It's usually were the tempo is dramatically slowed down and everything but the percussion is taken out of the segment. It came from hardcore/punk and made it's way into metalcore.
Well they have similar in their latest album. Tempo dramatically decreases, and they keep vocals and keyboards or vocals and drums, or drums and keyboards, etc. Good enough for me.
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Lol, it's not a break down, it's simply a break. Most songs have breaks, where it slows down. You would probably have to be a part of the hardcore (hate this word) "scene" to know what is and what isn't a breakdown.
DragonForce is not nintendocore and they do not have breakdowns, lol.
I think power metal is a great genre featuring really cool melodies and solos my favourite power metal bands are -
Stratovarius
Symphony X (these guys are a bit prog oriented also)
iced earth
Dragonforce
Angra
Gamma Ray
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True, but most people who like Power Metal would probably like Symphony X so it's not completely out of place for him to mention them lol.
Yes it is. Just because a lot of My Chemical Romance loving posers like Metallica, doesn't mean they have the right to label Metallica as Emocore or any of that nonsense. Same applies here. Symphony X are Prog, not Power.
True, but most people who like Power Metal would probably like Symphony X so it's not completely out of place for him to mention them lol.
Here's some really cool Power Metal bands:
Altaria
Angra
Avantasia
Axxis
Dionysus
Dream Evil
Elvenking (mostly Folk Metal, some Power Metal influences)
Gamma Ray (listen to some album samples because live it's bad quality)
HammerFall
Helloween
Kamelot (great live band)
Sabaton
Silent Force
Sinergy
Sonata Arctica (my favorite ;])
Stratovarius
Symphony X are'nt exactly power metal its just that they take a quite a few clues from it!!!!
Also as such Dream Theater are prog but then they also have some elements of hard rock/blues/acoustic music/shred!!
Listen to these songs for a good variety-
Erotomania (instrumental)
Silent man (acoustic)
In the presence of enemies part 1 (prog/shred/metal)
Forsaken (goth/prog/metal)
and many more like this.....!!!
We cant just very narrowly confine power metal bands or any other band as such that's what i wanna say!
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Symphony X are'nt exactly power metal its just that they take a quite a few clues from it!!!!
Also as such Dream Theater are prog but then they also have some elements of hard rock/blues/acoustic music/shred!!
Listen to these songs for a good variety-
Erotomania (instrumental)
Silent man (acoustic)
In the presence of enemies part 1 (prog/shred/metal)
Forsaken (goth/prog/metal)
and many more like this.....!!!
We cant just very narrowly confine power metal bands or any other band as such that's what i wanna say!
Can you please stop saying wrong things about Metal? Please. Do you even know what Prog is to proceed and say that "they take quite a few clues from it" ? Next thing you're gonna tell me is that Wintersun and Arcturus can be called Power Metal because they have some pseudo-choir choruses, fast paced guitar and keyboards. Seriously, quit it.
How are you labeling stuff as Prog/Shred/Metal/Goth and whatnot ? Since when is Prog not Metal. If you meant Prog rock, then I don't know many, if any, bands who go Prog, then Metal, then Gothic Rock (I'm losing you readers here, because the post I'm replying to is too obscure to handle). I take it you're talking about Gothic Rock maybe? Again, doesn't fit.
How are you labeling stuff as Prog/Shred/Metal/Goth and whatnot ? Since when is Prog not Metal. If you meant Prog rock, then I don't know many, if any, bands who go Prog, then Metal, then Gothic Rock (I'm losing you readers here, because the post I'm replying to is too obscure to handle). I take it you're talking about Gothic Rock maybe? Again, doesn't fit.
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Don't get so upset over this. Music genres cross so many borders with each other that it's often impossible to label bands and songs. Dream Theater is the perfect example because they dip into so many different genres it's hard to count.
Speaking of Dream Theater, to the OP who keeps raving about Herman Li... the guy can't perform live at all. He can play a hell of a lot faster than I ever will, but why write songs that you can only play correctly in studio conditions after hundreds of takes? John Petrucci from Dream Theater can play just as fast as Herman Li, but he doesn't f**k up every time they play live. In fact, Dream Theater oftentimes sound better live than in the studio. I think a person's live performance is the best way to say how good they are.
Don't get me wrong, Dragonforce has a lot of really cool songs, but if I had to watch them live I'd shove pencils in my ears first so I wouldn't have to feel so bad for Herman Li.
Don't get so upset over this. Music genres cross so many borders with each other that it's often impossible to label bands and songs. Dream Theater is the perfect example because they dip into so many different genres it's hard to count.
Speaking of Dream Theater, to the OP who keeps raving about Herman Li... the guy can't perform live at all. He can play a hell of a lot faster than I ever will, but why write songs that you can only play correctly in studio conditions after hundreds of takes? John Petrucci from Dream Theater can play just as fast as Herman Li, but he doesn't f**k up every time they play live. In fact, Dream Theater oftentimes sound better live than in the studio. I think a person's live performance is the best way to say how good they are.
Don't get me wrong, Dragonforce has a lot of really cool songs, but if I had to watch them live I'd shove pencils in my ears first so I wouldn't have to feel so bad for Herman Li.
I'm not getting upset, musical ignorance just annoys me. I'm not talking about crossing boarders, I'm talking about another concept. I don't even care about Dream Theater to discuss the example with you, since they don't appeal to me one bit.
Well, there are some bands that follow a straight line in some typical genre. But I have to say that there are allot of bands that cross borders and are quite inventive. I tend to listen to allot of different kind of music that is beeing labeled in the excact same genre of something else but is completely different in my mind.
Mind breaking and sky scraping music, that fits into one "kind of genre" but then again is completly different. Nothing to do with Power metal though
You guys should really stop generalizing something that I'm talking in specific about. I'm talking about Symphony X, not every fucking band in existence.
I notice a lot of hate on Power Metal from guys who are into the more hardcore, dark metal. What's the reasoning? My guess is either the keyboards and/or high vocals. Anything else?
Post here if you like Power Metal too my favorite Power Metal band is DragonForce, but besides that, it would have to be Blind Guardian.
I just hate Power metal cuz its corny sounding. DragonForce is a bad live band btw. Dunno just hate it.
As opposed to Slipknot and their keg banging idiots? Give me a break. Don't get me wrong, they both suck more than Jenna Jameson.
Hey man no reason to criticize. To each his own. If you like slipknot, listen to them, if you like Meshuggah, listen to them. If you like Iron Maiden, listen to them. We need to learn to put our opinions in a nice way.
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Hey man no reason to criticize. To each his own. If you like slipknot, listen to them, if you like Meshuggah, listen to them. If you like Iron Maiden, listen to them. We need to learn to put our opinions in a nice way.
My $0.02
I just stated my own opinion; given that he has enough self-esteem, he doesn't have to give two shits about what I said.
Joey Jordison is the greatest drummer in the history of mankind
HE IS!
(i don't even know him)
LOOOOOOOOOOOOL...Man, you're something else. Joey is the only semi-semi-decent member of that joke of a band. Don't get me wrong, he's mediocre at best.
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"Cards and flowers on your window, your friends all plead for you to stay,
sometimes beginnings aren't so simple, sometimes goodbye's the only way."
DragonForce is not nintendocore and they do not have breakdowns, lol.
"Cards and flowers on your window, your friends all plead for you to stay,
sometimes beginnings aren't so simple, sometimes goodbye's the only way."
Stratovarius
Symphony X (these guys are a bit prog oriented also)
iced earth
Dragonforce
Angra
Gamma Ray
:thumbsup:
Rise and rise again, until lambs become lions
Yes it is. Just because a lot of My Chemical Romance loving posers like Metallica, doesn't mean they have the right to label Metallica as Emocore or any of that nonsense. Same applies here. Symphony X are Prog, not Power.
Rise and rise again, until lambs become lions
Symphony X are'nt exactly power metal its just that they take a quite a few clues from it!!!!
Also as such Dream Theater are prog but then they also have some elements of hard rock/blues/acoustic music/shred!!
Listen to these songs for a good variety-
Erotomania (instrumental)
Silent man (acoustic)
In the presence of enemies part 1 (prog/shred/metal)
Forsaken (goth/prog/metal)
and many more like this.....!!!
We cant just very narrowly confine power metal bands or any other band as such that's what i wanna say!
:thumbsup:
Can you please stop saying wrong things about Metal? Please. Do you even know what Prog is to proceed and say that "they take quite a few clues from it" ? Next thing you're gonna tell me is that Wintersun and Arcturus can be called Power Metal because they have some pseudo-choir choruses, fast paced guitar and keyboards. Seriously, quit it.
How are you labeling stuff as Prog/Shred/Metal/Goth and whatnot ? Since when is Prog not Metal. If you meant Prog rock, then I don't know many, if any, bands who go Prog, then Metal, then Gothic Rock (I'm losing you readers here, because the post I'm replying to is too obscure to handle). I take it you're talking about Gothic Rock maybe? Again, doesn't fit.
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Speaking of Dream Theater, to the OP who keeps raving about Herman Li... the guy can't perform live at all. He can play a hell of a lot faster than I ever will, but why write songs that you can only play correctly in studio conditions after hundreds of takes? John Petrucci from Dream Theater can play just as fast as Herman Li, but he doesn't f**k up every time they play live. In fact, Dream Theater oftentimes sound better live than in the studio. I think a person's live performance is the best way to say how good they are.
Don't get me wrong, Dragonforce has a lot of really cool songs, but if I had to watch them live I'd shove pencils in my ears first so I wouldn't have to feel so bad for Herman Li.
I'm not getting upset, musical ignorance just annoys me. I'm not talking about crossing boarders, I'm talking about another concept. I don't even care about Dream Theater to discuss the example with you, since they don't appeal to me one bit.
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You guys should really stop generalizing something that I'm talking in specific about. I'm talking about Symphony X, not every fucking band in existence.
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I just hate Power metal cuz its corny sounding. DragonForce is a bad live band btw. Dunno just hate it.
As opposed to Slipknot and their keg banging idiots? Give me a break. Don't get me wrong, they both suck more than Jenna Jameson.
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It's the decisions you make when you have no time to make them that define who you are.
I just stated my own opinion; given that he has enough self-esteem, he doesn't have to give two shits about what I said.
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HE IS!
(i don't even know him)
i remember when i was like 12, I thought he was the greatest ever. pshhhh i was so niave
LOOOOOOOOOOOOL...Man, you're something else. Joey is the only semi-semi-decent member of that joke of a band. Don't get me wrong, he's mediocre at best.
Rise and rise again, until lambs become lions