Favourite US Power Metal band

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 9948 Age : 49

I was curious to start this thread.

so which band gets your vote?

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 9948 Age : 49

Metal Church got my vote.

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 7640 Age : 56

Vicious Rumors for me with Metal Church a very close second.

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1064 Age : 31

Titan Force!
Vicious Rumors by a hair.

Metal is my Life Number of posts : 40881 Age : 56

I went with Metal Church but Vicious Rumors is right there too. I went with Metal Church just because I was with them from the get go. I hadn't discovered Vicious Rumors til after Carl Albert's death,but was totally blown away by what I had heard.

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Metal is Forever Number of posts : 5704 Age : 49

FATES WARNING by far!

(But METAL CHURCH of the choices available with SAVATAGE in a distant 2nd.)

Metal master Number of posts : 882 Age : 61

Savatage

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 7059 Age : 44

Metal Church, one of my top 5 bands in general.

Good poll, tight race!

Bukkake Tsunami Number of posts : 25557 Age : 53

Iced Earth gets the nod. Metal Church was a close 2nd, but I think I tend to listen to IE more these days.

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Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1698 Age : 37

Metal Church

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Sanctuary

Metal is Forever Number of posts : 9948 Age : 49

Leatherface wrote:: Sanctuary

I never thought about them. scratch

Metal is in my blood Number of posts : 3004 Age : 55

MG b insane.

Master Sailboat Number of posts : 9301 Age : 45

Omen

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Favourite US Power Metal band MNxjcKm

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1692 Age : 48

The mighty Metal Church! $\'arry \'eadbanger$

Subject: Re: Favourite US Power Metal band Fri Dec 12, 2014 6:35 pm

I like Iced Earth

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Iced Earth

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Riot (certain albums), Liege Lord, Attacker, Chastain, Heathen's Rage, Fates Warning, Crimson Glory, Manilla Road, Omen, Warlord, Lizzy Borden, etc.

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I sure wish Sanctuary was an option. Thats all I've listened to today.

Heart of Metal Number of posts : 1779 Age : 58

Metal Church

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Iced Earth

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My immediate choice would be Metal Church because I'm such a big fan of Blessing In Disguise and Human Factor. I haven't really listened to Vicious Rumor, so I'm going to check them out before voting.

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mc666 wrote:: Omen

sorry man not too familiar with this band Embarassed

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80s Metal Lady wrote:: My immediate choice would be Metal Church because I'm such a big fan of Blessing In Disguise and Human Factor. I haven't really listened to Vicious Rumor, so I'm going to check them out before voting.

All the VR albums are good to varying degrees but Digital Dictator and the s/t are classics IMO. In my book they come very close to MC, but MC has a greater, thrashy edge, and I just feel like most of their albums are stronger than the bulk of VR's work.

Savatage is a great band that I would have voted for if not for MC's inclusion. Still, I find MC's songwriting even more memorable than Savatage and would take Wayne or Howe any day over Oliva. They're just that awesome to me (albeit Savatage obviously had a much stronger lead guitarist).

I'm not sure of Iced Earth being on the list. They're a bit removed from these old guard players. I love 'em, but it's a different era, different sound, different class.

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