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I found power metal because I was looking for a more positive sub-genre of metal. What I was listening to before often had ahrimanic themes - death, violence, satanism etc.
See songs like We Got The Moves on YouTube. Music can be really heavy and still all about fun.
> Bands from Spain ... have an average of more than 1600 words vocabulary > Country, Nr of bands > Spain, 1
A pity, because there was a vibrant power metal scene here in the 90s and 2000s. They mostly sang in Spanish though.
I found power metal because I was looking for a more positive sub-genre of metal. What I was listening to before often had ahrimanic themes - death, violence, satanism etc.
I grew up on power metal and nowadays I mainly listen to two genres: black metal and classical music. One of the things they have in common is that I can't understand a word in either. I really appreciate that because I find lyrics in songs distracting and most of the time cringy.
I've always thought it's a combination of the genre being niche and being founded on a set of lyrical themes that are restrictive - and maybe particularly challenging -, and also, the fact that a lot of these bands aren't from English-speaking countries. The bands from anglo countries like Kamelot tend to write acceptable lyrics within the power metal context (Manowar lyrics are hilarious at times and arguably well-written, but they are not power metal IMO). There are some noteable exceptions to non-anglo bands with polished lyrics, like perhaps Nightwish or Blind Guardian, but a common occurrence otherwise is to find shitty English, which at least for me is an instant turnoff.
OFC Gamma Ray is the least Power Metal band. Gamma Ray it's like blending Helloween and Pet Shop Boys. Still, a lot of albums from GR surpass Helloween. Yes, even the Keeper one.
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A pity, because there was a vibrant power metal scene here in the 90s and 2000s. They mostly sang in Spanish though.
Spain had Basque speed metal bands, but not Power. Also there's Reno Renardo but it's an obvious parody of Metal, a la Nanowar.
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A pity, because there was a vibrant power metal scene here in the 90s and 2000s. They mostly sang in Spanish though.
Spain had Basque speed metal bands, but not Power. Also there's Reno Renardo but it's an obvious parody of Metal, a la Nanowar.
> Bands from Spain ... have an average of more than 1600 words vocabulary > Country, Nr of bands > Spain, 1
A pity, because there was a vibrant power metal scene here in the 90s and 2000s. They mostly sang in Spanish though.
Some bands are still going strong, although my favorite band Mago de Oz feels like it definitely peaked between 2000 and 2010 with the release of the Gaia albums. I'm not sure that I'd call all their albums power metal, but some of their newer stuff is definitely more power metal-y.
If anyone is looking for a great Spanish metal album, I'd recommend checking out Gaia II: La voz dormida. It tells a really ambitious story with amazing music to back it. And it ends with an epic 21 minute song that I don't even know how to describe.
Oh hey Matt nice to see you around here. This post is popular, maybe release the code? :)