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Manilla Road's "The Ram", from their '83 album "Crystal Logic". What they purveyed was deemed "epic metal".... which is basically proto-power metal. The vocals are largely flat, almost spoken, and the only actual singing takes place to contrast guitar melodies and give the album a feeling of speed.
It works really well. The riffs are great, and there's a production effect - towards the end of the song - that makes the riffs sound like they're washing in and out while a truly frantic guitar solo is played.
Nice, I can hear why Manilla Road has so many backers. I'd say that it's pretty darn close to full fledged power metal though, everything seems to be fully developed, from the flashy distorted guitar playing, fast pace, complex song structure and the time signature, or to use the parlance of our times, "the breakdown". Early Budgie which was a kicks ass blues based "early-metal" group, utilizing those huge Iommi distorted riffs to drive the song. The music is simpler than "The Ram" , but it's heavier and more a kin to thrash or stoner metal, rather than epic power metal. Budgie were also know to throw in a "breakdown" once in a while, too.
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