Frogtoon Music - Genre information for Brutal-Power-Metal
Brutal Power Metal Combines The Melody And Vocal Styling Of Power Metal With The Brutality And Excessive Force Of Brutal Death Metal. It Is Often Characterized By Blast Beasts And Dissonant Chord Progression Combined With Operatic Or Ballad-Type Vocals And Simplistic Time Signatures. Many Believe The First Brutal Power Metal Album Was Opeth's 2001 Release Blackwater Park. This Has Since Come Under A Great Deal Of Scrutiny As Many Of The Elements Which Characterize Brutal Power Metal Such As Blast Beats Are Not Present On The Record. Thus Musical Connoisseurs Have Recently Associated The Beginning Of The Genre With Paramore's 2005 Release All We Know Is Falling. This Seminal Brutal Power Metal Recording Elaborates Heavily On The Earlier Opeth Release Adding To It What Many Consider To Be The Genre's Staples. After The Success Of All We Know Is Falling Other Bands Attempted To Capitalize On The Success Of The Genre. The Year 2007 Saw The Release Of What Is Considered One Of The Finest Brutal Power Metal Recordings Manowar's Gods Of War. Bassist And Founder Joey DeMaio Had This To Say About The Direction Of The Album "We're Manowar The Loudest Band In The World. We Owe It Our Jeans And Leather Wearing Fans To Be As Brutal As Possible. After We Heard What Hayley Williams Did With All We Know Is Falling We Knew We Had To Add Similar Elements To Our Next Album. HAIL AND KILL!" Manowar's Album Failed To Achieve The Commercial Success That DeMaio Had Hoped However The Album Would Be A Major Influence On Dream Evil's Latest Release United. Guitarist Neal Schon Of Journey Has Also Stated That Their Next Recording Will Borrow Heavily From The Genre Citing Paramore As One Of The Band's Biggest Influences. After Being Prominently Featured In The Latest Iron Maiden And Dragonforce Releases The Genre Has Since Been Exposed To A Much Larger Pool Of Listeners. More Recently There Have Been Rumors That A Number Of Bands Representing A Wide Spectrum Of Genres Are Attempting To Incorporate Elements Of Brutal Power Metal Into Their Music Demonstrating That It Is No Longer An Underground Phenomenon. The Response From Fans To This Wider Acceptance Had Been Near-Universal Backlash Primarily From Those Who Recall The Earliest Incarnations Of The Genre They Have Since Renounced Their Affiliation By Rejecting The Direction The Genre Has Taken However This Has Had Very Little Effect On Its Rampant Growth. Perhaps The Most Interesting Upcoming Brutal Power Metal Release Is Coming From Porcupine Tree. Steven Wilson Seems To Believe That Brutal Power Is The Greatest Thing To Happen To Music Since The Electric Guitar. "The Next PT Album Will Draw Much Influence From Brutal Power Metal. My Bro Akerfeldt Was All "I Want To Do A Brutal Power Metal Album With You!" And I Just Couldn't Say No To Him With His Big Gorgeous Swedish Mane Dancing In The Light Breeze. Newer Bands Continue To Implemant Brutal Power Metal Into Their Music. Many Power Metal Experts Neckbeards Who Live In Their Mother's Basement Feel That This Could Break Into The Mainstream So Who Knows What Could Happen... Brutal-Power-Metal Every artist, every band, and every song you can imagine, from the newest to the oldest, are easily accessible through Frogtoon Music. Get ready to indulge yourself and allow the music to enrich your soul, ignite your passion, awaken your emotions, and bring back some beautiful memories. The following is a directory of top artists and bands from Brutal Power Metal: As you visit their pages, you will be presented with a list of popular videos, top tracks, recommended mixes, and music from all the albums they released. In addition, within each page, you can access and discover music from similar artists and bands.