Has anyone ever heard of Dragonforce? They're pretty good power metal band from Britain. They're pretty unheard of in the USA, but that should change. Listen to "Valley Of The Damned" by them, and you will instantly love it if you're a fan of this kind of music =D
Oh shit, this guy at another board I visit is obsessed with them. I like to call Power Metal, "Hobbit Metal", since it talks about dragons and all that shit. No, I don't like it either.
I commend you for liking some really obscure stuff, Power Metal, and while I respect the genre...I really can't go further than Symphony X....I'll check some samples and see what I think, but I've listened to Sonata Arctica and Rhapsody and they really aren't up my alley, I'm more jazz fusion, metal, and prog than symphonic stuff EDIT: As for these guys, I checked out some of their samples of their new album at Amazon.com, and its actually better than I thought. The singing and guitar work to me is a bit too generic but their rhythm section is awesome! Great fast drumming (mixing it up with thrash punk rhythms) and the bassist has some awesome licks! Overall, not my favourite but they sounded pretty good and I see why you like them.
why thank you. i noticed that on your avatar you have MArs volta... MARS VOLTA RULES!!!!!!!!! And yeah, i'm not a HUGE power metal fan, but i like dragonforce, and a few select others. I have yet to hear symphony X.