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I've discovered the Australian power metal (proggish) band Voyager. I listened to the album I am the reVolution and i thought it was pretty nice! I warmly recommend it!
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Any Dragonforce, anyone? Tongue
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Originally posted by VerticalUprising VerticalUprising wrote:

Any Dragonforce, anyone? Tongue

Dragonforce is great, but as far as power metal goes, I prefer Kamelot and Gamma Ray Tongue
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Good ol´ Helloween and Blind Guardian, then I´m pretty much satisfied.
 
I used to listen to Rhapsody (before the Fire), Stratovarius and Sonata Arctica too, and they also have some great quality releases.
 
The issue with power metal in general (be it the Euro or the US version) is the lack on originality. Very few artists stand out and far too many use the same old tricks that the innovators did in the 80s, without doing much of anything else than pale imitations. I really like the style but if an artist don´t make an effort to stand out, I´m usually turned off.
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Originally posted by UMUR UMUR wrote:

The issue with power metal in general (be it the Euro or the US version) is the lack on originality. Very few artists stand out and far too many use the same old tricks that the innovators did in the 80s, without doing much of anything else than pale imitations. I really like the style but if an artist don´t make an effort to stand out, I´m usually turned off.

I would argue that this is an issue that pretty much every genre faces, rather than a specific problem with power metal. I'm not saying I outright disagree with the sentiment, but I think that power metal can be crossed over with enough other metal genres to result in some modern standouts. 

Recommend you try these ones. All are primarily power metal albums that draw on other elements that are less common or in such a way that really sets them apart to my ears.


Though I don't think sticking to a tried and tested formula automatically makes something lesser than what came before it. There have been some very well done but very much done by the book power metal records in recent years too. 
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My favorite power metal albums would probably be Queensryche's the Warning, Fates Warning's Spectre Within and Awaken the Guardian, Blind Guardian's Imaginations from the Other Side and Nightfall in Middle Earth, the last three Miller-era albums of Symphony X, the first two Crimson Glory albums, and Rhapsody's Power of the Dragonflame. That is not counting the neo-classical metal albums though.

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I keep seeing all this love for Seven Kingdoms, and after seeing them live (opening for Blind Guardian in 2010) I don't get it.

As a band I thought they were very generic, and the singer, whatever her name is, couldn't find the pitch that night if you hit her over the head with it. She was awful and I got the feeling they hired her more for her looks that her ability to sing.

Maybe she/they had an off night, I don't know. I hate ripping on bands, I want to support metal, and I love me some good power metal. But they were bad enough that I didn't go home that night and check anything out on youtube, nor have I since.

Should I give them another chance?
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I remember several people here said that the artwork of the previous Helloween album was bad. I never minded it so much. This one though, well, is a different matter.
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Two very nice and unknown power metal bands IMO
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^^I actually kind of like that cover, not their best cover but still pretty good. That reminds me, I need to listen to more Helloween
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Originally posted by Unitron Unitron wrote:

^^I actually kind of like that cover, not their best cover but still pretty good. That reminds me, I need to listen to more Helloween

You and me both!LOL


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My favorite Power metal album to date.
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Originally posted by aglasshouse aglasshouse wrote:

My favorite Power metal album to date.


It is one of my favourites too Thumbs Up
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I´ve recently started picking up some of the probably not so known US power metal acts around. Screamer, Drive, Jacobs Dream, and others too. I´m looking forward to getting a bit more time listening to their material.
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Originally posted by UMUR UMUR wrote:

I´ve recently started picking up some of the probably not so known US power metal acts around. Screamer, Drive, Jacobs Dream, and others too. I´m looking forward to getting a bit more time listening to their material.

I've heard Screamer's debut. I liked that one a lot. I don't know the others though.

I can recommend Cauldron Born and Mathias Steele for lesser known USPM acts. 
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Yeah thanks to your review, those two are on my list too.
 
I´m a sucker for hard edged riffs and insanely high pitched vocals, which are often features of US power (the vocals are as often more low register and raw though, I just find I usually prefer the high pitched screaming ones the most). Early Queensrÿche, Savatage, Crimson Glory, Fates Warning, Lethal...and loads of others from that time released some great material. It´s distinctly 80s sounding, but that´s how I like it.
 
Helstar is a new interest too. Great band that one.


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Helstar is THE SHIT man! Their first four are essential, first two are heavy/power beauties (towards the Unknown and Run with the Pack, EPIC) but the next two, where they take a much more energetic power/thrash sound, are among my favorites ever, especially Nosferatu, which is a top 20 metal album in my book. INSANE riffage.

I assume you've already looked into most of the well-known USPM stuff but just in case, here's a quickilist of awesome stuff: Titan Force, Leatherwolf, Apollo Ra, Liege Lord, Realm, Oliver Magnum, Forte, Lord Bane
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Opener from Cauldron Born's first:



Full Matthias Steele album here, you're unlikely to find it otherwise:
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Full Matthias Steele album here, you're unlikely to find it otherwise:



Take it back, unbeknownst to me it's been reissued! And they have a new album too. 
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Originally posted by adg211288 adg211288 wrote:

Full Matthias Steele album here, you're unlikely to find it otherwise:



Take it back, unbeknownst to me it's been reissued! And they have a new album too. 

That's awesome, I'll have to check out their new album.
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