The War Council Of Power Metal Arcana

[ArcLite]

Pharaoh
Crimson Glory
Tad Morose
Pyramaze
Machine Men
Bloodbound
Nocturnal Rites
Dungeon
Lord


You better have all these already, I'm just making sure you do.



Thanks for that list, Lee. I've been looking for some good, melodic, and "old school" sounding power metal and found it in Tad Morose's Modus Vivendi. Also enjoying Machine Men's Circus of Fools.

[pate]

Circus of Fools is quality, but Modus is killer.

[ArcLite]

I like the Machine Men singer. Sounds like a metal version of Geddy Lee.

[pate]

I get more of a Dickinson vibe.

[Grumma]

Awsome, turns out one of my friends is friends with Andrew Dowling (LORD guitarist)!

[pate]

Andy's the ****.

[Grumma]

I should try and score some free **** :lol:

[Grumma]

nice one Large Bundle Of Sticks

[Shadows Within]

I've only listened to Dungeon on that list...im checking out Tad Morose right now.

really good so far.

[pate]

Which album?

I haven't really liked any TM other than Modus.

[Shadows Within]

Which album?

I haven't really liked any TM other than Modus.

it was a song of Modus, cyberdome i think.

[pate]

Great great great great great song. My favorite on the album.

If you like the singer, he's the new Pyramaze singer, and used to be in a band called Bloodbound. They were Iron Maiden with black metallish lyrics.

[Steerpike]

Power metal has managed to inspire me. My friend Greg and I have decided to begin work on a new photo comic titled The League of True Metal Warriors.

This is the point where I confess to being an irredeemable nerd.

[Deth]

Thought you sailed on that boat years ago.

How's the magic going btw?

[666DiMe666]

So I've been digging Tad Morose lately. Awesome stuff.

[Steerpike]

Thought you sailed on that boat years ago.

How's the magic going btw?

I just found myself visiting here less and less often. I couldn't relate to the direction the place was taking where every thread seemed to be a postcount +1 whorehouse.

The magic's picking up. With the winter season and the recession, people got a little spooked and the industry experienced a lean year. I'm actually getting content on my website as well.

[Grond]

Which Dungeon cd would you guys recommend for a first

[pate]

My personal favorite is One Step Beyond.

A lot of people like A Rise To Power.

Resurrection and The Final Chapter are also good.


But I would recommend OSB to start with.

[Deth]

All Dungeon is good Dungeon

[Steerpike]

I'm gonna go with Pate's answer. Terrano del Mar and Against the Wind will rock your face into another timezone.

[Danger Zone]

So I just realized there is two new (sort of) Iced Earth albums I don't have. I feel ashamed. Jon Schaffer just absolutely rocks my world.

[Shattered_Future]

I realized I haven't listened to power metal since I saw Sonata Arctica for free in September. And I'm going to see Nightwish on Saturday.

I don't even want to go anymore.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME!?!?!

[Cocaine]

You're finally realizing that Nightwish sucks?

[Shattered_Future]

Maybe, although the orchestra **** is still pretty sweet.

[Steerpike]

I realized I haven't listened to power metal since I saw Sonata Arctica for free in September. And I'm going to see Nightwish on Saturday.

I don't even want to go anymore.

WHAT'S WRONG WITH ME!?!?!

Burned out on the drama perhaps? I listened to Dark Passion Play for a while then had to step away because it was impossible to talk about Nightwish without the ****ing drama.

I find myself recently coming back to some of my early power metal loves. Blind Guardian, Nightwish, Rhapsody of Fire...

[Danger Zone]

Rhapsody of Fire...


Don't call them that... And yes the oldies are still the goodies. I can put on Edguy, Blind Guardian, or HammerFall on anytime and still enjoy it.

[pate]

LOL @ Edguy and HammerFall being power metal 'oldies'

[Grumma]

LORD in a fortnight!

I'd get Final Chapter for a Dungeon cd, but as Deth said they're all good.

[Danger Zone]

LOL @ Edguy and HammerFall being power metal 'oldies'

Yeah, yeah... They play the old style even though their best releases were in the late 90's

[Grond]

Got Rise to Power, and it rules. Thanks

[Danger Zone]

It's really ironic reading the first couple pages of this thread from five years ago and seeing how much everyone loves Children of Bodom and Dragonforce. I'd like to see someone try to do that now.

[Steerpike]

Don't call them that...

It has the word fire in it, so it is more epic.

[Danger Zone]

Haha. Rule number 1 of Power metal: Be more epic.

[Steerpike]

Remember that playing fast is epic. No sound should be alone, everything should be harmonized. More solos is more epic. Write about international relations between magical kingdoms, by which I mean war. Entire albums may be recorded in the same key.

Dragonforce are very good at this.

[Danger Zone]

The best one was, Sing in English, even though your fan-base will be comprised entirely of Brazilians, Germans, Japanese, Swedes, and Finns and It's not a tour, it's a crusade!

[Steerpike]

My favorite was, "Singers are not allowed to have balls. Unless they are Hansi, because he is God."

[Shattered_Future]

Saw Nightwish last night.

They played a bunch of stuff that I love but nobody else seems to enjoy (Higher Than Hope, Romanticide), and they also played Dead To The World, which was awesome, but they cut almost all of the awesome tunes out. They had this guest player who played that thing on Last Of The Wilds (really don't like that tune) and some other stuff, but at the same time there was no Everdream, no Slaying The Dreamer, nothing from Wishmaster...I was kinda disappointed.

I'm glad I went, but it just seems like the band has lost its appeal on me.

[Cocaine]

http://phoenix.fanster.com/files/2009/01/hellfrozenover.jpg

[Mother]

sup thread, Any new stuff that interest you guys latley?

For me they are

Impellitteri - Wicked Maiden
Wolf - Ravenous
Savior From Anger - Lost in Darkness
Iron Fire - Into the Grave (Nigga sounds exactly like Mustaine at times lol)
Dark Moor - Autumnal
Dark Empire - Humanity Dethrone
Head Hunter -2008 album
WitchKing- 2008 Album

[pate]

Wolf is good.

[ArcLite]

Yeah, I just discovered Wolf not too long ago. I enjoy. Gonna have to check out a few of those other ones.

[RNR]

sup thread, Any new stuff that interest you guys latley?

For me they are

Impellitteri - Wicked Maiden
Wolf - Ravenous
Savior From Anger - Lost in Darkness
Iron Fire - Into the Grave (Nigga sounds exactly like Mustaine at times lol)
Dark Moor - Autumnal
Dark Empire - Humanity Dethrone
Head Hunter -2008 album
WitchKing- 2008 Album

So Autumnal is good? I loved Tarot. If they keep that up I'm sold :)

[Ceminon]

Saw Nightwish last night.

They played a bunch of stuff that I love but nobody else seems to enjoy (Higher Than Hope, Romanticide), and they also played Dead To The World, which was awesome, but they cut almost all of the awesome tunes out. They had this guest player who played that thing on Last Of The Wilds (really don't like that tune) and some other stuff, but at the same time there was no Everdream, no Slaying The Dreamer, nothing from Wishmaster...I was kinda disappointed.

I'm glad I went, but it just seems like the band has lost its appeal on me.

I really like Last Of The Wilds. And I really want to see them play live some time.
If the setlist in any way at all resembles the one in The End Of An Era, I'm satisfied. ^^

[RNR]

Last Of The Wilds live is sick. I've done the mature thing and got over the fact that they're not going to be playing Wishmaster era stuff anymore. It's a new band and I like the new band. Whether or not I like them more than the old Nightwish is still unclear.

[VTK]

Remember that playing fast is epic. No sound should be alone, everything should be harmonized. More solos is more epic. Write about international relations between magical kingdoms, by which I mean war. Entire albums may be recorded in the same key.

Dragonforce are very good at this.

They are also very good at making stunning live performances - they never play their songs like they are in the albums, it's a whole new experience.

[Poet]

Saw Nightwish last night.
I'm glad I went, but it just seems like the band has lost its appeal on me.

A Little part of me just died.

[Ceminon]

It's really ironic reading the first couple pages of this thread from five years ago and seeing how much everyone loves Children of Bodom and Dragonforce. I'd like to see someone try to do that now.

I still like (the old) Bodom and I've always hated Dragonforce from the start.

[rasputin]

a likely story

[pate]

How about leaving COB and DragonFarce out of this thread. kthx

[ArcLite]

Clearly, Lee, you must be a democrat. You use your position of power and administration to invoke law based on your personal opinion and emotion alone.

Those who govern using fact, rational, and basis of public desire would find that both COB and Dragonforce are perfectly reasonable topics of discussion in this thread, as both are indeed power metal.


(pst...this post is only half serious. Just giving you some ****.)

[RNR]

Dragonforce were all right for a little while, now their music has become trite to me and many others. Their popularity amongst guitar hero playing 15 year olds is also a source for hostility. They're best not discussed when we could discuss something like the upcoming Blind Guardian album.

Blind Guardian just keeps getting more and more interesting. Throughout their career I think that they have become more powerful, impressive, enticing, and EPIC with every album. When A Night At The Opera was released it seemed like BG had reached the pinnacle of epicness. The band seemed to think so too because their next album, A Twist in The Myth was not as over-the-top epic and blatantly face-melting as their previous two, but instead deeper, more artistic, unique and creative. Now I'm anxious to see how they're going to balance the two worlds this time, because although still very much the Blind ****ing Guardian we know and love, they're a band that is always changing and evolving. No longer moving upward, but upward, sideways, and probably to other planes and dimensions with magical artifacts and spells. That's my take on it :)

[bringonthebreakdown]

they can't play their **** live at allll. like its really bad.

[Shattered_Future]

Nah, they sounded fine when I saw them.

But I do remember being really mad after the show because the levels were so ****ing bad and the crowd was unbelievably rowdy and loud.

Also, I'd like to see them release some new material. It's been what, three, four years since A Twist In The Myth? Get with the ****in' program dudes.

[Stormrider]

Also, I'd like to see them release some new material. It's been what, three, four years since A Twist In The Myth? Get with the ****in' program dudes.

Actually, you should. You out of all people should be well aware that BG release an album every like 4 years :p hahah

RNR: Have you heard that new song they did for the video game? The name escapes me at the moment, but I liked it. I'm really looking foward to a new album, too.

[RNR]

Yeah it rips! Now give me 10 more like it and I'm appeased for another 4 years.

edit for all who haven't heard it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5fakNlghOJY

[Shattered_Future]

Actually, you should. You out of all people should be well aware that BG release an album every like 4 years :p hahah

RNR: Have you heard that new song they did for the video game? The name escapes me at the moment, but I liked it. I'm really looking foward to a new album, too.

I haven't listened to Blind Guardian in a year or so. Maybe a new album will spark my interest again.

[VTK]

I haven't listened to Blind Guardian in a year or so. Maybe a new album will spark my interest again.

Same here. Not a fan of BG, but I might actually go out and purchase their upcoming album - I'm hopeful that they might release some good stuff.

[Stormrider]

So you don't really like any of their past releases?

I haven't listened to Blind Guardian in a year or so. Maybe a new album will spark my interest again.

I go months without listening to Blind Guardian sometimes, and then when I do, I could listen to nothing but them for like 3 weeks.

[VTK]

So you don't really like any of their past releases?


Not necessarily, but I'd reckon I just haven't heard them enough to judge myself as a fan, a hater or indifferent - I don't own any of their albums and I've only heard a few of their songs sporadically.

[Stormrider]

Ah. You really need to get some of their albums then!

[Ceminon]

If I could recommend any individual song ---> And Then There Was Silence.

If there's any song that would convince you to check out more of their music, it's gotta be that one.

[RNR]

There are probably 20, but yeah, that's the longest and possibly the most epic in my opinion. But you really can't go wrong with any song from their last 4 albums.

[Stormrider]

So, I'm lisening to Virgin Steele's Marriage of Heaven and Hell part one and this is pretty ****ing good, actually.

I'm liking it a lot.

[Bleekill]

I'm not sure if Grand Magus has been mentioned, they remind of BG a bit but they have a little stoner rock influence too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvkVclmsC20

[Stormrider]

When the Light of Life is over calling from the other sideeeeeeeeee

at the end of The Raven Song

omfg

[pate]

I'm not sure if Grand Magus has been mentioned, they remind of BG a bit but they have a little stoner rock influence too.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvkVclmsC20

Not even close to power metal.

[Bleekill]

I never claimed them to be pure power metal. They are definitely more stoner rock/metal, but the have similarities to BG, which was being discussed.

[RNR]

The new Dark Moor is really good. I knew judging by Tarot that they were onto something new and exciting and it just needed a little more refining. It sounds like the unholy-centurychild of Rhapsody and Nightwish.

God that play on song names was mighty. *patself*

[Cocaine]

Let's keep this alive!

[Nepenthe]

quick someone relight the dragonflame

[pate]

I've been on a big Omen kick for awhile.

[Deth]

gonna get the latest Dream Evil now because I keep putting it off

METAL

edit: well, 2006 is putting it off long enough right

[Stormrider]

Anyone of you guys like Virgin Steele? I only have Marriage of Heaven and Hell and damn, what a great album!

[pate]

The only VS I've heard is Invictus. It didn't impress me.

gonna get the latest Dream Evil now because I keep putting it off

METAL

edit: well, 2006 is putting it off long enough right

United? Shame on you. It's easily their best.

[Mother]

Im diggin Cains Offering,, Narnia and Zandelle lately ... got Ripper Owens latest solo album But I didnt give it a good listen.

[Ceminon]

You mean Beyond Fear? That's not really a solo project.
If that's the album you mean, you should listen to it. It's good.

Just put on some Iced Earth for the first time in a while. Gets me hooked every time.

[pate]

He probably means Ripper Owens' latest solo album, just like he said. :p

http://www.metal-archives.com/release.php?id=237043

[Ceminon]

Oh, lol. I never knew he had an actual solo project. I'm definitely gonna check that out.

[pate]

Don't bother, it's terrible.

[Stormrider]

I got back in an Iced Earth mood after watching the original "The Wold Man" a couple of days ago hahah

[Deth]

kinda off topic but have you ever seen Gettysburg Jammie?

it's just awesome to hear the lines Jon used in the movie and then air guitar the riffs while the movie is playing

[Stormrider]

hahaha yeah I've seen it. They should remake a much more violent version of it tbh.

I love watching movies and hearing parts that were used in songs, whether it be samples or just dialogue. Like in the Omen, when the guy's reading out the poem that was used in Damien, it's pretty awsome.

edit: do you like Virgin Steele?

[Deth]

I've never listened to them, I'll seek them out

[Stormrider]

Holy ****, Tales From the Twilight World is good. I always liked it, but not nearly as much as this. Now it just exploded in my face.

[TimJim]

wow this thread is old

[pate]

Holy ****, Tales From the Twilight World is good. I always liked it, but not nearly as much as this. Now it just exploded in my face.

It's probably my favorite BG.

[illmitch]

only BG album i still have is their debut

[ArcLite]

Don't bother, it's terrible.

This.

Really disappointed. I didn't even finish the whole album.

I'm definitely needing some fresh PM.

[RNR]

only BG album i still have is their debut

You are hereby ordered by The War Council Of Power Metal Arcana to correct this at once! :angry:

Seriously though I think that every BG album has been better than its predecessor. With the best being A Twist In The Myth and the worst (relatively) being Battalions Of Fear.

[illmitch]

I'm not as much a fan of straight PM, I mostly like 80s stuff and speed metal-type stuff like early Helloween. I did use to have their other stuff but it doesnt do it for me anymore.

[Stormrider]

Blind Guardian isn't exactly your every day power metal band, though.

[RNR]

Well yeah there's only so much you can listen to the same albums over and over. Have you heard their most recent one yet? It's anything but "straight PM".

[Nostalgia]

Now it just exploded in my face.

am i the only one that lol'd at this

lol

[Nepenthe]

youre not

[Stormrider]

lawl

Well yeah there's only so much you can listen to the same albums over and over. Have you heard their most recent one yet? It's anything but "straight PM".

Imaginations, Nightfall in Middle Earth etc etc are also anything but 'straight power metal"

And not sure if you were talking to me, but yes I've heard A Twist in the Myth, and I like it a lot. No where near my favorite, though.

[VTK]

I'm not as much a fan of straight PM, I mostly like 80s stuff and speed metal-type stuff like early Helloween. I did use to have their other stuff but it doesnt do it for me anymore.

Damn, you serious? Better Than Raw, though being one of their 90's albums, it's a wild ride.

[ArcLite]

Anyone seen Edguy yet on their current tour? I'm going on Tuesday and would love to see a set-list.

[VTK]

Anyone seen Edguy yet on their current tour? I'm going on Tuesday and would love to see a set-list.

They're coming to Vancouver, but apparently I need to be 19 to attend the show. What the **** is this ****? Soon enough it'll be a non-issue for me, though.

[Cocaine]

You'll love 19+ gigs as soon as you're old enough to attend them, trust me

[VTK]

You'll love 19+ gigs as soon as you're old enough to attend them, trust me

Can't enjoy most bands I like until then, though. :(

[Shattered_Future]

Anyone seen Edguy yet on their current tour? I'm going on Tuesday and would love to see a set-list.

If you can get out of it, don't go. I think that show turned me off from metal shows for a long time now.

Not that Edguy was bad by any means, but I think the main problem was that there was no one in the crowd the least bit excited to see them, save like 10 people. So boring.

Their setlist was something like:

Dead Or Rock
Ministry Of Saints
Lavatory Love Machine
Save Me
Superheroes
Babylon
Vain Glory Opera
Tears Of A Mandrake
Whatever the third track on Tinnitus Sanctus was
Part of Speedhoven tacked onto a song I didn't know

And I'm assuming they closed with King Of Fools. I left before that. That setlist is nowhere in order either, nor is it complete.

But yeah, quite disappointing. The opening bands SUCKED too.

[Nepenthe]

why the hell would they not play mysteria thats like one of their only 5 cool songs

[Mother]

he said the setlist was not complete

[ArcLite]

Shattered, assuming your list is missing a few, no Mysteria or Sacrifice as you recall or are those the only ones you remember?

[VTK]

If you can get out of it, don't go. I think that show turned me off from metal shows for a long time now.

Not that Edguy was bad by any means, but I think the main problem was that there was no one in the crowd the least bit excited to see them, save like 10 people. So boring.

Their setlist was something like:

Dead Or Rock
Ministry Of Saints
Lavatory Love Machine
Save Me
Superheroes
Babylon
Vain Glory Opera
Tears Of A Mandrake
Whatever the third track on Tinnitus Sanctus was
Part of Speedhoven tacked onto a song I didn't know

And I'm assuming they closed with King Of Fools. I left before that. That setlist is nowhere in order either, nor is it complete.

But yeah, quite disappointing. The opening bands SUCKED too.

Dead or Rock? Save Me? lolwhat

[Shattered_Future]

Unless they played Mysteria in the last 10 minutes before I left, then no. I would have recognized if they played Mysteria or Sacrifice, them being two of my favorite Edguy songs. No, their setlist was centered around stupid Tinnitus Sanctus music.

[ArcLite]

I figured it would be but was hoping they'd get the essential classics in there too. Those two are probably my favorites as well. We got Sacrifice last time at least when they were supporting Kamelot.

[pate]

Edguy not opening with Mysteria is major fail.

[ArcLite]

Yeah, we can easily ditch Save Me and Superheros for some Mysteria and Sacrifice. Oh well, should be a fun time anyway. Toby is usually entertaining.

[Mother]

The latest Lord Album is a good listen ...

[pate]

Hell yes. Lord Tim is the ****.

[Ceminon]

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EDIT:
Whoops, wrong thread, lol.
To make this a power metal post:
I listened to Sonata Arctica's Ecliptica the other day.

[ArcLite]

So Edguy Tuesday night. Opening bands were meh, Edguy's set list was meh, crowd was surprisingly small. But the crew was still entertaining to watch. They always seem like they themselves are having a lot of fun which makes for an enjoyable show.

[VTK]

Who opened for Edguy? Anyone mildly known?

[ArcLite]

Avian (local band), then Luna Mortis and Epicurean.

[Shattered_Future]

Both of the bands that Edguy brought along were AWFUL. Luna Mortis was a little bit better than the other, but still pretty lame. Neither of their singers were good at all.

[jrowa001]

yeah Luna Mortis could be a pretty good band if their singer didnt suck

[ArcLite]

Yeah, Epicurean's singer sucked. Also, while I'm typically a fan of strings and synths in metal music, EVERY SINGLE SECOND OF EVERY SONG does not need a synth layer. Got annoying super fast.

[VTK]

So guys, what do y'all think of Sonata Arctica's new album? Had a great first impression, but I feel it's going to make me go zzzz when I listen to it for the third time onwards.

[pate]

I've never liked them.

[Poet]

I've always enjoyed them and Ecliptica was absolutely brilliant. This new album isn't really that bad and is quite enjoyable for me actually.

I don't know why I never looked into them much before, but I've been enjoying some Helloween lately.

[pate]

Which Helloween album(s)?

[VTK]

yes please enlighten us

EDIT: Considering you've commented on my review of Better Than Raw that you'd never get into the band. :P

[Nepenthe]

everything with kai hansen on it is ace. the rest is ehhhh.

kiske is twice the singer deris is too

[pate]

kiske is twice the singer deris is too

This is a proven fact.

[Nepenthe]

he should have transcended to valhalla immediately after recording the vocals for i want out

[VTK]

This is a proven fact.

Can anyone sing higher than Kiske?

EDIT: But on Deris' favor, he's a much better songwritter.

[Ceminon]

Have you guys heard the new Sonata Arctica release yet? I'm going to listen to it in a minute. I heard it's nothing spectacular.

[Poet]

I haven't listened to any full albums yet, but I've been scattering around. I've heard songs from Gambling with the Devil, Keeper of the Secret Keys I, II, and Legacy, and Rabbit Don't Come Easy. They aren't the greatest things I've ever heard, but the band is really enjoyable.

[Ceminon]

I haven't listened to any full albums yet, but I've been scattering around. I've heard songs from Gambling with the Devil, Keeper of the Secret Keys I, II, and Legacy, and Rabbit Don't Come Easy. They aren't the greatest things I've ever heard, but the band is really enjoyable.

That album is great.

[pate]

EDIT: But on Deris' favor, he's a much better songwritter.

Were either of them involved at all in writing?

[VTK]

Were either of them involved at all in writing?

IIRC, Deris does the bulk of the writing along with Weikath. Kiske didn't do a lot up until Hansen left, then his participation greatly increased... and we got Pink Bubbles Go Ape and Chameleon.

[Poet]

Can anyone sing higher than Kiske?


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwXrIjY8V6M

He definitely has bigger wails (aka war-cries). And yes, I love fapping and whoring him out lol. To me he's the best singer I've ever heard.

[jrowa001]

checked out a band called Olympos Mons. really good stuff. both their albums Conquistador and Medievil are excellent

[VTK]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwXrIjY8V6M

He definitely has bigger wails (aka war-cries). And yes, I love fapping and whoring him out lol. To me he's the best singer I've ever heard.

damn son that blew away my ear drums

[Ceminon]

Wow, that dude is definitely good.

[Nepenthe]

was jammin some lost horizon the other day actually

[Poet]

damn son that blew away my ear drums

It rearranges my face every time.

[Deth]

anyone listen to Persuader?

they're like Blind Guardian with bigger balls

[Poet]

Blind Guardian has some pretty big balls though.

And no I haven't, I'll check them out.

[Deth]

leader singer is a Hansi doppelganger

[Stormrider]

Only song of theirs that I care about is The Hunter.

Song rules.

[Deth]

Have you heard Evolution Purgatory? I think it's far, far better than the other two albums.

[Stormrider]

Yep. Didn't care for it :p

To be fair, though, it's not that I disliked it/thought it was bad. Just not something I'd go back to, which is the case for a vast majority of power metal for me.

Galloglass I still love, though.

[Deth]

yeah, power metal is a genre where something has to be exceptional for me to care now. I can enjoy generic death metal and such, but for power metal, it needs to be something amazing.

[Stormrider]

do you use msn?

[Deth]

nope, I live in Amerikkka.

[Poet]

what's MSN? lol, I think that's been out of the loop here in the US for like 5 years.

And I can actually listen to generic power metal and enjoy it. That's probably because I've already heard and fell in love with the best band in the entire genre.

[jrowa001]

is that Dragonforce Poet? lol

[Poet]

lol totally. They were the first power metal band I listened to though.

[VTK]

anyone listen to Persuader?

they're like Blind Guardian with bigger balls

If I wasn't currently digging stoner metal, I'd give it a go now. :< It'll have to wait some weeks.

[pate]

Persuader's alright.

[Poet]

They may have a terrible name, but I'm enjoying Fairyland's new album.

[jrowa001]

same here. is their earlier albums as good?

[Brew]

I downloaded The Sceptre Of Deception by Falconer last night after remembering how awesome The Coronation is. The rest of the album isn't too bad either though can anyone recommend which one to have a listen to next or share some thoughts on The Sceptre Of Deception?

[Poet]

I don't think Falconer is anything special. And Jeff, I downloaded Of War of Osyrhia earlier today, and the couple of songs I heard were good.

[Nepenthe]

sceptre of deception is excellent, the coronation is probably my favorite power metal track ever. if you werent too keen on that album, check out chapters from a vale forlorn next. it has a different singer, mathias blad, that most people seem to prefer. i like gobel more personally.

[pate]

I downloaded The Sceptre Of Deception by Falconer last night after remembering how awesome The Coronation is. The rest of the album isn't too bad either though can anyone recommend which one to have a listen to next or share some thoughts on The Sceptre Of Deception?

My favorite Falconer is Chapters From A Vale Forlorn. Northwind and Among Beggars are also good.

[jrowa001]

i like Falconer but i cant listen to a whole album. the vocals just dont do much for me

[Stormrider]

THROUGH THE GATES OF HELL

AS WE MAKE OUR WAY TO HEAVEN

THROUGH THE NAZI LINES

ON THE 6TH OF JUNE

ON THE SHORES OF WESTERN EUROPE 1944

D-DAY UPON US

omgggg havent listened to this in so long. Amazing.

[Brew]

cheers for the further Falconer recommendations, I'll check them out over the next few days :)

does anyone know if the Blind Guardian remasters worth picking up?

[pate]

THROUGH THE GATES OF HELL

AS WE MAKE OUR WAY TO HEAVEN

THROUGH THE NAZI LINES

ON THE 6TH OF JUNE

ON THE SHORES OF WESTERN EUROPE 1944

D-DAY UPON US

omgggg havent listened to this in so long. Amazing.


PRIMO VICTORIA


Yes




EDIT: I'm lisening to The Art of War for the first time. I quite like it. It's a hell of a lot better than Attero Shittyalbum.

[Stormrider]

Yeah, I heard 40:1.

Epic chorus!

[Mother]

Sabaton Has to be the most epic sounding band ever IMO ...

listening to the new metalium now.


And If you want a Blind Guardian copy, check out savage circus ( old BG Drummer, Persuader Vocals)

[Deth]

EDIT: I'm lisening to The Art of War for the first time. I quite like it. It's a hell of a lot better than Attero pooptyalbum.

I need to give The Art of War a more critical listen now, but for me it seemed almost identical to Attero in enjoyment. Which is to say, not nearly that of Primo.

[Ceminon]

Starting to come back to powermetal a bit more. Always happens this time of the year.
Digging Helloween's Gambling With The Devil a lot.

[Poet]

Yeah, I heard 40:1.

Epic chorus!

The Ghost Division chorus gives it a run for its money.

[VTK]

Starting to come back to powermetal a bit more. Always happens this time of the year.
Digging Helloween's Gambling With The Devil a lot.

A lot of people love that album, but for some reason I've never really got into it. I don't know, some aspects annoy me... like the drumming and the riffage... it just get into my nerves.

[pate]

Wait, you're talking about annoying things about that album and you don't mention Deris?!?!? :lol:


With any other singer, I would really love that album. As it is, I just like it a lot.

[Arucard]

was listening to some Richard Anderson today, jesus he is an amazing keyboard player.

'please let me knowwwww, everythings alright, thinking about you though your out of sight! every night, when i'm turning in my tears find me, please hurry dear come back and rescue me!'

[VTK]

Wait, you're talking about annoying things about that album and you don't mention Deris?!?!? :lol:


With any other singer, I would really love that album. As it is, I just like it a lot.

Oh yeah, he also annoys me on that album, especially during Final Fortune and Kill It.

FFFFFFFF

[jrowa001]

anyody like Narnia? their album Course of a Generation is pretty good, whilst setting aside theyre a christian power metal band

[Brew]

argh, still haven't checked out more Falconer but on the flip side i finally got a copy of Defenders of the Crown by Human Fortress last week :)

[Poet]

Totally forgot how awesome A Night at the Opera was.

[Ceminon]

And Then There Was Silence is one of my favorite songs of all time.

[Stormrider]

FEAR THE HEAT OF PASSION

FATHER KING

DESIRRRREE LUST OBSESSION

DEATH THEY'LL BRING

z

[Deth]

I've yelled at my friends to shut the **** up numerous times when that's playing in my car

[Cocaine]

Anyone heard Powerwolf? Listening to a few of their tracks now, it's really, really catchy. Like a less serious Sabaton. They're singing about "St. Satan" and "Resurrection by Erection" instead of D-Day.

[pate]

I've heard of them but never heard them. I think I might give them a shot now.

[pate]

Thanks for bringing them to my attention Tyler. They rock.

[ArcLite]

These guys are cool. Just listened to all their Myspace tunes. Reminds of the Dream Evil formula of solid music with cheeseball lyrics.

[Shadows Within]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EgcS0hGVfQw

lol pretty cool actually, first thing i thought when the first riff started though was Amon Amarth...don't know why :p

was listening to some Richard Anderson today, jesus he is an amazing keyboard player.

'please let me knowwwww, everythings alright, thinking about you though your out of sight! every night, when i'm turning in my tears find me, please hurry dear come back and rescue me!'

i wasn't aware he had solo albums, i love his work in evil masquerade and time requiem, very jens like player, him matt guillory and martin hedin from Andromeda are some of my fav's at the moment.

[Poet]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykcKsutemlM
I just heard this song a few days ago. Pretty awesome song but it helps that Heiman is singing it.

[Userword]

Is Human Fortress any good?

[Deth]

very good, yes

[illmitch]

any NWOBHM fans in hurr

[Userword]

GTFO with your NWOBHM crap. Jag Panzer smokes them. So does Iced Earth aka American POWER metal. and this is a POWER metal thread.

[illmitch]

wow dude, somebody needs to take their antidepressants. relax. those bands wouldn't exist without NWOBHM, so the least you can do is appreciate the masters who defined the style.

[Userword]

Yah ok w/e. Judas Priest ripped off already formed power metal bands for their Painkiller album.

And don't you have some Lady Gaga, black metal, and rap to be listening to?

[Cocaine]

jag panzer sucks anyways

[illmitch]

where the hell is your logic? painkiller came out in 1990. the height of NWOBHM was from the late 70s to the early 80s. unless you want to claim that jag panzer was around in 1972 and judas priest ripped off their sound for Sad Wings of Destiny.

and i see you've been looking at my recent digs list, which is good because as everybody knows you can't listen to multiple genres of music or anything like that

[illmitch]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=74Nei5Axde4

i would like to see somebody try to deny the ridiculous badassery of this song and/or deny its place within this thread

[Brew]

any NWOBHM fans in hurr

of course.

now I feel like listening to Angelwitch.

[pate]

You're an Angel Witch, You're an Angel Witch

[Stormrider]

jag panzer sucks anyways

Ample Destruction is amazing, man. Take that back :p

I haven't heard any of their other albums, though.

[Cocaine]

Well they're okay from what I've heard, and it's been forever, but they're so plain and uninteresting.

[pate]

Ample Destruction is okay, Thane to the Throne is good, and select other songs are great, but mostly they're meh.

[Stormrider]

Ample Destruction is okay

lol

With your taste, I still don't understand one bit how you don't like that album.

[Nepenthe]

jag panzer is horribly uninteresting

[pate]

lol

With your taste, I still don't understand one bit how you don't like that album.

I don't like the vocals, for one thing. I like Harry on the later stuff, but not on that album.

And I just like being contrary.

[Deth]

Powerwolf is ridiculously over the top

[Cocaine]

They're no more overthetop than Sabaton, and at least I don't feel as guilty laughing at them.

[pate]

If I had to pick between them, I'd pick Powerwolf.

[Deth]

yeah my first thought was a more bombastic Sabaton, or certainly flamboyant

[Cocaine]

Although they don't have a song as good as Primo Victoria.

THROUGH THE GATES OF HELL AS WE MAKE OUR WAY TO HEAVEN
THROUGH THE NAZI LINES

PRIMO VICTORIA!

[Userword]

Well they're okay from what I've heard, and it's been forever, but they're so plain and uninteresting.

Yet you think Arghoslent is good... bahahhahaha

[illmitch]

excellent comeback

[Stormrider]

Yeah, Primo Victoria's such a good song.

I don't like the vocals, for one thing. I like Harry on the later stuff, but not on that album.

And I just like being contrary.

Yeah I remember you saying you didn't like the vocals. This only confuses me more as Harry's vocal performance on that album is godly.

[Deth]

I really like Thane To The Throne, though it suffers from the Achille's heel of a lot of power metal in being stuck consistently at midtempo.

Haven't heard too much else though, remember not being taken by Ample Destruction, but I might give it another go.

[Stormrider]

remember not being taken by Ample Destruction

You have just lost all your metal cred with that comment :(

re-listen to Ample Destruction right now. It will not dissapoint. If it does, you may crush me with your biceps ov glory.

[Nepenthe]

stuck consistently at midtempo.


exactly why i dont like jag panzer and similar groups

[Deth]

a lot of bands really need to get that memo tbh

[Userword]

Listening to the riffs and solos of Nubian Archer and I wonder why I get ripped on for liking power metal. Jag Panzer even sounds similar to them (albeit way more proficient). Hypocrite Cocaine.

[Deth]

you're kind of an idiot

[illmitch]

userword, why are you talking about jag panzer when you could be listening to NWOBHM

[Userword]

I've heard that enough I don't think you needed to say it. Either that or think of something else.

*Yeah I liked that NWOBH song you posted. I mean Blind Guardian seemed to take a chunk of their initial style from that song. They even covered it.

[Brew]

On the topic of NWOBHM, has anyone else got the Metal For Muthas comps? The first one is awesome but the second one just didn't seem quite as good on its first listen.

[illmitch]

so i got Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond, Lost Horizon - Awakening the World, and Fairyland - Of Wars in Osyrhia and i'm falling back in love with power metal

recs plz

[Stormrider]

Virgin Steele - Marriage of Heaven and Hell part 1

[illmitch]

k im on it

[Nepenthe]

if you like those you should try out LARPing

[illmitch]

im fine with normal D&D

i mean uhhhh what

[Nepenthe]

d&d is for sissies who like to make believe

LARPing is for real men who actually LIVE the dream

[Userword]

so i got Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond, Lost Horizon - Awakening the World, and Fairyland - Of Wars in Osyrhia and i'm falling back in love with power metal

recs plz

poser.

[illmitch]

get the hell outta here bucko, i listened to two out of those three bands when i was 14 years old and simply got out of power metal and now i'm getting into it again

[Userword]

Sure...Good story bro. None of those bands want you and your hipsterness. Go back to Weezer, rap, Lady Gaga and whatever flavor of the week bands you find. \\

[jrowa001]

so i got Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond, Lost Horizon - Awakening the World, and Fairyland - Of Wars in Osyrhia and i'm falling back in love with power metal

recs plz

Olympos Mons

[illmitch]

hipsterness? flavor of the week? ahahahahaa

where the hell are you getting this from

since when is having a wide variety in your music taste a bad thing

[Deth]

Pharaoh's latest album is ARRRGGGHHH of the power metal variety too mitch

[Userword]

You just don't understand... it's ok though at least you respect some good Power Metal unlike most hipsters.

[illmitch]

you just don't understand

i'll write down all these recs, thanks guys

[Nepenthe]

hahahah power metal elitism

or at least an effort at it pretty hilarious either way

[illmitch]

lol i know...pretty laughable

[Poet]

Don't make fun of Power Metal elitists.

[pate]

Pharaoh's latest album is ARRRGGGHHH of the power metal variety too mitch

Hell yes. Great band.

[jrowa001]

they need to come out with a new album, and i need to get The Longest Night

[Ceminon]

I have yet to come across a Userword post that isn't utterly retarded. Dude really needs to grow out of his 'poser this, poser that' phase.

Anyway, I've been getting into Grand Magus, though I'm not sure if that could be considered power metal. More like heavy metal or something, huh? Idk, anyway, I have Iron Will. What album should I listen to next?

[Deth]

Monument

not as good as Iron Will, but definitely worth having

[Ceminon]

Everything about Iron Will is just so damn catchy.

Thanks, I'll check out Monument.

[pate]

And after Iron Will and Monument, be prepared to be let down. The other two aren't anywhere near as good.

[jrowa001]

what? Wolf's Return is awesome

[pate]

Pfft. I don't like it.

[jrowa001]

that makes me sad