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I think there's a section of the metal community that thinks certain power metal bands care more about being dorky than about writing and playing good music. Obviously the idea is absurd, but I think I understand where it comes from. The compositional tropes of power metal has changed a lot over the years.
The Metal Observer, the site I write for, covers power metal quite a lot. I've done a few articles on there about Japanese power metal, as well as plenty of power metal reviews, both signed and underground bands. Black Wind Metal writes on almost nothing but power metal albums.
- Sacred Outcry – Damned for All Time. [Cover artwork: George Apalodimas] Without question, there are an infinite amount of cases similar to what Greece’s Sacred Outcry endured regarding their debut full-length, but very few are lucky enough to have a comparable positive outcome resulting in a triumph as significant as Damned for All Time.
- Goldenhall – Collide. [Cover artwork: Claudio Bergamín] The fact that a year as dreadful as 2020 decided to provide two remarkable power metal albums equally deserving of the top spot seems every bit as fortuitous as it is unjust.
- Seven Spires – Emerald Seas. [Cover artwork: Junki Sakuraba] The second band on this year’s list to bring a substantial level of theatricality to the table is Boston’s Seven Spires.
- Unleash the Archers – Abyss. [Cover artwork: Adam Burke] Hello, I am an idiot. Perhaps you’re already aware of this, but in case you need further proof related to power metal, consider the fact that I have Unleash the Archer’s Abyss in my number four spot after saying this approximately three months ago
Nov 6, 2024 · By Dolphin Whisperer on September 20, 2024 in Angry Metal Guy's Unsigned Band Rodeo, Doom Metal, Power Metal, Progressive Metal, 38 comments. ““AMG’s Unsigned Band Rodeö” is a time-honored tradition to showcase the most underground of the underground—the unsigned and unpromoted. This collective review treatment continues to exist to ...
May 8, 2024 · By Steel Druhm on April 21, 2020 in 2020, Cruz Del Sur, English Metal, Folk Metal, Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Reviews, Heavy Metal, NWOBHM, Power Metal, 66 comments “U.K.’s Dark Forest has been cranking out high quality music since 2009, with a very interesting blend of Euro-power, traditional heavy metal and just enough folk elements to give them a slightly unique sound.
Dec 3, 2021 · THE TOP 30 FULL-LENGTHS OF 2021 «» 30. Vandor – On a Moonlit Night [Cover artwork: Nele Diel] Full-length number two from this Swedish outfit is proof enough of 2021’s overall excess of great power metal: On a Moonlit Night is a wonderfully warm, inviting record that improves on the band’s debut in most every way—it’s fantastical and adventurous, there’s a very nice bass presence ...
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Nov 14, 2019 · Running Wild reached a piratical pinnacle of energy and attitude, finding the optimum tone and pace for their swashbuckling power metal on an album that’s both wildly OTT and, somehow, oddly classy. 16. Omen - Battle Cry (1984) Circa 1984, American metalheads were hooked on medieval England.
