Power Metal Appreciation

I forgot to mention that I saw Hammerfall open for Death and that got me back into power metal, as I enjoyed them very much.

Yeah it�s interesting how it�s a genre that you either love or hate. I didn�t use to like power metal either, but after my first death metal phase was over and I got heavily into progressive metal (around the early to mid-nineties) I guess I began to be able to appreciate high pitched clean vocals. Something I always found so fairy when I was younger. The transition from progressive metal to power metal actually wasn�t that big and  by the end of the nineties and into the new millenium I had a power metal phase. Starting with Helloween and Blind Guardian and then on to Rhapsody, Stratovarius and Sonata Arctica (who were completely new at the time). I�ve grown sligthly tired of the formulaic nature of the genre over the years, but I do on occasion find a quality act I spend some time on.

Edited by UMUR - 05 Jun 2012 at 12:37am

I just found out about this band, they're pretty awesome.

Have you listened to their first two albums?

It sounds like a return to their less symphonic beginnings. On first listen I really like it.

IMPF2112 wrote: I'm so glad I decided to give this album another chance. It's fucking amazing.

The hate surrounding Dragonforce is ridiculous.

adg211288 wrote: I think power metal can be pretty bad in a cheesy way, but there are plenty of good acts, many of which are actually pretty hard hitting. Try out Rebellion from my above post for some of the more intense power metal.  To be honest I've still heard more Euro PM than I have USPM though. I recommend Pharaoh for fans of both though. I think they sit kind of between the two styles, more on the USPM side though. Their singer is Tim Aymer from Control Denied.

I think power metal can be pretty bad in a cheesy way, but there are plenty of good acts, many of which are actually pretty hard hitting. Try out Rebellion from my above post for some of the more intense power metal.