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] #43
2	Stratovarius 1984, Finland Power Metal	Visions (1997) #27 Visions of Europe (1998) [Live] #115 Infinite (2000) #145
3	Rhapsody of Fire 1995, Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Power of the Dragonflame (2002) #34 Symphony of Enchanted Lands (1998) #60 Into the Legend (2016) #191
4	Angra 1991, Brazil Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal	Temple of Shadows (2004) #18 Rebirth (2001) #109 Holy Land (1996) #323
5	Avantasia 2000, Germany Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	The Metal Opera (2001) #48 Moonglow (2019) #78 A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society (2022) #128
6	Gamma Ray 1989, Germany Power Metal, Speed Metal, Heavy Metal	Land of the Free (1995) #158 Power Plant (1999) #179 Somewhere Out in Space (1997) #192
7	Kamelot 1991, United States Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal	The Black Halo (2005) #31 Karma (2001) #101 One Cold Winter's Night (2006) [Live] #176
8	Galneryus 2001, Japan Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	Resurrection (2010) #150 Beyond the End of Despair... (2006) #490 Angel of Salvation (2012) #493
9	Nightwish 1996, Finland Symphonic Metal, Power Metal	Oceanborn (1998) #38 Once (2004) #283 Dark Passion Play (2007) #314
10	Sonata Arctica 1999, Finland Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Ecliptica (1999) #86 Silence (2001) #301 Reckoning Night (2004) #499
11	Edguy 1992, Germany Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Mandrake (2001) #89 Hellfire Club (2004) #258 Theater of Salvation (1999) #345
12	Children of Bodom 1997, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Power Metal	Follow the Reaper (2000) #95 Hate Crew Deathroll (2003) #116 Hatebreeder (1999) #266
13	Blind Guardian 1986, Germany Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Speed Metal	Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998) #161 Imaginations from the Other Side (1995) #201 Somewhere Far Beyond (1992) #337
14	Heavenly 1994, France Power Metal	Virus (2006) #79 Dust to Dust (2004) #112 Sign of the Winner (2001) #414
15	Dragonforce 2001, United Kingdom Power Metal	The Power Within (2012) #655 Valley of the Damned (2003) #1619 Inhuman Rampage (2006) #2080
16	Primal Fear 1997, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Unbreakable (2012) #616 Seven Seals (2005) #835 Nuclear Fire (2001) #952
17	Iced Earth 1988, United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Thrash Metal	Alive in Athens (1999) [Live] #487 Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998) #951 Burnt Offerings (1995) #1207
18	Dark Moor 1993, Spain Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	The Gates of Oblivion (2002) #489 Tarot (2007) #1474 From Hell (2003) [Single]
19	Firewind 1998, Greece Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal	Days of Defiance (2010) #603 The Premonition (2008) #1129 Immortals (2017) #1979
20	HammerFall 1993, Sweden Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Threshold (2006) #1512 No Sacrifice, No Victory (2009) #1884 Crimson Thunder (2002) #2184
21	At Vance 1998, Germany Neoclassical Metal, Power Metal	Only Human (2002) #375 The Evil in You (2003) #1722 Chained (2005) #3648
22	Nocturnal Rites 1990, Sweden Power Metal, Death Metal	Grand Illusion (2005) #469 The 8th Sin (2007) #755 Shadowland (2002) #907
23	Vision Divine 1998, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Stream of Consciousness (2004) #260 Stage of Consciousness (2005) [Video] When All the Heroes Are Dead (2019) #1377
24	Masterplan 2001, Germany Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Masterplan (2003) #347 Aeronautics (2005) #1239 MK II (2007) #2241
25	Lost Horizon 1990, Sweden Power Metal, Progressive Metal	A Flame to the Ground Beneath (2003) #169 Awakening the World (2001) #541 Cry of a Restless Soul (2003) [Single]
26	Luca Turilli's Rhapsody 2011, Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Ascending to Infinity (2012) #181 Cinematic and Live (2016) [Live] #696 Prometheus: Symphonia Ignis Divinus (2015) #989
27	Twilight Force 2011, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Dawn of the Dragonstar (2019) #394 Heroes of Mighty Magic (2016) #494 At the Heart of Wintervale (2023) #1515
28	Theocracy 2002, United States Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Ghost Ship (2016) #278 Mirror of Souls (2008) #329 As the World Bleeds (2011) #581
29	Insania 1992, Sweden Power Metal	Agony - Gift of Life (2007) #715 Sunrise in Riverland (2001) #858 Fantasy (A New Dimension) (2003) #940
30	Labÿrinth 1991, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Return to Heaven Denied Pt.II - A Midnight Autumn's Dream (2010) #901 Return to Heaven Denied (1998) #1151 Welcome to the Absurd Circus (2021) #1560
31	Serenity 2001, Austria Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal	War of Ages (2013) #984 Fallen Sanctuary (2008) #2266 Death & Legacy (2011) #3102
32	Sabaton 1999, Sweden Power Metal, Heavy Metal	The Great War (2019) #1767 Carolus Rex (2012) #2862 Primo Victoria (2005) #3673
33	Freedom Call 1998, Germany Power Metal	Beyond (2014) #1840 M.E.T.A.L. (2019) #2490 Stairway to Fairyland (1999) #3744
34	Luca Turilli Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Prophet of the Last Eclipse (2002) #554 King of the Nordic Twilight (1999) #726 Demonheart (2002) [EP] #2463
35	Secret Sphere 1997, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	A Time Nevercome (2001) #1310 Lifeblood (2021) #1379 Portrait of a Dying Heart (2012) #1918
36	DGM 1994, Italy Progressive Metal, Power Metal	FrAme (2009) #506 The Passage (2016) #1579 Endless (2024) #2238
37	Symphony X 1994, United States Progressive Metal, Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal	V: The New Mythology Suite (2000) #92 The Divine Wings of Tragedy (1997) #106 Iconoclast (2011) #156
38	Grave Digger 1980, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	25 to Live (2005) [Live] Tunes of Wacken (2002) [Live] Liberty or Death (2007)
39	Unisonic 2009, Germany Power Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	Unisonic (2012) #1804 Ignition (2012) [EP] #2296 Light of Dawn (2014) #2297
40	Beast in Black 2015, Finland Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Berserker (2017) #528 From Hell with Love (2019) #903 Dark Connection (2021) #3071
41	ReinXeed 2002, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	1912 (2011) #1204 Majestic (2010) #2142 Higher (2009) #5318
42	Gloryhammer 2010, United Kingdom Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Tales From the Kingdom of Fife (2013) #659 Legends From Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex (2019) #1654 Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards (2015) #1788
43	Running Wild 1979, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	Port Royal (1988) #938 Death or Glory (1989) #1608 Masquerade (1995) #3427
44	SkeleToon 2011, Italy Power Metal	Nemesis (2020) #203 The 1.21 Gigawatts Club (2021) #1007 They Never Say Die (2019) #3559
45	Dragonland 1999, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Astronomy (2006) #870 Starfall (2004) #1916 Holy War (2002) #4635
46	Hibria 1996, Brazil Power Metal	Defying the Rules (2004) #1809 The Skull Collectors (2008) #4708 Split Single for East Japan (2011) [Split]
47	Lovebites 2016, Japan Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Judgement Day (2023) #1030 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) #1324 In10Sity (2007) #1479 Endangered (2001)
49	Rob Rock United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Holy Hell (2005) #607 Garden of Chaos (2007) #2812 The Voice of Melodic Metal - Live in Atlanta (2009) [Live] #3308
50	Silent Eye 1997, Korea Power Metal, Thrash Metal	Into the Nightmare (2010) [EP] #1355 Silent Eye (2003) [EP] #2144 Hell Hound (2006) #3777

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