Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Power Metal* (*But Were Afraid to Ask)

<p>Wherein Eric and John unleash their inner chaotic neutral bard and lawful evil cleric and explore the D&D-laced fantasy world of power metal through bands including: Manowar, Helloween, Hammerfall, Stratovarius, Rhapsody, Nightwish, and more!</p><p><br></p><p>Click on the links below for all the music listening/video breaks in this episode:</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Listening Break #1: </strong></p><p>Manowar- "Hail and Kill" from <em>Kings of Metal </em>(1988) </p><p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6zOT3IZ90U">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6zOT3IZ90U</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Listening break #2</strong>: A Helloween choose your own adventure!</p><p>A) "Twilight of the Gods" from<em> Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt. 1 </em>(1987)-⁠ ⁠<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk-FNnMzVAY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qk-FNnMzVAY</a></p><p>B) "I Want Out" from <em>Keeper of the Seven Keys Pt. 2 </em>(1988)- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMhL9NZ0Kdw">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMhL9NZ0Kdw</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Listening break #3</strong>: Blind Guardian "Mirror Mirror" from <em>Nightfall in Middle-Earth </em>(1998)- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNGCvI9dpZY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CNGCvI9dpZY</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Listening break #4</strong>: Rhapsody "Emerald Sword" from <em>Symphony of Enchanted Lands </em>(1998)- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5kLxQGbRYg">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5kLxQGbRYg</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Listening break #5</strong>: Nightwish "Sacrament of Wilderness" from <em>Oceanborn </em>(1998)- <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGEQ-MEOTQs">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGEQ-MEOTQs</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Please do consider joining us at our Patreon page! Not only will you gain access to exclusive content, but you'll also get that sense of pure joy that can only come from supporting the world's wackiest, most insightful heavy metal podcast. Link below:</strong><a href="http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ http://patreon.com/HeavyMetal101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Visit us at:</strong> ⁠<a href="https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠ ⁠(you can leave us a voicemail if you're so inclined!)</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Contact us at:</strong> ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠heavymetal101podcast@gmail.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Social media:</strong></p><p><strong>⁠⁠</strong><a href="https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/HeavyMetal101Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠</p><p>⁠⁠<a href="https://twitter.com/heavy_101">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/heavy_101⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@heavymetal101podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a>⁠⁠<a href="https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><a href="https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/%E2%81%A0%E2%81%A0">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/heavymetal101podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br></p><p>New episodes of Heavy Metal 101 are always released monthly on the 3rd Monday of each month!</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Underscore credits:</strong></p><p>Free Fantasy Epic Music (For Videos) - "Short But Strong!" by Savfk 🇮🇹 🇬🇧BreakingCopyright </p><p>Dragonforce - Through The Fire And Flames (8 Bit)pandoozles</p><p>[Free Music] Dark Fantasy "Prepare Thyself" Royalty Free Music Darren Curtis </p><p>Adventure | Alexander Nakarada - CreatorChords</p><p>Adventure BeyondAlexander Nakarada - CreatorChords</p><p>Shinsei Dawn 🎸 Anime Rock | No Copyright Twitch MusicPanda Beats - </p><p>Fast POWER METAL-Walls Around You -(Vlog Free Music)Юрій Голобородько</p><p>Europe - The Final Countdown - Virtual Marimba CoverMarimbaLab<