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) #6 Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I (1987) #31 United Alive (2019) [Live] #48
2	Stratovarius 1984, Finland Power Metal	Visions (1997) #35 Infinite (2000) #115 Visions of Europe (1998) [Live] #127
3	Rhapsody of Fire 1995, Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Power of the Dragonflame (2002) #37 Symphony of Enchanted Lands (1998) #108 Into the Legend (2016) #184
4	Kamelot 1991, United States Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal	The Black Halo (2005) #22 Karma (2001) #84 One Cold Winter's Night (2006) [Live] #135
5	Gamma Ray 1989, Germany Power Metal, Speed Metal, Heavy Metal	Land of the Free (1995) #124 Power Plant (1999) #156 Somewhere Out in Space (1997) #186
6	Avantasia 2000, Germany Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	The Metal Opera (2001) #64 Moonglow (2019) #82 The Scarecrow (2008) #142
7	Angra 1991, Brazil Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal	Temple of Shadows (2004) #18 Rebirth (2001) #98 Holy Land (1996) #423
8	Galneryus 2001, Japan Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	Resurrection (2010) #120 Angel of Salvation (2012) #468 Beyond the End of Despair... (2006) #474
9	Sonata Arctica 1999, Finland Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Ecliptica (1999) #89 Silence (2001) #307 Reckoning Night (2004) #457
10	Edguy 1992, Germany Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Mandrake (2001) #106 Hellfire Club (2004) #190 Theater of Salvation (1999) #446
11	Heavenly 1994, France Power Metal	Virus (2006) #51 Dust to Dust (2004) #95 Sign of the Winner (2001) #296
12	Blind Guardian 1986, Germany Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Speed Metal	Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998) #195 Imaginations from the Other Side (1995) #382 At the Edge of Time (2010) #511
13	Dragonforce 2001, United Kingdom Power Metal	The Power Within (2012) #537 Valley of the Damned (2003) #1445 Reaching Into Infinity (2017) #1676
14	Dark Moor 1993, Spain Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	The Gates of Oblivion (2002) #487 Tarot (2007) #1094 From Hell (2003) [Single]
15	Masterplan 2001, Germany Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Masterplan (2003) #352 Aeronautics (2005) #914 MK II (2007) #1453
16	Nocturnal Rites 1990, Sweden Power Metal, Death Metal	Grand Illusion (2005) #412 The 8th Sin (2007) #643 Shadowland (2002) #859
17	Lost Horizon 1990, Sweden Power Metal, Progressive Metal	A Flame to the Ground Beneath (2003) #125 Awakening the World (2001) #611 Cry of a Restless Soul (2003) [Single]
18	Luca Turilli's Rhapsody 2011, Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Ascending to Infinity (2012) #143 Cinematic and Live (2016) [Live] #548 Prometheus: Symphonia Ignis Divinus (2015) #905
19	Theocracy 2002, United States Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Mirror of Souls (2008) #249 Ghost Ship (2016) #251 As the World Bleeds (2011) #414
20	Vision Divine 1998, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Stream of Consciousness (2004) #274 Stage of Consciousness (2005) [Video] The Perfect Machine (2005) #1226
21	Insania 1992, Sweden Power Metal	Agony - Gift of Life (2007) #549 Sunrise in Riverland (2001) #738 Fantasy (A New Dimension) (2003) #917
22	Hibria 1996, Brazil Power Metal	Defying the Rules (2004) #1073 The Skull Collectors (2008) #2730 Blinded by Tokyo - Live in Japan (2012) [Video]
23	Freedom Call 1998, Germany Power Metal	Beyond (2014) #2017 Stairway to Fairyland (1999) #2562 Legend of the Shadowking (2010) #2872
24	ReinXeed 2002, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	1912 (2011) #888 Majestic (2010) #1521 The Light (2008) #2826
25	Secret Sphere 1997, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	A Time Nevercome (2001) #1017 Portrait of a Dying Heart (2012) #1565 Heart and Anger (2005) #1698
26	Unisonic 2009, Germany Power Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	Unisonic (2012) #1176 Ignition (2012) [EP] #1484 Light of Dawn (2014) #1935
27	Serenity 2001, Austria Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal	War of Ages (2013) #656 Fallen Sanctuary (2008) #1734 Words Untold & Dreams Unlived (2007) #2788
28	Silent Eye 1997, Korea Power Metal, Thrash Metal	Into the Nightmare (2010) [EP] #767 Silent Eye (2003) [EP] #1609 Hell Hound (2006) #2184
29	Luca Turilli Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Prophet of the Last Eclipse (2002) #605 King of the Nordic Twilight (1999) #1219 Demonheart (2002) [EP] #1759
30	Sabaton 1999, Sweden Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Bismarck (2019) [Single] Carolus Rex (2012) #1490 Coat of Arms (2010) #1930
31	Dragonland 1999, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Astronomy (2006) #696 Starfall (2004) #1636 Holy War (2002) #2714
32	Twilight Force 2011, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Dawn of the Dragonstar (2019) #471 Heroes of Mighty Magic (2016) #644 Tales of Ancient Prophecies (2014) #2116
33	Labÿrinth 1991, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Return to Heaven Denied Pt.II - A Midnight Autumn's Dream (2010) #939 Return to Heaven Denied (1998) #1950 Architecture of a God (2017) #2070
34	Dragon Guardian 2006, Japan Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Dragonvarius (2009) #2212 聖魔剣ヴァルキュリアス( Holy & Evil Sword Valkyrious) (2011) #2291 Polyphony (2012) #3522
35	Cain's Offering 2009, Finland Power Metal	Gather the Faithful (2009) #651 Stormcrow (2015) #1398
36	Power Quest 2001, United Kingdom Power Metal	Magic Never Dies (2005) #1885 Blood Alliance (2011) #2618 Neverworld (2003) #2769
37	Light Bringer Japan Power Metal	Scenes of Infinity (2013) #1465 Midnight Circus (2010) #1695 Genesis (2012) #3513
38	Celesty 1998, Finland Power Metal	Vendetta (2009) #830 Mortal Mind Creation (2006) #3218 Legacy of Hate (2004) #3377
39	Iron Savior 1996, Germany Power Metal, Speed Metal	Battering Ram (2004) #2912 Megatropolis 2.0 (2015) Unification (1999) #3261
40	Derdian 1998, Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Limbo (2013) #1172 New Era Pt. 2 - War of the Gods (2007) #1680 Human Reset (2014) #2896

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