Blind Guardian is a band that it took me a long time to get into. Power metal was really the last genre I started listening to frequently. I do not really understand why that is. My best friend was into it far earlier than I was. I guess I did not see the same level of aggression in it as thrash and death metal. Blind Guardian is one of the first power metal bands I listened to though. Their sound is epic and glorious. The band focuses on fantasy themes, including doing a concept album on Tolkien's The Silmarillion. But they bring enough aggression into the mix to avoid falling into the same traps as fellow European power metal bands like Rhapsody of Fire, Stratovarius, and the like. FAVORITE ALBUM: IMAGINATIONS FROM THE OTHER SIDE
I've never been a big fan of power metal, but Blind Guardian are one of the few bands I do enjoy.
ReplyDeleteOver time I have listened to more and more power metal, but it was the last metal genre I really got into.
ReplyDeleteUSPM my favorite form of power meta beacuse of the heavy thrash and speed metal influence. Look into bands like Omen, Liege Lord, Helstar, etc.
ReplyDeleteOf course, you probably already know about USPM!
Yep. In fact I am a fan of all three of those groups, though I have not heard much by any of them.
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