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@metalpoetnl's #PowerFriday features #AmericanPowerMetal or #USPM, where the main difference to #EUPM - as I hear - is that it's more thrashy-speedy, almost akin to #ThrashMetal. I bet someone with more knowledge on the topic will be more than happy to educate me 😁
Iced Earth: Dante's Inferno
#PowerFriday is here again. Fans divide powermetal into many subgenres based on lyrics and themes. That's how Amon Amarth and Brothers of Metal are both viking metal bands.
But music scholars divide it into two major genres based on musicality. European and American powermetal differ in style (not geography).
I love European powermetal. But today, let's enjoy #AmericanPowerMetal as our theme.
Starting with the godfathers of the that genre:
Manowar of course.
https://songwhip.com/manowar/die-for-metal