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This time we have Jason Ashcraft to talk about the new Helion Prime and his other project's future, as well as exchange stories from the Blind Guardian World Tour and some quick album reviews.   For the impatient: 00:00:00 Pre-roll 00:00:52 Sup Nerds 00:03:12 Into the Ashcraftverse 00:05:55 Jason's Top 4 Power Metal Bands 00:09:51 Helion Prime and Vocalists 00:14:49 Pandaemonium - The new HP Singl...

Wintersun, Dragonforce, Sonata Arctica, AI... are we so out of touch? No it's the children who are wrong. Join us in our rants, and some cool reviews of recent releases! --- For the Impatient: 00:00:00 Pre roll 00:01:28 Sup Nerds 00:01:55 Time II is upon us 00:13:24 Gloryhammer + Twilight Force Live Show 00:17:18 Album Reviews 00:17:32 Dragonforce - Warp Speed Warriors 00:37:07 Sonata Arctica - Co...

Join us in this deep dive with Captain Voltaire and Chief Engineer Jeff Black on all things Glyph, going track by track on their upcoming album "Honor. Power. Glory.", available everywhere on March 29th 2024. Don't miss them on tour right now! https://www.glyphmetal.com/tour Follow the band! https://www.youtube.com/@Glyphmetal/    https://www.facebook.com/glyphmetal/ https://www.instagram.com/GLYP...

News and Reviews are back! Unleash the Archers released the first single for their upcoming album and the usage of AI tools on its music video while thematically related has brought a lot of discussions online. Alestorm have released a single featuring previous colaborator Patty Gurdy, and we go over some releases from the past 2 months. For the impatient: 00:00 Intro 01:05 Sup Nerds 01:45 Power M...

Kyle and Fernando braved the frozen north to attend Epic Fest in Roskilde, Denmark. Join them on this perilous journey full of friends, fellows, and festivities. Kyle's top bands from 2023: https://www.reddit.com/r/PowerMetal/comments/18ynkj4/zfs_albums_for_consideration_2023/ Bands discussed: Memoir Sonata Brothers of Metal Megaton Sword Gloryhammer Beast in Black Iron Fire Alterium Power Paladin...

Did you go to ProgPower USA this year? Kyle did! Join us with our friend Alis on this review of the fest and our musings on what next year will bring.   Timestamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:42 Sup Nerds 00:02:16 The Reticent 00:04:31 Elvenking 00:06:52 Cynic 00:08:02 Swallow the Sun 00:08:37 Doro 00:10:09 The Afterparty 00:10:59 Seven Kingdoms 00:13:06 Zero Hour 00:14:48 The Halo Effect 00:16:47 VOLA 0...

Kyle and Fernando are joined by special guest Rav of Ravenous as they discuss the 2023 edition of Mad With Power. Timestamps: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:12 Sup Nerds 00:05:25 The Pre-Party 00:07:42 Shield of Wings 00:09:20 Greyhawk 00:13:28 Seeker Pearl 00:20:11 Wilderun 00:23:33 Powerglove 00:25:04 Rav takes an arrow to the knee 00:29:37 Seven Spires 00:36:55 The Afterparty 00:39:10 The Metal Cheese Cu...

Fear not, Powerful is here to tell the world the Correct Opinions about the very best of power metal in 2022. We also dive into all the big name albums that finally came out towards the end of the year. Blind Guardian put out an album! Dragonland is back!    Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/powerfulpodcast   Follow us!   iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher - powerful. a power metal pod...

Kyle tells us about Mad With Power Fest 2022, the conclusion to his North American Grand Slam of Power Metal for the year. Look out for Mad With Power Fest VI in 2023! Check the Live Stream for both dates if you missed the fest! https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1567771779 https://www.twitch.tv/videos/1566895290 Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/powerfulpodcast   Follow us!   Spo...

Sup Nerds, join us once again in a mega wholesome Conversation with Callum Tuffen and Matthew Corry from the brilliant newcomer Power Metal band Fellowship, where we chat about their much awaited full album The Saberlight Chronicles, the songs, the videos, the hardships, the good times, and of course, when album 2?? Follow Fellowship: https://fellowshipmetal.bandcamp.com/album/the-saberlight-chron...

Join us and our good friend Alice from Rage Badger Gaming to go over this year's ProgPower USA Fest, 4 Days of international and local bands, tasty food, good friends, magical moments, and "great" karaoke. ProgPower USA 2023 Lineup: https://www.facebook.com/ProgPowerUSA/posts/10159913715237943 Check out Rage Badger Gaming: https://www.youtube.com/c/RageBadgerGaming   For the Impatient: 00:00:00 Pr...

In this episode we finally catch up to many 2022 releases old and new, including a look into the long awaited Fellowhip album The Saberlight Chronicles, and the topic of the month, Blind Guardian's new single and Evangelion looking album art. Power Metal Albums Battle Beast - Circus of Doom - 00:03:07 Eternal Ascent - Reclamation - 00:10:27 DoubleGeddon - Geddon Dangerous - 00:15:02 Lords of the T...

Join Kyle on reliving his little big metal adventure to 6 days of festivals and shows over lands far and skies high, as the floodgates of shows are open once again in this year of 2022 If they are near you, catch these fests next time! Hyperspace Metal Festival - Vancouver, Brittish Columbia, Canada Hell's Heroes Festival - Houston, Texas, USA For the impatient: 00:00:00 Pre-roll 00:00:46 Sup Nerd...

Once again we look back at the year that ended, the albums that came out, the songs we loved, the news that went by, and look forward to what's yet to come in 2022. Our Top Albums of 2021: Edu Falaschi - Vera Cruz Ravenous E.H. - Hubris Galneryus - Union Gives Strength Seven Spires - Gods of Debauchery Lovebites - Glory, Glory to the World Dialith - Atrophy Ephemerald - Between the Glimpses of Hop...

Sup nerds! In this very special episode we have Jake Wright and R.A. Voltaire from Ravenous E.H. join the show to take a deep dive into their latest album, Hubris. Make sure to listen to it and get all the details on this detailed song by song extravaganza. --- Listen to Hubris: https://open.spotify.com/album/0ryCoecphq8r2CVx5NHmgp?si=GkYSTunUQdWvlWN5JskdeQ Get their Merch: https://ravenouseternal...

Sup Nerds! We are back at it again! In this episode Kyle and Fer bask in the glorious light that is having live shows again and review some recent and also upcoming albums in the good old Power Metal sphere. Timestamps for the Impatient: 0:01:17 Sup Nerds 0:02:27 Power Metal Drama 0:08:49 Miho leaves Lovebites 0:12:22 Mad with Power Fest 2021 0:14:53 MWP Day 1 0:19:46 MWP Day 2 0:22:09 Paladin mis...

Sup nerds! After a brief hiatus, Kyle and our friend Alice from Rage Badger Gaming are here to dive into the best power metal released in the first half of 2021 and look optimistically towards the future. Check out Rage Badger Gaming for awesome Gloomhaven content and Rage Badger Music for more musical shitposts. https://www.youtube.com/c/RageBadgerGaming https://www.youtube.com/user/DMkiirnodel T...

Sup Nerds 0:00:31:19 Dark Tribe - Voici L’homme 0:03:52:17 Seven Spires - Emerald Seas 0:07:32:17 Nightwish - Human. :||: Nature. 0:12:19:03 Dark Forest - Oak, Ash & Thorn 0:16:39:05 Boisson Divine - La Halla 0:18:30:15 From the Depth - Moments 0:22:07:13 Falconer - From a Dying Ember 0:26:42:20 Fellowship - Fellowship 0:30:22:06 Lovebites - Electric Pentagram 0:34:35:22 Unlucky Morpeheus - Un...

We've been away for a while, year's been not great for the podcast, but here's a very low effort revival episode! Our lil meme video became really popular, and the comments are quite something. Time to get into it! The Absolute State of Power Metal: https://youtu.be/JRb3G62s1a4 The Abolsute State of Power Metal (2020): https://youtu.be/KMBwbjrsSEs Sabadu  - Mighty Polish Tank: https://youtu.be/rvV...

Sup Nerds! On this ocassion we had the talented Baptiste Labenne from amazing Gascon French band Boisson Divine, a new favourite of us with their latest album La Halha. Join us on this nice talk about Gascon culture, how the band doubles as a Rugby team, and a small peek into the world of Winemaking! Make sure to check out Boisson Divine! https://boissondivine.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.co...

Join us in this jampacked stream with UK hobbit enthusiasts Fellowship, the whole band is here! We've never had so many guests at the same time, should be fun! Check out their stuff:  https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdiGFR5Wj6JGsyY8aaUMAag https://fellowshipmetal.bandcamp.com/album/fellowship https://open.spotify.com/album/1V7CWGRlr07F5xaS0X8Yyt?si=ZPtOJaycSwefyljCTvJURw https://www.instagram.com...

Oh wow! We're on a streak of not-power metal in our quarantine cast series. Join powerful and special guest Chris Bowes of Alestorm as we discuss power metal, memes, and goats. Make sure to check out Alestorm's new album, Curse of the Crystal Coconut, with a voice over contribution from our own Fernando!   Also go check Chris' Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/christopherbowes Support us on Patreon! h...

We are back! Another Live Streamed episode, this time with Daniel Carpenter from Sympho band CELESTIVL, to talk about Nightwish and stuff. Enjoy! Follow Dan's multiple thingys: https://danieltcarpenter.com/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUuplXBkRGD8QzCxEWrKIWg https://www.instagram.com/danielcarpentermusician/ https://www.youtube.com/CELESTIVL https://www.facebook.com/CELESTIVLMusic Support us...

Another weekend, another QuarantineCast Live Episode! This time around Bill Hudson is joining us once again, enjoy the chat! Find Bill and NorthTale online: https://www.instagram.com/billhudsongtr/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCa0uI1VeVXhgKdV38EoVMFQ https://www.instagram.com/northtaleofficial/ https://northtale.bigcartel.com/ Support us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/powerfulpodcast &nbs...

Join us for another unedited live quarantine chat with Brittney Slayes, from Unleash the Archers! If you want to catch the live streams we are making in this time of quarantine, make sure to follow us on Twitch! https://www.twitch.tv/powerfulpodcast Follow UtA and support them in the following links: Brittney Slayes Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/brittneyslayesuta Andrew King Twitch: https://www.tw...