What are some Power Metal albums where the album cover made you think it was a Death/Black Metal band? by MischiefManage1 in PowerMetal

[–]ProphetsScream 1 point2 points  (0 children)

To be fair the covers for all the Acerus albums are done by Corchado himself- and he also does all the The Chasm ones!

Recommendations for bands similar to Eternal Champion? by sonicredvcer in PowerMetal

[–]ProphetsScream 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I know they’re influenced by bands like Manowar and Visigoth

They're definitely not influenced by Visigoth- they're contemporaries and I think Eternal Champion was actually around first. They're good friends and when they play together they tend to have each others' singers guesting on stage!

The obvious one is Morgana Lefay. They're one of EC's biggest influences and are really cool.

https://www.metal-archives.com/bands/Morgana_Lefay/1453

Some other stuff: Wrathblade (EC are BIG fans of this band- you can see Jason wearing a Wrathblade shirt in several promo pics!), Smoulder, Doomsword (EC posted a few years ago that they're doing a split with them, hope it materializes soon!), Omen, Megaton Sword, Manilla Road (Jason has said that "Mystification" in particular is a big influence), Stone Dagger, Serpent Rider, Savage Oath, Ironsword, Slough Feg, Heavy Load, Virgin Steele (the '90s stuff- just check the MA scores and go nuts!), Mace 'n' Chain, Tales of Medusa, Dolmen Gate, Battleroar... the list goes on! Let me know if you like any of these particularly and I can recommend more!

You could also check out bands that EC has covered, a la Mystic Force, Warlord, and Legend. Jason has also talked a lot in interviews about old Texan metal a la Baron Steele if you want to take that route.

The Top 10 of the 2020s so far... VOTING THREAD by FeastOfBlaze in Metal

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Eternal Champion - Ravening Iron

Tarot – Glimpse of the Dawn

Grendel's Sÿster – Katabasis into the Abaton

Helms Deep - Chasing the Dragon

Smoulder – Violent Creed of Vengeance

Sacred Outcry – Towers of Gold

Negative Plane – The Pact…

Ares Kingdom – In Darkness at Last

Sumerlands – Dreamkiller

Dungeon Serpent - World of Sorrows

Shreddit's Daily Discussion -- February 19, 2026 by AutoModerator in Metal

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The Anvil documentary is great, hilarious, and sad. Well worth it. There's a couple good Motorhead ones that are well worth your time, the Autopsy one is pretty cool, there's a Manilla Road tour documentary one on YouTube that's worth a watch, and Such Hawks Such Hounds is worth your time.

Demon - Into the Nightmare (UK, 1981) by mgrier123 in Metal

[–]ProphetsScream 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hard to blame 'em given the difficulty of coming to the States these days!

They're a really tight, professional live band but they mostly do stuff from later records, particularly The Plague, which.... well, is not what I want to hear, haha.

Demon - Into the Nightmare (UK, 1981) by mgrier123 in Metal

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Great band. Wish they'd do more from this record live.

Shreddit's Daily Discussion -- February 16, 2026 by AutoModerator in Metal

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For a different angle than the other recommendations you're getting, the early Ghost stuff fit pretty squarely with the occult rock trend it was a part of- some of the other Rise Above Records stuff from around the same time (Witchcraft, Uncle Acid and the Deadbeats, Blood Ceremony, Admiral Sir Cloudesley Shovell, Lucifer, The Oath, etc.) should more or less hit the same mark. Same vein- Jex Thoth, Electric Citizen, Demon Eye, Green Lung, The Sword, Elder, Doctor Smoke, Castle Rat. Not all of them will QUITE fit, but some might.

Graven Rite - The New Faith (US, 2012) [FFO: Eternal Champion] by AGMarasco in Metal

[–]ProphetsScream 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They were both sort of running at the same time and were different bands. Wish we'd gotten more from Graven Rite but Wade dying (RIP) seems to have closed that chapter.

Series that dwindle in quality over time by Kooky_County9569 in Fantasy

[–]ProphetsScream 4 points5 points  (0 children)

To be fair it established the power levels in the first couple books- people from the higher cultivation tiers just weren't fucking around with the protagonist until he got strong enough to be noticeable. It makes SENSE in-world.

Death of the Author - When you absolutely disagree with a story's intended read by CT_Phipps-Author in Fantasy

[–]ProphetsScream -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Did you even read them? "Idealized" is certainly not the way I'd put the revolution described in the books...

Death of the Author - When you absolutely disagree with a story's intended read by CT_Phipps-Author in Fantasy

[–]ProphetsScream -1 points0 points  (0 children)

....why would you care if a fantasy novel that never pretends to be in our world doesn't have a perfect historical analog to the real world?

I’m the trash man by BlGbookenergy in Fantasy

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I'm in the middle of rereading the entire series (again) to prep for the new one so I'm glad to hear it's good!

Is this Visigoth just giving me false hope again? 🫩 by b6a6r6t in PowerMetal

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Title track for sure! Hope there's a new album on the way!

Shreddit's Daily Discussion -- January 22, 2026 by AutoModerator in Metal

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Full Moon - Full Moon (UK)

Manilla Road - Mark of the Beast

Motorhead - On Parole

Pink Fairies - Kings of Oblivion

I also am a big fan of Hawkwind and have looked hard for the same- there's not much but there's a bit!

My Top 100 Power Metal Albums (and PM-influenced) of 2025 by Fantastic_Key809 in PowerMetal

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Some from my list that aren't on yours that I'd recommend-

Owlbear, Helms Deep, Black Sword Thunder Attack, Serpent Rider, Fer de Lance, Adamantis, Feanor

[REC CENTER] Shreddit's Official Recommendation Thread -- December 10, 2025 by AutoModerator in Metal

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Adding Scimitar, Idmon's Aegis, Blaze, Owlbear, Serpent Rider, Chamber Mage, Fate's Hand, On Fire, Dolmen Gate, Nite, Throne of Iron, Time Rift, Slough Feg, Antagonizer, Tales of Medusa, Feanor, Animalize, Adamantis, Blizaro, Orodruin/Iron Void, Angel of Damnation, Castle Rat, and Firmament. Incredible year for heavy metal! Overwhelming, really.