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The yearly pilgrimage once again, Kyle goes over this end of an era ProgPower weekend, with our lovely friend and Conception #1 fan Alis ⚔️Check out Alis' boardgame channel  ⁨Rage Badger Gaming⁩ ⚔️Stay Powerful! ⚔️For the impatient:00:00:00 Intro00:00:05 Sup Nerds00:01:48 The Reticent00:04:13 The "incident"00:07:40 Noveria00:11:05 The last minute cancelations00:12:43 Conception00:15:02 Threshold00:17:25 Ensiferum00:20:22 Day 1 wrapped00:21:02 The Afterparty Day 100:21:47 Fires in the Distance00:23:34 Scardust00:25:51 Teramaze00:27:05 Ensiferum again!00:30:18 Firewind00:32:58 Conception again!00:36:52 DGM00:38:41 Brainstorm00:40:36 Crimson Glory00:42:02 Ashes of Ares00:45:01 Matt Dinniman was there00:46:43 Hammerfall00:50:02 Evergrey00:53:47 Day 3 wrapped00:57:11 Sunburst01:00:14 Seven Spires01:01:33 No Unmapped Darkness for Kyle for the 7th time =_)01:04:15 Glenn's farewell speech01:04:29 Roy Khan01:08:59 Redemption01:11:07 The Gathering feat. Anneke van Giersbergen01:14:57 Voyager01:20:10 What a great time01:21:25 The 2027 lineup announcement01:32:14 Wrapping Up Support us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/powerfulpodcast Follow us! Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc - powerful. a power metal podcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/powerfulpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/powerfulpodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/powerfulpm Music by Fernando ReyEdited by Fernando Rey

The Boreal Summer brings a bunch of cool new albums, maybe even an AOTY contender, and some awesome updates from Mad With Power Fest and Epic Fest for 2027. For the Impatient: 00:00:00 PreRoll 00:02:58 Sup Nerds 00:05:17 I've been pronouncing "Falaschi" wrong all this time 00:07:06 Elisa C. Martin announced for MWP 2027 00:10:53 Epic Fest 2027 Full Lineup announced 00:20:33 Hagane - Metal Quest 00:24:24 Galneryus - A Cry from the Sky Above 00:30:09 Novareign - Shifting the Axis of the World 00:34:40 Triosphere - Oceans Above, Stars Below 00:39:48 Edu Falaschi - Mi'raj 00:47:59 Jupiter - The Pantheon ~Age of Heroes~ 00:52:29 Kamelot - Dark Asylum 00:55:11 GenAI images tangent 00:57:50 Back to Kamelot 00:59:48 Wrapping Up Support us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/powerfulpodcast Follow us! Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc - powerful. a power metal podcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/powerfulpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/powerfulpodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/powerfulpm Music by Fernando ReyEdited by Fernando Rey

Kyle made his yearly pilgrimage to Mad With Power 2026, while Fer watched the live stream from the other side of the equator, come (re)live the wonderful bands and immaculate vibes with us! ⚔️ Stay Powerful! ⚔️   For the impatient: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:12 Sup Nerds 00:03:52 Preparty 00:06:49 Day 1 - Hinayana 00:07:57 A Sound of Thunder 00:10:15 Helsátt 00:11:40 Dinner Break 00:13:33 Videogames 00:15:12 Ok Goodnight 00:18:13 Dragonland 00:22:46 Seven Spires 00:26:02 Mad With Power 00:28:05 Afterparty 00:29:08 Day 2 - Cheese Curd Massacre 00:32:13 Super Monster Party 00:34:24 Vintersea 00:36:08 Paladin 00:39:58 The Car Bar 00:41:08 Seven Kingdoms 00:43:34 Lord of the Trident 00:49:51 Twilight Force 01:00:02 General Thoughts 01:01:23 2027 Lineup Support us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/powerfulpodcast Follow us! Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc - powerful. a power metal podcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/powerfulpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/powerfulpodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/powerfulpm Music by Fernando ReyEdited by Fernando Rey

We listened to a bunch of albums and went to a few shows and we are talking about it want it or not ⚔️ Stay Powerful! ⚔️ For the impatient: 00:00:00 Pre-roll 00:00:42 Sup Nerds 00:01:51 New Dragonforce Vocalist 00:06:44 Power Paladin 00:10:41 Mega Colossus 00:14:10 Dimhav 00:20:48 Vision Divine 00:26:07 Moonlight Haze 00:30:27 Eternal Champion 00:32:44 Scimitar 00:36:44 Triosphere 00:39:13 Albion 00:40:11 Galneryus 00:41:58 Live Shows we attended 00:42:14 Alestorm - Thunderfisting Latinamerica 2026 00:43:49 Seven Spires - South American Tour 2026 00:48:43 Fabio Lione - Argentina Tour 2026 00:56:04 Raven - Can't Take Away the Fire North America 2026 + Exvamon 00:58:17 It's Mad With Power time again! 00:59:20 The Tiberian Sons - Ace Combat: Three Aces 01:01:53 Wrapping Up Support us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/powerfulpodcast Follow us! Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc - powerful. a power metal podcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/powerfulpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/powerfulpodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/powerfulpm Music by Fernando ReyEdited by Fernando Rey

While Kyle is away, we got together with the wonderful Adrienne Cowan from Seven Spires to chat about Power Metal, South American shows, the Berklee experience, and achieving a dream gig: getting to work with Roy Khan. Stay Powerful ⚔️ For the impatient: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:14 Sup Nerds 00:01:30 Top 4 Power Metal bands 00:01:56 Video works! 00:03:33 Being lumped in with Power Metal 00:07:08 Studying music at Berklee as a Metal enthusiast 00:13:17 First South American Tour 00:16:11 Contacting Roy Khan for the first time 00:19:19 Meeting Khan in Brasil 00:21:11 Becoming Khan's live band 00:23:27 Kyle's Curse 00:25:32 The South American crowds 00:28:57 Wrapping Up Support us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/powerfulpodcast Follow us! Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc - powerful. a power metal podcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/powerfulpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/powerfulpodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/powerfulpm Music by Fernando ReyEdited by Fernando Rey

Somehow, we attended Epic Fest for a third time. Against all odds and common sense we descended upon the now familiar Roskilde in Denmark for a weekend of pure power metal fun with some incredible bands and the best people we can think of. Lets talk about it!   Playlist with all the songs performed at the fest by purejoyandhappiness https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4h1LiKU1fPTxiON4ZtYWgq?si=SuDg8LkWQqSC2mQIiP2VgA&pi=6knfggJ8SRyin   For the impatient: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:14 Sup Nerds 00:06:08 We almost didn't get the guitar picks in time 00:10:29 Pre Fest - Roskilde Cathedral Organ Show 00:18:08 Epic Fest - Day 1 ------------------------ 00:18:41 Miniature Painting and D&D Tables 00:23:12 Angus McSix 00:26:22 Top 4 Power Metal Bands? Manowar 00:26:57 Dragony 00:28:09 When a Fest has 2 Venues 00:29:32 Ipomonia 00:32:20 Sirenia 00:34:40 Trick or Treat 00:40:19 Sorry Mercenary 00:40:38 Lineup Clashes 00:41:05 Rhapsody of Fire (Staropoli) 00:48:36 Food break 00:49:35 Fairyland 00:53:38 Mob Rules 00:54:51 Merch at Epic Fest 00:56:42 Ensiferum 00:58:38 The Big Stage Area is Real Big 01:02:29 Masterplan 01:05:30 The Afterparty (preview) 01:07:03 Epic Fest - Day 2 ------------------------ 01:07:48 Lost Dawning 01:10:28 Victorius 01:12:26 Sorry Fury 01:13:41 Twilight Force 01:22:47 Seven Spires 01:30:15 Sorry Moonlight Haze 01:31:00 Sonata Arctica 30th Anniversary 01:35:38 Dark Moor 01:38:44 Sorry Innerwish 01:40:01 Roy Khan - The Black Halo - aka Khanelot 01:50:53 Hagane 02:02:43 Afterparty 02:10:55 2027 Line Up so far --------------------- 02:19:33 Wrapping Up   Support us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/powerfulpodcast Follow us! Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc - powerful. a power metal podcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/powerfulpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/powerfulpodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/powerfulpm Music by Fernando ReyEdited by Fernando Rey

Sonata is back, Hagane has a new single, Lovebites delivers a new album, and Fer joins Kyle in the "Galneryus live more than once" club. Also Greyhawk, Induction, and other non power metal live shows and movies because we like those too.   For the Impatient: 00:00:00 Intro 00:00:14 Sup Nerds 00:03:27 Sonata Arctica - Freedom Concept 00:08:40 Hagane - Black Diamond 00:13:51 Lovebites - Outstanding Power 00:23:06 Greyhawk - Warriors of Greyhawk 00:25:06 Induction - Love Kills! 00:29:21 Castlesmash - Battle Mace 00:32:56 Supporting deep Bandcamp 00:35:43 Galneryus Live (again!) in Chile 00:40:56 The Ricardo Cruz JAM Project Tangent 00:42:06 Back to Galneryus in Chile 00:45:13 The mishaps 00:49:19 But it was the best show ever 00:59:14 Galneryus should be doing world tours 01:05:55 Savage Master Live 01:10:52 Other shows Fer went to 01:11:03 My Chemical Romance - The Black Parade 2026 Tour 01:16:04 Alesana - The Emptiness Live 01:18:50 Live music is the best 01:19:26 Silent Movies with Live Music 01:20:37 The Cabinet of Dr Caligari - 1920s German Expressionism 01:28:16 We are starved for the real 01:29:13 Nirvana the Band the Show the Movie 01:33:35 Wrapping Up Support us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/powerfulpodcast Follow us! Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc - powerful. a power metal podcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/powerfulpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/powerfulpodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/powerfulpm Music by Fernando ReyEdited by Fernando Rey

Epic Fest 2026 is around the corner, so we got together with co-founder Lauge Kjærum once again for a chat on what's coming, what we liked last year, and an exclusive look at a to be anounced event!Get your tickets here: https://gimle.dk/event/epic-fest-chapter-4-two-days/ Support us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/powerfulpodcast Follow us! Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc - powerful. a power metal podcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/powerfulpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/powerfulpodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/powerfulpm Music by Fernando ReyEdited by Fernando Rey

The Powerful crew celebrate the new year by looking back at some of their favorite power metal albums of 2025. With long awaited returns and fresh surprises, you're bound to find something you love. The lads also get wild and discuss some favorite movies, TV shows, and video games to wrap things up.Checkout Kyle's annual reddit postFor the impatient:00:00:00 Intro00:00:14 Sup Nerds00:03:22 Crimson Shadows - Whispers of War00:07:12 Eons Enthroned - At the End of Hope00:14:03 Hagane - Top of the Tower00:20:04 Jaeger - The Wild Hunt00:24:58 Master Sword - Toying with Time00:28:44 Moron Police - Pachinko00:31:12 Panthalassan - From the Shallows of the Mantle00:35:34 Scimitar - Scimitarium I00:38:21 The 7th Guild - Triumviro00:43:14 Unlucky Morpheus - Gate of Heaven00:46:38 Good Power Metal is out there!00:51:32 Other cool albums from 202500:54:43 Live Shows we attended00:55:20 Epic Fest 202500:59:09 South America gets the best shows01:00:30 Avantasia live is the best01:02:08 Not just Music01:03:06 Psycho (1960)01:03:27 Casablanca (1942)01:05:07 Kyle still goes to the movies01:05:23 Kyle's top movies01:06:16 F1 (Fer actually follows F1)01:08:02 Anime in theatres01:09:02 Ne Zha 201:09:52 KPop Demon Hunters01:10:51 Wicked for Good is not good01:12:38 Kyle met the Corridor guys at the BG show01:13:27 American Psycho01:14:21 Andor S201:15:11 The Pitt01:16:18 Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man01:16:53 Souso no Frieren (actually from 2024)01:17:35 Pluribus01:18:01 Videogames01:18:07 Clair Obscur: Expedition 3301:20:10 Silksong actually came out01:21:41 Despelote - indie Latam simulator01:24:11 Wrapping up Support us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/powerfulpodcast Follow us! Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc - powerful. a power metal podcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/powerfulpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/powerfulpodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/powerfulpm Music by Fernando ReyEdited by Fernando Rey

Exciting Power Metal News with Lovebites announcing a new album, Galneryus playing outside of Asia, Rhapsody doing super special shows, Fabio leaving Angra, Angra doing a reunion show with Edu and Aquiles, crazy month really.Also Fer released an album, go check it out! https://youtu.be/iQ1Neq-RaM4And we review other albums we listened to lately, and a bunch of live shows we attended, get comfy because this is a long one.Rata Blanca Starter Pack - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLAtNwsNf88dk6_c3vVP09csN2jHd2DRYZ&si=eM8RD5QPSRvs5hedFor the impatient:00:00:00 Pre-roll00:01:41 Sup Nerds00:02:35 Power Metal News00:03:13 Lovebites New Album00:04:35 Galneryus Latam Shows!!00:08:12 Rhapsody with Choir and Orchestra Special Shows00:09:45 The Rhapsody Chart keeps evolving00:11:12 One of the dates already Sold Out00:12:25 Fabio leaves Angra!!00:13:33 Angra Reunion Show!!00:18:48 Album Reviews00:19:38 Eons Enthroned (Fer made and album!)00:37:42 Aedan Sky00:42:13 Terra Atlantica00:50:17 Unlucky Morpheus00:56:22 Moron Police (not PM but it's too good)01:07:37 Aephanemer01:12:27 Live Shows Reviews01:13:14 Alestorm + Gloryhammer + Glyph01:16:02 Gloryhammer first Argentina show01:20:24 Final Fantasy - Distant Worlds01:22:04 2025 vs 201301:28:27 Lovebites01:32:32 Azeroth 25th Anniversary01:34:57 Rata Blanca 35th Anniversary01:40:27 Avantasia01:48:56 Wrapping Up Support us on Patreon!https://www.patreon.com/powerfulpodcast Follow us! Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc - powerful. a power metal podcastFacebook - https://www.facebook.com/powerfulpodcastInstagram - https://www.instagram.com/powerfulpodcastTwitter - https://twitter.com/powerfulpm Music by Fernando ReyEdited by Fernando Rey