ower Metal is one of the metal genres closest related to fantasy and the fantastic you can find. The two groups I wrote about a couple of days ago - in the post
The Two Kings of Epic Fantasy Metal! - Blind guardian and former Rhapsody (now known as Rhapsody of Fire) are actually both usually labeled as Power Metal.
The Two Kings of Epic Fantasy Metal! - Blind guardian and former Rhapsody (now known as Rhapsody of Fire) are actually both usually labeled as Power Metal.
From my favorite site for music lovers and album collectors, rateyourmusic.com, I have found a top 10 list over the best power metal albums ever recorded according to the users of the site.
The list goes as follows:
1. Blind Guardian - Imaginations From the Other Side (1995)
2. Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II (1988)
3. Kamelot - The Black Halo (2005)
4. Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998)
5. Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I (1987)
6. Jag Panzer - Ample Destruction (1984)
7. Virgin Steele - Invictus (1998)
8. Lost Horizon - A Flame to the Ground Beneath (2003)
9. Lost Horizon - Awakening the World (2001)
10. Gamma Ray - Land of the Free (1995)
I have to admit that I actually only have one of these albums in my CD collection (Nightfall...), although most of the tracks from the two Helloween albums are included in the double-CD compilation Treasure chest that I do own.
Seems like I have got some really interesting musical experiences ahead of me (saw that Gamma Ray album at a really nice price the last time I was at the local record store). Hope you can find some undiscovered pieces of majestic gold as well.
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