arthropod
08.30.25 | Barely into as well so can't help much. My first target would be Ecliptica by Sonata Arctica, haven't heard it in full yet but FullMoon, Replica and Blank File are (nigh on) perfect, I assure you. |
Hawks
08.31.25 | Lost Horizon - A Flame to the Ground Beneath
Kamelot - Epica
Firewind - The Premonition
Nightwish - Oceanborn |
Casavir
08.31.25 | Twilightning - Delirium Veil
Rhapsody of Fire - The Frozen Tears of Angels
Onward - Evermoving
Rage - Perfect Man
Fairyland - Of Wars in Osyrhia
Tanagra - Meridiem
Helstar - A Distant Thunder
Timelord - Regeneration
Dark Moor - The Hall of the Olden Dreams |
budgie
08.31.25 | sick 80s stuff that fall generally in USPM/speed/power:
MANILLA ROAD - CRYSTAL LOGIC
HELLOWEEN - HELLOWEEN EP
HEAVY LOAD - STRONGER THAN EVIL
CIRITH UNGOL - KING OF THE DEAD
BROCAS HELM - BLACK DEATH
LIEGE LORD - MASTER CONTROL
SATAN - COURT IN THE ACT
KING DIAMOND - THEM
EXCITER - HEAVY METAL MANIAC
and, pagan altar's mythical & magical album has a LOTR song that's prob the greatest trad heavy metal song ever recorded (rising of the dark lord) |
RVAHC13
08.31.25 | Angel Dust - Bleed |
Emim
08.31.25 | Theocracy - I Am |
Orpheus61
08.31.25 | Dragonland - Under the Grey Banner |
rockarollacola
08.31.25 | I've got you big guy. Here are some essential listens not already mentioned that anyone getting into pm should definitely check out.
Savatage - Hall of the Mountain King
Virgin Steele - Heaven and Hell trilogy
Running Wild - Black Hand Inn
Scanner - Hypertrace
Edguy - Theater of Salvation
Metal Church - The Dark
Twilight Force - Dawn of the Dragonstar
as for the stuff already mentioned, Ecliptica, A Flame to the Ground Beneath, and Crystal Logic are all excellent picks. |
pyroflare77
08.31.25 | I'll third A Flame to the Ground Beneath and second Epica (the album). I like Night at the Opera by Blind Guardian more because it's bombastic as hell, check that one too.
Angra - Temple of Shadows
Demetori - Manenjushaka ~ Nada Upasana Pundarika (if you've never heard touhou video game music this is good metal renditions of em with some proggy stuff; instrumentals)
Equilibrium - Sagas (things call it viking but it's easily symphonic power folk with harsh vox to me)
From the Dark - The Opera Ghost (super obscure but easily one of my favs)
Into Eternity - Buried in Oblivion
Symphony X - The Divine Wings of Tragedy |
TheSonomaDude
08.31.25 | Jonas Hannson - No. 1
very underrated album
also, check Control Denied |
Calc
08.31.25 | "Dragonland - Under the Grey Banner"
this album sucks but I remember reviewing it a little after it came out but the staffers didn't like it so they just straight deleted it lmao
but Dragonland- Astronomer is fucking ace |
rockarollacola
08.31.25 | "I like Night at the Opera by Blind Guardian"
Best BG album in my opinion. Every single song has so much going on that you will notice something new on every repeated listen. |
Zac124
08.31.25 | Thanks everyone for all the recs! Will hopefully get to all of them. Starting with Dark Moor and it is amazing so far |
Azazzel
08.31.25 | Sonata Arctica notably absent!
lot of euro cheese here which is fine but I'm quite partial to the recent USPM output with more heavy metal influence like Traveler, Eternal Champion, Summerlands, Savage Oath. |
Brabiz
08.31.25 | I’m more into bands that mix Power Metal with classic Heavy Metal or thrash. But these are some of my favorites
Allen / Lande - The Battle
Edguy- Mandrake
Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings
Liege Lord - Master Control
Vision Divine - Vision Divine
Symphony X - Twilight In Olympus
Helstar - Nosferatu
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SuzyC
09.01.25 | You can't go wrong with Galneryus -> they are consistently incredible. I would also recommend Tyr (far-rite extremism); Unleash The Archers with Brittney Slayes doing the vocals; and pretty much everything by Gamma Ray. |
budgie
09.01.25 | are you actually saying tyr are far right extremists or am i misreading your comment |
gryndstone
09.01.25 | Nightwish, Iced Earth, Gamma Ray, Helloween, Sonata Arctica, the first Dragonforce album |
EoinCofa
09.01.25 | Evergrey - Solitude Dominance Tragedy. I recently went through my old CD’s that have been stashed away. I came across this one. I forgot how good it was. |
Kusangii
09.01.25 | Wuthering Heights - The Shadow Cabinet |
SuzyC
09.02.25 | Hey Budgie, I was just mentioning how brainwashed Lefties would describe Tyr: they are clearly pro-freedom, and totally against worshipping political leaders. |