The Rise of Power Metal

Heavy Metal Historian

Heavy Metal Historian
Episode 30:

We resume our journey into Power Metal, as we explore the subgenre that embraced elements of history and literature. From the bands bringing the fantasy and sword and sorcery to life through music and on stage, such as HammerFall, Blind Guardian, Gamma Ray, Kamelot, and more, we examine the Rise of Power Metal.

Hosted by Greg Davies from Blendover, the Heavy Metal Historian Podcast delivers to you snippets of tales from years gone by in the world of Metal, one episode at a time.

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Recommended Listening:

• “Gates of Babylon” by Yngwie Malmsteen from Inspiration
• “Heeding the Call” by HammerFall from Legacy of Kings
• “The Last in Line” by Dio from The Last in Line
• “Under Jolly Roger” by Running Wild from Under Jolly Roger
• “William Wallace (Braveheart)” by Grave Digger from Tunes of War
• “Rebellion in Dreamland” by Gamma Ray from Land of the Free
• “Valhalla” by Blind Guardian from Follow the Blind
• “Glory of the World” by Stratovarius from Infinite
• “Dystopia” by Iced Earth from Dystopia
• “The Black Halo” by Kamelot from The Black Halo
• “Heroes of Sand” by Angra from Rebirth
• “King of Fools” by Edguy from Hellfire Club
• “The Magic of the Wizard’s Dream” by Rhapsody of Fire from The Dark Secret
• “The Bloody Verdict at Verden” by Christopher Lee from Charlemagne
• “The Way of the Warrior” by HammerFall from Renegade
• “Set the World on Fire” by Symphony X from Paradise Lost
• “Delivering the Black” by Primal Fear from Delivering the Black
• “They Will Return” by Kalmah from They Will Return
• “Rat Race” by Avantasia from Angel of Babylon
• “Wish I Had an Angel” by Nightwish from Once
• “Through the Fire and the Flames” by DragonForce from Inhuman Rampage
• “We Drink Your Blood” by Powerwolf from Blood of the Saints
• “Sixteenth Century Greensleeves” by Rainbow from Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow
• “You’re The Voice” by Blind Guardian from At the Edge of Time

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