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] #41
2	Stratovarius 1984, Finland Power Metal	Visions (1997) #25 Visions of Europe (1998) [Live] #126 Infinite (2000) #153
3	Rhapsody of Fire 1995, Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Power of the Dragonflame (2002) #39 Symphony of Enchanted Lands (1998) #75 Into the Legend (2016) #204
4	Avantasia 2000, Germany Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	The Metal Opera (2001) #59 Moonglow (2019) #76 The Scarecrow (2008) #142
5	Gamma Ray 1989, Germany Power Metal, Speed Metal, Heavy Metal	Land of the Free (1995) #134 Power Plant (1999) #155 Somewhere Out in Space (1997) #158
6	Kamelot 1991, United States Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal	The Black Halo (2005) #24 Karma (2001) #102 One Cold Winter's Night (2006) [Live] #167
7	Angra 1991, Brazil Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal	Temple of Shadows (2004) #19 Rebirth (2001) #111 Holy Land (1996) #349
8	Nightwish 1996, Finland Symphonic Metal, Power Metal	Oceanborn (1998) #40 Once (2004) #268 Dark Passion Play (2007) #356
9	Galneryus 2001, Japan Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	Resurrection (2010) #133 Angel of Salvation (2012) #434 Beyond the End of Despair... (2006) #460
10	Children of Bodom 1997, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Power Metal	Hate Crew Deathroll (2003) #116 Follow the Reaper (2000) #159 Hatebreeder (1999) #216
11	Sonata Arctica 1999, Finland Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Ecliptica (1999) #99 Silence (2001) #347 Reckoning Night (2004) #571
12	Symphony X 1994, United States Progressive Metal, Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal	V: The New Mythology Suite (2000) #62 The Divine Wings of Tragedy (1997) #104 Iconoclast (2011) #157
13	Edguy 1992, Germany Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Mandrake (2001) #90 Hellfire Club (2004) #233 Theater of Salvation (1999) #439
14	Blind Guardian 1986, Germany Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Speed Metal	Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998) #171 Imaginations from the Other Side (1995) #222 Somewhere Far Beyond (1992) #316
15	Heavenly 1994, France Power Metal	Virus (2006) #57 Dust to Dust (2004) #114 Sign of the Winner (2001) #355
16	X Japan 1982, Japan Visual Kei, Heavy Metal, Progressive Metal, Power Metal	Blue Blood (1989) #147 Jealousy (1991) #457 Art of Life (1993) #1245
17	Rage 1986, Germany Heavy Metal, Thrash Metal, Power Metal	Strings to a Web (2010) #606 Lingua Mortis (1996) #618 Trapped! (1992) #770
18	Dragonforce 2001, United Kingdom Power Metal	The Power Within (2012) #624 Valley of the Damned (2003) #1604 Inhuman Rampage (2006) #1740
19	Primal Fear 1997, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Unbreakable (2012) #627 Seven Seals (2005) #824 Devil's Ground (2004) #1105
20	Iced Earth 1988, United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Thrash Metal	Alive in Athens (1999) [Live] #545 Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998) #1125 The Glorious Burden (2004) #1222
21	Dark Moor 1993, Spain Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	The Gates of Oblivion (2002) #501 Tarot (2007) #1217 From Hell (2003) [Single]
22	Firewind 1998, Greece Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal	Days of Defiance (2010) #632 The Premonition (2008) #1033 Allegiance (2006) #1950
23	Anthem 1981, Japan Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Bound to Break (1987) #593 Hunting Time (1989) #847 Immortal (2006) #1140
24	At Vance 1998, Germany Neoclassical Metal, Power Metal	Only Human (2002) #413 The Evil in You (2003) #1561 No Escape (1999) #2245
25	HammerFall 1993, Sweden Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Threshold (2006) #1447 No Sacrifice, No Victory (2009) #1814 Crimson Thunder (2002) #1928
26	Luca Turilli's Rhapsody 2011, Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Ascending to Infinity (2012) #176 Cinematic and Live (2016) [Live] #694 Prometheus: Symphonia Ignis Divinus (2015) #905
27	Masterplan 2001, Germany Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Masterplan (2003) #367 Aeronautics (2005) #1082 MK II (2007) #1856
28	Nocturnal Rites 1990, Sweden Power Metal, Death Metal	Grand Illusion (2005) #444 The 8th Sin (2007) #768 Shadowland (2002) #1046
29	Manowar 1980, United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Kings of Metal (1988) #745 Hail to England (1984) #845 Sign of the Hammer (1984) #2199
30	Lost Horizon 1990, Sweden Power Metal, Progressive Metal	A Flame to the Ground Beneath (2003) #145 Awakening the World (2001) #574 Cry of a Restless Soul (2003) [Single]
31	Theocracy 2002, United States Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Mirror of Souls (2008) #246 Ghost Ship (2016) #308 As the World Bleeds (2011) #526
32	Vision Divine 1998, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Stream of Consciousness (2004) #276 When All the Heroes Are Dead (2019) #1232 Stage of Consciousness (2005) [Video]
33	Time Concerto Korea Neoclassical Metal, Power Metal	The Redemption (2011) [Single] Broken Faith (2010) [Single] Nameless Death (2009) [Single]
34	DGM 1994, Italy Progressive Metal, Power Metal	FrAme (2009) #441 The Passage (2016) #1733 Momentum (2013) #2462
35	Insania 1992, Sweden Power Metal	Agony - Gift of Life (2007) #695 Sunrise in Riverland (2001) #852 Fantasy (A New Dimension) (2003) #953
36	Twilight Force 2011, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Dawn of the Dragonstar (2019) #463 Heroes of Mighty Magic (2016) #675 Tales of Ancient Prophecies (2014) #2257
37	Secret Sphere 1997, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	A Time Nevercome (2001) #1266 Lifeblood (2021) #1587 Portrait of a Dying Heart (2012) #2025
38	Freedom Call 1998, Germany Power Metal	Beyond (2014) #1774 M.E.T.A.L. (2019) #2643 Stairway to Fairyland (1999) #3446
39	Running Wild 1979, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	Port Royal (1988) #1390 Death or Glory (1989) #1922 Masquerade (1995) #3929
40	Sabaton 1999, Sweden Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Bismarck (2019) [Single] The Great War (2019) #2027 Carolus Rex (2012) #3097
41	Beast in Black 2015, Finland Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Berserker (2017) #661 From Hell With Love (2019) #1285 Dark Connection (2021) #4178
42	Hibria 1996, Brazil Power Metal	Defying the Rules (2004) #1538 The Skull Collectors (2008) #4098 Blinded by Tokyo - Live in Japan (2012) [Video]
43	Serenity 2001, Austria Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal	War of Ages (2013) #825 Fallen Sanctuary (2008) #2063 The Last Knight (2020) #3663
44	Labÿrinth 1991, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Return to Heaven Denied Pt.II - A Midnight Autumn's Dream (2010) #867 Return to Heaven Denied (1998) #1352 Welcome to the Absurd Circus (2021) #2135
45	Adagio 2000, France Progressive Symphonic Metal, Power Metal	Underworld (2003) #776 Sanctus Ignis (2001) #1477 A Band in Upperworld (2004) [Live] #2393
46	Luca Turilli Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Prophet of the Last Eclipse (2002) #581 King of the Nordic Twilight (1999) #759 Demonheart (2002) [EP] #2365
47	Unisonic 2009, Germany Power Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	Unisonic (2012) #1478 Ignition (2012) [EP] #2214 Light of Dawn (2014) #2408
48	ReinXeed 2002, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	1912 (2011) #1080 Majestic (2010) #1976 The Light (2008) #4189
49	Pagan's Mind 2000, Norway Progressive Metal, Power Metal	Celestial Entrance (2002) #522 Enigmatic: Calling (2005) #810 Enigmtic Videos 2005 (2005) [Video]
50	Pink Cream 69 1987, Germany Hard Rock, Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Ceremonial (2013) #1279 In10Sity (2007) #1415 Endangered (2001)

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