Various metal

[CyrusReij]

Request here, been doing some reading lately about forefathers of power metal, and would appreciate if anyone could link me some of Helloween's best, thanks

[Hathe]

Gorgar, will eat you!

Hey!

[CyrusReij]

Originally Posted by Hathe

Gorgar, will eat you!

Hey!

lol wtf @ song about evil pinball machine :P

[Hathe]

lol @ negative internet. It was a joke about HAIR, not music. Fucking retard.

Continuing the theme of instrumental metal (Behold... The Arctopus, Blotted Science previously linked).

[possible]

Originally Posted by Hathe

Indeed, awesome band. It's a shame their drummer left them for Blotted Science, but at least they're producing equally awesome music.

Hah, almost as good as Arctopus, the fact that the bass is barely audible and completely downtuned ruins it for me.

[Astennu]

Originally Posted by CyrusReij

Request here, been doing some reading lately about forefathers of power metal, and would appreciate if anyone could link me some of Helloween's best, thanks

Walls of Jericho is a classic. Here is Ride the Sky, the open of said album.



Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt. 1 is also highly regarded. Here is Twilight of the Gods from that.



Can't have a power metal post without Blind Guardian. From Battalions of Fear:



Lastly Scanner, another old German power metal band I loved, but they never got anywhere in the US. Their song Galactos:

[Seventh]

Fuck all Amorphis kicks so much ass. I've been woodshedding learning to play this album front to back, and this song in particular is just a fucking blast to play.



Anyone happen to have any idea what poem this refers to?

Originally Posted by youtube comment

The band and many songs, this one in particular is bases on a finnish epic poem. Like the Greeks story of Odysseus, the fins have the story on which this song is bases. The little fat man and dwarfish fantasy qualities are derived from that

[Daeos]

Tossing up some Bolt Thrower since I didn't see any. The quality is pretty shite, but you get the idea.

[Oo_]

Originally Posted by Seventh

Anyone happen to have any idea what poem this refers to?

This particular song? 37th poem of Kalevala. There seems to be several English translations of the whole thing around, no idea if they are any good, but here's one:
Kalevala : the Epic Poem of Finland — Complete - Project Gutenberg

[Disp]

Can't remember if I saw it in the thread or not, but Something Wicked Trilogy from Iced Earth rocks.

[CyrusReij]

Originally Posted by Disp

Can't remember if I saw it in the thread or not, but Something Wicked Trilogy from Iced Earth rocks.

They have indeed come up, I honestly like them, and the combo effort between Schaffer and Kursch that is Demons & Wizards. On another note, possible doesn't like them :P

[DrRetarded]

I've ended up checking out a lot of stellar bands, and have acquired some great music due to this thread. I figure it's high time I attempt to contribute, and my apologies if this shit has already been posted, but here goes nothing:

Darkane:

Icon In Me:


Devil-Driver (for you Coal Chamber fans):


Ensiferum:


Turisas:

[Daeos]

I like DevilDriver a lot, although I wouldn't really compare them to Coal Chamber. I know Dez fronted both bands, but it's like apples and oranges to me. I would definitely recommend checking them out if you like the song DrRetarded linked.

My contribution for today is some Fear Factory, although I'm posting the instrumental version. The opening riff was voted 19th in Total Guitar's list of "The Heaviest Riffs of all Time".

[CyrusReij]

Originally Posted by DrRetarded

I've ended up checking out a lot of stellar bands, and have acquired some great music due to this thread. I figure it's high time I attempt to contribute, and my apologies if this shit has already been posted, but here goes nothing:

Turisas:

Fucking viking metal with electric violin solos? God I love when shit comes out of left field and blows me away!

Oh hell might as well post a couple, a bit different from the death/thrash/power metal we've had recently:

Turmion Katilot (Industrial):


Apocalyptica's Cover of Rammstein's Seemann, I love Nina Hagen's vocals on this song:

[Rica86]

Originally Posted by Astennu

Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt. 1 is also highly regarded. Here is Twilight of the Gods from that.

I haven't listened to that album in forever. So awesome.

On a different topic, anyone know when the new nevermore is coming out? Been waiting for it for a few years now.

One of my favorite nevermore songs:


And no nevermore post is complete without some Sanctuary.