Power metal

Power metal
Stilski začetak:	heavy metal; speed metal
Kulturni začetak:	1980-ih; Njemačka; Poljska; Skandinavija
Glazbala:	Električna gitara – Bas gitara – Bubnjevi – Vokal
Spoj žanrova
	Extreme power metal

Power metal je podžanr heavy metala.

Glavna karakteristika pjesama je melodičnost, a stihovi se najčešće temelje na znanstvenoj fantastici, mitovima, fantastici i povijesnim temama. Kai Hansen, gitarist i bivši pjevač njemačkog power metal sastava Gamma Ray, često je nazivan "ocem power metala".

Osobine

Power metal je brza, glasna i himnična glazba. Vokali običavaju pjevati u falsetu, po uzoru na Brucea Dickinsona (Iron Maiden) i Roba Halforda (Judas Priest). Neki od pjevača, kao npr. Hansi Kürsch (Blind Guardian) snimaju višeslojne vokalne dionice, po uzoru na Queen.

Gitaristi i basisti sviraju kratke i brze note, dok se akordi mijenjaju prilično sporo, jednom po taktu, ili čak rjeđe. Također, brze i zahtjevne gitarske solaže vrlo su česta pojava.

U power metalu velik broj sastava sadrži klavijature (Stratovarius, Sonata Arctica, Masterplan, DragonForce...), dok neke skupine (Rhapsody, Angra) sadrže i simfonijske elemente.

U power metalu bubnjari koriste duplu bas pedalu i različite setove činela.

Izvori

↑ Extreme Power Metal: Dragonforce on New Record. New Noise Magazine. 27. rujna 2019. Pristupljeno 7. listopada 2019.. We worked with him [Coen Janssen] very closely to bring the DragonForce sound and also his style into it. So, it’s still DragonForce keyboarding—you know, the video game sound. We have a bit more of a retro, synthwave [sound] in it as well, along with the big orchestra stuff.
↑ DragonForce - “Extreme Power Metal” Album Review. Penn State Commedia. 4. listopada 2019. Inačica izvorne stranice arhivirana 6. listopada 2019. Pristupljeno 7. listopada 2019.. Marketed as a very ‘80s-themed album, DragonForce combines the styles of synth and outrun with the band’s very own tried-and-true heavy metal sound. As an homage to this style of music, this comes as a surprise to many longtime DragonForce fans, but it’s quite a joy to listen to. With something as popular as synthwave making a resurgence, it's both fun and interesting to see this style reimagined and reinvented for a brand new audience. Metalheads and synthwave listeners can come together in the wake of this new hybrid of music

[1] Extreme Power Metal: Dragonforce on New Record. New Noise Magazine. 27. rujna 2019. Pristupljeno 7. listopada 2019.. We worked with him [Coen Janssen] very closely to bring the DragonForce sound and also his style into it. So, it’s still DragonForce keyboarding—you know, the video game sound. We have a bit more of a retro, synthwave [sound] in it as well, along with the big orchestra stuff.

[2] DragonForce - “Extreme Power Metal” Album Review. Penn State Commedia. 4. listopada 2019. Inačica izvorne stranice arhivirana 6. listopada 2019. Pristupljeno 7. listopada 2019.. Marketed as a very ‘80s-themed album, DragonForce combines the styles of synth and outrun with the band’s very own tried-and-true heavy metal sound. As an homage to this style of music, this comes as a surprise to many longtime DragonForce fans, but it’s quite a joy to listen to. With something as popular as synthwave making a resurgence, it's both fun and interesting to see this style reimagined and reinvented for a brand new audience. Metalheads and synthwave listeners can come together in the wake of this new hybrid of music

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