[QUOTE=anorternsoul84]Dragonforce are so good fury of the storm has the funniest chorus ever. Anyone know any bands similar to them?[/QUOTE]

I quite like that chorus.

For similar speed...try Sonata Arctica and maybe Ensiferum.

[QUOTE=s0ldsoul4roknrol]It's not that clean and nice...[/QUOTE]

You gotta be shi[COLOR=White]t[/COLOR]ing me. Power Metal is gay, and quite proud of it.

Twisted Tower Dire rips by the way!

[QUOTE=Lefty]You gotta be shi[COLOR=White]t[/COLOR]ing me. Power Metal is gay, and quite proud of it.[/QUOTE]

Oh sure, just because that Manowar album cover turns you on... ;)

Please find a better adjective than "gay." It's just tired and immature.

[QUOTE=Illegal_Immigrant]I just discovered Children of Bodom. Those guys eat chains for breakfast. They have long hair and play the ultimate shred guitars: Jacksons. What more can I say. They own.[/QUOTE]

AHHH COB!!!! theyre great and the have funnny names, what a combo!

on another note, is Nevermore power metal? cuz that**** is POWERFUL

Nevermore are kinda Power.

[QUOTE=Steerpike]Oh sure, just because that Manowar album cover turns you on... ;)

Please find a better adjective than "gay." It's just tired and immature.[/QUOTE]

And why is that? It's a fitting adjective for the genre, both meanings of the word. How fuc[COLOR=White]k[/COLOR]ing politically correct to point out worthless shi[COLOR=White]t[/COLOR] like that.

And Manowar covers does indeed rule. Even Into Glory Ride. Sign Of The Hammer is quite possibly one of the coolest metal covers ever made. And definately one of the best Manowar albums.

Manowar were pretty gay, but other power metal bands don't come across as being gay at all.

But at the end of the day, it doesn't matter aslong as the music kicks arse.

[QUOTE=Lefty]And why is that? It's a fitting adjective for the genre, both meanings of the word. How fuc[COLOR=White]k[/COLOR]ing politically correct to point out worthless shi[COLOR=White]t[/COLOR] like that.[/QUOTE]

I just think using the word like that is stale, tasteless, and immature. It's not funny, it's not witty, and it's really grautitous considering just how nebulous the English language is. Of course, I was also beginning to think no one around here gave a flying **** what I say, anyway.

And besides that, the only connection Power Metal has to gay subculture is wearing leather and chains, and all metal does that courtesy of Rob Halford who got the look from the England gay bar scene. So calling Power Metal gay isn't politically incorrect, it just doesn't make sense.

[QUOTE=Steerpike]I just think using the word like that is stale, tasteless, and immature. It's not funny, it's not witty, and it's really grautitous considering just how nebulous the English language is. Of course, I was also beginning to think no one around here gave a flying **** what I say, anyway.

And besides that, the only connection Power Metal has to gay subculture is wearing leather and chains, and all metal does that courtesy of Rob Halford who got the look from the England gay bar scene. So calling Power Metal gay isn't politically incorrect, it just doesn't make sense.[/QUOTE]

You missed my point. YOU are PC. It seems that the best way to come across as semi-intelligent on boards nowadays is to make half-as[COLOR=White]s[/COLOR]ed remarks about others spelling and/or vocabulary. The language on messageboards has allways been kinda vocal, I mean, who the fuc[COLOR=White]k[/COLOR] cares? The worst thing is that you cun[COLOR=White]t[/COLOR]s drive threads completely off-topic.

Power Metal is still the gayest sub-genre of metal. It has grown to become pretty dam[COLOR=White]n[/COLOR] parodic and melo-dramatic, but there's still a lot of great bands out there. I actually like where things are headed nowadays, it seems that more and more heavy metal inspired bands are entering the scene, and the Stratovarius/Helloween copies are not so frequent anymore.

[QUOTE=Lefty]You missed my point. YOU are PC. It seems that the best way to come across as semi-intelligent on boards nowadays is to make half-as[COLOR=White]s[/COLOR]ed remarks about others spelling and/or vocabulary.[/quote]

Now you're just getting really assinine. [i]You[/i] completely missed [i]my[/i] point. I don't give a rat's *** if you think I'm being politically correct, and I'm not trying to look intelligent because honestly I don't have to prove anything to you. I'm secure enough in my own intelligence that I talk however I want, so long as it's within the rules.

[quote]The worst thing is that you cun[COLOR=White]t[/COLOR]s drive threads completely off-topic.[/QUOTE]

Okay, dude, seriously. Don't get into a pissing contest with me, I'm not in the ****ing mood.

All I was saying is that I didn't think "gay" was an appropriate word for describing Power Metal. It has nothing to do with being politically correct. In this case, I just don't think it was the right word. I know gay people and they don't see any connection between gay culture and Power Metal.

Does that clear things up?

There's too many hormones on these boards.

Does anyone here like Angel Dust?

The band, not the narcotic. How about Eddy Antonini?

[QUOTE=Bartender]Does anyone here like Angel Dust?

The band, not the narcotic. How about Eddy Antonini?[/QUOTE]

What are some good songs?

I've only just heard of them, so I was going to ask the same thing :)

I just heard Ensiferum for the first time. I actually enjoyed it. That is until the cookie monster came on. That kind of ruined it for me.

[QUOTE=Bartender]Does anyone here like Angel Dust?

The band, not the narcotic. How about Eddy Antonini?[/QUOTE]

I've heard a few songs by them, and thought they were pretty good. I think it reminded me of Iced Earth. :-/

Best Power Metal bassist?

I would say Jari Kainulainen from Stratovarius..

Anyyyyyways

Anybody know any good Rhapsody songs? I have yet to hear a song from them.

Rhapsody - Dark Tower Of Abyss
Symphony Enchanted
The Village of Dwarves

The classic one is [i]Emerald Sword[/i]. Most of their material is just wonderfully over-the-top metal though.

Thanks

I just heard Kotipelto. I kind of like it.

Dawn of Victory

Oh yeah

Iced Earth
Dragonforce
Blind Guardian

umm, that's all for me

*leaves*

[QUOTE=rock not roll]Oh yeah

Iced Earth
Dragonforce
Blind Guardian

umm, that's all for me

*leaves*[/QUOTE]

Have you heard Hammerfall or Stratovarious? If you haven't then check them out.

Iced Earth

[QUOTE=s0ldsoul4roknrol]I just heard Kotipelto. I kind of like it.[/QUOTE]

His solo albums are wonderful :) argubly my favourite vocalist.

Ive been obsessed with "Wuthering Heights" as of late, great folkish power metal. and by they way, avoid the band "Battlelore"...absoulutly awful power metal lol.

[QUOTE=FrailandBedazzled1979]His solo albums are wonderful :) argubly my favourite vocalist.

Ive been obsessed with "Wuthering Heights" as of late, great folkish power metal. and by they way, avoid the band "Battlelore"...absoulutly awful power metal lol.[/QUOTE]

I'll remember that. Bump.

Well, since the Melodic Death Metal poll went over well, I was thinking about making one for power metal...