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Manilla Road

Manilla Road is an American heavy metal band from Wichita, Kansas, USA, forming around its master of lead guitar Mark 'The Shark' Shelton (vocals and guitar). They are considered the creators and masters of the the so-called "epic metal" subgenre. Manilla Road was created by Shelton in 1977 with high school friends Benny Munkirs, Rick Fisher and brothers Robert and Scott Park. After playing in local bars, the group first gained attention with their song "Herman Hill," inspired by the Herman Hill riot.

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traditional heavy metal

classic metal

NWOBHM

old-school heavy metal

progressive heavy metal

90s

uspm

US heavy metal

pure fuckin heavy metal

great

to hear

criminally underrated

underrated essentials

kills nu-metal ten times over

home collection

amazing

HarukaEX S2

classic british heavy metal

thihi lovely

not listened to yet

dangerously underrated

epic story telling cloaked leather metal

11 is one more

gods of epic metal

real heavy metal

grandmasters of epic metal

sick as fuck

grandfathers of epic metal

Classic British Metal

unimaginable brilliance

what god has on his ipod

haruka

british hard rock

music that makes your head explode of amazement

unforgettable songs from when i was a teenager

80s Power Metal

harukaexS2

shared the stage with

metal instructif

Classic British Hard Rock

Scryed Edward Tracks Power

true epic metal

true usa metal

will listen to once I buy an external hard disk drive

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Seven Kingdoms

Seven Kingdoms was formed in Deland, Florida in 2007 by Camden Cruz and Bryan Edwards. Kevin and Keith Byrd joined soon afterward on guitar and drums, followed by Cory Stene on bass and John Zambrotto on keyboards. Under the name of Seven Kingdoms, they entered the legendary Morrisound Recording Studios in August 2007 and finished production on their debut album, "Brothers of the Night". "Brothers of the Night" was lyrically inspired from the literary works of George R. R. Martin, and influences spanning the vastness of metal's subgenres.

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Rhapsody

There is more than one band by the name Rhapsody: 1) Rhapsody (now known as Rhapsody of Fire) is a symphonic power metal band from Italy, but have been "on hold" since 2008. A new album has been announced, "The Frozen Tears of Angels", billed for release in March. They incorporate classical music, baroque and power metal styles. The classical influences include such composers as Antonio Vivaldi, Johann Sebastian Bach, Niccolò Paganini, and Antonin Dvořák. Their songs are also heavily influenced by power metal in general and their lyrics are fantasy-themed.

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symphonic power metal

symphonic epic hollywood metal

orchestral power metal

symphonic-melodic-power metal

Symphonic Orchestral Power Metal

symphonic heavy metal

progressive power metal

Symphonic Epic Power metal

folk

bands that slay dragons with epic steel

not turkish

german

hobbit metal

christopher lee metal

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Gloryhammer

Scotland - A highland realm of mystery, wonder, and epic battles from an ancient time, shrouded by magical mists. A time of dragons and wizards, and enchanted weapons. These are the legends of the Kingdom of Fife, when the great hero Angus McFife waged an epic war against the evil wizard Zargothrax, to free the people of Dundee in the name of glory and steel. These are the legends of GLORYHAMMER!

Kaledon

Kaledon was born in the second part of 1998 after the split between the lead guitarist Alex Mele and his band "River of change".
After the spilt Alex Mele called immediately the bass player Paolo Lezziroli and the rhythm guitarist Tommaso Nemesio.
After many line-up problems, the band started to play live in the big Roman theatres.
Kaledon replaced the original drummer "Daniele Staccini" for technical problems with Dario Sacco"
Kaledon's first release was in autumn of 1999. The band produced their first demo cd, "Spirit of the dragon" without keyboard.

Ravenheart

The Powermetal Band Ravenheart was established by Roger (vocals and drums) in 1997.
Suitable band members were found quickly with Greg (guitar), Marco (guitar), Luca (bass) and Bea (key). After several concerts and the fist demo CD ‘Timeless Knights’ Ravenheart worked on producing
a full-length album. During the time of recording Luca was tragically taken away from us in 2006 and the whole production was put on hold.