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Topic: Power Metal Recommendations
Posted By: FusionKing
Subject: Power Metal Recommendations
Date Posted: 16 Apr 2010 at 2:23pm
Hi guys, could any of you reccomend some Power Metal for me that's not ripping off Iron Maiden? I've been through soooooooo many bands but I just can't find anything that different. To give you an idea of what I do like a lot... I'm into Primal Fear and Iced Earth. (...and Helloween is mandatory LOL)



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Posted By: J-Man
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2010 at 4:07pm
Savatage, Symphony X, Blind Guardian, and Rough Silk should keep you busy for a little while...

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Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2010 at 5:23pm
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Europe meets Dream Theater ?
 
 
 
The following band gained a huge popularity in Poland thanks to a song dealing with a forgotten battle (a Polish fan suggested them to make a song about it) : the battle of Wizno in 1939 where 720 Polish soldiers fighted 3 days with 54200 soldiers of the Wehrmacht in front of them!!! I discovered this band during a visit in the Silesian Center of Heart Diseases in Zabrze two years ago : all the physicians present were watching a video on youtube and I was surprised to hear some metal music playing, one of the physicians invited me to look at the video and pay attention to the subtitles (I post here the video with subtitles in polish, but I believe you can find it with subtitles in english) :
 
 
 
 
 
A classic :
 
Not sure the following one is power metal, but the album the song is taken from is called 'power metal' :


Posted By: FusionKing
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2010 at 6:08pm
I was just listening to that Pantera song a few hours ago, bloody good! As for Future World, that's off the Helloween album I've got here. Big smile


Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2010 at 6:13pm
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what do you think of Seventh Wonder, I quite like them and they should appeal to progsters...


Posted By: FusionKing
Date Posted: 17 Apr 2010 at 6:47pm
Thanks for posting these, lucas, they sound really good...Seventh Wonder seems particularly impressive.


Posted By: 1967/ 1976
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2010 at 4:28am
Hhhm... See this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMCASQwnjog - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMCASQwnjog


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Posted By: Nightfly
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2010 at 5:16am
Give Vicious Rumors a listen, I can't recommend them highly enough! Their self titled third album is a great place to start. Also you might like M.A.R.S. which features the excellent guitarist Tony MacAlpine. 
 
I'll also endorse the Symphony X suggestion, a great metal band with some prog overtones.


Posted By: MAVIIIVAM
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2010 at 6:54am
Ah-Ha!

If you liked Seventh Wonder, Angra and Jorn (excellent Lucas! Been just getting into SW for the
past Year) Try . . .

"Prog"/Powermetal Territory:
Anubis Gate (careful their earlier stuff is much more simple than their later years)
Cloudscape
Adagio
Ark (this gets more into Dream Theater-like Prog Metal, but "Jorn" help form this
excellent Band).
Leverage
Time Machine
Divine Vision
Angel Dust
Firewind
Labyrinth
Mastermind
Mind Key
NovAct
Masterplan

Old Guard:
Vicious Rumours
Fifth Angel
Sanctuary
Blind Guardian
Symphony X (credit to Nightfly and J-man)
Artension
Ivanhoe
Kamelot
GB Arts
Balance of Power
Divided Multitude
Lana Lane
Narnia
New Eden
Tad Morose
Jag Panzer

Tech-Prog/Powermetal:
Nevermore
Spheric Universe Experience
Pyramaze
Brainstorm (Ger)
Minds Eye
Dreamscape
Icycore
Katagory V
Lalu
Communic
Manticora

Whoa, thats alot to start you with Wink I better stop . . .

Let us know what you like!





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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2010 at 7:23am
No one mentioned Rhapsody of Fire??? Listen to the first two albums by them. Great powerful power metal.
 
This one is pretty good too: http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/orden-ogan.aspx - http://www.metalmusicarchives.com/orden-ogan.aspx


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Posted By: MAVIIIVAM
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2010 at 7:38am
Hehe,

I was afraid to LOL CHEESE "happy feet" Powermetal, I have a list of those too but I didnt think he wanted
those (I like Rhapsody/of Fire).
Domine from Italy is good too, if anyone knows about "The Elric of Melnibone' Sagas (Books)" Big smile
Stratovarius
Mob Rules
Aina
Celador
Dragonforce
Tons more . . .


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Posted By: UMUR
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2010 at 7:47am
Man that�s some good cheese for you thereLOL

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Posted By: MAVIIIVAM
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2010 at 8:00am
psst!
Go to PrOgulus.com, lots 100% International Cheese and Prog Rock/Metal goodies . . . who me spam?
well yes . . . SPAM and CHEESE! spam spam spam spam LOVELY SPAM WONDERFUL SPAM! :viking:

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Posted By: 1967/ 1976
Date Posted: 18 Apr 2010 at 8:55am
Also Steel Crown is good.

See this page:  http://www.myspace.com/steelcrownkorps - http://www.myspace.com/steelcrownkorps



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Posted By: FusionKing
Date Posted: 19 Apr 2010 at 1:24pm
lol...I've just copied your wee viking, MAVIIIVAM... :viking:< he's cool as hell.


Posted By: bsms810
Date Posted: 24 Apr 2010 at 7:05am
Blind Guardian!!!!


Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2010 at 3:43pm
The guitarist Kurdt Vanderhoof deserves a mention here.
First with Metal Church : what an incredible band !!! ('the dark' is somewhere between power metal and thrash metal) :




but most of all the following song is one of the best metal songs ever and could be a metal anthem :


Then with Presto Ballet :





Another band that is worth mentioning : Shadow Gallery (here is a video for a song from 'carved in sand' but the most power metal-sounding album is 'tyranny') :

RIP Mike Baker Cry



Posted By: MAVIIIVAM
Date Posted: 27 Apr 2010 at 10:46pm
Dont forget "Vanderhoof" and "Hall Aflame" Lucas Wink

Though Fusion King may like Metal Church and Presto Ballet, I think of Metal Church more of a Thrash
structure. And Presto Ballet and (the 1st version) Vanderhoof as Hard Rock/Heavy Metal-Post Prog
like Deep Purple and Uriah Heep ("Retro-Prog" is another term I've been hearing as well).
I also like the "Reverend" albums from former singer of Metal Church the Late/Great David Wayne!
Great Thrash albums, but are hard to come by (and Wayne-"Metal Church").

Shadow Gallery is awesome too, but I think of them coming from the "Dream Theater" school of Prog
Metal (Lemur Voice, Divine Regale, Mayadome, The Quiet Room, Digital Ruin, the 1st 2 albums of
Ivanhoe, and tons more). The vocals of Mike Baker are sorely missed Cry Rest in Peace.

But still, excellent picks from Lucas Clap . . . and glad you liked the "Viking" FK LOL though I picture you
as a "Scottsman" painting your face and doing this :guitarbang2:

But . . . back to the Powermetal . . . Ermm


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Posted By: 1967/ 1976
Date Posted: 28 Apr 2010 at 10:45am
Revoltons:

http://www.myspace.com/revoltons - http://www.myspace.com/revolton
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=16346017 - http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=16346017
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLxNAvg3Urg - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JLxNAvg3Urg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32AMghGr5tw - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32AMghGr5tw
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLFa6M5tOXg - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kLFa6M5tOXg





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Posted By: FusionKing
Date Posted: 02 May 2010 at 6:59am
   ^
Lucas may be French but if I'm not mistaken, the French have celtic roots just like us Scots.Big smile  And frankly, me being Scottish,  I actually do that > :guitarbang2:             LOL


Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 3:17am

Actually Lucas has 100 % Polish blood flowing in his veins, therefore he doesn't have any celtic roots...



Posted By: FusionKing
Date Posted: 04 May 2010 at 4:11pm
    ^
OH! sorry, My mistake. It's just because of what it says under your avatar, I simply assumed. Embarrassed


Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: 05 May 2010 at 5:01pm
^
No problem, Jennifer !

Back to the topic, a band that is difficult to tag but that has power metal songs : Waltari. I am going to see them on stage tomorrow !



In order to show you how eclectic they are :



















Posted By: 1967/ 1976
Date Posted: 11 May 2010 at 4:28am
see this site:  http://www.myspace.com/jebbalsag - http://www.myspace.com/jebbalsag

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Posted By: FusionKing
Date Posted: 11 May 2010 at 7:23am
Wow! Looks like I have quite a few videos to go through since I last checked! You guys are too kind!


Posted By: lucas
Date Posted: 11 May 2010 at 12:32pm
Originally posted by 1967/ 1976 1967/ 1976 wrote:

see this site:  http://www.myspace.com/jebbalsag%5b/QUOTE - http://www.myspace.com/jebbalsag
 
Difficult not to sense a Helloween influence...


Posted By: AtomicCrimsonRush
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2010 at 10:30am
Manowar are great
 
Actually Helloween's 'Jericho Walls' is incredible isnt it? One of the best i have heard in Power metal.
Victim of fate, Murderer and Starlight are mandatory. You would no doubt have these but so incredible.


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Posted By: 1967/ 1976
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2010 at 11:39am
Originally posted by lucas lucas wrote:

Originally posted by 1967/ 1976 1967/ 1976 wrote:

see this site:  http://www.myspace.com/jebbalsag%5b/QUOTE - http://www.myspace.com/jebbalsag
 
Difficult not to sense a Helloween influence...

More of Italian Power Metal bands have Maiden, Helloween and Grave Digger in mind. So this fact isn't incredible.


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Posted By: 1967/ 1976
Date Posted: 14 Jul 2010 at 11:43am
A good band is: SHADOWS OF STEEL:

http://www.myspace.com/shadowsofsteel - http://www.myspace.com/shadowsofsteel

I've: SHADOWS OF STEEL and double Ep TWILIGHT with 2nd CD made of 24 carat 80's Power metal covers!!!


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Posted By: LoudTrax.com
Date Posted: 21 Jul 2010 at 3:27pm
have you checked out MASTERPLAN?  features Roland Grapow, ex-Helloween, and the amazing JORN on vocals.  One of metal's most under-rated singers.  link for Masterplan: http://www.loudtrax.com/Artist/Masterplan

or their website: http://www.master-plan.net/

Time to be King is a great album, as is "Aeronautics"


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Posted By: LittleBig
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2010 at 2:17pm
I warmly recommend the German band Symphorce, surprisingly good band.


Posted By: Ulfednar
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2010 at 2:55pm
I found myself strangely pleased with the french band Heavenly.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavenly_%28French_band%29


Posted By: MAVIIIVAM
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2010 at 3:18pm
I had mentioned Brainstorm (Ger) on my Powermetal list, which features the awesome vocalist
from the original Ivanhoe line-up and Symphorce "Andy B. Franck".
Though both Brainstorm and Symphorce are in the "Nevermore" realm of sound and Ivanhoe
w/Franck sounds like early "Dream Theater" Wink.

Really good stuff Littlebig Thumbs Up

Also mentioned: Masterplan are really good, and Time Requiem, both are a bit more proggy than
the Average Powermetal Band.

Ivanhoe debut album . . .
Andy on Vocals (His voice is much more refined now these days):


Excellent Brainstorm Album:

(This album has some really great vocals on the Heavy Ballads too!)

And Symphorce:


And . . .

Heres Time Requiem:

(Get ready for some Keyboard Madness!)

And Masterplan:


Big smile


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Posted By: 1967/ 1976
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2010 at 8:26am
Arthur Falcone' Stargazer:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yk1t9PXlvgY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZkfjYK3K9nk&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYI-yYeWIAg&feature=related
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p09MmU_paeQ&feature=related


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Posted By: whitedragon1969
Date Posted: 31 Aug 2010 at 5:19pm
My suggestions are: Veni Domine, Helstar, Destiny's End, the first album of Heir Apparent, Lizzy Borden and of course any album from Armored Saint.

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