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I discovered this band over on the Edge forums, and ever since downloading the Center of the Universe song I've been hooked. They're quite old, actually, but have only just had about 4 albums released in England. I think they're German, but they sing like any other band and sound as American as you get. The catch is, their genre would best be described as 'melodic power metal'. Right.
For example, while most of their songs are pretty hardcore in terms of the instruments, they all have a very distinct melody and the lead singer actually sings. No screaming, no shouting, no abuse. It's actually decent metal (shock horror!). Not your crappy Slipknot and System of a Down singing, but decent singing.
Also, as with their latest album Epica, their albums are based around medieval themes. Like, an adventure. It's pretty damn good, and definitely worth looking into.
So if you're intrigued, take a look at 'Center of the Universe', 'Forever', 'Karma' and 'Across the Highlands'. They're my favourites, anyway.
For example, while most of their songs are pretty hardcore in terms of the instruments, they all have a very distinct melody and the lead singer actually sings. No screaming, no shouting, no abuse. It's actually decent metal (shock horror!). Not your crappy Slipknot and System of a Down singing, but decent singing.
Also, as with their latest album Epica, their albums are based around medieval themes. Like, an adventure. It's pretty damn good, and definitely worth looking into.
So if you're intrigued, take a look at 'Center of the Universe', 'Forever', 'Karma' and 'Across the Highlands'. They're my favourites, anyway.
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I discovered this band over on the Edge forums, and ever since downloading the Center of the Universe song I've been hooked. They're quite old, actually, but have only just had about 4 albums released in England. I think they're German, but they sing like any other band and sound as American as you get. The catch is, their genre would best be described as 'melodic power metal'. Right.
For example, while most of their songs are pretty hardcore in terms of the instruments, they all have a very distinct melody and the lead singer actually sings. No screaming, no shouting, no abuse. It's actually decent metal (shock horror!). Not your crappy Slipknot and System of a Down singing, but decent singing.
Also, as with their latest album Epica, their albums are based around medieval themes. Like, an adventure. It's pretty damn good, and definitely worth looking into.
So if you're intrigued, take a look at 'Center of the Universe', 'Forever', 'Karma' and 'Across the Highlands'. They're my favourites, anyway.
For example, while most of their songs are pretty hardcore in terms of the instruments, they all have a very distinct melody and the lead singer actually sings. No screaming, no shouting, no abuse. It's actually decent metal (shock horror!). Not your crappy Slipknot and System of a Down singing, but decent singing.
Also, as with their latest album Epica, their albums are based around medieval themes. Like, an adventure. It's pretty damn good, and definitely worth looking into.
So if you're intrigued, take a look at 'Center of the Universe', 'Forever', 'Karma' and 'Across the Highlands'. They're my favourites, anyway.