[Irwin M. Fletcher]

Originally Posted by Helm

The semiotic value of power metal lies beyond the lyrics, dumbass. Sanctuary were power metal, SOUP there was nothing sword SOUP sorcery about them. There's more than Helloween-like power metal, like Tokyo Blade, Crimson Glory, Cloven Hoof which are very down-to-earth SOUP serious, without being any less powerful, or any less metal. AE burning bridges SOUP forward (with minute exceptions like ONE chromatic riff in Immortal) are exactly like a Stratovarious rip-off, minor leads over muted E riffing, double bass SOUP verse, bridge, verse, verse, bridge, chorus, solo tired structure just with the occasional busy drumming bit. For christ's sake, you're supposed to know your stuff, 'Aversiononline' SOUP all.

You're an idiot. So you can throw around a few band names and a few musical terms and that means you're right? Fuck no. Do the Amott brothers toss out some riffs that are total 80's metal with a little bit of a cock rock-ish or power metal vibe at times? Sure. Are all power metal bands the ones that only sing about dragons and fairies and shit? No. Of course not. I was exaggerating, Sherlock. But Arch Enemy is NOT a power metal band, and to even minimally compare them to Stratovarius is quite possibly the most blindly ignorant statement I have ever heard in my life. And to dare call them Stratovarius RIPOFFS? You have shown us all how much you know, shut your yapper and quit before you embarrass yourself any further...