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] #45
2	Stratovarius 1984, Finland Power Metal	Visions (1997) #27 Visions of Europe (1998) [Live] #117 Infinite (2000) #143
3	Rhapsody of Fire 1995, Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Power of the Dragonflame (2002) #34 Symphony of Enchanted Lands (1998) #63 Into the Legend (2016) #191
4	Angra 1991, Brazil Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal	Temple of Shadows (2004) #18 Rebirth (2001) #107 Holy Land (1996) #316
5	Avantasia 2000, Germany Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	The Metal Opera (2001) #49 Moonglow (2019) #77 A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society (2022) #129
6	Gamma Ray 1989, Germany Power Metal, Speed Metal, Heavy Metal	Land of the Free (1995) #160 Power Plant (1999) #181 Somewhere Out in Space (1997) #192
7	Kamelot 1991, United States Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal	The Black Halo (2005) #31 Karma (2001) #98 One Cold Winter's Night (2006) [Live] #177
8	Galneryus 2001, Japan Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	Resurrection (2010) #150 Beyond the End of Despair... (2006) #492 Angel of Salvation (2012) #495
9	Nightwish 1996, Finland Symphonic Metal, Power Metal	Oceanborn (1998) #39 Once (2004) #304 Dark Passion Play (2007) #317
10	Sonata Arctica 1999, Finland Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Ecliptica (1999) #84 Silence (2001) #294 Reckoning Night (2004) #502
11	Edguy 1992, Germany Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Mandrake (2001) #90 Hellfire Club (2004) #256 Theater of Salvation (1999) #349
12	Children of Bodom 1997, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Power Metal	Follow the Reaper (2000) #94 Hate Crew Deathroll (2003) #118 Hatebreeder (1999) #273
13	Blind Guardian 1986, Germany Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Speed Metal	Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998) #162 Imaginations from the Other Side (1995) #201 Somewhere Far Beyond (1992) #339
14	Heavenly 1994, France Power Metal	Virus (2006) #79 Dust to Dust (2004) #103 Sign of the Winner (2001) #411
15	Dragonforce 2001, United Kingdom Power Metal	The Power Within (2012) #634 Valley of the Damned (2003) #1625 Inhuman Rampage (2006) #2093
16	Primal Fear 1997, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Unbreakable (2012) #571 Seven Seals (2005) #838 Nuclear Fire (2001) #958
17	Iced Earth 1988, United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Thrash Metal	Alive in Athens (1999) [Live] #489 Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998) #957 Burnt Offerings (1995) #1204
18	Dark Moor 1993, Spain Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	The Gates of Oblivion (2002) #491 Tarot (2007) #1468 From Hell (2003) [Single]
19	Firewind 1998, Greece Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal	Days of Defiance (2010) #609 The Premonition (2008) #1120 Immortals (2017) #1984
20	HammerFall 1993, Sweden Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Threshold (2006) #1508 No Sacrifice, No Victory (2009) #1893 Crimson Thunder (2002) #2199
21	At Vance 1998, Germany Neoclassical Metal, Power Metal	Only Human (2002) #375 The Evil in You (2003) #1723 Chained (2005) #3672
22	Nocturnal Rites 1990, Sweden Power Metal, Death Metal	Grand Illusion (2005) #468 The 8th Sin (2007) #764 Shadowland (2002) #914
23	Vision Divine 1998, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Stream of Consciousness (2004) #257 Stage of Consciousness (2005) [Video] When All the Heroes Are Dead (2019) #1377
24	Masterplan 2001, Germany Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Masterplan (2003) #352 Aeronautics (2005) #1233 MK II (2007) #2255
25	Lost Horizon 1990, Sweden Power Metal, Progressive Metal	A Flame to the Ground Beneath (2003) #173 Awakening the World (2001) #543 Cry of a Restless Soul (2003) [Single]
26	Luca Turilli's Rhapsody 2011, Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Ascending to Infinity (2012) #169 Cinematic and Live (2016) [Live] #697 Prometheus: Symphonia Ignis Divinus (2015) #990
27	Twilight Force 2011, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Dawn of the Dragonstar (2019) #391 Heroes of Mighty Magic (2016) #496 At the Heart of Wintervale (2023) #1511
28	Theocracy 2002, United States Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Ghost Ship (2016) #278 Mirror of Souls (2008) #332 As the World Bleeds (2011) #583
29	Insania 1992, Sweden Power Metal	Agony - Gift of Life (2007) #723 Sunrise in Riverland (2001) #857 Fantasy (A New Dimension) (2003) #947
30	Labÿrinth 1991, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Return to Heaven Denied Pt.II - A Midnight Autumn's Dream (2010) #907 Return to Heaven Denied (1998) #1145 Welcome to the Absurd Circus (2021) #1558
31	Serenity 2001, Austria Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal	War of Ages (2013) #986 Fallen Sanctuary (2008) #2278 Death & Legacy (2011) #3124
32	DGM 1994, Italy Progressive Metal, Power Metal	FrAme (2009) #511 The Passage (2016) #1579 Endless (2024) #1660
33	Sabaton 1999, Sweden Power Metal, Heavy Metal	The Great War (2019) #1771 Carolus Rex (2012) #2882 Primo Victoria (2005) #3702
34	Freedom Call 1998, Germany Power Metal	Beyond (2014) #1850 M.E.T.A.L. (2019) #2504 Stairway to Fairyland (1999) #3775
35	Luca Turilli Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Prophet of the Last Eclipse (2002) #555 King of the Nordic Twilight (1999) #733 Demonheart (2002) [EP] #2477
36	Secret Sphere 1997, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	A Time Nevercome (2001) #1305 Lifeblood (2021) #1379 Portrait of a Dying Heart (2012) #1925
37	Grave Digger 1980, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	25 to Live (2005) [Live] Tunes of Wacken (2002) [Live] Liberty or Death (2007)
38	Symphony X 1994, United States Progressive Metal, Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal	V: The New Mythology Suite (2000) #85 The Divine Wings of Tragedy (1997) #105 Iconoclast (2011) #152
39	Unisonic 2009, Germany Power Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	Unisonic (2012) #1813 Ignition (2012) [EP] #2311 Light of Dawn (2014) #2312
40	Beast in Black 2015, Finland Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Berserker (2017) #550 From Hell with Love (2019) #909 Dark Connection (2021) #3097
41	Hibria 1996, Brazil Power Metal	Defying the Rules (2004) #1818 The Skull Collectors (2008) #4748 Split Single for East Japan (2011) [Split]
42	ReinXeed 2002, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	1912 (2011) #1202 Majestic (2010) #2154 Higher (2009) #5363
43	Gloryhammer 2010, United Kingdom Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Tales From the Kingdom of Fife (2013) #661 Legends From Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex (2019) #1656 Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards (2015) #1796
44	Running Wild 1979, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	Port Royal (1988) #944 Death or Glory (1989) #1613 Masquerade (1995) #3450
45	SkeleToon 2011, Italy Power Metal	Nemesis (2020) #203 The 1.21 Gigawatts Club (2021) #1007 They Never Say Die (2019) #3582
46	Dragonland 1999, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Astronomy (2006) #867 Starfall (2004) #1922 Holy War (2002) #4678
47	Lovebites 2016, Japan Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Judgement Day (2023) #1028 Five of a Kind - Live in Tokyo 2020 (2020) [Live] Golden Destination (2020) [EP]
48	Pink Cream 69 1987, Germany Hard Rock, Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Ceremonial (2013) #1321 In10Sity (2007) #1477 Endangered (2001)
49	Rob Rock United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Holy Hell (2005) #614 Garden of Chaos (2007) #2836 The Voice of Melodic Metal - Live in Atlanta (2009) [Live] #3332
50	Silent Eye 1997, Korea Power Metal, Thrash Metal	Into the Nightmare (2010) [EP] #1354 Silent Eye (2003) [EP] #2156 Hell Hound (2006) #3810

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