A German Power Metal Poll

This is a tough one for me. I might need to come back to it later, It's basically down to four bands: Blind Guardian, Freedom Call, Orden Ogan and Powerwolf. I've obviously been listening to the first of those for the longest time out of the four, but the other three have all given me some of my favorite albums of the last few years, so it's a hard choice.

I only listen to five bands from this long list

Blind Guardian
Helloween
Masterplan
Symphorce
Silent Force

I listen to just a bit of power metal these days
voted for Helloween.

Iron Savior, followed by Gamma Ray, Edguy, Helloween and Grave Digger (in no particular order).

Angel Dust - criminally underrated.

http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/angel-dust/?ac=angel%20dust

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Ι would add Brainstorm to the list. Some great albums with character.

The best german power metal bands for me are Helloween, Gamma Ray, Blind Guardian and Running Wild, followed by Rage.

Helloween 1985-1988 are one of my favorite bands.

Gamma Ray 1990-1995 (plus up to 2004 I would say) are also one of my favorite bands (so, I usually say "Kai Hansen, when asked about my favorite bands). I think their 4 Ralf Scheepers albums are monumental, very original and very different. Land of the Free is the true Keeper of the Seven Keys part III. Nuff' said.

Blind Guardian 1988 - 2001 (emphasis 1990-1998) are one of my favorite bands.

Running Wild 1987-1998 are one of my favorite bands and I find that they are getting increasingly underrated, people forget that they have a long streak of incredible songs, among the finest in the entire metal genre, we are talking Iron Maiden, King Diamond numbers and quality standards. Rock n' Rolf is an extremely underrated songwriter. Of course he has himself to blame for that...

I could vote for any of the four but I went for Gamma Ray, since they were my favorite band for a while.

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I'm gonna have to listen to a LOT more of these to say for sure, but for now, probably Iron Savior! Love their sci fi lyrics and vocals, and the incredibly melodic instrumentation! SO CATCHY!! Big smile

Stormwitch, though they're rather trad. hm.

All that is over. Today, I know how to celebrate beauty.

Lots of good bands here and several great ones too, but it has to be Blind Guardian. Not the most productive band out there but in terms of consistency there's few finer.

I had been holding off for a while, but the new Powerwolf album has made it clear I'm just so addicted to their formula, so I ended up voting for them.

Love old school Helloween until they shit the bed with Pink Bubbles Go Ape, but I've always had a soft spot for Rage.

It used to be one of my favourite message board baiting topics: name your favourite Rage album. Then you'd get young ones coming back with "the first one" or "Evil Empire", and "Tom Morello is such a good guitar player". Then I would come back with "Secrets In A Weird World" or "End Of Days" and "Tom Morello didn't play on those ones, which is why they are so good".

I know, very childish, and someone my age should know better, but if I managed to direct even one clown trousered nu-metal fool in the right direction, then I've made the world a better place.

Poll Question: Which is your favourite?
Poll Choice	Votes	Poll Statistics
Blind Guardian	5	[29.41%]
Helloween	4	[23.53%]
Gamma Ray	2	[11.76%]
Iron Savior	1	[5.88%]
Running Wild	0	[0.00%]
Grave Digger	1	[5.88%]
Edguy	0	[0.00%]
Avantasia	0	[0.00%]
Rebellion	0	[0.00%]
Rage	2	[11.76%]
Freedom Call	0	[0.00%]
Mystic Prophecy	0	[0.00%]
Primal Fear	0	[0.00%]
Powerwolf	1	[5.88%]
Orden Ogan	0	[0.00%]
Stormwarrior	0	[0.00%]
Scanner	0	[0.00%]
Sinbreed	0	[0.00%]
Masterplan	0	[0.00%]
Symphorce	0	[0.00%]
Silent Force	0	[0.00%]
At Vance	0	[0.00%]
Majesty	0	[0.00%]
Mob Rules	0	[0.00%]
Other	1	[5.88%]
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adg211288 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Forum Admin Group Black Metal, Prog/AG Teams Joined: 05 Nov 2010 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 21996	Post Options Post Reply Quote adg211288 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: A German Power Metal Poll Posted: 18 May 2015 at 5:43pm
	German power metal bands. Pick your favourite...but of course, I someone didn't include your favourite for which I am sorry, pick the Other option and then tell us why they're so great. Hopefully though I didn't miss any of the scene's major acts. For me I love a lot of these bands, but the one I have to vote for will always have to be Blind Guardian, my favourite band.
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	This is a tough one for me. I might need to come back to it later, It's basically down to four bands: Blind Guardian, Freedom Call, Orden Ogan and Powerwolf. I've obviously been listening to the first of those for the longest time out of the four, but the other three have all given me some of my favorite albums of the last few years, so it's a hard choice.

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	I'll have to think about it, but for me it's probably a tie between Helloween and Gamma Ray.
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LittleBig Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Senior Member Banned Joined: 17 Jul 2010 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote LittleBig Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 May 2015 at 12:05am
	I only listen to five bands from this long list Blind Guardian Helloween Masterplan Symphorce Silent Force I listen to just a bit of power metal these days voted for Helloween.

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	Not exactly a genre I´m an Expert in or typically enjoy much, so I´ll have to go with Helloween because of their early output, which I find superb. Blind Guardian comes in as a close second for their mid-period releases (90s releases).
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	Iron Savior, followed by Gamma Ray, Edguy, Helloween and Grave Digger (in no particular order).

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	I'm not big on Power Metal but I do like early Helloween and the first two Iced Earth.

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	Angel Dust - criminally underrated. http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/artist/angel-dust/?ac=angel%20dust
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LittleBig Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Forum Senior Member Banned Joined: 17 Jul 2010 Status: Offline Points: 0	Post Options Post Reply Quote LittleBig Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 May 2015 at 5:16am
	^ Angel Dust is pretty great band, but it's not a simple power metal band,it's a lot more, maybe this is why they are interesting. Edited by LittleBig - 19 May 2015 at 5:55am

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	Ι would add Brainstorm to the list. Some great albums with character. The best german power metal bands for me are Helloween, Gamma Ray, Blind Guardian and Running Wild, followed by Rage. Helloween 1985-1988 are one of my favorite bands. Gamma Ray 1990-1995 (plus up to 2004 I would say) are also one of my favorite bands (so, I usually say "Kai Hansen, when asked about my favorite bands). I think their 4 Ralf Scheepers albums are monumental, very original and very different. Land of the Free is the true Keeper of the Seven Keys part III. Nuff' said. Blind Guardian 1988 - 2001 (emphasis 1990-1998) are one of my favorite bands. Running Wild 1987-1998 are one of my favorite bands and I find that they are getting increasingly underrated, people forget that they have a long streak of incredible songs, among the finest in the entire metal genre, we are talking Iron Maiden, King Diamond numbers and quality standards. Rock n' Rolf is an extremely underrated songwriter. Of course he has himself to blame for that... I could vote for any of the four but I went for Gamma Ray, since they were my favorite band for a while.
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Unitron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: 30 Apr 2014 Location: Cypress Hill Status: Offline Points: 8051	Post Options Post Reply Quote Unitron Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 19 May 2015 at 9:50am
	I went with Gamma Ray, mainly because they're one the bands that got me into Power Metal.
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	I'm gonna have to listen to a LOT more of these to say for sure, but for now, probably Iron Savior! Love their sci fi lyrics and vocals, and the incredibly melodic instrumentation! SO CATCHY!!

Unitron Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List MMA Special Collaborator Honorary Collaborator Joined: 30 Apr 2014 Location: Cypress Hill Status: Offline Points: 8051	Post Options Post Reply Quote Unitron Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 20 May 2015 at 9:53pm
	^Iron Savior kicks ass
	If I say fuck two more times that's forty-six fucks in this fucked up rhyme

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	Stormwitch, though they're rather trad. hm.
	All that is over. Today, I know how to celebrate beauty.

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	I've a soft spot for Grave Digger so they get my vote. honourable mentions to Helloween and Gamma Ray.

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	Lots of good bands here and several great ones too, but it has to be Blind Guardian. Not the most productive band out there but in terms of consistency there's few finer.

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	There are a lot of bands I enjoy here, but I find it hard to ignore Blind Guardian on a list like this.

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	I had been holding off for a while, but the new Powerwolf album has made it clear I'm just so addicted to their formula, so I ended up voting for them.

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	Helloween, probably. Edited by aglasshouse - 19 Jun 2015 at 9:34pm

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	Love old school Helloween until they shit the bed with Pink Bubbles Go Ape, but I've always had a soft spot for Rage. It used to be one of my favourite message board baiting topics: name your favourite Rage album. Then you'd get young ones coming back with "the first one" or "Evil Empire", and "Tom Morello is such a good guitar player". Then I would come back with "Secrets In A Weird World" or "End Of Days" and "Tom Morello didn't play on those ones, which is why they are so good". I know, very childish, and someone my age should know better, but if I managed to direct even one clown trousered nu-metal fool in the right direction, then I've made the world a better place.