power metal có nghĩa làPower Metal is the description for today's "true heavy metal" sound. Power Metal bands are always guitar driven, with keyboards rarely making much of an appearance. The vocals are of the clean sounding variety, and usually feature very powerful, talented vocalists who can really reach the upper ranges of the vocal spectrum. ExampleLost Horizon is the finest example of power metal in the world today.power metal có nghĩa làA form of metal. Power Metal takes its roots from 80's metal bands such as Iron Maiden, Manowar, and Dio. Power Metal usually employs the use of guitar and vocal harmonies, with the vocals in almost every case being sung cleanly (one excpetion is Demoniac, which is Blackened Power). Drummers in this genre must be very adept with double-bass pedals, for they are almost constantly using them. ExampleOther bands play, Manowar KILLS!power metal có nghĩa làThe opposite of black metal. ExampleBlack metal fans dress up like trolls, power metal fans dress up like knights.power metal có nghĩa làa really great sub genre of metal. it contains fast (most of the time long) guitar solos and a vocalist who can really reach those high notes Example"In the land of a thousand souls we will carry on through the rain. In the sun we will move along with the memories of the slain."this is real power metal. -Dragonforce's "My Soul and My Spirit" power metal có nghĩa làa subdivision of metal which focuses in melody and precision, often dealing with themes from the Dark ages like fairies, elves and stuff. Looking alike and sounding alike is an unusually common tendency within bands of this genre ExampleRhapsody and Blind Guardian can duke it out for the second prize while Boanerges calmly takes the first place.power metal có nghĩa làThe most irritating genre of metal to ever grace this planet. The bands steal from Iron Maiden's and Dio's catalog and add cheesy Lord of the Rings and other fantasy bullshit to their music. The music consists of a bunch of repetitive power chords, some guy who does a shitty job at falsetto vocals and sounds like he's getting raped in the ass, and a bunch of other transvesdites. Possibly the most hated genre along with nu-metal, metalcore, and emocore. ExamplePower metal is fucking gay. If you want metal with balls buy a Suffocation or Obituary record.power metal có nghĩa làpower metal may be a sub-genre and includes stuff like swords, war, blood, brotherhood, knights..etc Examplepower metal bands such as Manowar, Iron Maiden, DragonForce..power metal có nghĩa làPower Metal: ExampleThrash/Death/black metaler upon hearing Dragonforce: "What the fuck is this dogshit power metal?""True" Metal fan: "This is the greatest band ever!!!!" Thrash/Death/black metaler: "Ever heard of Wintersun, Carcass, Megadeth, Pantera, Sepultura, Children of Bodom, or In Flames (Old, ie, before they became metalcore suckage)?" "True" Metal fan: "What's that?" or alternatively: "I don't like those bands, they're too heavy" (in the metal community, this is akin to declaring you are a pussy and will invariably leave you without any credability on your musical crticism ability) If the "True" Metal fan gives the first response, often, they are allowed to hear said metal examples, and can be converted on the spot. However if the response is the latter, give up and leave. Such people are often too young or worse, musically stunted, especially if they are only capable of liking one sub-genre of metal and the worst band in that sub-genre. power metal có nghĩa làPower metal is the music genre you will only be able to play if you have 16 hours of spare time each day to practice your instrument and study music theory for a decade. ExampleSome power metal bands: Rhapsody of Fire, Ancient Bards, Nightwish, Fairyland, Luca Turilli.power metal có nghĩa làtrue moden day metal, not to be confused as a subgenere Examplepower metal is cheese metal |