The author also conducted a sentiment analysis of the lyrics, finding that only 20 out of 58 bands were considered overall positive. The most positive song was "There's Something In The Skies" by Dark Moor, while the most negative was "Condemned To Hell" by Gamma Ray. The author concluded that power metal is not as focused on dragons as is commonly thought, and plans to continue their analysis with more bands in the future.
Key takeaways:
- The author analyzed the lyrics of 58 power metal bands to determine common themes and vocabulary. The band with the largest vocabulary was Running Wild, followed by Helloween and Elvenking.
- The most common words in power metal lyrics are deliverance, defender, honour, forevermore, and realm. The least common are shit, baby, fuck, girl, and verse.
- Using sentiment analysis, the author found that only 20 out of 58 bands were considered overall positive. The most positive band was Twilight Force, while the most negative was Sabaton.
- The author used hierarchical clustering to group bands based on the similarity of their lyrics, resulting in four main clusters: Rhapsody-ish, Edguy-ish, Blind Guardian-ish, and Manowar-ish.