thanks guys ill be sure to check em out

The poll is posted.

Woa, I just heard Edguy for the first time. Sweet stuff to say the least. They sound like Maiden sort of.

Anybody got any album reccomendations for Edguy?

[QUOTE=HeavyRiva]Manowar, perhaps?[/QUOTE]

I would ****en say

From what I've read, Hellfire Club is a good album to start with. It doesn't have the operatic sounds of their earlier albums, but it's still very popular and very accessible. I'm gonna snag it tomorrow if possible.

What I find interesting is how they wear their influences on their sleeves. You can tell Tobias Sammet is influenced by Dickinson/Halford/Tate, but he still has his own vocal quality. The riffs may sound Iron Maiden or Judas Priest inspired, but there's still a distinctive "Edguy" style. It's a great to see a band so unashamedly flaunt their "metal-ness."

*Bursts into thread*
*Doesn't have a clue what anyone's talking about*

Saw Dream Evil last night. Supported by Labryinth and Powerquest. Oh god yeah.

BTW, Dragonforce roX my boX. And apparently Sam, Vadim *and* Herman were there last night. But I didn't see them. Which sucks, because I haven't seen the guys for a good month :(

Oh my god, yes. When I first heard Edguy's stuff from Hellfire Club(two nights ago) I thought I was listening to Maiden. Now I can hear some differences in the playing style, but yes they were [B]highly[/B] influenced by Maiden.

Would any one reccomend me Amorphis? They're Finnish, I'm not sure if they're power metal but I thought I'd ask here.

Never heard of them.

Maybe they're melodic death I'm not sure, I'll go ask in the death heads thread.

Well guys the poll is pretty much over. The gold goes to Blind Guardian. The silver to Iced Earth. The bronze to Helloween. Happy polling :chug:

Has anyone heard Future World by Helloween? Funniest Power Metal song I've ever heard lol. I swear they must have been stoned whilst writing it, yet it still owns, just listen to the lyrics..........
"Because we all live in future world, a world thats full of joy" :lol:

[QUOTE=Black_Fire]Has anyone heard Future World by Helloween? Funniest Power Metal song I've ever heard lol. I swear they must have been stoned whilst writing it, yet it still owns, just listen to the lyrics..........
"Because we all live in future world, a world thats full of joy" :lol:[/QUOTE]

Yeah, I've heard that song.

Heavy Metal Hamsters is Helloween's best song.

[QUOTE=sensitiveorgan00]Heavy Metal Hamsters is Helloween's best song.[/QUOTE]


Tonight we're gonna see the heavy metal hamsters :cool:

Helloween's best song lyrically is rise and fall

Romeo loved his Juliet
their parents told them "stop"
then it all turned out peculiar
He couldn't get it up.

:D

[QUOTE=ninjamonkey]weird. i see you edited it though. so you cant post it long but you can edit it later?

on topic, i got dragonforce - valley of the ****ed likr 2 weeks ago. i really like it[/QUOTE]
Sonic Firestorm is pretty good, maybe better.

[QUOTE=Black_Fire]Has anyone heard Future World by Helloween? Funniest Power Metal song I've ever heard lol. I swear they must have been stoned whilst writing it, yet it still owns, just listen to the lyrics..........
"Because we all live in future world, a world thats full of joy" :lol:[/QUOTE]

Helloween lyrics pwn

Do you guys reckon Melechesh is power metal? I always thought they were power metal with harsh vocals, like Children Of Bodom. But I've heard some say they are melodic death.

[QUOTE=HeavyRiva]Do you guys reckon Melechesh is power metal? I always thought they were power metal with harsh vocals, like Children Of Bodom. But I've heard some say they are melodic death.[/QUOTE]

Those death heads just want to steal our music :D Well I haven't honestly heard any of their stuff. Reccomendations please?

Incendium Between Time And Mirage

I could only get to listen to part of a song, but from what I heard it sounded more death than power.

does anyone like Hammerfall??, Iknow I do!

does anyone like Hammerfall??, I know I do!

[QUOTE=downpaymentblues]does anyone like Hammerfall??, I know I do![/QUOTE]

Yeah, they are my favorite power metal band.

[QUOTE=Steerpike]From what I've read, Hellfire Club is a good album to start with. It doesn't have the operatic sounds of their earlier albums, but it's still very popular and very accessible. I'm gonna snag it tomorrow if possible.

What I find interesting is how they wear their influences on their sleeves. You can tell Tobias Sammet is influenced by Dickinson/Halford/Tate, but he still has his own vocal quality. The riffs may sound Iron Maiden or Judas Priest inspired, but there's still a distinctive "Edguy" style. It's a great to see a band so unashamedly flaunt their "metal-ness."[/QUOTE]

Is Tobias Sammet the guy that wrote the music for the Avantasia albums?

A friend recently gave me some power metal albums of bands I had never heard of before:

Iron Fire
Nocturnal Rites
Heavenly
Steel Attack
Firewind

They are all pretty good, I need to get a better feel for them though. Anyone heard of any of them?

I've Nocturnal Rites. It was good solid power metal, nothing more. I haven't heard the others however.

does anyone know of Canadian power metal band called Hanker?
i've heard that in 2003 they were supporting Edguy.

Hey I was wondering if someone could help me put together a good Power Metal mix CD. I am making it for a friend as he wants to get more into the genre. Preferably more upbeat songs, thanks.