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Otakus!!!! Please, oh please, oh PLEASE Bring Power Metal to ACen!!!!!!!!!

#1 User is offline   metaldethrow 

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Posted 18 September 2006 - 11:53 AM

Folks, I think it's about time we brought this under-rated genre to such a great con!

I am a huge fan of Power Metal, and though very little is known about it, it is very popular in the good ol' country of Japan! So, for those of you Otakus roaming about, loving Japan left and right, check this out!

For those of you who don't have a freaking clue what I'm talking about, here's a brief summary:

Power metal is mainly based on epic battles, fantasy, sci-fi, etc. Sometimes, it could branch off to another lyrical theme, but that is the basics of what it is. It has a lot of double-based drums and speed riffs to go with it. And the singer usually has a falsetto (High-pithced) voice. Bands to influence them are those like Queen, Iron Maiden, and Dio.

In short: Power metal sounds like Hair Metal....but GOOD ^_^!

Here are some bands that you may have heard of that fall into this category:
Manowar
Dragonforce
Nightwish (Like Evanescence, but better! Prove me wrong)
Sonata Arctica
Galneryus (From Japan, people)
Rhapsody [of Fire]

I advise you to not let this form of metal go to waste; you have no idea what you're missing.

For those of you who are fans of power metal, post on here to promote Power Metal to come to ACen. We brought Malice Mizer, now let's turn it up a notch.
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Posted 18 September 2006 - 11:58 AM

I like underground hip-hop, and punk rock!

Some like:

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All that good stuff.
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Posted 19 September 2006 - 07:34 AM

YEAHHH we could have hammerfall play live in the dnd gaming room.

A few of us guys went to go see dragon force in chicago last year during the convention. It a shame w got kicked out.
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Posted 19 September 2006 - 02:47 PM

I've heard of some power metal bands from Japan like Galneryus. I"m all for bringing that to ACEN. Power Metal one of my favorite genres of Metal. Dragon Force, Nightwish, I love it all. Lift your devil horns in the air!!!!
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Posted 21 September 2006 - 07:19 PM

hey, how come no one mentioned Blind Guardian? Oh, and I listened to some of Galneryus' stuff on their myspace page (http://www.myspace.com/galneryusworld)...not bad, not bad at all:)
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Posted 22 September 2006 - 08:58 AM

Rest assured: We should leave no Power Metal behind!

The more bands we mention, the better chance we have on bringing it to ACen.

Keep spreading the word!

Power Metal MUST come to the con!
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Posted 22 September 2006 - 09:11 AM

i like power metal, definently all for it being at ACen!!!

im more into like Lamb of God and Slayer myself to be honest tho =p
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Posted 28 September 2006 - 07:59 PM

Galneryus would be sweet, lol, but Syu is no longer with them...
So would Masterpiece <3
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Aushvitz, once again, Syu
Animetal, anime + metal + Syu = Cool, I guess, lol.
Would you count Bloodstain Child, cause I love that band

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Posted 14 December 2006 - 01:26 AM

I am a power metal fan. However, unless the band is Japanese or plays at least one anime song, I don't see how that would fit into ACEN. Yes, I know that there are plenty of non-anime songs played at the Soap Bubble. However, I think that ACEN having a live band that isn't Japanese or doesn't play at least one anime song will not sit well in my stomach.

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Posted 15 December 2006 - 08:33 AM

I want Some brutal grind at ACEN. brint The Faceless through plX
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Posted 19 December 2006 - 03:35 AM

Rhapsody and Nightwish = not power metal
try epic metal, man

Only real metal band I know of from Japan is Gunship666 but it's more death metal than power metal. I would love to see them.



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Posted 20 December 2006 - 02:28 AM

I think Nightwish and Rhapsody would be more symphonic power metal. How about Freedom Call?
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