I’m pretty sure it’s for the same reason that people love them, i.e. they’re cheesy and self-indulgent - which, I mean, are pretty much prerequisites of the power metal genre.
That and the whole “they recorded their parts slower and sped them up” thing, but they pull it off well enough live and as long as they’re not lying about it I don’t think it really matters
Drum and bass artists use computers to make fast drums and just play back recordings at concerts. They can’t even play drums! Or bass!! Their fans are so dumb for liking fake music… /s
I’m pretty sure it’s for the same reason that people love them, i.e. they’re cheesy and self-indulgent - which, I mean, are pretty much prerequisites of the power metal genre.
Not all power metal is cheesy. Symphonic metal is all about showing off ridiculous vocal abilities.
Well it depends. Read some Tarja-era Nightwish lyrics
That and the whole “they recorded their parts slower and sped them up” thing, but they pull it off well enough live and as long as they’re not lying about it I don’t think it really matters
If that’s a problem then no one should listen to any studio albums tbh
Drum and bass artists use computers to make fast drums and just play back recordings at concerts. They can’t even play drums! Or bass!! Their fans are so dumb for liking fake music… /s
Best example of this is John Bonham, who would playback from his iPod