Power Quest has the power!!!

Hi everyone. I recently came across another band called Power Quest who are simply awesome. Can't get enough of this power metal but this stuff is awesome and kickass to.

Just started learning how to play the guitar again

Hi everyone, Years ago when I was 16 I used to take guitar lessons and I loved it. I only had lessons for 6 months but it was one of the few things in life that would never bore me so I practised like there was no tomorrow but after 6 months my guitar teaches was planning to move so he couldn't teach me any more and even though he gave me the number of another teacher I guess that I was too embarrassed so I sort of gave it up.

It's something that I sorely regret but no point living in the past. Any ways due to re emergence of my love for power metal I have decided that I will begin learning how to play the guitar again and will be trying to do it in the shortest time possible with the intentions of possibly starting a power metal /hardcore punk band cause I love both genres of music well more the power metal but some of my all time favourite bands like Clawfinger and Rise Against are hardcore punk (well rise against is melodic hardcore which I think it a sub genre of hardcore punk anyway).

So to that end I have started practising, I whipped out my old copy of Progressive Guitar Method - Book 1 Deluxe Color Edition and started playing the examples. I am practising lots in the hopes I can do this very quickly. After I finish that book and can play everything in it really well I am planning to get Progressive Guitar Method, Book 2: Intermediate and then finally after I finish that I can move onto the more fun stuff by getting Progressive Heavy Metal Techniques for Lead Guitar and also planning to get How to Play Metal Guitar: The Basics and Beyond (How to Play Series) as it had great reviews.

To that end I have bought an electronic guitar tuner from ebay so that I can get my strings to be in tune (as I used to rely on my guitar teacher to do that). I am still deciding about whether or not I should get a guitar teacher but for now I would just like to do it myself for now.

I also have a keyboard which appears to be used by some bands like Firewind so after I master the guitar my starting learning how to use the keyboard as well.

Oh by the way if any one has any ideas on how to speed up the learning process for my learning it would be appreciated. 

Metal Is Forever

Hi everyone,

I have just come across another cool power metal band with an awesome vocalist who goes by the name of Primal Fear and this is a song called Metal is Forever and I LOVE IT!!!.

The vocal are awesome and it's got a good solid power metal beat to it which is awesome and the main singer looks tough which is always cool.

Anyways enough from me here it is:

Vanishing Point Rocks in Melbourne!!!

If you haven't heard of Vanishing Point then you were like I was about a week ago until I started looking up power metal bands that I could go see in Melbourne and what do you know I found a couple of beauties by finding this Database of Melbourne Power Metal Bands.

Now one of the bands i really liked was called Vanishing Power and this is their track "Surrender" which is just awesome. I can't wait to see these guys in person.

Power Metal and why you should be listening to it?

For those of you who don't know I love power metal. Now if you wondering what power metal is then it is music like this from the band Firewind:

Now power metal  and epic metal is very different from your standard metals now while there are a lot of different types of metal with things like thrash (which is really fast) to heavy metal (stuff from the 70s like ozzy osbourne's band) to a whole other bunch of metals but power metal stands in contrast to these because power metal well pumps you up because it is fast (well the european stuff is) but has a good melody (which in my opinion thrash doesn't).

Now for me personally, the difference is the effect the power metal has on me. I used to listen to bands like linken park, garbage, rammstein, metallica and a whole whose of other bands like that which was mostly in the alternative category(apart from metallica) but i don't really listen to them anymore because i honestly don't feel like it because i have noticed that i only seem to listen to this music when i feel down (which isn't often) but the music you listen to actually shows how your current mental state. In fact i find that apart from power metal and epic metal most modern age music always has a negative connotation behind it and since i hate negative and love to be positive power metal is for me.

Now if you liked the power metal song above from Firewind (A greek power metal band) then you might like some of these two:

Now this is a power ballad but this is one of the most powerful power ballads I have come across and just to show why i love power metal and that's because it's not only positive but can be good for those who have just lost someone close to them:

The next band is Freedom Call and they are pretty cool. I just started listening to them a couple of days and I love their music as it's epic action music. It's so awesome. Check this out:

Now for something a bit heavier but a band close to my heart. They are called Hammerfall and I have been listening to their music for a while and this one is a classic to get you pumped:

Now for a taste of some of the best power metal(well more epic metal) to come out of America. This is definitely a harder sound and vocals but the lyrics are some of the most powerful lyrics and this is definitely the stuff you play when your boxing or training cause it's so cool:

Now there are lots more bands in this genre of music but I think this is good to start of with. By the way if you live in Melbourne like I do then you can check out a local power metal band who are pretty cool called Black Majesty who play awesome tunes like this one:

Since you people have now been educated in the fine art of power metal it is now up to you to spread the word so go my brothers and sisters. GO!!!

Winter's Verge Are Awesome!!!

I just found out about this band from my friend who seems to know a lot about bands in the genre of music that I have never heard off. This is Power Metal at it's best and they are a cypriate band and it's seems most of the best power metal bands apart from Manowar seem to come from europe. Enjoy this awesome track!