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Re:Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018) by aerhardt on Saturday February 24, 2024 @08:22AM (#39491300)
Here in Spain they were arguably the biggest power metal band ever. Shirts with their art were very common - a tier below Maiden shirts, but putting up a respectable fight in popularity. They also filled some of the best venues - not stadiums, but the tier right below, the premium venues, which I think is a great achievement for such a niche genre.

When I was a kid I loved some of their classics like Mirror Mirror, but I wasn't as much into them as some of my entourage, as I preferred other styles of vocals. Recently however I've come to appreciate them again because Spotify suggested "Sacred Worlds" from the album Edge of Time. I love fully orchestrated metal - Metallica's S&M with the San Fran Symphonic or Nightwish's Once with the London Philarmonic - and "Sacred Worlds" is an absolute banger within this rare subgenre.

Re:Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018) by hn_go_brrrrr on Saturday February 24, 2024 @10:30AM (#39492199)
Scorpions with the Berlin Phil is also fabulous.
Re:Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018) by aerhardt on Saturday February 24, 2024 @11:24AM (#39492736)
Thanks for the recommendation, I knew they had done that but had never listened to it. Love me some Scorpions and of course Berlin Philarmoniker is cream of the crop.
Re:Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018) by barbarum on Sunday February 25, 2024 @01:06PM (#39503129)
Marvellous, I think, but not really fabulous.
Re:Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018) by senderista on Saturday February 24, 2024 @01:16PM (#39493767)
It's funny, "Mirror Mirror" is the biggest hit from NIME but it's my least favorite track on the album. I'm not a huge fan overall of ANATO but "Precious Jerusalem" might be their most epic chorus ever.
Re:Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018) by dalmo3 on Saturday February 24, 2024 @02:41PM (#39494541)
Oh the little bridge before the chorus is even more majestic, gives me goosebumps every time.

I used to "hate" ANATO for a long time but now it's easily my favourite from them and every time I listen to it it gets better. It's one of a handful of albums that to this day I can sit down and do nothing but listen to the music. No multitasking. (Though I guess trying to pick out each vocal track is a very multitasking activity).

Re:Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018) by aerhardt on Saturday February 24, 2024 @01:43PM (#39494021)
I had forgotten about that one - it was actually my favorite cut too. The chorus is indeed a banger - extremely creative. I think Mirror Mirror was the more popular track because it had an anthem quality to it. Easier to sing with your friends at a bar or a concert, while Precious Jerusalem is pretty much progressive metal.
Re:Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018) by ponector on Saturday February 24, 2024 @02:37PM (#39494506)
Powerwolf is another great band with orchestrated metal albums.
Re:Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018) by scop on Saturday February 24, 2024 @05:16PM (#39495620)
Love S&M 1&2, “All Within My Hands” being maybe my favorite from the two albums.

One thing of note: I essentially only listen to metal and classical. Everything else is dead boring to me. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯