Best Power Metal Bands | Metal Kingdom

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) #34 7 Sinners (2010) #92
2	Stratovarius 1984, Finland Power Metal	Visions (1997) #33 Visions of Europe (1998) [Live] #123 Infinite (2000) #133
3	Rhapsody of Fire 1995, Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Power of the Dragonflame (2002) #38 Symphony of Enchanted Lands (1998) #106 Into the Legend (2016) #184
4	Kamelot 1991, United States Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal	The Black Halo (2005) #24 Karma (2001) #94 One Cold Winter's Night (2006) [Live] #139
5	Gamma Ray 1989, Germany Power Metal, Speed Metal, Heavy Metal	Land of the Free (1995) #109 Powerplant (1999) #147 Somewhere Out in Space (1997) #177
6	Angra 1991, Brazil Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal	Temple of Shadows (2004) #16 Rebirth (2001) #88 Holy Land (1996) #397
7	Avantasia 2000, Germany Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	The Metal Opera (2001) #68 The Scarecrow (2008) #143 The Metal Opera Pt. II (2002) #262
8	Galneryus 2001, Japan Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	Resurrection (2010) #105 Beyond the End of Despair... (2006) #465 Angel of Salvation (2012) #516
9	Sonata Arctica 1999, Finland Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Ecliptica (1999) #85 Silence (2001) #297 Reckoning Night (2004) #374
10	Edguy 1992, Germany Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Mandrake (2001) #101 Hellfire Club (2004) #163 Theater of Salvation (1999) #400
11	Heavenly 1994, France Power Metal	Virus (2006) #47 Dust to Dust (2004) #74 Sign of the Winner (2001) #277
12	Blind Guardian 1986, Germany Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Speed Metal	Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998) #164 Imaginations from the Other Side (1995) #427 A Night at the Opera (2002) #564
13	Dragonforce 2001, United Kingdom Power Metal	The Power Within (2012) #505 Valley of the Damned (2003) #1318 Reaching Into Infinity (2017) #1539
14	Dark Moor 1993, Spain Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	The Gates of Oblivion (2002) #458 Tarot (2007) #1058 From Hell (2003) [Single]
15	Masterplan 2001, Germany Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Masterplan (2003) #335 Aeronautics (2005) #839 MK II (2007) #1332
16	Nocturnal Rites 1990, Sweden Power Metal, Death Metal	Grand Illusion (2005) #373 The 8th Sin (2007) #577 Shadowland (2002) #728
17	Theocracy 2002, United States Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Ghost Ship (2016) #198 Mirror of Souls (2008) #221 As the World Bleeds (2011) #419
18	Luca Turilli's Rhapsody 2011, Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Ascending to Infinity (2012) #128 Cinematic and Live (2016) [Live] #703 Prometheus: Symphonia Ignis Divinus (2015) #946
19	Lost Horizon 1990, Sweden Power Metal, Progressive Metal	A Flame to the Ground Beneath (2003) #119 Awakening the World (2001) #674 Cry of a Restless Soul (2003) [Single]
20	Insania 1992, Sweden Power Metal	Agony - Gift of Life (2007) #544 Sunrise in Riverland (2001) #686 Fantasy (A New Dimension) (2003) #842
21	Vision Divine 1998, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Stream of Consciousness (2004) #286 Stage of Consciousness (2005) [Video] The Perfect Machine (2005) #1454
22	Hibria 1996, Brazil Power Metal, Speed Metal	Defying the Rules (2004) #1094 The Skull Collectors (2008) #2574 Blinded by Tokyo / Live in Japan (2012) [Video]
23	ReinXeed 2002, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	1912 (2011) #845 Majestic (2010) #1266 Higher (2009) #2575
24	Freedom Call 1998, Germany Power Metal	Beyond (2014) #2102 Stairway to Fairyland (1999) #2364 Legend of the Shadowking (2010) #2655
25	Unisonic 2009, Germany Power Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	Unisonic (2012) #1170 Ignition (2012) [EP] #1360 Light of Dawn (2014) #1952
26	Secret Sphere 1997, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	A Time Nevercome (2001) #986 Portrait of a Dying Heart (2012) #1529 Heart and Anger (2005) #1558
27	Silent Eye 1997, Korea Power Metal, Thrash Metal	Into the Nightmare (2010) [EP] #713 Silent Eye (2003) [EP] #1478 Hell Hound (2006) #1998
28	Sabaton 1999, Sweden Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Carolus Rex (2012) #1364 Coat of Arms (2010) #1779 Attero Dominatus (2006) #2566
29	Edenbridge 1998, Austria Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Sunrise in Eden (2000) #2304 Solitaire (2010) #2319 My Earth Dream (2008) #2340
30	Dragon Guardian 2006, Japan Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Dragonvarius (2009) #2036 聖魔剣ヴァルキュリアス( Holy & Evil Sword Valkyrious) (2011) #2112 Polyphony (2012) #3241
31	Luca Turilli Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Prophet of the Last Eclipse (2002) #667 King of the Nordic Twilight (1999) #1452 Demonheart (2002) [EP]
32	Dragonland 1999, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Astronomy (2006) #735 Starfall (2004) #1693 Holy War (2002) #2951
33	Labÿrinth 1991, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Return to Heaven Denied Pt.II - A Midnight Autumn's Dream (2010) #880 Return to Heaven Denied (1998) #2005 Architecture of a God (2017) #2143
34	Cain's Offering 2009, Finland Power Metal	Gather the Faithful (2009) #660 Stormcrow (2015) #1383
35	Power Quest 2001, United Kingdom Power Metal	Magic Never Dies (2005) #1736 Blood Alliance (2011) #2406 Neverworld (2003) #2659
36	Light Bringer Japan Power Metal	Scenes of Infinity (2013) #1212 Midnight Circus (2010) #1553 Genesis (2012) #3081
37	Celesty 1998, Finland Power Metal	Vendetta (2009) #663 Legacy of Hate (2004) #2793 Mortal Mind Creation (2006) #2962
38	Derdian 1998, Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Limbo (2013) #1091 New Era Pt. 2 - War of the Gods (2007) #1913 Human Reset (2014) #2679
39	Fairyland 2003, France Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Score to a New Beginning (2009) #1069 Of Wars in Osyrhia (2003) #3127 The Fall of an Empire (2006) #3686
40	Elvenking Italy Power Metal, Folk Metal	Era (2012) #1528 Two Tragedy Poets (...And a Caravan of Weird Figures) (2008) Red Silent Tides (2010) #2952
41	Gloryhammer 2013, United Kingdom Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Tales From the Kingdom of Fife (2013) #698 Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards (2015) #2105
42	Dreamtale 1999, Finland Power Metal	Beyond Reality (2002) #1735 Ocean's Heart (2003) #1942 Difference (2005) #2365
43	Shaman 2001, Brazil Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Ritual (2002) #1118 Immortal (2007) #2753 Origins (2010)
44	Twilight Force 2011, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Heroes of Mighty Magic (2016) #923 Tales of Ancient Prophecies (2014) #2179
45	Pyramaze 2001, Denmark Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Contingent (2017) #769 Disciples of the Sun (2015) #1196 Legend of the Bone Carver (2006) #1976
46	Twilightning 1998, Finland Power Metal, Hard Rock	Delirium Veil (2003) #412 Plague-House Puppet Show (2004) #2233 Bedlam (2006) [EP]
47	Versailles 2007, Japan Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Visual Kei	Chateau de Versailles -Jubilee- (2011) [Video] Chateau de Versailles -Holy Grail- (2012) [Video] Holy Grail (2011) #1772
48	Powerwolf 2003, Germany Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Bible of the Beast (2009) Blessed & Possessed (2015) #2204 Blood of the Saints (2011) #2645
49	Thunderstone 2000, Finland Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Tools of Destruction (2005) #2032 Apocalypse Again (2016) Thunderstone (2002) #2390
50	Kiko Loureiro Brazil Power Metal, Jazz Fusion, Progressive Metal	The White Balance (2013) [Video] No Gravity (2005) #1545 Sounds of Innocence (2012) #1670

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