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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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- Sabaton - The War To End All Wars. Could there be any doubt? Swedish power metallers Sabaton have carved a lucrative, ludicrous niche penning odes to military conflict, soldiers and historic events across nine full-lengths; their 10th succeeds 2019’s The Great War, recounting more valour and grief from World War I. Most of these 45 minutes are spent delivering crystal-clear, Maiden-level singalongs and Priest-ready leads.
- Blind Guardian - The God Machine. A perennial benchmark for power metal excellence, The God Machine has clearly been designed to remind the faithful that no one can touch this band when they’re on top form.
- Battle Beast - Circus Of Doom. Circus Of Doom is filled to the brim with epic metal that fires on all cylinders. The eponymous opening track is classic Battle Beast, and then some.
- Hammerfall - Hammer Of Dawn. Having almost single-handedly kickstarted a late-90s European power metal movement that continues to flourish today, Hammerfall should be more frequently and more loudly celebrated than they often are.
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- Unleash The Archers - Awakening
- Gloryhammer - Heroes
- Sanctuary - Die For My Sins
- Manowar - Blood of The Kings
- Edguy - Mysteria
- Galneryus - Silent Revelation
- Yngwie Malmsteen - Rising Force
- Metal Church - Badlands
- Hammerfall - Renegade
- Savatage - Gutter Ballet
To open up the list this week, Unleash the Archers made it to the 20th spot with "Awakening" from the 2017 album "Apex." Just a straight-up power metal banger with all the classic elements — everything that we love about the genre. Also, let's take a few moments to appreciate Grant Truesdell and Andrew Kingsley for their incredible guitar works.
Nothing says power metal like an appropriately written and arranged orchestral synth intro and "gigantic dragons made out of steel" in the first line of the first verse. Gloryhammer takes the traditional genre practices and feeds them with steroids. The results, which we can hear in "Heroes (of Dundee)," are nothing short of awesome.
Now we go all the way back to 1988 and the early days of the genre. From the present-day perspective, it's difficult to point out the exact subgenre for Sanctuary. These were the days when people just enjoyed heavy metal with Iron Maiden-ish riffs that included more than just power chords, boosted with screaming vocals and slightly more aggressive ...
Would it be wrong to say that Manowar is a guilty pleasure band? Even if you're not into them, there's at least one song that you'll like. "Blood of the Kings" is another example of an early power metal song from the late 1980s, featuring Ross the Boss on guitar.
Although the 2000s were mostly about nu metal and some metalcore, Edguy took classic old-school metal and brought it to another level. "Mysteria" is a bonus track from the "Hellfire Club" album and it also features Kreator's Mille Petrozza as a guest vocalist.
During that same era of metal, Galneryus was spreading the good word of power metal in the Far East. The band is incredibly underrated and "Silent Revelation" is just one of the examples of their innovativeness, all while staying true to the genre boundaries.
Although guitar players of all genres admire Yngwie Malmsteen and his work (even if some claim that they don't), there aren't enough words to explain how crucial he was to the development of power metal and the entire metal genre as a whole. We could pretty much list his entire discography here but his classic "Rising Force" comes as the most impor...
Another power metal piece before the subgenre was fully defined, Metal Church's badlands carefully balances between power metal and progressive metal. The band was pretty close to becoming as big as Metallica back in the day and they're incredibly influential, yet underrated, in the whole world of metal music. Lasting over 7 minutes, "Badlands" sho...
One cannot simply discuss power metal without HammerFall in there. Although the band's founder and sole original member, guitarist Oscar Dronjak, isn't exactly keen on the whole "power metal" label, he and his bandmates ultimately helped define the subgenre. On the 12th spot comes the title track of the 2000 album "Renegade."
Savatage is another big name of the early power metal era. In 1989, they released their "Gutter Ballet" album. Although mostly defined as "progressive," there are certainly power metal elements in there, especially on the album's title track. The entire record was written by brothers Chris and Jon Oliva, as well as producer Paul O'Neil, also known ...
Apr 4, 2024 · German power metal cult Powerwolf have announced their next studio album, Wake Up The Wicked. The followup to 2021 album Call Of The Wild and 2023 studio/compilation release Interludium will be released on July 26 via Napalm Records. Select physical versions of the album will come with the additional release Manhattan Metal Mass – Live In New ...
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Nov 15, 2019 · Top 25 power metal albums according to Metal Hammer. 25. Avantasia - The Metal Opera (2001) 24. Cloven Hoof - A Sultan's Ransom (1989) 23. Doomsword - Let Battle Commence (2003) 22. Kamelot ...
Dec 4, 2020 · 20. Paralydium – Worlds Beyond. [Cover artwork: Gustavo Sazes] Oh, hey, Dynazty released a brand new album in 2020. We Have the Power likes Dynazty, and The Dark Delight is a solid album that sees the band mixing in a perhaps surprising bit of gloominess into their otherwise bright power / hard rock formula.
