Best Power Metal Bands

Rank	Band / Formed / Genres	Albums
1	Helloween 1983, Germany Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II (1988) #7 Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I (1987) #28 United Alive (2019) [Live] #47
2	Stratovarius 1984, Finland Power Metal	Visions (1997) #22 Visions of Europe (1998) [Live] #120 Infinite (2000) #124
3	Rhapsody of Fire 1995, Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Power of the Dragonflame (2002) #37 Symphony of Enchanted Lands (1998) #61 Into the Legend (2016) #194
4	Angra 1991, Brazil Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal	Temple of Shadows (2004) #18 Rebirth (2001) #102 Holy Land (1996) #321
5	Avantasia 2000, Germany Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	The Metal Opera (2001) #50 Moonglow (2019) #78 A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society (2022) #132
6	Gamma Ray 1989, Germany Power Metal, Speed Metal, Heavy Metal	Land of the Free (1995) #159 Power Plant (1999) #180 Somewhere Out in Space (1997) #196
7	Kamelot 1991, United States Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal	The Black Halo (2005) #30 Karma (2001) #99 One Cold Winter's Night (2006) [Live] #178
8	Galneryus 2001, Japan Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	Resurrection (2010) #152 Beyond the End of Despair... (2006) #503 Angel of Salvation (2012) #506
9	Nightwish 1996, Finland Symphonic Metal, Power Metal	Oceanborn (1998) #38 Once (2004) #292 Dark Passion Play (2007) #312
10	Sonata Arctica 1999, Finland Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Ecliptica (1999) #80 Silence (2001) #266 Reckoning Night (2004) #442
11	Children of Bodom 1997, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Power Metal	Follow the Reaper (2000) #92 Hate Crew Deathroll (2003) #104 Hatebreeder (1999) #258
12	Edguy 1992, Germany Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Mandrake (2001) #97 Hellfire Club (2004) #255 Theater of Salvation (1999) #335
13	Blind Guardian 1986, Germany Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Speed Metal	Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998) #163 Imaginations from the Other Side (1995) #204 Somewhere Far Beyond (1992) #310
14	Heavenly 1994, France Power Metal	Virus (2006) #76 Dust to Dust (2004) #106 Sign of the Winner (2001) #416
15	Dragonforce 2001, United Kingdom Power Metal	The Power Within (2012) #632 Valley of the Damned (2003) #1631 Inhuman Rampage (2006) #2102
16	Primal Fear 1997, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Unbreakable (2012) #577 Seven Seals (2005) #710 Nuclear Fire (2001) #969
17	Iced Earth 1988, United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Thrash Metal	Alive in Athens (1999) [Live] #497 Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998) #968 Burnt Offerings (1995) #1213
18	Dark Moor 1993, Spain Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	The Gates of Oblivion (2002) #499 Tarot (2007) #1390 From Hell (2003) [Single]
19	Firewind 1998, Greece Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal	Days of Defiance (2010) #549 The Premonition (2008) #1083 Immortals (2017) #1992
20	HammerFall 1993, Sweden Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Threshold (2006) #1432 No Sacrifice, No Victory (2009) #1896 Crimson Thunder (2002) #2204
21	At Vance 1998, Germany Neoclassical Metal, Power Metal	Only Human (2002) #385 The Evil in You (2003) #1734 Chained (2005) #3701
22	Nocturnal Rites 1990, Sweden Power Metal, Death Metal	Grand Illusion (2005) #460 The 8th Sin (2007) #680 Shadowland (2002) #916
23	Vision Divine 1998, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Stream of Consciousness (2004) #259 Stage of Consciousness (2005) [Video] When All the Heroes Are Dead (2019) #1394
24	Masterplan 2001, Germany Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Masterplan (2003) #356 Aeronautics (2005) #1242 MK II (2007) #1966
25	Twilight Force 2011, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Dawn of the Dragonstar (2019) #402 Heroes of Mighty Magic (2016) #507 At the Heart of Wintervale (2023) #1522
26	Lost Horizon 1990, Sweden Power Metal, Progressive Metal	A Flame to the Ground Beneath (2003) #167 Awakening the World (2001) #555 Cry of a Restless Soul (2003) [Single]
27	Luca Turilli's Rhapsody 2011, Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Ascending to Infinity (2012) #172 Cinematic and Live (2016) [Live] #699 Prometheus: Symphonia Ignis Divinus (2015) #999
28	Theocracy 2002, United States Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Ghost Ship (2016) #284 Mirror of Souls (2008) #317 As the World Bleeds (2011) #536
29	Labÿrinth 1994, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Return to Heaven Denied Pt.II - A Midnight Autumn's Dream (2010) #911 Welcome to the Absurd Circus (2021) #1569 Return to Heaven Denied (1998) #1306
30	Insania 1992, Sweden Power Metal	Agony - Gift of Life (2007) #666 Sunrise in Riverland (2001) #873 Fantasy (A New Dimension) (2003) #956
31	Freedom Call 1998, Germany Power Metal	Beyond (2014) #1655 M.E.T.A.L. (2019) #2518 Stairway to Fairyland (1999) #3812
32	Serenity 2001, Austria Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal	War of Ages (2013) #998 Fallen Sanctuary (2008) #2067 Death & Legacy (2011) #2895
33	Sabaton 1999, Sweden Power Metal, Heavy Metal	The Great War (2019) #1925 Carolus Rex (2012) #2911 Coat of Arms (2010) #3782
34	DGM 1994, Italy Progressive Metal, Power Metal	FrAme (2009) #524 The Passage (2016) #1585 Momentum (2013) #2528
35	Secret Sphere 1997, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	A Time Nevercome (2001) #1323 Lifeblood (2021) #1395 Portrait of a Dying Heart (2012) #1929
36	Luca Turilli Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Prophet of the Last Eclipse (2002) #565 King of the Nordic Twilight (1999) #742 Demonheart (2002) [EP] #2492
37	Grave Digger 1980, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	25 to Live (2005) [Live] Tunes of Wacken (2002) [Live] The Grave Digger (2001) #3932
38	Symphony X 1994, United States Progressive Metal, Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal	V: The New Mythology Suite (2000) #87 The Divine Wings of Tragedy (1997) #110 Iconoclast (2011) #145
39	Unisonic 2009, Germany Power Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	Unisonic (2012) #1823 Ignition (2012) [EP] #2322 Light of Dawn (2014) #2323
40	Beast in Black 2015, Finland Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Berserker (2017) #515 From Hell with Love (2019) #822 Dark Connection (2021) #3684
41	Lovebites 2016, Japan Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Judgement Day (2023) #1038 Five of a Kind - Live in Tokyo 2020 (2020) [Live] Golden Destination (2020) [EP]
42	Hibria 1996, Brazil Power Metal	Defying the Rules (2004) #1828 The Skull Collectors (2008) #4815 Split Single for East Japan (2011) [Split]
43	SkeleToon 2011, Italy Power Metal	Nemesis (2020) #206 The 1.21 Gigawatts Club (2021) #1017 They Never Say Die (2019) #3614
44	ReinXeed 2002, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	1912 (2011) #1424 Majestic (2010) #2161 Higher (2009) #5421
45	Running Wild 1979, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	Port Royal (1988) #950 Death or Glory (1989) #1616 Masquerade (1995) #3485
46	Pink Cream 69 1987, Germany Hard Rock, Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Ceremonial (2013) #1340 In10Sity (2007) #1508 Endangered (2001)
47	Gloryhammer 2010, United Kingdom Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Tales From the Kingdom of Fife (2013) #663 Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards (2015) #1810 Legends From Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex (2019) #1667
48	Dragonland 1999, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Astronomy (2006) #851 Starfall (2004) #1927 Holy War (2002) #4750
49	Rob Rock United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Holy Hell (2005) #618 Garden of Chaos (2007) #2860 The Voice of Melodic Metal - Live in Atlanta (2009) [Live] #3365
50	Silent Eye 1997, Korea Power Metal, Thrash Metal	Into the Nightmare (2010) [EP] #1368 Silent Eye (2003) [EP] #2163 Hell Hound (2006) #3853

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