Whats up gents? Just looking for fellow power metal fans to discuss and collaborate.
Examples of these epic bands:
Dream Evil
Hammer Fall
Iced Earth
Dio

Iced Earth is good, but I usually think power metal is a little too corny for my tastes. The most powerish metal I listen to is a much more prog band than power metal... they're called Symphony X (they're on-par with Dream Theater, imho).

I like all those bands especially Dio and Hammerfall. Iced Earth are good my favorite albums from them are Something Wicked This Way Comes and Dark Saga. Dream Evil are pretty good the first three albums are very good. Check out these bands Primal Fear, Rhapsody of Fire, Nightwish, Gamma Ray, Blind Guardian, Firewind, Stratovarius, Axel Rudi Pell, Sonata Artica, Angel Dust, and for amazing guitar shredding Dragonforce.

Hhhmm, I've heard of most of those, but a few i'll have to check out. I know this isnt power metal but have you guys heard of Sabaton? Pretty badass band, especially the Art of War album check that shit out!

i like sonata arctica and stratovarius, but i dont like dragonforce anymore since i realised how they suck when they play live, like, really suck

sonata arctica is awesomesauce, and yeah dragonforce sucks live but at least their albums are great.

I thought they were pretty good live when I saw them, but their guitarists, many times, play much too fast to be taken seriously (and their playing sometimes goes to total shit when they play fast). The album stuff is insanely good, but IT ALL SOUNDS THE SAME, ALBUM AFTER ALBUM...

That's what happens when you base your music entirely on video game soundtracks circa 1995 or earlier.

idc how good the albums are, when you can't play live, when you can't enjoy paying a F*CKING ticket to see stone fucks on stage not even able to play their own songs, i mean, i can't enjoy an album when i know they can't really play what im listening at... that just pisses me off

That's how blink 182 was until their 100th reunion when they decided to start rehearsing. Also, I know that's not a good example seeing how easy that music is to make fun of.

I havent seen a metal band in concert, i prefer the classic rock guys in concert so far, so anyway if you had to make a list what would be you guys' top 10 lists be? I'll probably be checking out these bands to expand my library.

My top 10 concerts ive seen 1. Metallica in 1988 on the Justice Tour at the Charlotte Coliseum 2. Metallica with Guns n Roses in 1992 at the Charlotte Coliseum 3. Clash of The Titans with Slayer, Anthrax, Megadeth, Alice N Chains at The Charlotte Coliseum 4. Kiss in 1985 on the Asylum tour at The Charlotte Coliseum 5. Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Yngwie J. Malmsteen on the G3 tour in 2003 at the Saenger Theater in Pensacola 6. Def Leppard at the Pensacola Civic Center in 2003 7. Scorpions, Whitesnake, Dokken at the Pensacola Civic Center in 2003 8. Metallica with Godsmack in 2004 9. Kiss with Buckcherry at the Pensacola Civic Center in 2009 10. Poison with Ratt at the Wharf in Orange Beach in 2007 those are my top ten concerts.

Heyyyy, I base all my music off video games!

Slayer is awesome in concert!

nice, i've always wanted to see slayer. I know they dont really fall into the metal catagory but i think i'll be seeing BLS in Nov, anybody see them live?

nop, What's the full name? never heard of em as BLS...

I got my tickets to go see Muse the 21st of october in Quebec city, might be awesome! but im still waiting for the new tour dates for Incubus, Our lady Peace and RadioHead, surely gonna buy a ticket for each 1 of those

Black Label Society

oh never heard of em. u said its not in metal category, what is it then?

Its Hard Rock and Zakk Wylde is a amazing guitarist check out the albums The Blessed Hellride, 1919 Eternal, Mafia. here is some BLS Bleed for Me off of the album 1919 Eternal http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gs8BdTHDrjY

Hard rock it is, sounds good though