TheWetDark

Yes, exactly! Symphonic and well-produced (exactly how I like my power metal, too)! You are right, I tend to go for more accessible stuff because that is the stuff that I can share with my wife.

I can honestly say that I have listened to a lot of Helloween's stuff (definitely not all of it) and I can't get into anything that isn't Keeper of the Seven Keys.

I like anything that sounds good (it's a terrible response, I know)! Some of the best black metal bands IMO would be Dimmu Borgir, Cradle of Filth, Darkthrone, Watain, Witchery, Enslaved (not sure if they are really black metal any more per se), Dark Funeral, and Emperor (though I'm sure I've forgotten many others that I like). EDIT: Can't believe I forgot Immortal! Sons of Northern Darkness was like the only album I listened to when it came out.

Thank you all for the warm welcome! I agree that black metal and power metal are an odd combo, but I love Blind Guardian just as much as I do Dimmu Borgir!

Hello everyone! I'm a longtime metal fan from Maine, USA, and I just found this forum, which seems like a really cool place. I'm not sure what to say here, so I guess I'll just share a few things about myself: 1) I'm a guitar player for about 20 years now 2) I'm particularly fond of black metal and power metal (I'm a sucker for keyboards in metal) 3) I teach various biomedical courses at a university I look forward to participating in this forum!

Man, I'm a sucker for good swedish metal. And this is GOOD swedish metal.

Hello everyone! I just recently stumbled across this forum and I am happy to say that it's the kind of place that I would like to lurk about! In any event, I wanted to introduce The Wet Dark. It's a blackened, death metal project from Maine that has done plenty of fun cover songs, as well as some originals. If you are interested in hearing something wild, check it out! I look forward to checking out some of the other cool music on this forum!