The band leans more to Neo-classical than Symphonic so it retains that power metal feel. Check the Pirates album. There's a lot of USPM influence in certain strains of black metal. Testament - Allegiance, Greenhouse Effect. Funny you say a classical name when many Power Metal such as Derdian heavily use classical elements. Also, the fact that a lot of Anime openings have many power metal elements shows how popular the genre is in Japan. Sabaton-The Last Battle (Lyrics) (Music Video) ELVENKING - Elvenlegions. Even many of SA's fast songs like My Selene or Victoria's Secret don't feel in the same vein as other power metal songs, whereas Hammerfall's "Stronger Than All" and Lost Metal in general has a huge South American fanbase, and also South America is a pretty decent chunk of the planet, and since you base your view on people speaking Spanish, it's more Latin America, which including Brazil (and leaving out Spain, tho they'd be in there as well in the comments) that's around 670 million people in 2023, and don't forget Spanish is one of the top most spoken Just so you know, Marc Hudson is creating Starbound Stories which is an album crossover of anime/powermetal. Memories of Old - The Zeramin Game. S1p2 theme song is pretty pm. SoaHeisenberg. The unique “Brazilian sound” most of these bands bring makes it recognizable and familiar while still pushing the genre to incorporate different elements. ) Suspyre 9. As stated by others, what one considers positive can be subjective. Kobra and the Lotus (TriggerPulse, You Don't Know, Soldier) IMKridegga. Hansi Kürsch sings more like a speed/thrash vocalist who updated his style to fit power metal aesthetics. The record labels have changed their strategies a bit in recent years. Kamelot (I think they’re symphonic. Chatkitten. Half of the Swedish melodic death metal scene are also pretty much power metal adjacent. Definitely one of my Top 5 power metal bands. Animetal and Animetal USA. Both of the songs I chose are like 15-20 years old so they feel really "classic" to me, like the kind of nostalgic power metal you hear and reminds you of your childhood or teenage years. Fellowship. Blind Guardian mixed Helloween's sound with Iron Maiden's sound and produced something amazing. The energy is always incredibly high. brothers of metal have 3 vocalists and sing about vikings. Add a Comment. There's also Walpyrgus, which is more heavy metal than power metal, but they have a couple songs that are pop punky; Somewhere Under Summer Wind and Dead Girls . ) Angra 3. Dreamtale - Everlasting Flame. Others include The Eldar (from Nightfall in Middle-Earth) and Mordred's Song. While there are many other good bands, this is the definitive top 5 and other opinions are wrong, sorry. ”. Authentic as well, as they are from the Faroe Islands and use old folk melodies and sing about viking history. As with other styles blending metal and hardcore, metalcore is noted for its use of breakdowns, slow, intense passages conducive to moshing. I've also thrown in some newer bands but they've all kept true to being power metal. here are song example songs: Warrior of ice - Rhapsody. Rhapsody (The quintessential SymphPower band) Serenity. Rainbow was a hard rock band with high-pitched vocals, traditional metal riffs, and eclectic melodies. Sub-Reddit dedicated to German power metal/heavy metal band Powerwolf. Toss in Sabaton and dragonforce for good measure, i dont think there is someone who listens to power metal in general who doesnt know atleast who 3 of those are DGM - Hereafter - Seriously one of the best power metal bands ever and I never hear anyone talk about them. 55 votes, 38 comments. 4look4rd. a new world - dark moor. Helion Prime is scifi, I think. Reply More replies. The imagery is all over the genre to some extent. Another clean vocal band that pushes the high vocals further is Twilight Force, check out Dawn of the Dragonstar, but they are more traditional power metal and we are veering further away from BiB. Otherwise, Arjen Lucassen's projects tend to be a good in-between with regards to prog and power metal influence; 01011001 and The Source from Ayreon are a couple albums that feature Hansi Kursch in particular, and his Star One project is kind of a more straightforward For the appreciation, discussion, and sharing of power metal. While I don't like hearing about war, Sabaton (especially modern Sabaton) often write about the heroes of war and the good deeds done during it, which If you're looking for more cheesy newcomer friendly bands (like gloryhammer and angus mcsix) i'd recommend: Victorius, Powerwolf, Wind Rose, War Kings, Beast in Black, Hammerfall, All For Metal and Brothers of Metal Here's some albums I really enjoyed so far this year : Fellowship - The Saberlight Chronicles. Gloryhammer: basically a D&D session in forms of music with a egocentric main protagonist. Escapist - The Maze. I'm gonna take the chance to humbly share a couple of bands from my home country (Argentina!) that I really like: Ariadna Project and LÖRIHEN. The Metal Archives is pretty strict (and a bit inconsistent) on what they consider as “metal. This is a place for news, reviews, videos and discussion of your favorite metalcore bands. Questbound is brand new and their debut single came out last week. You could also curate a list of the goofiest songs by bands like Edguy ("Trinidad," "Save Us Now," "Judas at the Opera," etc. They used (5+ years ago) to sign a ton of unknown bands, maybe give them a 5000-10000 budget, and see what sticks. It's a given that metal and it's roots are generally and historically stand against societal norms and frequent topics are irreligion, atheism, satanic themes etc. Insurrection (Another epic with so many great moments and lots of nice lead breaks) 3. If the album was unsuccessful they'd be dropped and inevitably end up on trollzorn or afm something. " It's hard to explain but I'm pretty sure you Durbin - The Beast Awakens. Its a bit of everything in my eyes. The band takes no risk here, any losses are on the label. Probably not what you’re looking for but Everfrost is pretty awesome and they have an Anime/Manga vibe and art style. Symphonity is another great band. Best viking metal imo, and one of my favorite bands. Hibria are a great band that doesn't have Fantasy or Viking themes. Power metal kept evolving and reached its current sound in the late 1990s. Reply reply More replies. Children of Bodom, Nothern, Ensiferum, Wintersun are all pretty much power metal bands with harsh vocals. BABYMETAL is a band that you'll either love or hate. The playlist is for keeping up with new metal releases and supporting upcoming bands. Brazilian power metal is my clear #3 behind Finland/Sweden. Mainly anything as close to rhapsody or dark moor type vocals and instrumentals, but mainly vocals and Royal Hunt is dope!! Prog-power is my favorite genre of metal! The best of prog without the nonsense show off shit and the best of power metal without the fantasy elements. Avenger changed their name to Rage after their first album. In reality, apparently, Finnish pop and HipHop/rap just like other places are still the most dominant music genres in the country in general. Limpar112. Delirion - Lotus - Another band from the underrated Spanish power metal scene. Not really. I think the difference between these bands and some of the other female-fronted bands is that they don't feel like a gimmick. A lot of old-school power metal bands (1980s-era) were very riffy. The number of bands, no matter the subgenre of metal, outshines the number of solo artists. Gamma Ray. I just discussed with a few colleagues what organizing your own festival would cost and we talked about what bands might charge you. This should give you a good base Helloween Blind Guardian Stratovarius Rhapsody Hammerfall Avantasia Theocracy Angra Falconer A song like Season of Change is a composition these other guys can only dream of making. What do popular Power Metal bands (Gloryhammer, Battle Beast, Wind Rose, stuff like that) and seasoned veterans (Blind Guardian, Helloween, Hammerfall) actually cost? By a massive margin Sabaton just recently sold out 2 of 4 UK shows arena shows might I add, and what's funny is Power Metal has always been seen as genre that doesn't bring alot of UK shows, Sabaton consistently have played the UK over the years and sold out small venues all the the way to Wembley Arena, for more Nightwish hasn't been power metal for a while now, Kamalot hasn't been to UK on a Anyone else out their listening to Angra? So, I discovered a band called Angra recently and I have to say they are AMAZING, especially their 2004 release Temple of Shadows. Award. My personal favorite album is The Lay of Thrym. Apparently although there is a higher-than-normal proportion of metal bands in Finland it often gets mistakenly assumed that its somehow a dominant genre in the country. in the '90s. It's a very dumb and confusing genre name, but when it's used it's referring to bands that sound similar in style to things like Iced Earth, early Blind Guardian, Manowar, etc. Balflare and Knights of Round are keyboard-heavy bands that accurately emulate the european style of power metal, though the vocals are an acquired taste. Stratovarius - Eagleheart. For space and science: Hellion prime (First album is incredible), Star one, turelli-leone rhapsody zero gravity, sleepership the gateway, and Keldian. Combine that with the high barrier of talent required of a band making this style, and consider how easy it is for any of the tropes of power metal to be done in Grave Digger have an entire album with refrains focussed on choirs called "Knights of the Cross". Early Avantasia. Had no full releases but their compilation holds some great stuff. The Japanese seem to love the genre and all its nuances and tendencies. Kamelot - progressive/symphonic power metal, listen to the albums "Epica" and "The Black Halo". It works a lot better than you would think, especially once they added cleaner backing vocals. Visions of Atlantis had a male and a female vocalist and put on a great show. 2. Includes pretty much all the most popular/best power metal bands such as Sonata Arctica, Dragonland, Nightwish, Iced Earth, Lost Horizon and so on and so on. Shadowstrike, Perennial Quest and Cathubodua, all been around for a few years but you should check them out. All of my guitars have a Floyd rose bridge so switching tu Vandroya. #Rules *Be sure to check out the community guidelines --> 3 Warnings = a ban/mute (mod discretion) * Your posts must be related to Powerwolf * Be respectful, we're all here because of similar interest. Gloryhammer (first album) Rhapsody. Just want to keep expectations realistic lol. Satan - Earth Infernal. Týr all the way. Ancient Bards: another little italian gem. Like Jump by Van Halen or Tainted Love by Soft Cell (or any New Romantic band). Take any powermetal band with high tenor male vocals (Dragonforce, Gloryhammer, Lost Horizon, Hammerfall, Sonata Artica, Stratovarius, Hibria, Majestica' ect) and you have music with a lot of similar elements. Amuse producer Key Kobayashi delved into the unknown and fused Idol (J-Pop) and Metal, creating a sub-group of Sakura Gakuin: BABYMETAL! Having blossomed in Japan, they exploded into the Western world after their first album release in February 2014. Lots of goth rock too if you look into older (90s/early 2000s) bands. ) Threshold 4. Massacration;) 10 votes, 25 comments. Another power metal history thread! Okay, so the first order of business is to clarify some things. Share. There are a lot of power metal bands with vocals similar to Dragonforce, but Blind Guardian isn't one of them. I do still prefer that they keep some of their power metal elements though. any power metal bands or songs similar to Rhapsody (not Rhapsody Of Fire) with vocals that are high pitched, almost like a raspy low pitched woman's vocals. I've listened to just a few songs from both and 🤮. All of them are, but I'd say the most symphonic are the most recent 3 with Michele Luppi singing. The main influences of the subgenre were traditional heavy metal and speed/thrash, and the early stuff definitely reflected that. They were my first metal band (with Dragonforce), my first metal concert in a very small venue (200 people) in 2013 near Paris (with Australian band Lagerstein) and i really love how the first albums sounded (up to ~1741). Secret Sphere. ) DGM 7. Gloryhammer’s “The Siege of Dunkheld” and “The Fires of Ancient Cosmic Destiny” has choir to it. Virgin Steele - The House of Atreus is a two-part concept album about Greek mythology. Lately I've been getting more into Unleash the Archers and Twilight Force, mostly Abyss and At the Heart of Wintervale…. Blind Guardian is an obvious example of a band that's extremely creative and with a diverse discography. Dead End - Psychomania Not really PM, Dead End are a Japanese Heavy Metal band, but I think there's enough similarities for a lot of PM fans to dig them. I've been listening since Matt made 3 songs from the debut album available for download on MySpace. The extremely driving power metal with traditional Brazilian interludes and classical influenceso good. ) and Helloween ("Dr. There are a lot of metal bands, but solo metal artists are quite rare to find. They inspired a lot of early progressive and melodic metal in the 1980s, some of which could have been described as heavy/power. Power metal incidentally has one of the highest concentrations, no doubt thanks to the influence of Ronnie Dio, epic metal bands in the '80s, and Blind Guardian, Rhapsody, etc. Devin Townsend isn't quite power metal, but he does love to do big grandiose vocal layering stuff like Blind Guardian does. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us. ) Voyager (first album Saor (from Scotland, more atmospheric black/folk metal, but may float your boat) Cruachan (from Ireland, stray between folk and black metal depending on era but have a bit of power metal in them) Bellfast (from Japan, a fair amount of celtic influence) Spellblast (I think Italy? Manilla was absolutely unique and special and none can do it like you, and even after 30 years, Mark was still putting out music that was fresh, not in Manilla Road, but in Hellwell. Obviously The Bard's Song is one of the best. They're working on a follow-up now, likely coming in 2024, and people should be on the lookout for that one. Stein," "Rise and Fall," etc. Fairyland (they're my #1 power metal band, I can't not recommend them) Dragonland (I must say I only heard Under the Grey Banner for them) Lost Horizon Power Quest (I mainly listened to Wings of Forever and Blood Alliance) Dragony (only listened to Legends) Legend Maker (only listened to The Path to Glory) Dreamtale There's not a lot of Power Metal bands who write about that kind of niche in particular, and I just love that nerdy vampire/werewolf shit, and Attila is a fantastic singer with a bombastic voice. Reply. thedankbonch. Stuff like Tenacious D, Ninja Sex Party, Weird Al, Garfunkel and Oates, etc…. Power Paladin: more of a mix from various PM bands. Originally mixing the melodic sort of traditional metal found in bands such as Iron Maiden and Dio along with speed metal, EUPM has since grown a great deal with bands often adding in symphonic, progressive, and pop influences. For some reason sadly it seems like most people never dig deeper into the genre than those bands. Alestorm - Pirate power metal, explosive compositions, listen to "Sunset on the Golden Age" and "No Grave but the Sea". Especially the songs "The Keeper of the Holy Grail" and "The Battle of Bannockburn" are great. Virgin Steele have very unique style, and their first many albums are very different from one another. This song is full of bass, as is most of their work. That said, power metal is still widely accepted there, though there are a few exceptions. Galderia - Shining Unity. The solo artists in metal that come to my mind are Ozzy Osbourne, Bruce Dickinson and Tarja Turunen - and they all sang for successful bands prior to their solo careers. When they started, they were mostly power metal with fantasy elements. Power Metal is kinda the opposite of that. As far as actual power metal, Blind Guardian, Halloween and Stratovarius are the big influential names. It sounds catchy and melodic and uplifting and the messages are mostly positive. And the new Majestica has a few extremely dumb songs that still have all that power-metal glee. Keldian are special in their own way, with a spacy approach to rock/power metal The latest news and discussion of the symphonic metal band Nightwish. Power metal was always campy, its not serious music like say Mozart. I think the issue is mostly that the two subgenres appealed to completely different audiences in the early 2000s, so the most popular bands skew in different directions. *Edit: I used the wrong "there" in the subject line. Hopes of Freedom is technically folky power metal I guess but when I heard their song Hearts in Unison I thought it sounded a lot like pop punk. 7. I don’t really know any lesser known bands like that so these are mostly staple/classic bands. Hard rock and metal bands have been writing lyrics with fantasy themes since the 1970s. Galactikraken - Starship Velociraptor. Tales of Time, only singles atm but good symphonic power metal. "Meme bands" is a derisive term some people use for a very small subset of modern power metal bands who indulge in intentional self-parody and over the top, goofy lyrics. Lord Weird Slough Feg although the music they make now is somewhat different than before. ago. Album 1: New Era Part 1 - Eternal Light (sound production was lower in this album) Album 2: New Era Part 2: War of the Gods - Betrayer. Unleash the Archers. - all of these bands have released an album (or Manticora is one of the heaviest power metal bands I've heard. •. One With the World (Great Power Metal song) 2. If you like drum and guitar, this may be right up your alley! Listen to any of their three albums, Sound of Sirens, Weaveworld or Balance of Hate. Just watch a band perform in Japan, especially Dragonforce during the maximum overload tour. ExcelsiorLife. For space but little emphasis on science: Dragonland's the power of the nightstar, armory's empyrean realms, veonity's into the void, and edguy's space police. Album 3: New Era Part 3: The Apocalypse - Battleplan. Dreamtale - Dreality - polskie tłumaczenie. They're all entry level mass appeal bands that play generic cookie cutter powermetal. Other power metal bands: Cain's Offering (Antemortem, Constellation Of Tears, Morpheus In A Masquerade) DragonForce (The Last Journey Home, Cry Thunder, Fallen World) Power Quest (Now is the Time, Well of Souls, Far Away, Edge of Time, No More Heroes) Metalite. Not really power metal though, it's folk metal with harsh vocals, though some songs may qualify as "power with harsh vocals". You won't be disappointed! Victorius. Death - Without Judgement, Empty Words. Jorn - Over the Horizon Radar. Especially with the new wave of European Power Metal bands (or Arena Metal bands as some might call it) like Sabaton or Battle Beast it seems like the mission statement is to make the music as catchy and as possible. Folk metal is a sub-genre of heavy metal that developed in Europe during the 1990s, fusing traditional folk music with various styles of metal. Spellscroll, Elettra Storm both with debut albums that are really good. Kick Axe, Shok Paris, Medieval Steel Booking Costs for Power Metal bands. Helloween is the original. Pros: Some of the best songwriting of all time; very theatrical; lesser on the cheesy spectrum compared to most other "flower power metal" acts; great usage of melody and Burtonesque aesthetics; one of my favorite bands of all time. Ravenous - Eat the Fallen. The violin made a comeback on Blackguard's latest album for two or three songs. Avantasia: same as Power Paladin. Protip to OP: if you actually do this, the vast majority of what you find will be metalcore and pop rock, not power metal. There are no big powermetal bands that are known globally or played on mainstream radio. Grave Digger - Clash of the Gods (Greek Mythology) Grave Digger - Excalibur (Arthus Saga / British Mythology) If you like Death Metal, you should give Nile a chance, they sing about Egyptian mythology. Also, one of my favorite power metal bands that always excites me is Boomerang. At least at times) Nightwish (Debatable If they’re Power, but definitely symphonic) Gloryhammer. Sort by: SpectrumDT. Symphonity - Marco Polo: The Metal Soundtrack. The rest of their stuff before it is traditional fantasy, though. Beautiful Sin (only released one album but I think she may have one of the best voices in music) Anything with Anneke van Giersbergen. The German speed/EUPM bands are all great. Your favorite Power Metal in 2023? I curate a Spotify playlist that I update every week on Sunday with 30 new songs across all metal subgenres. Fates Warning. What have been your favorite releases so far this year? Hey all! I was wondering which power metal bands use Drop C tuning for their guitars? I'm debating if it's worth setting up one of my guitars for Drop C, or if I should just use a pitch shifter. Running Wild is the other original. I HIGHLY recommend the songs The Hand That Signed the Paper and Keepers of Light. Persuader is power metal that occasionally features screams. They have potential, but they both feel incredibly forced. Usually just refered to as vanilla 'power metal,' this is the style more commonly found today. Cirith Ungol are pretty good. Much of the time the bands that do keyboards have like harpsichords or something vaguely "symphonic" or pianos but I'm talking about the synth sound that only sounds like, well, a synth. Paralydium - Worlds Beyond. Galneryus - The Promised Flag Live. Nothing really compares honestly. Meshiaak is fairly heavy (more thrash less power, but power's there) Conception can be fairly heavy (they're kind of all over the place, tbh) Demons & Wizards definitely is heavy consistently, but fuck Jon Schaeffer. Christian Metal is a bit of an oxymoron but power metal, as much as I love it, seems to more often provide a space for this. German power metal is probably the largest brand of power metal and includes many of the most popular pm bands. If you can find it, Profugus Mortis (before they were called Blackguard) had a kickass album with lots of violin. Reply reply. The classic 80s sound of "synth. 9. What power metal bands do you dislike/hate? I'll start with Gloryhammer and Brothers of Metal, the only two PM bands that are on my no-no list. Overview of PM scene; Powermetal globally - simply a niche sub genre of metal, which itself is a niche of music overall. TWILIGHT FORCE - Riders of the Dawn. Beast in Black is your typical powermetal band really. It's got nothing to do with other bands being generic or SA being unique, but SA has a very different sound from other power metal bands that I just can't put a finger on. Some of these would be: Powerwolf, Helloween, Blind Guardian, Gamma Ray, Avantasia, Edguy, Equilibrium, Running Wild, Grave Digger, Rage, Orden Organ, Primal Fear, Masterplan, Iron Savior, Demons and Wizards (German-American), Freedom Call, Feuerschwanz, At Vance and x lesser known ones. 1. This includes the widespread use of folk instruments and traditional vocal styles. Even the biggest are small artists compared to the actual big artists like Ed Sheeran, Ariana Grande ect. People always say black metal and power metal are completely different, but I honestly don't think that's true. I think Nightwish is one of the more versatile bands in the scene. Examples include: Iron Maiden - Wasted Years, Wildest Dreams, Different World. Garden of the Sinner (Great riffs, fantastic chorus) 5. Luca Turilli (Band) Terra Atlantica. Out of all the power bands I know, Blind Guardian is definitely the best (Imo), and that includes their more mellow songs. Seventh Wonder - The Testament. I think Japanese band Linked Horizon (singers of many AOT openings) is somewhat power metal in some of their songs. I also picked a song called lick me in the ass. I would also throw in a few bands that have yet to release an album yet, but are The simple way to find Japanese Power Metal is just to search for Visual-Kei. Defender - The Journey Lovely 80s Power Metal band from The Netherlands. Probably not Power Metal but Tokyo Blade. I'm a bit of a nerd and have only really listened to the League of…. I was talking to an old hat metalhead friend not too long ago and it came up that all the bands I really like (Alestorm, Gloryhammer, Sabaton, Rhapsody/In Fire, Blind Guardian, Sonata Arctica, Manowar) are "Power Metal". ) Reply reply. ADMIN MOD. Blind Guardian has an 13 min long epic song about the Illiad called "And then there was silence". So I just realized all my fave metal bands are "Power Metal". Holy Sagga - Planetude - Great brazilian PM overshadowed by some near perfect bands. I don't think Amaranthe is power metal. Start with the bands that first grew and inspired the power metal genre. The market is small, and the pool of talent smaller still. Between Angra, SoulSpell, Aquaria, Vandroya, Hibria, Almah, Daydream XI, etc. Prydain. They were inspired by bands like Judas Priest, Iron Maiden, Dio, Black Sabbath and even Queen. Battlelore - The Return of the Shadow. If you're still hungry after that, Golden Resurrection has Sabaton's ex-guitarist and power-metal royalty Tommy Johansson on guitars, and I hear good things about Narnia as well. Sonata Arctica. Dragonland. Here’s the thing about power metal: it’s not a popular genre globally, and it’s not even the most popular metal genre. Fellowship: exceptional vocals and catchy songs. Try Dragonland, Angra, Kamelot, Heavenly, Symphony X, Dark Moor, Blind Guardian, Bane of Winterstorm, Avantasia, Fairyland, Thunderstone, Black Majesty, Freedom Call, Hammerfall, Nocturnal Rites and Firewind. Sir-Xcalibur-6564. Classical music is getting too gimmicky now (the late 18th century) like say Mozart. ) Conception 5. while not metal, rush's song "2112 overture" is very scifi and lots of power/prog metal bands take rush as a musical influence -- maybe you will like it. Both bands take songs from anime and metalize them. Those are my album recommendations for new bands with two or fewer full-length albums, lot of quality stuff on there. Savatage too, but they're like the least underrated USPM band of all time. Metal Church. European Power Metal. Household namws withing power metal is probably something like Blind guardian, helloween, Stratovarius and Sonata Arctica. Grailknights, Nanowar of Steel, Gloryhammer (Alestorm) Ninja sex party is the most unfunny "comedy" band i've seen. FYI, we've got a sub dedicated to the band at r/TheocracyBand . Louhimo is the singer of Battle Beast, of course. Can't think of anyone heavier. The old vocalist of Knights of Round now sings in Odin, who more or less sound like Knights of Round again. They are great live too! They actually share a vocalist with Temperance. For the appreciation, discussion, and sharing of power metal. Helloween. and diverse languages. I can't name bands, but I know a number of songs that portray positive messages. Obsession with Mike Vescera. US Power Metal is a genre of metal that describes a specific sound, not a location a band is from. Legends Of Valley Doom/Eunomia. Also, the current male singer in Visions is Michele Guaitoli, from Temperance. Some great bands including evat you mentioned: 1. Outworld and Inner Visions share one of the most unique lyrical themes I've heard in power metal; they talk about Orwellian societies and dystopian futures based on oppression and government control. Practically all clean, layered vocals with killer guitar work. Also, r/powermetal has compiled a list of 21 essential power metal albums that I suggest everyone interested checks out. ) Kamelot 2. Draconicon: a little italian gem with more of a dark fantasy theme. VEONITY - A New Dimension Melodic power-speed metal. Ad Infinitum - Chapter II: Legacy. Gloryhammer is another option, this is a campy PM band that sings about unicorns, ancient sorcerers and space, but with incredibly powerful vocals Iron Maiden, which is somewhat of a precurser band of power metal, has Flight of Icarus and, more historically, Alexander the Great . Sonata Arctica managed to come up with one of the fluffiest sounds in power metal. I love power metal, but I also love comedy music. Epica is all about choirs. Curious about the genre of Christian metal, but from a power metal perspective. Metalcore (or metallic hardcore) is a fusion music genre that combines elements of extreme metal and hardcore punk. There are a bunch more bands that I can list besides this, power metal is my favorite! Reply reply. Carmeria, from Australia, released an absolutely exceptional power metal debut a couple years ago that everybody seemed to overlook. Personally most boring bands would probably be Powerwolf, Sabaton, Kamelot, Stratovarius, Dragonforce, and Sonata Arctica. Sort by: [deleted] • 6 yr. If you like it more folky, try Eluveitie, they sing about Swiss mythology ("Call of the mountains" is so catchy!) 10. Ancient Bards. Azrael is a pretty old (and cheesy) power metal band with the unique vocals of Iron Fire's Voyage of the Damned is a scifi album. ) Symphony X 8. . I'm looking for bands that changed somewhat substantially throughout their discography, be it via genre, music style, theme, etc. The Last Before the Storm (Really catchy well written Power Metal song) 4. McMetal770. ) Redemption 6. broken_knee420. I personally don't mind the style, and I don't think its existence is a problem, but it's just a term for a certain extremely niche sound that has developed over the last few Stratovarius have a very generic, traditional sound in regards to power metal so I’ll list some of those types of bands. Damien Steele. 13. lt ot je fg hz qq vl fn tj fh