Power Metal

[Epigone]

I have come to the conclusion that this is the best genre of music ever. Oh, you say Black Metal or Thrash. I say give me Iron Maiden, Helloween, Dio, Manowar, or Rhapsody. I could live off power metal for the rest of my life. I'm a gay homosexual, you say? I wasn't paying attention, I was too busy listening to the BEST MUSIC EVER.

[Schimid]

What the hell?

[EverythingWillSuck]

Hammerfall

[Spectre X]

man, a guy who I don't know makes me think he totally rules, something's wrong with this.

[Helm]

Oldschool US Power is the shit. Stuff you've never heard of. Like Gargoyle, Tokyo Blade, Jag Panzer, Axehammer, Omen, Iron Cross. There's more to power than the mainstream bands you mentioned. Heir Apparent for example, completely destroy Maiden or Rhapsody. To think you will never be blessed with listening the divine voice of Steve Benito, or Midnight.

[Perndog]

ICED EARTH

[Epigone]

But doesn't that prove how awesome the genre is when even the mainstream bands kick total ass?

[Ninjavenom]

What are you talking about? Hammerfall and Iron Maiden suck.

[EverythingWillSuck]

Originally Posted by Ninjavenom

What are you talking about? Hammerfall and Iron Maiden suck.

I MENTIONED HAMMERFALL

so it's a split there

[Epigone]

Iron Maiden sucks a little less than your mom. UP THE IRONS, YOU STREET BEATING NEOPHYTE.

[Blackjack]

In the beginning,
There was flour.
And then somebody added EGGS!
And they baked a cake.
A ManOwar Cake.

A MANOWAR CAKE!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mockery]

Stratovarius are the kings of power metal in my book.

[Big Papa Goat]

Stratovarious=Masturbation
Self indulgent nonsense that requires strong wrists.
Bah, they're alright. But Iced Earth are truly the kings of power metal.

[Perndog]

Bout time I'm not the only one to mention them. Even if it is Papa Goat. :/

[Big Papa Goat]

What did I do to deserve that? Don't answer

[Perndog]

Exactly. :/

[Big Papa Goat]

Fuck right off.
EDIT: Symphony X

[Perndog]

That's better.

[Helm]

Iced Earth suck goat (not that particular) anus. They're a highly derivative band (let's copy metallica and maiden for a few albums! now let's do it again!) Seriously, don't make me bust out the tablatures to show how for example, almost every ballad they've written is essentially a rewritten until-it-sleep.

Schaeffer is a moron of the worst kind. And by the looks of it he's about to put out a USA IS TEH RUEL FUCK YUO OSSAMADAM!! album named *groan* 'The Glorious Burden'.

If you can tolerate listening to a whole Iced Earth album, you're a moron, or an idiot, or both, I guess.


Stratovarious were good for like, 2 albums and then they kept rewriting those two. Ugh. Much rather listen to Exxplorer or something.

It's strange how you americans don't know your underground power at all. Even some worthwhile mainstream power bands (Helloween, Rage, Heaven's Gate, Angra) weren't mentioned in favour of what, Rhaphsody?

[Perndog]

Oh yeah, I forgot Angra.

And I know Iced Earth are derivative of Metallica and Maiden, especially their Horror Show album. I like Metallica and Maiden - therefore, I like Iced Earth's music. Never said they were original.

[Big Papa Goat]

Is Therion considered Power Metal?

[Blackjack]

Oh, by the way.

I'm seeing Iron Maiden tonight. So there.

[Helm]

No, therion isn't power metal. Even when Ralf Scheepers sings in them. No. No. No. Absolutely not.

And Iced Earth are also stupid besides derivative. But perndog doesn't seem to mind. He's used to stupid. After all, it lives there.

[Nemesis]

I don't mind Iced Earth, Blind Guardian, or Hammerfall once in a while.

There's even some Axel Rudi Pell that I like.

[Ninjavenom]

Dude, Iron Cross sound like punk rock on their live album. :o