by "Dragonlord" . Isn't DragonLord that dude from Testamens (Eric Peterson I think his name was) side project?
Yeah. He looks retarded in corpse paint.

[Mother]

Oshi I ment Dragonland

[ZapatoDiablo]

Haha I had a feeling because Dragonlord is more black metalish

[pate]

Dragonlord is the only thing Eric Peterson's ever done that sucks.

[Steerpike]

Does anybody have the Against the Plagues debut album? It's the side project of Lost Horizon's guitarist.

[Riva]

Which guitarist, Alex? I'd like to hear it also.

Speaking of LH side projects, I'm still unsure as to my feelings towards Heed. :-/

[Cocaine]

I saw the Heed video and I laughed, but it wasn't the same laughter I got from LH. Just not the same.

[Steerpike]

Which guitarist, Alex? I'd like to hear it also.

Wojtek Lisicki.

It's more of an extreme metal project than Lost Horizon. Apparently, he wants to get a little more work done with Against the Plagues before making another Lost Horizon album.

[Riva]

That's alright, I don't want them to ruin the magic for me just yet by releasing a new Lost Horizon album with a terrible vocalist. :p

[Shattered_Future]

Bleh, Heed is absolutely terrible. The death vocals just don't work for me...

[Cocaine]

yeah the screaming is lame but it's still mostly just him singing.

[Steerpike]

Finally caught up on what's going on with Human Fortress.

Apparently, Jioti left the band due to some concerns over his health. He's currently working with two projects, Victory in Germany and Euroforce in Greece.

Carsten Frank of Galloglass fame has stepped in as the new frontman and will continue to be their producer as well. It'll be interesting to see the results of this.

[Shattered_Future]

Carsten's a killer vocalist, but the production on Heavenseeker was absolutely terrible.

[Poet]

Ok....why exactly did Daniel leave Lost Horizon??

[Riva]

Finally caught up on what's going on with Human Fortress.

Apparently, Jioti left the band due to some concerns over his health. He's currently working with two projects, Victory in Germany and Euroforce in Greece.

Carsten Frank of Galloglass fame has stepped in as the new frontman and will continue to be their producer as well. It'll be interesting to see the results of this.

That'll be good. Carsten really improved his voice on Heavenseeker when compared to Legends From Now And Nevermore.

Ok....why exactly did Daniel leave Lost Horizon??

Differences of opinion, I reckon, and he wanted to pay more attention to Heed.

[Stormrider]

That'll be good. Carsten really improved his voice on Heavenseeker when compared to Legends From Now And Nevermore.

Whaa?

I really need to listen to that album, then. His voice on Legends From Now and Nevermore is fantastic.

[Shattered_Future]

Heavenseeker is pretty freakin' terrible, I think. The songs aren't as good, and it's overproduced to the point where it makes everything sound godawful.

Cover art is bitchin' though.

[Riva]

Carsten's voice and Lorenz' drumming improved quite a bit on Heavenseeker, but yeah, in general the songs aren't as good. I think the reason the sound is so overproduced is because the band themselves had a huge say in the mixing of the album, and they really spent more time than is necessary tweaking it. Though I do enjoy the thrashier sound they came up with.

[Shattered_Future]

The first 2 tracks I really like. After that, not so much...

[Riva]

Carsten's lyrics on Burden of Grief are terrible though. :-/ Maybe they got twisted going from German to English, but "put my anger back on the shelf". Wtf mate?

[Shattered_Future]

I didn't notice the lyrics. Oh well...

[Riva]

I'm quite into power metal lyrics. Which is why Lost Horizon kick arse.

[Deth]

Heart of Storm \m/

[Poet]

Differences of opinion, I reckon, and he wanted to pay more attention to Heed.

Well that sucks. I have listened to a couple of Heed songs and they are no where as good as Lost Horizon

[Riva]

Gamma Ray - Somewhere Out In Space is so damn awesome for headbanging to. My stars.

[Deth]

As I was reading that last post Gamma Ray came up in shuffle. It's Land of the Free in my case, but regardless of that, much headbanging has begun.

[ZapatoDiablo]

Has anyone heard Armageddon? I have come to the conclusion that Chris Amott is much better off in Arch Enemy where he doesn't have to write songs. Even his lead playing has become a little stale to me after listening to a couple of his albums.

[pate]

Somebody recommend me something similar to Primal Fear that isn't Gamma Ray or Helloween or Judas Priest.

[Deth]

Judas Priest.

[pate]

:lol: :lol: I forgot to put them in my no-no list.

[Steerpike]

Somebody recommend me something similar to Primal Fear that isn't Gamma Ray or Helloween or Judas Priest.

Black Majesty, Seven Witches, Nocturnal Rites, Cryonic Temple

[Cocaine]

I like the Black Majesty album I have.

ps: LIVING FOR METAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAL

[pate]

Black Majesty, Seven Witches, Nocturnal Rites, Cryonic Temple

I don't like SW, like Nocturnal Rites, and haven't heard the others. Thanks. :p

[Cocaine]

Go for Silent Company by Black Majesty

[pate]

*puts on list*

It's got a badass cover too.

Ralf Scheepers is becoming one of my favorite singers.

[Cocaine]

ps: METAL IS FOREVERRRRRRRRRRRR

[Riva]

For the pure I will fight.
For no Kings I will die.
For no Gods I will live!

[Steerpike]

Go for Silent Company by Black Majesty

I prefer Sands of Time, but that might be because Fall of the Reich was the song that got me into the band.

We are searching for a world of change
Conflicts divide and they unite
Fall of the Reich
When a nation is united and the people are as one
Fall of the Reich

[pate]

Also, where should I go with Primal Fear after Jaws of Death. I've heard bad things about the last couple albums.

[shadowswithin]

hey does anyone have beyond twilight's section x CD? i can't find it anywhere...

[Grumma]

Avantasia ftw

[Cocaine]

The one Avantasia CD I had was too gay to listen to.

[Grumma]

That's what makes it so good though!

[jrowa001]

Also, where should I go with Primal Fear after Jaws of Death. I've heard bad things about the last couple albums.

Black Sun is a good album. i havent heard their new ones but they have the highest ratings on RYM

hey does anyone have beyond twilight's section x CD? i can't find it anywhere...

check your rep

[Shattered_Future]

Yeah, I could never get into Avantasia one bit. I love Edguy, but they go completely over the top.

[Steerpike]

Lost Horizon are back! Sweet ****ing YES!

[Txus]

Lost Horizon is the only PM band that's worth listening.

oh, and Falconer.

[pate]

I could really do without Lost Horizon.

[Steerpike]

Heretic.

[Deth]

Lost Horizon are freaking awesome. I'll fire them up once this Manowar song ends.

[Grumma]

Manowar songs end :confused:

[Angmar]

One of my friends who's really into power metal wants me to go see Sonata Arctica with him next month, I might go just for fun.

[ZapatoDiablo]

One of my friends who's really into power metal wants me to go see Sonata Arctica with him next month, I might go just for fun.
They have a new guitarist I'd be interested to see if he's as good as the last one. Although I didn't really like the last one.

[Cocaine]

The last one was awesome live. In fact, the entire band was awesome live, far, far better than they are on their studio albums. Their set felt about 4 hours too long though.

[Angmar]

I don't know much about the band, I have one of their albums and find it to be decent, but I need to go to a show so I'll probably go.

[ZapatoDiablo]

I have a live CD and the singer really strains himself...I suppose that is to be expected for any PM band live though.

[Cocaine]

He was near-flawless when I saw them. The problem with the live CD is that Japanese crowds are notoriously restrained during them. The gig I went to was almost totally dependant on Kakko playing with the audience.

[ZapatoDiablo]

Which album do you have Angmar?

[Angmar]

I have Silence.

[Steerpike]

The problem with the live CD is that Japanese crowds are notoriously restrained during them.

Lord Tim mentioned that once before. Whenever the song ended, the crowd went dead silent listening to what he had to say. Very surreal.

I think the most animated I've ever seen a Japanese crowd was Tokyo Warhearts.

[Shattered_Future]

Sonata Arctica are an absolute ball to watch live. You should go even if you don't care about the music that much...they come across so much better in a live setting.

[Shadows Within]

SA had some really good stuff but Unia really disappointed me, they where all mid-tempo, who does that? ITS BORING

Silence is the **** though

[Deth]

I'm not a big fan of midpaced power metal, it only really works with a phenomenal lead singer.

[jrowa001]

i recently picked up Thy Majestie's Jeanne d'Arc and its a good album. about a 3.5 right now

[FatalEnergy]

I haven't found a power metal band that I've liked from Italy.

[Mother]

Well theres only Rhapsody, Vision Divine & Labyrinth ... all fronted by the same guy I think.



lol where has this thread been for all this time?

[pate]

I haven't found a power metal band that I've liked from Italy.

I agree. All I've heard is too wimpy.

[Mother]

I just got Blind guardians Live DVD .. Mirror Mirror made my hairs stand.

[pate]

That's a great DVD

[Cocaine]

Thy Majestie is okay but it's really standard stuff.

[Shadows Within]

only band i've heard from Italy was Rhapsody and love them.

[Poet]

Rhapsody is epic and cheesy :D

[1338 h4x0r]

Rhapsody is epic and cheesy :D

Rhapsody of Fire and Luca Turrilli are win.

I also like Rata Blanca. That song below applies strongly to my life personally.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=GXVTmBqKV4o

[Poet]

Rhapsody of Fire and Luca Turrilli are win.



Lost Horizon=more win than any other Power Metal band ever.

[1338 h4x0r]

Lost Horizon=more win than any other Power Metal band ever.

Do they have a castrati choir? I'm just throwing it out there because that would be truly awesome for a power metal band.

[Poet]

No, but they have the greatest power metal singer ever with Wails that destroy any type of choir imaginable.

[1338 h4x0r]

No, but they have the greatest power metal singer ever with Wails that destroy any type of choir imaginable.

But is he a castrato?

[Poet]

But is he a castrato?

um, no

I felt like that was a dis at Daniel Heiman though....that ain't cool.

[1338 h4x0r]

um, no

I felt like that was a dis at Daniel Heiman though....that ain't cool.

Nah, dude, castrato singers are awesome. Massacration has one and they're the best metal band in Brazil.

Seriously, though, I haven't heard Lost Horizon but I'll check them out.

[1338 h4x0r]

OK, I checked out some of their new stuff (with Wojtek) and, while I prefer cheesy medieval power metal, they ain't bad at all.

[repcak]

do not double post! use the edit-function. thanks.

[1338 h4x0r]

do not double post! use the edit-function. thanks.

My mistake, sir.

Who elses like Seraphim? Quinn is as boneriffic as Vibeke Stene.

[Poet]

OK, I checked out some of their new stuff (with Wojtek) and, while I prefer cheesy medieval power metal, they ain't bad at all.

Did you listen to Highlander (The One)???

[Steerpike]

OK, I checked out some of their new stuff (with Wojtek)

Wojtek is the guitarist who founded the band. He's on both albums.

[Poet]

Wojtek is the guitarist who founded the band. He's on both albums.

He isn't even the best part of the band either. :lol:

[RNR]

There should be no best parts of bands. Only the final product, silly metal head.

Lost Horizon have a sick final product though. Too bads they won't be making another album with Daniel.

[Poet]

There should be no best parts of bands. Only the final product, silly metal head.

Lost Horizon have a sick final product though. Too bads they won't be making another album with Daniel.

Daniel was the band for me though :p

I will still like the new album they put out though...much more than the crap that is Heed. Which I have no clue how it is bad, lol.

[1338 h4x0r]

Wojtek is the guitarist who founded the band. He's on both albums.

My mistake...got confused when I read the Wikipedia article.

Yes, I did listen to Highlander (apparently b/c it's The One)

[Poet]

Did you like the epic face melting with the wails?

[Deth]

If I could do high screams like that, I would be doing it nonstop.

[Poet]

If I could do high screams like that, I would be doing it nonstop.

LOL I try, but fail pretty epically.

When he goes high with the word Heart in the chorus of Pure....I can kinda get that high.

[1338 h4x0r]

Did you like the epic face melting with the wails?

I'm going to use this song to make whales horny and see how they react. :chug:

[Poet]

wtf?? that makes no sense to me.

[1338 h4x0r]

wtf?? that makes no sense to me.

My bad, not whales, dolphins.

No doubt there are overtones in the ultra high-pitch screams that make dolphins incredibly wet.

[Poet]

My bad, not whales, dolphins.

No doubt there are overtones in the ultra high-pitch screams that make dolphins incredibly wet.

wow......have you had any alcoholic beverages tonight?

[1338 h4x0r]

wow......have you had any alcoholic beverages tonight?

No, I neither drink nor take drugs.

lol internets

[Steerpike]

If I could do high screams like that, I would be doing it nonstop.

My favorite way of saying that is, "If I could do that, I'd basically never stop."

[RNR]

I saw a guy who looked like him and did the warrior "aaaahhh!" scream and flashed the horns. I don't think it was him, but it really looked like him. Must have weirded that guy out.

:(

[1338 h4x0r]

I saw a guy who looked like him and did the warrior "aaaahhh!" scream and flashed the horns. I don't think it was him, but it really looked like him. Must have weirded that guy out.

:(

Just make metal references to everyone wherever you go. The next time someone asks me why I walk around in the cold in a T-shirt, I'm going to tell him that it's because of "the furnace of anti-Christian hatred that burns within me", give him a stiff Nazi salute, and then walk away with a scowl on my face, watching how he reacts in my peripheral vision.

[Steerpike]

Word of advice: Never do that in Squirrel Hill.

[1338 h4x0r]

Word of advice: Never do that in Squirrel Hill.

s/Never/Especially/

[Poet]

lol wow.

I saw a guy who looked like him and did the warrior "aaaahhh!" scream and flashed the horns. I don't think it was him, but it really looked like him. Must have weirded that guy out.

Were they as high as Daniel's?

[Stormrider]

Fly high, touch the sky

Never know the reason why it ends

VICTIM OF FATE

[Poet]

Lost Horizon owns Helloween.

Kai Hansen shouldn't even be mentioned in the same sentence as Heiman....but I screwed up and put them in the same sentence, lol.

[RNR]

lol wow.



Were they as high as Daniel's?

God no. But high enough.


I may be asking for trouble here, but what are some power metal bands thay you guys would consider to have good lyrics? I don't mean awesome, I mean good. For example, Rhapsody have awesome lyrics, but they don't really make sense and look like they could have been written by a 12 year old nerd. I think that Lost Horizon, Elvenking and sometimes Kamelot have good lyrics. Any others?

[Shattered_Future]

I love Kamelot's lyrics, personally.

Sonata Arctica's lyrics got better on Reckoning Night and Unia, even if they are a bit emoish.

[Cocaine]

PoetandthePendulum is killing Lost Horizon for me.

[RNR]

Lost Horizon is awesomes, fool.

Something tells me that our list of power metal bands with good lyrics is going to be very small...

I always have the impression the Sonata Arctica's lyrics were decent at besr, but I've really only listened to their first two albums extensively

[Shattered_Future]

I think both Reckoning Night and Unia have very good lyrics, while their other ones...not so much.

[RNR]

Ok, I'll have to check those out more. Any other bands?

[Cocaine]

They are awesome but I'm sick of him posting about it insistently. We all know this, you dont have to go LOST HORIZON IS BETTER or DANIEL IS BETTER at every opportunity.

[Shattered_Future]

Not that I can think of at the moment. I'm sure there's more out there, but they're not springing to mind...

[Steerpike]

Black Majesty
Dungeon
Blind Guardian
Edguy
Human Fortress
Slough Feg
Manowar
Running Wild
Savatage
Tarot
Wuthering Heights

[Cocaine]

Sabaton maybe.

[Shattered_Future]

Alex, you consider Tarot power metal? :confused:

[Steerpike]

Why not?

[RNR]

Black Majesty
Dungeon
Blind Guardian
Edguy
Human Fortress
Slough Feg
Manowar
Running Wild
Savatage
Tarot
Wuthering Heights

Pretty solid. But, uhh, Manowar?

[Shadows Within]

Alex, you consider Tarot power metal? :confused:

they are...

[Steerpike]

Just wanted to see if anybody would catch that. ;)

I only put Manowar down because I'm reading a lot of Robert E Howard lately. That made more sense before I wrote it down.

[Shattered_Future]

I dunno, I always thought Tarot were...well...significantly more heavy than most power metal. I'd consider them more of a heavy metal vein than power.

[Poet]

I dunno, I always thought Tarot were...well...significantly more heavy than most power metal. I'd consider them more of a heavy metal vein than power.

Same with me. Marco has a power metal type of voice, but they have never been quite cheestastic like most Power Metal bands.


Oh, and Lost Horizon rule....Daniel FTMFW!!!!


lol jk Cocaine, I'll stop with the Lost Horizon every single post. I can't help it that they rule so much.

[Shadows Within]

not every power metal band has to be over-the-top cheesy :smash:

[Poet]

Almost all of them are cheesy are some levels though.

I just don't think Tarot has that Power Metal feel to it. Power Metal makes me feel dorky, relaxed, and gives me a good time. Straight up metal like Tarot makes me feel like a total bad ***.

[Stormrider]

Any one like Viper's Soldiers of the Sunrise?

[pate]

Sabaton maybe.

**** yes

And Lord/Dungeon too.

[jrowa001]

anybody like Powerglove? their album that comes out this year is pretty cool

[Shadows Within]

**** yes

And Lord/Dungeon too.

Haven't heard Lord but if it's anything like dungeon then it's probably amazing, does anyone have the song Pariah on them? i can't find the album let alone the song...

*waits for Lord Tim to show up and kill me*

[RNR]

Does anyone else think that Firewind needs to release a new album soon?

[Shattered_Future]

Nope. I'm perfectly happy with them not releasing any. Never really saw the big deal...

[Poet]

Nope. I'm perfectly happy with them not releasing any. Never really saw the big deal...

I like them :(

[Shattered_Future]

They're just generic in my eyes. Never really did anything new for me.

[pate]

Allegiance is their best.

[Poet]

Allegiance is their best.

Insanity is pretty awesome off of there.

[ZapatoDiablo]

Allegiance is their best.
But it's not very good. Gus needs to join a band where he can just solo and not half to write any songs.

[RNR]

I think it's great. Whatever.

[Poet]

I think it's great. Whatever.

It's Power Metal, so I am going to like it as well :)

[RNR]

Forged by Fire is great too. Gus G is probably better at making the Manowar, Hammerfall sort of classic Heavy Metal sound, but Allegiance is undeniably awesome.

[Surtr]

Alright guys, I've been lacking my Power Metal lately. A lot to be honest. And so I need your help.

Help me hunt down a mad sick band, I'm up for pretty much anything, but it needs to be proper sick ****, and it preferably should be based on History.

:)

I will Rep++ anyone who suggests me something that I think I'll like.

[pate]

Lord

[Surtr]

Rhapsody any good? I'm downloading/checking out their Live In Canada album.

[Tyr]

Rhapsody are good, if you can stand massive amounts of cheese. One of my favourite Power Metal bands.

[Cocaine]

Well, they can be great. But they can be absolutely awful.

I like the gag-inducing cheese though. It's fun...

"FLY HIGH, MIGHTY THAROS"

[Surtr]

Ok, listening to 'em now. And I can stand it for sure. This **** is epic as ****.

I miss listening to Power Metal a lot :(

[Tyr]

Their best albums are Power of the Dragonflame and Symphony of Enchanted Lands Part 2 - The Dark Secret, imo.

[Cocaine]

I like the first Symphony of Enchanted Lands as well. The more organic instruments on the second one are great but the first one always did it for me. Or used to; I haven't listened to Rhapsody OF FIRE!!! in forever

[Surtr]

I couldn't find a decent Torrent of Enchanted Lands Pt. II - The Dark Secret.

And my Ratio on What.cd is getting mad outa' hand...

[Cocaine]

I went nuts on free-leech time on Waffles to get my ratio up. Having a majorly throttled upload speed is a biatch on torrent sites.

[Surtr]

I can't even upload Torrents.

Its really gay.

So my Ratio is like completely ****ed and really high.

[Tyr]

I like the first Symphony of Enchanted Lands as well. The more organic instruments on the second one are great but the first one always did it for me. Or used to; I haven't listened to Rhapsody OF FIRE!!! in forever

Yeah, but part two has got Christopher Lee, which is always a bonus.

I couldn't find a decent Torrent of Enchanted Lands Pt. II - The Dark Secret.

And my Ratio on What.cd is getting mad outa' hand...
I can upload it for you, if you want.

[Surtr]

That'd be mad sick of you. Would you? :)

[Tyr]

Sure, just post your mail and I´ll send as soon as I've uploaded it.

[Surtr]

lightningstrikestwice_13@hotmail.com

[Tyr]

Sent.

[Surtr]

That was the fastest thing I have EVER seen lol.

Received.

Downloading.

Rep++

[jrowa001]

hey tyr can you hook me up too...

jrowa001@ucr.edu

[Tyr]

Sent.

[Surtr]

Aye, I'd have to say that I agree that Pt. II has WAY more Organic sounding instruments. They're A LOT less Synthesized sounding.

Edit: Yo' Tyr, what're the odds you've got a Tyr album you could send me? I'm hunting What.cd and I'm not getting anything. And they look potentially good.

[Tyr]

Aye, I'd have to say that I agree that Pt. II has WAY more Organic sounding instruments. They're A LOT less Synthesized sounding.

Edit: Yo' Tyr, what're the odds you've got a Tyr album you could send me? I'm hunting What.cd and I'm not getting anything. And they look potentially good.

Haha, I've got Eric the Red. I'll send it as soon as it's uploaded.

[Surtr]

Haha, I've got Eric the Red. I'll send it as soon as it's uploaded.

You are the most epic poster alive.

Haha today alone has provided me with 2 new albums to check, that were mad sick, and now some Tyr to top it off.

Not to mention the name and avatar change.

[Cocaine]

Aye, I'd have to say that I agree that Pt. II has WAY more Organic sounding instruments. They're A LOT less Synthesized sounding.
Well, they actually recorded with an Orchestra for it.

[Surtr]

Oic. That would explain why they actually sound real lol.

[1338 h4x0r]

Haha, I've got Eric the Red. I'll send it as soon as it's uploaded.

Ragnarok is overall a better album imo. I have Ramund hin Unge on myspace profile though.

Týr are a progressive metal band anyway :confused:

[Surtr]

Ragnarok is overall a better album imo. I have Ramund hin Unge on myspace profile though.

Týr are a progressive metal band anyway :confused:

They're apparently a mix of Prog. and Power. But I have no idea.

[Cocaine]

I think he was just asking because he had the opportunity too. They're more Prog/Fiking. Two made up genres coming together for fun times.