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Post by Shade on Aug 17, 2012 14:41:13 GMT -5
I realized that I should make a thread about my (current) favorite type of music: Power Metal.
In case you didn't know, power metal is a form of metal that is very fast, melodic, and sometimes orchestral, and that very often uses fantasy-based lyrics and imagery. Some really good power metal bands include: Blind Guardian (my favorite!), Rhapsody of Fire, Helloween, Iced Earth, HammerFall, Stratovarius, Nightwish, Sonata Arctica, Kamelot, Manowar, and DragonForce.
IDK how many fans of this music there actually are here... it's one of the lesser known types. But if there's anyone here that likes it, well... here's a thread for it!
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Post by Varðr on Aug 22, 2012 13:59:45 GMT -5
Omg thread about music!! how exciting!
I've never been a fan of "chainmail and dragon killing" music, I'm more a fan of (atmospheric) Black metal. But your "sample" was ok.
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Post by Shade on Aug 23, 2012 18:15:39 GMT -5
I think both genres are really good. I just like this one more. But I respect your opinion.
That was one of the most popular songs of the genre. Some other songs are more symphonic, others are much heavier, like this one:
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Post by silentxfury1 on Aug 24, 2012 11:05:52 GMT -5
this is my favorite song from my favorite powermetal band sabaton
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Post by Shade on Aug 24, 2012 15:37:35 GMT -5
Okay, I'll add that to my list of things to listen to when I get the chance XD
THIS SONG is a symphonic masterpiece IMO:
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Post by silentxfury1 on Aug 24, 2012 15:51:56 GMT -5
wow you are right
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Post by Shade on Aug 24, 2012 17:37:48 GMT -5
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Post by silentxfury1 on Aug 27, 2012 14:23:15 GMT -5
this band/song is also great
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Post by Shade on Aug 27, 2012 14:57:50 GMT -5
As is this band/song:
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Post by Nate Fury on Oct 23, 2013 18:05:40 GMT -5
My favourite genre. I love most of those bands you listed, but my absolute favourite is Sonata Arctica.
Right now I'm listening Nemesis from Stratovarius. It's a lot different from their older stuff but it's growing on me.
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Post by Shade on Nov 5, 2013 9:21:14 GMT -5
Yay! More PM fans.
I'm listening to Helloween's Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I right now, I just bought it actually. I've only listened to one song from Nemesis (Unbreakable) but if the rest of the album is like that I think I'll like it.
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Post by Nate Fury on Nov 5, 2013 15:17:51 GMT -5
Both of the original Keeper of the Seven Keys albums are awesome. Halloween is a great song from the first one. I also particularly like "Rise and Fall" and "Dr. Stein" from Part 2.
I also really enjoyed the new "Legacy" album that came out a few years ago, but I noticed that opinions are mixed.
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Post by Shade on Nov 5, 2013 17:53:23 GMT -5
It is an awesome album. It took another listen to grow on me because it's a bit different than the stuff I listened to before that I really liked from Part 2 onward (March of Time from Part 2 for instance), but when it did I really liked it. I actually ordered a bunch of other CDs and one of them is part 2 so I can't wait for it.
It seems that opinions are somewhat mixed for a lot of their new stuff. I personally really enjoy their new work as well. Invisible Man and Silent Rain from the "Legacy" albums are two of my favorite songs by them.
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