powermetal
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2 years ago
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on: Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)
The second might be figures of speech, but not the first definitely isn't. Again I had cited the second as an example of ego worship not of murder/rape. Its not like I am saying its bad/good that power metal bands lyrics are of this nature but that's how it is.
powermetal
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2 years ago
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on: Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)
If you want that, ideally you should spin up a new band name for a project thats too different in style from a band whose style you have already established.
Its not that people resist change, thats how thrash metal bands changed into death metal slowly and the invention of death metal is highly celebrated. But it was a slow and organic change. Typically bands that have some sense about this tend to spin up a different name if they want to play something totally different from their existing band.
powermetal
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2 years ago
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on: Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)
Trad revival is a big thing these days. But I think there is something subtle about even older power metal that sometimes makes it a bit different from something you'd class as "plain" speed metal. Its a bit hard to put in words precisely. But that is why I love the genre so much. I am not so much into pure speed metal or thrash metal.
powermetal
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2 years ago
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on: Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)
Power metal is either brazen ego worship and/or or similarly (to death metal) talking of topics like mass murders and rapes. Though unlike the more neutral/clinical approach of death metal, power metal lyrics usually come from an angle of glorifying these things.
edit: I am merely relaying the common lyrical subjects of the genre. I made no judgment whether its a good or bad thing.
powermetal
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2 years ago
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on: Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)
Its nothing to do with the USA. Older metal genres are in general quite niche today.
Death metal and black metal is ubiquitous everywhere. Power metal and speed metal are relatively obscure these days.
powermetal
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2 years ago
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on: Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)
European/german power metal bands tend to be more speed metal based. American power metal retained closeness to heavy metal more. I would recommend him to try out bands like Helstar and Jag Panzer next.
