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    Posted: March 01 2017 at 14:55
I am surprised to find out that Power Metal has a large degree of acceptance on this site. Anybody here heard Stratovarius latest releases? They sacked their previous guitarist and brought one that is more in to prog metal. I say they are defenetely for consideration.
Personally Stratovarius is the only Power Metal band that I could ever stand (Most of this genre is unbearable to my ears). But if bands like Rhapsody, Blind Guardian, and Nightwish (Seriously, how in the hell...?) got in here I donīt se how they canīt. 
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Please use the search button in the forums to find out about Nightwish (long story that I don't want to go into detail) and previous threads on Stratovarius.

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Points: 18 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 01 2017 at 15:12
Perhaps I should have added some samples from each of the last 4 albums with this new player. Apologies.
2009: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzsE0cpaKq8
2011: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ikDS1TBAElo
2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLYddrVqJkA
2015: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzCpFR3_JTI
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Originally posted by aapatsos aapatsos wrote:

Please use the search button in the forums to find out about Nightwish (long story that I don't want to go into detail) and previous threads on Stratovarius.

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Thanks! I will do that. I am a newbie Indeed so go easy on me people.
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Points: 20475 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 01 2017 at 15:16
No way! Next PA will be adding Edgard Varese and every other Avant Garde...what? Stratovarius the band? 

Ah...nevermind then. Carry on.
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Points: 1409 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 01 2017 at 19:04
Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

Next PA will be adding Edgard Varese and every other Avant Garde...what? 

Stop getting me excited!!! Tongue Clap
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Points: 13345 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 01 2017 at 23:36
Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

No way! Next PA will be adding Edgard Varese and every other Avant Garde...what? Stratovarius the band? 

Ah...nevermind then. Carry on.
I'd suggest George Ligeti for RIO and Carl Orff for Zeuhl
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Originally posted by octopus-4 octopus-4 wrote:

Originally posted by SteveG SteveG wrote:

No way! Next PA will be adding Edgard Varese and every other Avant Garde...what? Stratovarius the band? 

Ah...nevermind then. Carry on.
I'd suggest George Ligeti for RIO and Carl Orff for Zeuhl

Amen! Big smile
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Points: 37575 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 01 2017 at 23:45
nice to see the fine art of ironic sarcasm hasn't been lost.
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Points: 17455 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 02 2017 at 01:29
They've been rejected again and again ... a long history they have actually.

And this thread's got moved to General Music Discussions.
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Points: 18 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 02 2017 at 05:45
Originally posted by DamoXt7942 DamoXt7942 wrote:

They've been rejected again and again ... a long history they have actually.

And this thread's got moved to General Music Discussions.
Yes but when was the last time they rejected them? was it this year or in 2007? The albums Iīm talking about are post 2009.
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The last time someone attempted a suggestion on this band was six years ago. The thread was revived in March 2013. This is the seventh thread launched on the subject.
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Points: 65934 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 02 2017 at 07:40
I previously felt that Stratovarius belonged here...but it was explained to me that they were symphonic metal not progressive metal.  Given that I simplistically consider progressive rock to be generally either the merging of rock with symphony or rock with jazz this explanation baffled me since symphonic metal is the combination of metal with symphony, but I guess, that understandably that is not enough to qualify as progressive metal.  I just shrugged my shoulders and moved on.
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Points: 18 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: March 02 2017 at 10:47
Originally posted by someone_else someone_else wrote:

The last time someone attempted a suggestion on this band was six years ago. The thread was revived in March 2013. This is the seventh thread launched on the subject.
Well the fact that OP was a fanboy didnīt help. I defenetely think their new stuff belongs here, then their first few albums were sort of progressive until they dwelved in to your average obnoxious poppy happy power metal band. I just tought that if some Power Metal bands were allowed in the archives they should defenetely be here too, as far as Iīm concerned they are the Power Metal band that is closest to having "Prog Metal" sound.
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Stratovarius is a noticeably less proggy band than Blind Guardian and Nightwish. Here's the thing, when I hear prog metal, or prog-related metal, there's a "bell" inside me that "rings".  Blind Guardian and Nightwish ring that bell.  Mercyful Fate and Iron Maiden ring that bell. Kamelot and Rhapsody, yeah, no doubt. 

Stratovarius most definitely does not ring that bell.
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Points: 2 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: April 14 2017 at 18:16
Originally posted by Maceta Maceta wrote:

Personally Stratovarius is the only Power Metal band that I could ever stand (Most of this genre is unbearable to my ears).

I can totally relate to this. Far less cheesy than most. They're 1 of only 2 power metal bands I listen to in any significant quantity (the other being Gothic Knights, check them out). Well, maybe 3 as some people call Battle Beast a power metal band.

I can't really say I think "prog" when I listen to Strato though. Maybe they'll get there in another 20 years!
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