Sorry, no YT link.

I'm curious how and when everyone got into this sub-genre.

For me, the first band I truly loved was Iron Maiden. I acquired a copy of Power Quest - Neverworld when it first released, and it blew my mind. From there, I picked up Sonata Artica's Reckoning Night and realised I'd found my jam. Almost two decades later, it is still my favourite type of music and the best thing is that many of my favorite bands from childhood are not only still going, but are releasing some of their best content.

anyone up until late listening sonata arctica?

I should be at bed as I'll be working in less than 7 hours but instead I'm doing things at home listening ecliptica on my best headphones at almost max volume

This was my top song last year. The video is also great.

a pretty fun sub-genre, just chiptune versions of power metal songs. heres a few others too:

Rainbowdragoneyes - Chipwecked (Alestorm's Shipwrecked remixed)

Twilight Force - Powerwind (Chip Version)

Fun fact: "dreamt" is apparently the only English word ending in -mt.

Currently I listen to almost all of my music through YouTube Music, but I want to actually buy some albums from some of my favorite bands (sabaton, gloryhammer, twilight force, etc.). What form do they usually come in, and how do y'all listen to and manage them on either desktop or mobile?