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] #121 Infinite (2000) #148
3	Rhapsody of Fire 1995, Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Power of the Dragonflame (2002) #36 Symphony of Enchanted Lands (1998) #62 Into the Legend (2016) #160
4	Angra 1991, Brazil Power Metal, Progressive Metal, Symphonic Metal	Temple of Shadows (2004) #18 Rebirth (2001) #113 Holy Land (1996) #361
5	Avantasia 2000, Germany Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	The Metal Opera (2001) #44 Moonglow (2019) #85 A Paranormal Evening with the Moonflower Society (2022) #132
6	Gamma Ray 1989, Germany Power Metal, Speed Metal, Heavy Metal	Land of the Free (1995) #157 Power Plant (1999) #165 Somewhere Out in Space (1997) #183
7	Kamelot 1991, United States Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal	The Black Halo (2005) #32 Karma (2001) #101 One Cold Winter's Night (2006) [Live] #163
8	Galneryus 2001, Japan Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal, Progressive Metal	Resurrection (2010) #138 Beyond the End of Despair... (2006) #474 Angel of Salvation (2012) #477
9	Nightwish 1996, Finland Symphonic Metal, Power Metal	Oceanborn (1998) #38 Once (2004) #272 Dark Passion Play (2007) #338
10	Edguy 1992, Germany Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Mandrake (2001) #90 Hellfire Club (2004) #245 Theater of Salvation (1999) #350
11	Sonata Arctica 1999, Finland Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Ecliptica (1999) #96 Silence (2001) #308 Reckoning Night (2004) #560
12	Children of Bodom 1997, Finland Melodic Death Metal, Power Metal	Follow the Reaper (2000) #105 Hate Crew Deathroll (2003) #106 Hatebreeder (1999) #268
13	Blind Guardian 1986, Germany Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Speed Metal	Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998) #158 Imaginations from the Other Side (1995) #215 Somewhere Far Beyond (1992) #331
14	Heavenly 1994, France Power Metal	Virus (2006) #77 Dust to Dust (2004) #98 Sign of the Winner (2001) #402
15	Dragonforce 2001, United Kingdom Power Metal	The Power Within (2012) #611 Valley of the Damned (2003) #1571 Inhuman Rampage (2006) #2029
16	Primal Fear 1997, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Unbreakable (2012) #592 Seven Seals (2005) #797 Nuclear Fire (2001) #924
17	Iced Earth 1988, United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Thrash Metal	Alive in Athens (1999) [Live] #469 Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998) #803 Burnt Offerings (1995) #1171
18	Dark Moor 1993, Spain Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	The Gates of Oblivion (2002) #471 Tarot (2007) #1450 From Hell (2003) [Single]
19	Firewind 1998, Greece Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal	Days of Defiance (2010) #579 The Premonition (2008) #1098 Immortals (2017) #1937
20	At Vance 1998, Germany Neoclassical Metal, Power Metal	Only Human (2002) #365 The Evil in You (2003) #1677 Chained (2005) #3489
21	HammerFall 1993, Sweden Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Threshold (2006) #1461 No Sacrifice, No Victory (2009) #1846 Crimson Thunder (2002) #2125
22	Nocturnal Rites 1990, Sweden Power Metal, Death Metal	Grand Illusion (2005) #450 The 8th Sin (2007) #733 Shadowland (2002) #868
23	Masterplan 2001, Germany Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Masterplan (2003) #341 Aeronautics (2005) #1135 MK II (2007) #2100
24	Lost Horizon 1990, Sweden Power Metal, Progressive Metal	A Flame to the Ground Beneath (2003) #164 Awakening the World (2001) #486 Cry of a Restless Soul (2003) [Single]
25	Luca Turilli's Rhapsody 2011, Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Ascending to Infinity (2012) #168 Cinematic and Live (2016) [Live] #667 Prometheus: Symphonia Ignis Divinus (2015) #957
26	Twilight Force 2011, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Dawn of the Dragonstar (2019) #385 Heroes of Mighty Magic (2016) #478 At the Heart of Wintervale (2023) #1495
27	Theocracy 2002, United States Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Ghost Ship (2016) #269 Mirror of Souls (2008) #295 As the World Bleeds (2011) #554
28	Vision Divine 1998, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Stream of Consciousness (2004) #266 When All the Heroes Are Dead (2019) #1167 Stage of Consciousness (2005) [Video]
29	Insania 1992, Sweden Power Metal	Agony - Gift of Life (2007) #693 Sunrise in Riverland (2001) #814 Fantasy (A New Dimension) (2003) #917
30	Labÿrinth 1991, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	Return to Heaven Denied Pt.II - A Midnight Autumn's Dream (2010) #863 Return to Heaven Denied (1998) #1059 Welcome to the Absurd Circus (2021) #1608
31	Sabaton 1999, Sweden Power Metal, Heavy Metal	The Great War (2019) #1684 Carolus Rex (2012) #2752 Primo Victoria (2005) #3514
32	Serenity 2001, Austria Power Metal, Symphonic Metal, Progressive Metal	War of Ages (2013) #949 Fallen Sanctuary (2008) #2195 Death & Legacy (2011) #2988
33	Freedom Call 1998, Germany Power Metal	Beyond (2014) #1801 M.E.T.A.L. (2019) #2423 Stairway to Fairyland (1999) #3579
34	Secret Sphere 1997, Italy Power Metal, Progressive Metal	A Time Nevercome (2001) #1248 Lifeblood (2021) #1325 Portrait of a Dying Heart (2012) #1884
35	DGM 1994, Italy Progressive Metal, Power Metal	FrAme (2009) #522 The Passage (2016) #1532 Life (2023) #2482
36	Luca Turilli Italy Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Prophet of the Last Eclipse (2002) #625 King of the Nordic Twilight (1999) #674 Demonheart (2002) [EP] #2401
37	Unisonic 2009, Germany Power Metal, Hard Rock, Heavy Metal	Unisonic (2012) #1763 Ignition (2012) [EP] #2233 Light of Dawn (2014) #2295
38	ReinXeed 2002, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	1912 (2011) #1086 Majestic (2010) #2086 Higher (2009) #5064
39	SkeleToon 2011, Italy Power Metal	Nemesis (2020) #197 The 1.21 Gigawatts Club (2021) #974 They Never Say Die (2019) #3400
40	Symphony X 1994, United States Progressive Metal, Power Metal, Neoclassical Metal	V: The New Mythology Suite (2000) #82 The Divine Wings of Tragedy (1997) #118 Iconoclast (2011) #149
41	Dragonland 1999, Sweden Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Astronomy (2006) #823 Starfall (2004) #1941 Holy War (2002) #4242
42	Grave Digger 1980, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	25 to Live (2005) [Live] Tunes of Wacken (2002) [Live] Liberty or Death (2007)
43	Hibria 1996, Brazil Power Metal	Defying the Rules (2004) #1888 The Skull Collectors (2008) #4645 Split Single for East Japan (2011) [Split]
44	Beast in Black 2015, Finland Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Berserker (2017) #576 From Hell with Love (2019) #991 Dark Connection (2021) #3423
45	Pink Cream 69 1987, Germany Hard Rock, Power Metal, Heavy Metal	Ceremonial (2013) #1261 In10Sity (2007) #1421 Endangered (2001)
46	Gloryhammer 2010, United Kingdom Power Metal, Symphonic Metal	Tales From the Kingdom of Fife (2013) #634 Space 1992: Rise of the Chaos Wizards (2015) #1507 Legends From Beyond the Galactic Terrorvortex (2019) #1605
47	Running Wild 1979, Germany Heavy Metal, Power Metal, Speed Metal	Port Royal (1988) #915 Death or Glory (1989) #1560 Masquerade (1995) #3278
48	Lovebites 2016, Japan Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Judgement Day (2023) #923 Five of a Kind - Live in Tokyo 2020 (2020) [Live] Golden Destination (2020) [EP]
49	Silent Eye 1997, Korea Power Metal, Thrash Metal	Into the Nightmare (2010) [EP] #1291 Silent Eye (2003) [EP] #2088 Hell Hound (2006) #3615
50	Rob Rock United States Heavy Metal, Power Metal	Holy Hell (2005) #600 Garden of Chaos (2007) #2711 The Voice of Melodic Metal - Live in Atlanta (2009) [Live] #3180

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