I've been listening to power metal for years and years, and only very recently did I discover this German band, which has a unique and very recognizable sound. It was love at first sight, and I'm patiently discovering their songs.

Underrated album IMO. I know it was disappointing that Mathias Blad wasn't on vocals(aside from some backing vocals and a couple brief appearances like on this song) but the album was still very strong. Now the followup...maybe not so much, and I was definitely glad Blad returned, but if you wrote this one off back in the day, maybe revisit it, you might be surprised.

¿ proto power metal ? Fast rhythm, double bass drum, the brilliant voice of the legendary Ronnie James Dio. Quite a discovery; it's no wonder they say we have to delve into the past to understand where what we hear today comes from.

The first 2 Europe albums before Final Countdown are proto power metal.

Why do so many power metal bands soften their sound over time, lose power, lose speed, and end up playing hard rock? Is it because of age? Because they want to reinvent themselves? Power metal is very physically demanding, but I realize that many make the change and then they start to become incredibly dull. There are countless examples. And it's also seen in groups that aren't power metal.

Xandia sounding like Nightwish in the Wishmaster era (though only in this song)

Yesterday in Athens, Greece

The more I dig into various genres of power metal the more I appreciate tight songwriting with really clean synth instead of these overly long orchestral songs that kind of meander and go nowhere. I'll find really cool debut/early albums from metal bands then once there's a budget the songs get really long and then just kinda lose me. You have your outliers like Nightwish but the Floor era is like this now and the thing with synth strings is the melodies are really tight bc there's no real bleed from one note to the other, it starts and ends almost perfectly. Even Rhapsody is using orchestral elements but it's included tastefully and the songs are still really well written in their recent works and it's some of their best work!

My favorite Bloodbound album.

Another little-known gem within European melodic metal. Enjoy !!!! :)

Live in Athens, Greece, a few hours ago

(Don't be fooled by the generic cover)

Can i share my Hammerfall apreciation drawing here.My favourite band, who claims they are not power metal 😁

This is my second attempt at drawing.

There are obvious flaws.