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12-03-2011, 01:15 PM
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Horribly Creative
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With their second album, Iced Earth came of age as an essential power metal band and when Matt Barlow took over vocal duties on the next album they would become a fully fledged power metal band. Before that they put out this album with John Greely on vocals and despite having a couple of dud tracks, the general feel of the album is great along with Greely`s vocals, also the album had a great cover as well.
Iced Earth Night of the Stormrider 1991
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12-06-2011, 10:06 AM
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Yeah, I love that album. Basically the bastard love child of Metallica and Iron Maiden.
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12-06-2011, 02:31 PM
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No power metal thread is going to be complete without Manowar being mentioned, the classic Manowar releases were actually their first three albums, of which the debut was like a biker metal album and their third Hail to England which is really an early 1980s metal classic. After this they steered into a more power metal direction, often with patchy results, but the below album stands as their finest power metal release and an essential listen.
Manowar The Triumph of Steel 1992
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12-06-2011, 02:40 PM
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German band Running Wild in general were cheesy even by power metal standards, as they sung about pirates, treasure and the high sees on nearly every album with a great amount of cheese, but on this album they got it all altogether and produced easily their best ever album.
Running Wild Pile of Skulls 1992
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12-07-2011, 09:57 AM
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12-07-2011, 11:31 AM
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****. That. ****. "Under Jolly Roger" is a great song. Anyone who thinks it's cheesy needs to quit taking themselves so seriously. I think that most people who are concerned with whether or not power metal is cheesy, are really just self conscious. Just let go and get your pirate on!
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