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DragonForce are a British power metal band from London, [1] formed in 1999. They are known for their long and fast guitar solos, fantasy-themed lyrics and retro video game-influenced sound. The band themselves refer to their music as "extreme power metal".
Generally, power metal is characterized by a more uplifting sound, in contrast to the heaviness and dissonance prevalent in styles such as doom metal and death metal. Power metal bands usually have anthem-like songs with fantasy-based subject matter and strong choruses, thus creating a theatrical, dramatic and emotionally "powerful" sound.
An anthemic heavy metal and power metal song, "Gloves of Metal" is about being a warrior of metal, dressed in leather, studs and spikes. [5] [17] The song also draws on the imagery of sword and sorcery's barbarians and heavy armored army slowly marching forward. [17]
The TV album, titled Saturday Morning Apocalypse, was released September 28, 2010, through E1 Music. [13] In 2010, Powerglove toured the U.S. and Canada with Swedish power metal act HammerFall and followed that tour immediately with another U.S./Canadian tour with Sonata Arctica and Mutiny Within. [13]
Characteristics may include complex song structures, unusual time signatures, lengthy songs and often using concept albums. [2] Later on, many extreme metal bands began to experiment and developed an array of progressive metal fusions with other genres, including death metal, black metal, thrash metal and avant-garde metal. [citation needed
Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within a symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in contrast with the heaviness and dissonance prevalent in, for example, extreme metal .
Extreme Power Metal is the eighth studio album by British power metal band DragonForce, released on 27 September 2019. [7] It is the band's last studio album to feature longtime bassist Frédéric Leclercq [8] and the first not to feature longtime keyboardist Vadim Pruzhanov, who left the band in 2018; [9] Epica keyboardist Coen Janssen recorded keyboards for the album as a session member. [7]
Sabaton is a Swedish power metal band from Falun.The band was formed in 1999 by lead singer Joakim Brodén, bassist Pär Sundström, guitarists Oskar Montelius and Rikard Sundén, and drummer Richard Larsson, but has gone through multiple lineup changes with Brodén and Sundström remaining the only consistent members.