Pfft. More like

[I]Mirror mirror upon the wall
magic demon eye
a realm of madness awakened by the call[/I]

This ain't the doom thread, boy!

Blind Guardian>most other bands on the earth.

I still don't get Blind Guardian

yeah same, although i love bard song

Bard Song is really great.

[QUOTE=NemesisDivina;16068922][I]Mirror Mirror on the wall
True hope lies beyond the coast
You're a damned kind can't you see
That the wind will change
Mirror Mirror on the wall
True hope lies beyond the coast
You're a damned kind can't you see
That tomorrow bears insannnnity[/I]

\m/ :p \m/[/QUOTE]

They finished with that song back when I saw them in 06 :)

Everyone sang along and chanted to every part of every song. It was awsome.

I can understand not liking Blind Guardian, but to not "get" Blind Guardian, you would have to be a complete moron.

Umm

[QUOTE=RNR;16071660]I can understand not liking Blind Guardian, but to not "get" Blind Guardian, you would have to be a complete moron.[/QUOTE]

Their lyrics are cool

Music is idk kind of gei (for me)

Ok ok. When I say that I don't "get" a band, I'm saying that I don't understand why other people like them. Semantics and whatnot.

[QUOTE=RNR;16071727]Ok ok. When I say that I don't "get" a band, I'm saying that I don't understand why other people like them. Semantics and whatnot.[/QUOTE]

Word

I understand full well why people like Blind Guardian, considering that I listen to such homof[size=2]a[/size]ggotry as Rhapsody of Fire and Summoning (two of my favorite bands).

I just find teh melodies bland tbh

The melodies are bland?

:lol:

EPIC FAIL!

Well, they tend not to have the same sweeping range and memorable qualities as, for instance, the melodies in Rhapsody, Lost Horzion or Stormwarrior songs

At least the ones I've heard

I'm not hating on Blind Guardian; I've listened to their music many times and it just didn't move me

[QUOTE=1338 h4x0r;16072105]Well, they tend not to have the same sweeping range and memorable qualities as, for instance, the melodies in Rhapsody, Lost Horzion or [B]Stormwarrior[/B] songs

At least the ones I've heard

I'm not hating on Blind Guardian; I've listened to their music many times and it just didn't move me[/QUOTE]

id rep you if i could

What BG albums have you heard anyway, 1338?

[QUOTE=1338 h4x0r;16072105]Well, they tend not to have the same sweeping range and memorable qualities as, for instance, the melodies in Rhapsody, Lost Horzion or Stormwarrior songs

At least the ones I've heard

I'm not hating on Blind Guardian; I've listened to their music many times and it just didn't move me[/QUOTE]

Those 3 bands have had a major influence from Blind Guardian though. I still think Lost Horizon is the best power metal band, but Blind Guardian rules.

I'm sure you get asked this question a million times, but can you guys recommend me some technical power metal?

Just not guys like Manowar... in my opinion they're too cheesy. I'm not into cheesy music, tbh.

Angra gets pretty technical. I'm not sure how you are going to avoid cheesiness with power metal though.

Angra is really bland though.

And **** you Manowar > everything else in this thread.

Sorry Cocaine, JMO.

And power metal doesn't HAVE to be cheesy, though I classify it as anything with opera like vocals. Listen to some Control Denied... not cheesy at all but still with those vox.

Thanks for the recommendation.

Hehe, asking in the power metal thread for non-cheesy bands seems like an exercise in futility.

[QUOTE=muthafunkabass;16072433]Sorry Cocaine, JMO.

And power metal doesn't HAVE to be cheesy, though I classify it as anything with opera like vocals. Listen to some Control Denied... not cheesy at all but still with those vox.

Thanks for the recommendation.[/QUOTE]

Your classification is probably wrong then. But in any case, you can try Lost Horizon. They're quite talented at their respective instruments.

Kamelot is cheesy in name, but I don't find them as over-cheestastic like Rhapsody or Hammerfall,

I do, Roy Khan is one of the most over-dramatic vocalists in the genre.

That's true, but I still find most power metal bands to be cheesy simply due to the style of music.

The subject matter lends itself to cheese, I don't think it's a bad thing. Then, with Manowar, I think they've earned the right to essentially become a parody of themselves.

[QUOTE=Cocaine;16072423]Angra is really bland though.[/QUOTE]
For some reason Angra has always seemed very different to me from most other power metal bands. They can get pretty progressive when they step away from the normal power metal mold.

I just think Angra sound like a soulless studio band. It's like a bunch of session musicians given the chance to write together.

[QUOTE=Cocaine;16072423]Angra is really bland though.

And **** you Manowar > everything else in this thread.[/QUOTE]

I've only heard Temple of Shadows, but on that album they seem to sacrifice melody for complexity. There aren't really too many Emerald Sword quality memorable vocal hooks. Just insane shred.

[QUOTE=RNR;16072547]I've only heard Temple of Shadows, but on that album they seem to sacrifice melody for complexity. There aren't really too many Emerald Sword quality memorable vocal hooks. Just insane shred.[/QUOTE]
C'mon man! Sprouts of Time!