Re:Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)
by Helmut10001 on Saturday February 24, 2024 @08:41AM
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Blind Guardian is well known in Europe, but very little overseas. I went to a concert once and the mood was really good. The crowd sang for themselves for half an hour. The band was going for 3 hours altogether. Everyone was friendly (nothing else I expected with power metal).
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Re:Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)
by a_gnostic on Saturday February 24, 2024 @10:33AM
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> but very little overseas
Except in Japan (1).
Re:Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)
by mlinhares on Saturday February 24, 2024 @01:22PM
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And all of South America. They could do a concert in almost any big city in Brazil and fill up the place. And also not sing, as people would sing every single song for them.
Re:Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)
by mlinhares on Saturday February 24, 2024 @01:27PM
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A Blind Guardian concert in Latin America might have been the closest thing I've ever had to a religious experience, now that I think about it.
Re:Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)
by Klonoar on Saturday February 24, 2024 @03:53PM
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Japan and Metal have a unique relationship at this point.
Re:Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)
by scop on Saturday February 24, 2024 @05:18PM
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I don’t know much about it, other than knowing some of my favorite bands have huge followings there. Can anybody educate me how the Japanese metal scene functions? Are there certain genres that have a hold or is it totally diverse?
Re:Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)
by Klonoar on Sunday February 25, 2024 @03:42AM
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Eh, if you're gonna link a Reddit thread on it, you may as well just invite /u/tokyometal to this forum and have 'em answer directly - they're effectively the only authority of the underground metal scene over there.
My initial comment was moreso based on the number of limited releases that Japan's gotten from metal albums over the years, coupled with touring there being more complicated - so when bands _do_ get to tour over there, it's usually a crazy good show. Drives demand, etc.