Power Metal

Posted almost 4 years ago
Damn, you all are indecisive! Another tie for the week's voting, which takes our track listing to:01 Sweet Wine by Cream02 Into the Void by Black Sabbath03 Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll by Blue Oyster Cult04 I'm Eighteen by Alice Cooper05 Blitzkrieg Bop by The Ramones 06 Neat, Neat, Neat by The DamnedThis week's nominees come from the Power Metal category which Wikipedia describes as:
"Power metal is highly focused on the vocalist, with "clean" vocals being much more prevalent than the growling vocals often associated with death metal...Following in the tradition of Ronnie James Dio, Bruce Dickinson, Rob Halford and other heavy metal vocalists, power metal vocals are often in a high register. The majority of the genre's vocalists sing in the tenor range, capable of hitting very high notes...Power metal guitarists and bassists generally play rapid streams of notes, but change chords comparatively slowly, with a harmonic tempo of once per measure or slower. Fast and demanding guitar solos, however, are almost guaranteed...A number of power metal drummers generally play with two bass drums for added speed, utilizing them to play a constant stream of sixteenth notes (semiquavers) with snare drum accents on the beat. This style is fairly common in power metal as in other heavy metal subgenres, though it is by no means universal...Power metal bands often incorporate keyboards into their musical arrangements, though their usage varies from subtle accents to a full-blown melody line."
And the nominees are:Man on the Silver Mountain by RainbowVictim of Changes by Judas PriestThe Zoo by The ScorpionsHoly Diver by DioBalls to the Wall by AcceptDownload a mix of tracks from each nominee and cast your vote in the upper left hand corner of burningdervish.com now!

Comments (3)

  1. steve simon says wow, i love the power metal and early punk family trees, wish i could see them up close
    Permalink posted 03/02/2008
  2. burningdervish says dig this URL for a better image: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Metal_Genealogy.jpg
    Permalink posted 03/02/2008
  3. steve simon says awesome, thanks
    Permalink posted 03/02/2008

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