Ahhhhh Power Metal. It makes me want to pick a battle axe and Slay a Dragon.

I can't stop listening to the new Demons & Wizards album. Great stuff, and a necessity of a check out if you haven't heard it yet.

[QUOTE=Terrorzone]For Speed metal, get Follow the Blind. For Power metal, I'd say Nightfall in Middle Earth.[/QUOTE]
For a mix of both, get Somewhere Far Beyond :cool:

[QUOTE=Heavy Riva]My favourite BG albums, in order, are:

Nightfall In Middle Earth
Somewhere Far Beyond
Follow The Blind
A Night At The Opera[/QUOTE]
Mine:

Somewhere Far Beyond
Follow the Blind
Nightfall in Middle Earth
Batallions of Fear

[QUOTE=Apocalyptic Raids]Speaking of Blind Guardian, I just borrowed A Night At The Opera from my local library![/QUOTE]
I hate you :angry: . That's the 3rd time of posted something regarding you and you're Library.

My library has freaking nothing...it sucks.

Although i did find 6DOIT by Dream Theater there...

I only have Somewhere Far Beyond and numerous other mp3s from Blind Guardian. SFB is ok...still has to grow on me, i think.

terrorizer is my new favourite music magazine, i can't believe i have never bought it (not a single greenday articale in sight)

[url]http://www.terrorizer.co.uk/thisissue.html[/url]

looks ok (perfect for you tastes). The greek metal hammer is quite decent in general but sometimes I just hate it (eg when they burry bands I like, yes I'm selfish).

I used to like metal hammer, but then when love metal by HIM came put they started kissing willy walo's arse way too much and it just got pathetic

I personally like Decibel...good magazine that covers quite a few good bands.

For example, the issue I have:

Main article on Meshuggah, other articles on Nile, Paradise Lost, and Green Carnation, shorter articles on other stuff (you gotta put up with a LITTLE...), and a cd reviews section.

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future]I personally like Decibel...good magazine that covers quite a few good bands.

For example, the issue I have:

Main article on Meshuggah, other articles on Nile, Paradise Lost, and Green Carnation, shorter articles on other stuff (you gotta put up with a LITTLE...), and a cd reviews section.[/QUOTE]

I normally dont have access to foreign press but some guy was kind enough to send me a couple of Decibel Issues. I liked its columns and the great amount of information it included but honestly I didnt recognize the 2/3 of the bands (too much -core if you ask me).

Yea, Decibel has quite a few hardcore/metalcore/whatevercore features...however, it also has quite a few decent bands in it.

[QUOTE=shadow_stalker]terrorizer is my new favourite music magazine, i can't believe i have never bought it (not a single greenday articale in sight)

[url]http://www.terrorizer.co.uk/thisissue.html[/url][/QUOTE]
That looks awesome.

Anyway, what's the name of the new Demons & Wizards album?

Touched by the Crimson King

erm... metal hammer's subterrania section is quite useful...I suggest peice by piece by slayer, or necrophobic to do...

also, SFB is my favourite blind guardian album, the emotion in hansi's voice during the black chamber is one of my favourite pieces of PM vocals ever, the others bieng matt barlow in the reaping stone and a question of heaven live

/IE Fanboy :P

So, since all these threads are being renamed, I suggest we ask this one to be called the "War Council Of Power Metal Arcanum". Thoughts?

That way we can revive our rather silly and no doubt nerdy titles.

We'll have to make up some new ones for the new regs, though. :p

[QUOTE=Lord Abortion]also, SFB is my favourite blind guardian album, the emotion in hansi's voice during the black chamber is one of my favourite pieces of PM vocals ever
[/QUOTE]

"I'm possessed by the old creature who had planned all to take my soul...too late for me, in my hands it lies I thought but now he's in me"

love these lines :)

[QUOTE=HeavyRiva]So, since all these threads are being renamed, I suggest we ask this one to be called the "War Council Of Power Metal Arcanum". Thoughts?

That way we can revive our rather silly and no doubt nerdy titles.

We'll have to make up some new ones for the new regs, though. :p[/QUOTE]

Seconded.

[QUOTE=HeavyRiva]So, since all these threads are being renamed, I suggest we ask this one to be called the "War Council Of Power Metal Arcanum". Thoughts?

That way we can revive our rather silly and no doubt nerdy titles.

We'll have to make up some new ones for the new regs, though. :p[/QUOTE]

Thoughts? YES...It would definitely give the thread a more suitable, power metalish feel. And if I haven't said it enough already, go buy the new Demons & Wizards album if you haven't yet.

thirded before bedtime

/lord ollie abortion of the erm...what was it again?
someone find the link to who we all were...

[quote=HeavyRiva]
Ok, so the official War Council of the Power Metal Arcanum is:

Prince Alexi "Grimflame" Steerpike [Steerpike]
Sir SoulForge ElvenKing, the Blind Guardian [Stoic]
Duke Oliver Abortion, Master Of Pain [Lord Abortion]
Boyd, Squire of Rumley [RumBoy]
Lord Andrew Brummington of the Black Sabbath [Lord Brum]
Duke Jason IronGrip, Keeper Of The Mayhem [HeavyRiva]
Countess Leah von Scytharsk, the Black Widow [Taste My Scythe]
Sir Jonas the Sevenfold Avenger, Lord Of Arucard [Arucard]
Sir Frail duBedazzled, Sage of Power Metal Arcanum [FrailandBedazzled1979]
Baron Shatternight, the Wishmaster [Shattered_Future]
Sir Christopher duBodom, Master-At-Arms[cjborton][/quote]

Alrighty then, I'm guessing we call Lord Tim by his name of Lord Tim. :p

d[I]a[/I]mn you Riva, you posted this while I was searching for it :p

Topics of discussion like this are precisely why PM is so bloody awesome.

[QUOTE=cjborton]Topics of discussion like this are precisely why PM is so bloody awesome.[/QUOTE]
But of Course. Fabulous ideas with members names too :)

Dude can I have a special name too. :D

Fourthded (for renaming thingy).

My name is so dam[COLOR=White]n[/COLOR] ubersexy. :D

Just got A Flame to the Ground Beneath. *Boner*

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future]Fourthded (for renaming thingy).

My name is so dam[COLOR=White]n[/COLOR] ubersexy. :D[/QUOTE]

Alex's could give you a run for your money....but I sincerely think mine is the sexiest. :p

uhhh what are you people talking about? :p

[QUOTE=NEVRMORE2]uhhh what are you people talking about? :p[/QUOTE]

Our Power Metal True-ness (TM) basically.

[QUOTE=Shattered_Future]Fourthded (for renaming thingy).

My name is so dam[COLOR=White]n[/COLOR] ubersexy. :D[/QUOTE]
Mine isn't :upset:


But it was great to get one! Cheers! :D

Sir Jonas the Sevenfold Avenger, Lord Of Arucard!

I shall be the counceller of Angra also!

/Listens to Waiting Silence.

/Is tr00er than you all.

Arucard - how did thou get that essay of a user title? What Dark Arts empowered you thus? I getteth about 4 words in there, if the Planets do rain their blessings upon me....
Let mortal me in on thy deep secret, I beseech thee

There is a hack to get long user titles, although if someone was to post it, they would get banned.

Hello, I'm new here, to the forums and to powermetal. I bought Imaginations from the otherside from Blind Guardian and Night of the stormrider form Iced Earth. Could you experts give me some recomendations on bands and albums I should check out.

Thanks

[QUOTE=Iron Bars]Hello, I'm new here, to the forums and to powermetal. I bought Imaginations from the otherside from Blind Guardian and Night of the stormrider form Iced Earth. Could you experts give me some recomendations on bands and albums I should check out.
[/QUOTE]

Sounds like an ideal beginning! I dont feel like posting a big list of power metal bands but if you liked the Blind Guardian CD you bought I would suggest getting Somewhere Far Beyond and Nightfall in Middle Earth as well :)

Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle-Earth, any others
Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes and/or Horror Show, any others
Demons & Wizards - Either of their 2 albums
Edguy - Hellfire Club
Stratovarius - Visions
Dragonforce - The Valley of the ****ed
Angra - Rebirth
Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pts. 1 and 2
Rhapsody - Pretty much any album will give you a good taste

Those will get you started. Feel free to add to the list, fellas.

At the risk of sounding repetetive - Nightwish - Wishmaster
/all time classic

I was just about to ask the same thing. Sweet.

Don't see you round much these days Chris :(

Incase you missed all the name changes its Vio-lence here.

Saw Nightwish live last saturday for the second time and I cant get into those guys (and a girl). They sound like they want to make it very easy on themselves, music wise that is. She has a great voice though, so maybe I'll check out how it sounds on disc.

Thanks for the advce.

[QUOTE=Iron Bars]Saw Nightwish live last saturday for the second time and I cant get into those guys (and a girl). They sound like they want to make it very easy on themselves, music wise that is. She has a great voice though, so maybe I'll check out how it sounds on disc.

Thanks for the advce.[/QUOTE]

:eek:

I'm not talking to you anymore. :angry:























:p

The great thing about Nightwish is that they sound pretty much exactly the same as they do on record. It's phenomanal.

However, I'm gonna have to disagree with you on their music sounds easy...it's NOT. It's unbelievably complex and difficult to play...if you want Nightwish at their most technical, get Oceanborn. Or, like Rumboy said, get Wishmaster, as it is one of their greatest albums.

Or, for non-Nightwish material, try Sonata Arctica's Winterheart's Guild or Ecliptica.

[QUOTE=Iron Bars]Saw Nightwish live last saturday for the second time and I cant get into those guys (and a girl). They sound like they want to make it very easy on themselves, music wise that is. She has a great voice though, so maybe I'll check out how it sounds on disc.

Thanks for the advce.[/QUOTE]

Wow, someone who shares my thoughts! I used to like Nightwish, then i discovered Therion.

Get some of them and also these albums :

Angra : Rebirth and Temple Of Shadows
Galloglass : Legends From Now and Nevermore
Sonata Arctica : Reckoning Night
Demons And Wizards : Touched By The Crimson King

:)