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) #25 Visions of Europe (1998) [Live] #130 Infinite (2000) #135
3	Rhapsody of Fire 1995, Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Power of the Dragonflame (2002) #34 Symphony of Enchanted Lands (1998) #62 Into the Legend (2016) #184
4	Angra 1991, Brazil Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal	Temple of Shadows (2004) #18 Rebirth (2001) #109 Holy Land (1996) #316
5	Avantasia 2000, Germany Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	The Metal Opera (2001) #48 Moonglow (2019) #76 A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society (2022) #142
6	Gamma Ray 1989, Germany Power Metal, Speed Metal, Heavy Metal	Land of the Free (1995) #157 Power Plant (1999) #175 Somewhere Out in Space (1997) #188
7	Kamelot 1991, United States Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal	The Black Halo (2005) #31 Karma (2001) #104 One Cold Winter's Night (2006) [Live] #171
8	Galneryus 2001, Japan Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	Resurrection (2010) #147 Beyond the End of Despair... (2006) #485 Angel of Salvation (2012) #491
9	Nightwish 1996, Finland Symphonic Metal, Power Metal	Oceanborn (1998) #38 Once (2004) #282 Dark Passion Play (2007) #307
10	Sonata Arctica 1999, Finland Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Ecliptica (1999) #86 Silence (2001) #294 Reckoning Night (2004) #498
11	Edguy 1992, Germany Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Mandrake (2001) #93 Hellfire Club (2004) #249 Theater of Salvation (1999) #310
12	Children of Bodom 1997, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Power Metal	Follow the Reaper (2000) #94 Hate Crew Deathroll (2003) #118 Hatebreeder (1999) #268
13	Blind Guardian 1986, Germany Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Speed Metal	Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998) #168 Imaginations from the Other Side (1995) #213 Somewhere Far Beyond (1992) #334
14	Heavenly 1994, France Power Metal	Virus (2006) #78 Dust to Dust (2004) #110 Sign of the Winner (2001) #411
15	Dragonforce 2001, United Kingdom Power Metal	The Power Within (2012) #650 Valley of the Damned (2003) #1606 Inhuman Rampage (2006) #2061
16	Primal Fear 1997, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Unbreakable (2012) #613 Seven Seals (2005) #834 Nuclear Fire (2001) #947
17	Iced Earth 1988, United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Thrash Metal	Alive in Athens (1999) [Live] #480 Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998) #946 Burnt Offerings (1995) #1208
18	Dark Moor 1993, Spain Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	The Gates of Oblivion (2002) #482 Tarot (2007) #1462 From Hell (2003) [Single]
19	Firewind 1998, Greece Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal	Days of Defiance (2010) #602 The Premonition (2008) #1124 Immortals (2017) #1963
20	HammerFall 1993, Sweden Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Threshold (2006) #1498 No Sacrifice, No Victory (2009) #1872 Crimson Thunder (2002) #2158
21	At Vance 1998, Germany Neoclassical Metal, Power Metal	Only Human (2002) #374 The Evil in You (2003) #1715 Chained (2005) #3602
22	Nocturnal Rites 1990, Sweden Power Metal, Death Metal	Grand Illusion (2005) #460 The 8th Sin (2007) #754 Shadowland (2002) #901
23	Masterplan 2001, Germany Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Masterplan (2003) #346 Aeronautics (2005) #1238 MK II (2007) #2210
24	Vision Divine 1998, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Stream of Consciousness (2004) #270 When All the Heroes Are Dead (2019) #1203 Stage of Consciousness (2005) [Video]
25	Lost Horizon 1990, Sweden Power Metal, Progressive Metal	A Flame to the Ground Beneath (2003) #167 Awakening the World (2001) #539 Cry of a Restless Soul (2003) [Single]
26	Luca Turilli's Rhapsody 2011, Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Ascending to Infinity (2012) #177 Cinematic and Live (2016) [Live] #688 Prometheus: Symphonia Ignis Divinus (2015) #985
27	Twilight Force 2011, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Dawn of the Dragonstar (2019) #396 Heroes of Mighty Magic (2016) #492 At the Heart of Wintervale (2023) #1501
28	Theocracy 2002, United States Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Ghost Ship (2016) #287 Mirror of Souls (2008) #326 As the World Bleeds (2011) #578
29	Insania 1992, Sweden Power Metal	Agony - Gift of Life (2007) #711 Sunrise in Riverland (2001) #852 Fantasy (A New Dimension) (2003) #936
30	Labÿrinth 1991, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Return to Heaven Denied Pt.II - A Midnight Autumn's Dream (2010) #896 Return to Heaven Denied (1998) #1146 Welcome to the Absurd Circus (2021) #1641
31	Serenity 2001, Austria Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal	War of Ages (2013) #979 Fallen Sanctuary (2008) #2242 Death & Legacy (2011) #3080
32	Sabaton 1999, Sweden Power Metal, Heavy Metal	The Great War (2019) #1756 Carolus Rex (2012) #2834 Primo Victoria (2005) #3626
33	Freedom Call 1998, Germany Power Metal	Beyond (2014) #1826 M.E.T.A.L. (2019) #2466 Stairway to Fairyland (1999) #3700
34	Luca Turilli Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Prophet of the Last Eclipse (2002) #551 King of the Nordic Twilight (1999) #723 Demonheart (2002) [EP] #2438
35	Secret Sphere 1997, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	A Time Nevercome (2001) #1299 Lifeblood (2021) #1370 Portrait of a Dying Heart (2012) #1903
36	DGM 1994, Italy Progressive Metal, Power Metal	FrAme (2009) #505 The Passage (2016) #1568 Life (2023) #2526
37	Unisonic 2009, Germany Power Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	Unisonic (2012) #1791 Ignition (2012) [EP] #2268 Light of Dawn (2014) #2269
38	Beast in Black 2015, Finland Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Berserker (2017) #526 From Hell with Love (2019) #898 Dark Connection (2021) #3049
39	Symphony X 1994, United States Progressive Metal, Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal	V: The New Mythology Suite (2000) #85 The Divine Wings of Tragedy (1997) #102 Iconoclast (2011) #152
40	ReinXeed 2002, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	1912 (2011) #1205 Majestic (2010) #2123 Higher (2009) #5234
41	SkeleToon 2011, Italy Power Metal	Nemesis (2020) #215 The 1.21 Gigawatts Club (2021) #1001 They Never Say Die (2019) #3518
42	Dragonland 1999, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Astronomy (2006) #864 Starfall (2004) #1901 Holy War (2002) #4566
43	Hibria 1996, Brazil Power Metal	Defying the Rules (2004) #1795 The Skull Collectors (2008) #4642 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	Lovebites 2016, Japan Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Judgement Day (2023) #1163 Five of a Kind - Live in Tokyo 2020 (2020) [Live] Golden Destination (2020) [EP]
46	Pink Cream 69 1987, Germany Hard Rock, Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Ceremonial (2013) #1311 In10Sity (2007) #1469 Endangered (2001)
47	Gloryhammer 2010, United Kingdom Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Tales From the Kingdom of Fife (2013) #654 Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards (2015) #1545 Legends From Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex (2019) #1640
48	Running Wild 1979, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	Port Royal (1988) #934 Death or Glory (1989) #1597 Masquerade (1995) #3392
49	Rob Rock United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Holy Hell (2005) #605 Garden of Chaos (2007) #2785 The Voice of Melodic Metal - Live in Atlanta (2009) [Live] #3277
50	Silent Eye 1997, Korea Power Metal, Thrash Metal	Into the Nightmare (2010) [EP] #1342 Silent Eye (2003) [EP] #2125 Hell Hound (2006) #3731

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