Power Metal

[Player44]

Let us discuss power metal, Iron Maiden included even though they aren't technically power metal, as power metal would not exist without them. I like Iced Earth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2Le0KbKVy4

[thatguy]

Blind Guardian for the win!
Sonata Arctica are awesome, especially th song Broken

[Godfrey I of Leuven]

Sabaton and Ensiferum ftw!

[God-Emperor of Mankind]

Used to be a big Hammerfall fan and their earlier albums still rules but these days they are quite average.
Manowar is still good even tho DeMaio's ego gets bigger and bigger with each album.

[thatguy]

Sabaton is pretty awesome too, yeah.
Cliffs of Gallipoli and Price of a Mile and Ghos Division where pretty sweet.

[Henry of Grosmont]

Let us discuss power metal, Iron Maiden included even though they aren't technically power metal, as power metal would not exist without them. I like Iced Earth.

Iron maiden isn't, wasn't and never should be considered Power Metal, i.e. boring music, with endless dick waving contests (high technics boring guitar solo).

Iced Earth, if anything, is progressive Metal. At least, used to be.

Blind Guardian for the win!

Porbably the one, I'm not puking, while listenning to. Yep, Blind Guardian ftw.

[megaflus]

Sabaton and Ensiferum ftw!

Ensiferum ain't power metal, there viking/folk metal.

I like Kamelot and Hammerfall but usually doesn't listen to power metal.

[Godfrey I of Leuven]

God I should've known Bloody wiki gets me confused all the time..

[Arto]

Wait?! A ''Power Metal'' thread and no mentioning of Kamelot?! (They're currently my favorite one)









Holy mothering !
How could I forget these bad motherers?!

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[Ataraxie]

There is a fantastic Kamelot track - "March Mephisto" - always good in a club. Even the goths skulking in their corner enjoy it.
I'll let you look it up though

Power metaaal... Conquest of Steel, despite their NWOBHM pretentions, are basically badly produced power metal, lyrically and stylistically. Hugely enjoyable of course. Hammerfall I found got dull quickly - was fun getting into them, but when one realises that they take it seriously...

[Player44]

Iron maiden isn't, wasn't and never should be considered Power Metal, i.e. boring music, with endless dick waving contests (high technics boring guitar solo).

Iced Earth, if anything, is progressive Metal. At least, used to be.


Porbably the one, I'm not puking, while listenning to. Yep, Blind Guardian ftw.

I already stated that Iron Maiden is not power metal.

[Claudius Gothicus]

Lately Power Metal has been getting more and more cheesy.
Iron Maiden is one of the pillars of Power Metal but really they beyond that

[Henry of Grosmont]

I already stated that Iron Maiden is not power metal.

See explanation below...

Iron Maiden is one of the pillars of Power Metal but really they beyond that

It's like including Black Sabbath in any list of any kind of Metal.

[vizi]

*stabs out eardrums*

[Kanaric]

Iron Maiden is power metal? I want to see an example of how they are power metal.

[vizi]

NWOBHM is a fake genre, clearly.

[Player44]

Iron Maiden is power metal? I want to see an example of how they are power metal.

Jesus christ reading comprehension people. I stated the IRON MAIDEN IS NOT POWER METAL but inspired countless power metal bands.

[vizi]

Then why include Iron Maiden in this field of filth?

If I were to start a Nu-Metal thread, which I wouldn't...I would not drag Anthrax through such a torturous ordeal. Even if they were the biggest influence for Nu-Metal.

[Player44]

Well if you did like Nu-Metal, which you obviously don't, then why not? If you were having a discussion about a genre of music then their influences are fair game in my opinion.

[Henry of Grosmont]

Well if you did like Nu-Metal, which you obviously don't, then why not? If you were having a discussion about a genre of music then their influences are fair game in my opinion.

Exactly, in your opinion. Artists that influenced the genre/artist are always mentioned separately.
In this particular example, Iron Maiden is pure Heavy Metal band. And nothing, I repeat nothing, can be said about them as Power.