Power Metal

[dream431ca]

Can some people give me some good Power Metal bands to listen to? I've listened to Nightwish a million times. Is there any other Bands of Power metal that you would recommend??

 

[Axyon]

I don't have a wide knowledge of Power Metal, but the more popular bands like:

Blind Guardian
Iced Earth
Dragonforce
Gamma Ray
Helloween
Sonata Arctica
Kamelot

... are a good place to start.

 

[Angry Lawyer]

Power metal? Go for power ballads!

-Angry Lawyer

 

[Hazar]

I don't have a wide knowledge of Power Metal, but the more popular bands like:

Blind Guardian
Iced Earth
Dragonforce
Gamma Ray
Helloween
Sonata Arctica
Kamelot

... are a good place to start.

great stuff

I personally recommend Sonata Arctica, DragonForce, Masterplan, and John Petrucci's solo album Suspended

 

[VictimOfScience]

Geez, a power metal thread with no mention of Running Wild or (older) Hammerfall??? Crazy....:rolling:

Maybe Rhapsody too now that I think of it--they have some fine stuff.

 

[TheGrimSweeper]

Gamma Ray for sure, get their new album that just came out Majestic. Its sweet.

 

[Bleeder]

Gamma Ray Ftw!!! I absolutely love "the heart of the unicorn", the first time i've laughed out loud while headbanging.

 

[Fat Tony!]

Stratovarious are awesome, Sonata Arctica are ftw!! (Both finnish therefore uber)
Dragonforce are good but a little overrated imo get them.

 

[ZeeM]

I don't have a wide knowledge of Power Metal, but the more popular bands like:

Blind Guardian
Iced Earth
Dragonforce
Gamma Ray
Helloween
Sonata Arctica
Kamelot

... are a good place to start.

What he said, especially Blind Guardian are :thumbs: , each of their songs is very unique.

And check out Rhapsody, Stratovarius, Zonata and Kenziner. Those 2 last are swedish power metal bands (they sing in English though), they both existed only for 2 years, released 2 albums and were disbanded. I doubt you'll find any of their songs (there are a few in p2p masked as Sonata Arctica but still hard to find), I bought them at mp3search*** for 0.90$/album

Some of their highlights:
Zonata - Thor (or sometimes "The thundergod")
Zonata - Gate of Fear
Zonata - Wheel of Life
Zonata - Illusion of Madness
Kenziner: Images of the past