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><