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| Yeah, I liked that point. It was before I derailed the thread by showing how much of an elitist I am by putting down anything I don't like.
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Forsaken (8/15/2007)
Yeah, I liked that point. It was before I derailed the thread by showing how much of an elitist I am by putting down anything I don't like.People are going to listen to whatever they are going to listen to for whatever reason. Everyone has their own opinions; that's why there is so many different sub-genres. I'm open to whatever. If the band sucks, it sucks, but that conclusion has nothing to do with the genre. It seems genres are 30% opinion anyway.
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Forsaken (8/15/2007)
[Wikipedia]Power metal is a style of heavy metal music typically with the aim of evoking an "epic" feel, combining characteristics of traditional metal with thrash metal or speed metal, often within symphonic context. The term refers to two different but related styles: the first pioneered and largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal, and a later more widespread and popular style based in Europe (Especially Germany, Italy and Scandinavia) with a lighter, more melodic sound and making frequent use of keyboards.
Nevermore may indeed have alt rock influences, but I just don't agree to their sound being as simple as prog + altrock, as you said before.
For Trivium, you can explain where the hardcore part of their sound went. They sound like Lamb of God because both bands are heavily influenced by thrash.
But I'll just let you win this time and label them as metalcore just for their first two albums.
God, I love being stubborn.Wikipedia is not a reliable source, since anyone can edit the info. Even European power metal was faster and heavier in the 80's. Helloween, Running Wild, Grave Digger, Blind Guardian, Asgard (both Asgards, from Italy, and Germany), Rage, (even Stratovarius, back when Timo Tolki did vocals) etc were all much more powerful, and had much more musical depth, than all these crappy flower metal bands out there now. The current bands are watered down pop/hard rock with fast kick drums and guitar wankery. Nevermore doesn't really have any power metal influences at all. Sanctuary was a PM band, but not Nevermore. But if you do want to call them power metal, with thrash elements, that's also a large part of progressive metal. Trivium's progressions, vocal patterns and songwriting style are all very derivative of metalcore. The main difference is the lack of breakdowns.
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