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Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)

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Re: Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)

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Post by ethbr1 »

aerhardt wrote: post #50
mikub wrote: post #37

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I can imagine some lyrics can be hard to listen to for an english speaking native. Manowar made a german version of "Heart of steal" it's called "Herz aus Stahl" it's so bad when I heard it for the first time I thought "Oh man I hope we don't sound that bad to all the people who speak english when we're singing english."

I don't know if it's that bad... In my experience the English lyrics from these euro power metal bands are ~98% good, but then there's the odd line that has you reach for a thesaurus to see if that's real English or they've pulled it out of their butts, and most of the time it's the latter. It's pretty off-putting, it would be perfectly OK if that was it, but it often brings your attention to the fact that the lyrics…

Did some dialog work for a German game company when I was younger.

In one of the raw scripts I received from the German side, I remember staring at "medicament" for a long time, before looking it up.

So yes, I know the feeling. :)

Re: Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)

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Post by znpy »

scop wrote: post #40

I only recently discovered Blind Guardian. Typically listened to thrash, rarely power metal. Man, what excellence. Brilliant vocals, great choruses, distinct and unique sense of melody both on guitar and vocals. Something I really love about them is that vocals, guitars, and drums all have very prominent and distinct parts. In many bands I feel like one instrument will often dominate and the band becomes boring. I.e.…

Had a very similar feel when I discovered Domine as a teenager… the temes are also very varied. You can see what the band was reading (in terms of fantasy novels) through the years :)

Re: Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)

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Post by RajT88 »

Big metal fan here, as are some of my friends.

The Power Metal genre is less popular here in the US for sure. For example as great as the playing is for bands like Rhapsody my friends and I always found them too silly to get into.

Some other bands make the cut of course. But why this resistence to the genre in general?

My working theory is one of culture: Songs about dragons and shit probably resonate a lot better if you grew up in a places filled with castles and shit. That is simply not the US and very much is Europe.

Re: Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)

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Post by coffeebeqn »

RajT88 wrote: post #73

Big metal fan here, as are some of my friends. The Power Metal genre is less popular here in the US for sure. For example as great as the playing is for bands like Rhapsody my friends and I always found them too silly to get into. Some other bands make the cut of course. But why this resistence to the genre in general? My working theory is one of culture: Songs about dragons and shit probably resonate a lot better if…

Good question - especially since everything else in that realm is quite popular in the US. D&D, lord of the rings etc. Maybe it’s considered more cheesy here? I remember thinking it was kind of cheesy growing up in Europe and listening to various types of metal

Re: Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)

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Post by Semaphor »

aerhardt wrote: post #68
tekla wrote: post #67

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Have you literally never been on a metal forum?

> Have you literally never been on a metal forum? Is it common to talk about data science in metal forums?

FWIW, I posted this on a pretty active metal discord, and only one person found it interesting.

Re: Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)

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Post by Semaphor »

aerhardt wrote: post #19
tgv wrote: post #10

> 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.

Mägo de Oz has been active since 1989 and just released another album this year. Lèpoka is a more folky band that nevertheless sound very much MdO inspired. Still alive and kicking :)

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Post by mtlmtlmtlmtl »

scop wrote: post #40

I only recently discovered Blind Guardian. Typically listened to thrash, rarely power metal. Man, what excellence. Brilliant vocals, great choruses, distinct and unique sense of melody both on guitar and vocals. Something I really love about them is that vocals, guitars, and drums all have very prominent and distinct parts. In many bands I feel like one instrument will often dominate and the band becomes boring. I.e.…

If you like thrash and great vocals, check out Forbidden if you haven't. Late 80s early 90s technical thrash whose singer has some wild range. Twisted Into Form is their best album IMO. Their reunion album Omega Wave is also excellent.

Re: Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)

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Post by hn_go_brrrrr »

aerhardt wrote: post #58
scop wrote: post #40

I only recently discovered Blind Guardian. Typically listened to thrash, rarely power metal. Man, what excellence. Brilliant vocals, great choruses, distinct and unique sense of melody both on guitar and vocals. Something I really love about them is that vocals, guitars, and drums all have very prominent and distinct parts. In many bands I feel like one instrument will often dominate and the band becomes boring. I.e.…

Here in Spain they were arguably the biggest power metal band ever. Shirts with their art were very common - a tier below Maiden shirts, but putting up a respectable fight in popularity. They also filled some of the best venues - not stadiums, but the tier right below, the premium venues, which I think is a great achievement for such a niche genre. When I was a kid I loved some of their classics like Mirror Mirror, b…

Scorpions with the Berlin Phil is also fabulous.

Re: Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)

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Post by nihilius »

scop wrote: post #40

I only recently discovered Blind Guardian. Typically listened to thrash, rarely power metal. Man, what excellence. Brilliant vocals, great choruses, distinct and unique sense of melody both on guitar and vocals. Something I really love about them is that vocals, guitars, and drums all have very prominent and distinct parts. In many bands I feel like one instrument will often dominate and the band becomes boring. I.e.…

Take a look at https://www.last.fm/de/music/Demons+&+Wizards/Touched+by+the... and https://www.last.fm/de/music/Savage+Circus/Dreamland+Manor On mobile right now but I think these are second bands from blind guardians lead singer and guitarist. Maybe take a look at the Wikipedia page. I don’t know wo exactly right now. It’s a while ago i listend to them. But it was great at the time.
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