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] #40
2	Stratovarius 1984, Finland Power Metal	Visions (1997) #27 Visions of Europe (1998) [Live] #127 Infinite (2000) #139
3	Rhapsody of Fire 1995, Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Power of the Dragonflame (2002) #35 Symphony of Enchanted Lands (1998) #63 Into the Legend (2016) #179
4	Angra 1991, Brazil Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal	Temple of Shadows (2004) #18 Rebirth (2001) #108 Holy Land (1996) #337
5	Avantasia 2000, Germany Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	The Metal Opera (2001) #42 Moonglow (2019) #85 A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society (2022) #138
6	Gamma Ray 1989, Germany Power Metal, Speed Metal, Heavy Metal	Land of the Free (1995) #156 Power Plant (1999) #166 Somewhere Out in Space (1997) #184
7	Kamelot 1991, United States Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal	The Black Halo (2005) #33 Karma (2001) #103 One Cold Winter's Night (2006) [Live] #165
8	Galneryus 2001, Japan Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	Resurrection (2010) #148 Beyond the End of Despair... (2006) #483 Angel of Salvation (2012) #486
9	Nightwish 1996, Finland Symphonic Metal, Power Metal	Oceanborn (1998) #37 Once (2004) #280 Dark Passion Play (2007) #323
10	Sonata Arctica 1999, Finland Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Ecliptica (1999) #86 Silence (2001) #297 Reckoning Night (2004) #552
11	Edguy 1992, Germany Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Mandrake (2001) #92 Hellfire Club (2004) #244 Theater of Salvation (1999) #312
12	Children of Bodom 1997, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Power Metal	Follow the Reaper (2000) #98 Hate Crew Deathroll (2003) #111 Hatebreeder (1999) #254
13	Blind Guardian 1986, Germany Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Speed Metal	Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998) #159 Imaginations from the Other Side (1995) #218 Somewhere Far Beyond (1992) #334
14	Heavenly 1994, France Power Metal	Virus (2006) #77 Dust to Dust (2004) #106 Sign of the Winner (2001) #407
15	Dragonforce 2001, United Kingdom Power Metal	The Power Within (2012) #619 Valley of the Damned (2003) #1583 Inhuman Rampage (2006) #2031
16	Primal Fear 1997, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Unbreakable (2012) #598 Seven Seals (2005) #815 Nuclear Fire (2001) #933
17	Iced Earth 1988, United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Thrash Metal	Alive in Athens (1999) [Live] #476 Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998) #822 Burnt Offerings (1995) #1184
18	Dark Moor 1993, Spain Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	The Gates of Oblivion (2002) #478 Tarot (2007) #1464 From Hell (2003) [Single]
19	Firewind 1998, Greece Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal	Days of Defiance (2010) #587 The Premonition (2008) #1112 Immortals (2017) #1940
20	At Vance 1998, Germany Neoclassical Metal, Power Metal	Only Human (2002) #374 The Evil in You (2003) #1682 Chained (2005) #3532
21	HammerFall 1993, Sweden Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Threshold (2006) #1473 No Sacrifice, No Victory (2009) #1848 Crimson Thunder (2002) #2131
22	Nocturnal Rites 1990, Sweden Power Metal, Death Metal	Grand Illusion (2005) #458 The 8th Sin (2007) #740 Shadowland (2002) #882
23	Masterplan 2001, Germany Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Masterplan (2003) #344 Aeronautics (2005) #1147 MK II (2007) #2176
24	Luca Turilli's Rhapsody 2011, Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Ascending to Infinity (2012) #172 Cinematic and Live (2016) [Live] #677 Prometheus: Symphonia Ignis Divinus (2015) #970
25	Lost Horizon 1990, Sweden Power Metal, Progressive Metal	A Flame to the Ground Beneath (2003) #163 Awakening the World (2001) #499 Cry of a Restless Soul (2003) [Single]
26	Twilight Force 2011, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Dawn of the Dragonstar (2019) #394 Heroes of Mighty Magic (2016) #487 At the Heart of Wintervale (2023) #1476
27	Vision Divine 1998, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Stream of Consciousness (2004) #266 When All the Heroes Are Dead (2019) #1180 Stage of Consciousness (2005) [Video]
28	Theocracy 2002, United States Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Ghost Ship (2016) #273 Mirror of Souls (2008) #300 As the World Bleeds (2011) #564
29	Insania 1992, Sweden Power Metal	Agony - Gift of Life (2007) #699 Sunrise in Riverland (2001) #832 Fantasy (A New Dimension) (2003) #926
30	Labÿrinth 1991, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Return to Heaven Denied Pt.II - A Midnight Autumn's Dream (2010) #877 Return to Heaven Denied (1998) #1129 Welcome to the Absurd Circus (2021) #1617
31	Serenity 2001, Austria Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal	War of Ages (2013) #963 Fallen Sanctuary (2008) #2208 Death & Legacy (2011) #3011
32	Sabaton 1999, Sweden Power Metal, Heavy Metal	The Great War (2019) #1726 Carolus Rex (2012) #2772 Primo Victoria (2005) #3556
33	Freedom Call 1998, Germany Power Metal	Beyond (2014) #1802 M.E.T.A.L. (2019) #2433 Stairway to Fairyland (1999) #3620
34	Luca Turilli Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Prophet of the Last Eclipse (2002) #536 King of the Nordic Twilight (1999) #612 Demonheart (2002) [EP] #2408
35	Secret Sphere 1997, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	A Time Nevercome (2001) #1269 Lifeblood (2021) #1339 Portrait of a Dying Heart (2012) #1882
36	DGM 1994, Italy Progressive Metal, Power Metal	FrAme (2009) #496 The Passage (2016) #1546 Life (2023) #2497
37	Unisonic 2009, Germany Power Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	Unisonic (2012) #1759 Ignition (2012) [EP] #2240 Light of Dawn (2014) #2300
38	Symphony X 1994, United States Progressive Metal, Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal	V: The New Mythology Suite (2000) #82 The Divine Wings of Tragedy (1997) #104 Iconoclast (2011) #149
39	Beast in Black 2015, Finland Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Berserker (2017) #547 From Hell with Love (2019) #987 Dark Connection (2021) #3168
40	ReinXeed 2002, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	1912 (2011) #1103 Majestic (2010) #2094 Higher (2009) #5143
41	SkeleToon 2011, Italy Power Metal	Nemesis (2020) #199 The 1.21 Gigawatts Club (2021) #988 They Never Say Die (2019) #3440
42	Dragonland 1999, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Astronomy (2006) #842 Starfall (2004) #1879 Holy War (2002) #4497
43	Hibria 1996, Brazil Power Metal	Defying the Rules (2004) #1765 The Skull Collectors (2008) #4501 Split Single for East Japan (2011) [Split]
44	Grave Digger 1980, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	25 to Live (2005) [Live] Tunes of Wacken (2002) [Live] Liberty or Death (2007)
45	Pink Cream 69 1987, Germany Hard Rock, Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Ceremonial (2013) #1281 In10Sity (2007) #1438 Endangered (2001)
46	Gloryhammer 2010, United Kingdom Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Tales From the Kingdom of Fife (2013) #646 Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards (2015) #1521 Legends From Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex (2019) #1615
47	Running Wild 1979, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	Port Royal (1988) #925 Death or Glory (1989) #1571 Masquerade (1995) #3315
48	Lovebites 2016, Japan Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Judgement Day (2023) #1120 Five of a Kind - Live in Tokyo 2020 (2020) [Live] Golden Destination (2020) [EP]
49	Rob Rock United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Holy Hell (2005) #590 Garden of Chaos (2007) #2730 The Voice of Melodic Metal - Live in Atlanta (2009) [Live] #3205
50	Silent Eye 1997, Korea Power Metal, Thrash Metal	Into the Nightmare (2010) [EP] #1311 Silent Eye (2003) [EP] #2096 Hell Hound (2006) #3654

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