[DaveBSC]

You can tell they actually put some thought into it, as opposed to just playing notes as fast as possible which seems to be every Dragonforce song these days. I'm still not one for Powermetal, though. If you're into that, you may want to check out Firewind. Unlike the Dragonforce guitarists, Gus G doesn't need a bunch of studio tricks. He can actually play the guitar.

 

[donunus]

Hammerfall is also good power metal

 

[SoupRKnowva]

any particular songs or albums you guys would recommend by them?

 

[MaZa]

I was in AC/DC black ice concert yesterday, and it was a blast! Though I was expecting bit bigger lightshows especially when song TNT hitted in, but music was still perfect. It was insanely loud though, it clipped and blurred out quite badly here and there and it was hard to listen even through earplugs. But I still had a good time, only things that truly bothered me were sore throat and broken bone on foot (slipped in stairs week ago. thank god I had seats).

 

[donunus]

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any particular songs or albums you guys would recommend by them?

hammerfall? just start with the first 2 albums

 

[acidbasement]

Power metal begins and ends with Gamma Ray as far as I'm concerned.  Interesting, epic, yet not esoteric songwriting/arrangements, awesome technical wizardry from all instruments, and one of the best live shows I've ever seen.  Every album after Land of the Free is a winner IMO, though the critics seem not to prefer their two most recent, LOTF2 and To the Metal.
 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eF3ttBH_8r4

 

[Cianyx]

I'm back and I come bearing gifts
 

 

 

[Marcus_C]

@SoupRKnowva, thanks for posting that Dragonforce track, it reminded me to listen to that album, I'm not a metal head by any means as i only own three albums classed as metal: SoaD - Mesmerize/Hypnotize and Dragonforce - Valley of the Damned.
 
Does anyone else like Self vs. Self ft. In flames off the new pendulum album? I really didn't like it at first but it's grown on me a lot. It's here if anyone's interested.

 

[donunus]

Cianyx,
I love that album of Infester. Theres nothing exactly quite like it IMO

 

[Cianyx]

Success! Yeah, it's great USDM

 

[donunus]

Actually it was one of the first metal albums Ive discovered I few months back when I started digging deeply into metal. Awesome indeed

 

[MaZa]

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Success! Yeah, it's great USDM

That Infester band sounded pretty intense, seems like very good stuff and surprisingly varied within only one song. I have to take a peek on their albums.

 

[Trogdor]

I am assuming 88 pages in, someone has already mentioned the following items:
 
A)  Opeth is one of the greatest metal acts of all times
 
B)  Blackwater Park is one of the greatest metal albums of all time
 
I do have to thank you guys for Pendulum and Moonsorrow recommendations.
 
Btw, apparently Swallow the Sun is supposedly real good.  And I am huge Kamelot fan (seeing them in September).
 
PS "Down with General Lionwhite"

 

[DaveBSC]

Yep, Opeth is good stuff. Under the Weeping Moon on Roundhouse tapes is freaking magical.
 

 

[MaZa]

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I am assuming 88 pages in, someone has already mentioned the following items:
 
A)  Opeth is one of the greatest metal acts of all times
 
B)  Blackwater Park is one of the greatest metal albums of all time

 
 
This... ummm... can be debated.