| One of several top genres in metal music news | | | | bass sits in the back of the music that is often not |
| should be power metal. Using the quickness of | | | | heard due to the loudness of the electric guitars. |
| today's style of music as well as the traditional way | | | | Drummers will use a dual bass drums or double bass |
| to play fits the power community. Speed metal was | | | | pedal on their sets in their music. You will find a lot of |
| really the start of power in America. Using the | | | | this in heavy metal music. You will hear the double |
| different styles and alternations of methods, this was | | | | bass "running" or quick beats in between other |
| something for the music news community to analyze. | | | | elements. This style is no different than other type |
| This style was a calmer and more melodic sounding. | | | | of heavy metal. |
| The Structure of the Music | | | | This type of music genre has been known to use |
| Clean vocals and growling are a common feature in | | | | keyboards inside their music. You can incorporate |
| power metal. Often times there are growls or | | | | more elements with a keyboards or include full |
| screams that you would also find in black or death | | | | melodies. |
| metal. Vocals certainly are a big part of what power | | | | Other Aspects of Metal Music |
| metal is all about. Michael Kiske (ex-Helloween), | | | | There isn't many differences of power metal |
| Michele Luppi (Vision Divine), Timo Kotipelto | | | | between American and European. More distortion and |
| (Stratovarius) and Ralf Scheepers (Primal Fear) | | | | a higher pitched vocal singer for most of American |
| started to push this style to their music. | | | | power metal. To get a taste of it look into Manowar, |
| Most bands that do incorporate this still included a | | | | Savatage and Iced Earth. |
| fictional idea or feeling with it. Artists like Symphony | | | | European metal put more melody within their music. |
| X, 3 Inches of Blood, DragonForce and Hammer Fall. | | | | Folk metal inspirers a lot of metal bands. This is the |
| Lost Horizon, Helloween and Gamma Ray sang a lot | | | | reason there are more of a melodic feel to their |
| about positive situations. | | | | music. Clean vocals and less distortion within their |
| Technique and Instruments of Power Metal | | | | music is a more European type of power metal. This |
| Bass, drum and guitar are the most familiar elements | | | | has grown to become one of the most popular |
| in power metal. Power usually uses a slower pace for | | | | genres. For further European bands check out |
| their chord progression than other metal music. The | | | | Stratovarius, Helloween and Sonata Arctica. |