power metal, anyone?

15Steps · 01-15-2008, 02:11 PM

Dooder!!1 Dragonforce Is Liek Sooo Epic!!1

funkanator · 01-15-2008, 07:56 PM

I agree totaly!

i also like ur sig

Garrett Freeborn · 01-24-2008, 07:09 PM

I'll have to go with Blind Guardian

Zer0 · 01-25-2008, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by 4llurb4s3

Dooder!!1 Dragonforce Is Liek Sooo Epic!!1

Eh no dooder

i liked them at first but then the more i listened to them the more annoying they became. Now i just cant listen to them.

riseagainstrocks · 01-25-2008, 10:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Cghost

They don't really have a Power Metal sound though. They're missing some key components that are vital to Power Metal, like the over the top keyboard work, songs that are altogether too fast, and ridiculous amounts of double bass. While Maiden's guitar work did obviously influence power Metal, I can't say it resembles Power Metal. Power Metal is usually incredibly polished and played mindnumbingly fast (with a mindnumbing amount of cheese). Maiden was polished, but it still had something of a raw feeling to it; it was still something you could sit down and go "That was one badass riff." Power Metal is more about being as epic as effing possible whereas Maiden as all about playing balls to the wall heavy metal. I can see the influence, but I really don't see how the tag can be applied to Maiden at all.

Well, we have a fundamental disagreement then. The lack of Keyboards doesn't mean a whole lot. Look at bands that you called Power Metal, such as The Lord Weird Slough Feg. No keyboards in their music (at least on Traveller and Hardworlder). Blind Guardian even doesn't have very prevelant keyboards. They go so far as to keep it to studio only, adding flourishes to their songs.

Power Metal is a relatively diverse genre. Epic is good, but not a requirement. The only things I feel are needed are lyrics dealing with mythos, aliens, or other fantasy material, guitars that are rooted in classical counterpoint ("dueling" solo's, straightforward minor arpeggios and leads), and strong fantasy imagery. Maiden has those traits in spades.

and as far as "best" goes the answer is Blind Guardian. This isn't even debateable.

GuitarBizarre · 01-26-2008, 02:31 PM

Symphony X, despite that everpresent Sticky proclaiming them to be progressive metal. You can't be progressive metal over power metal when your lyrics are about pharaohs, Werewolves, Communion and oracles.

And oh yeah, the fact they absolutely own.

LisaMinnelli · 01-29-2008, 10:20 PM

Sonata Arctica or Blind Guardian.

beyond-hourglass · 04-29-2008, 07:57 PM

most defnitally going with kamelot, kahn's voice is so powerful and amazing and most defnitally suited for power metal

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LisaMinnelli Groupie Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 10	Sonata Arctica or Blind Guardian.