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- Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes (1998) Iced Earth’s first four albums were more complex, but Jon Schaffer’s tech-thrash chops and Matt Barlow’s dramatic pipes reach their pinnacle on this more direct offering.
- Virgin Steele - The House Of Atreus Act II (2000) Subtitled ‘A Barbaric-Romantic Opera’ - and actually staged as musical theatre (in Germany) - the New Yorkers’ 10th album is the conclusion of their retelling of Aeschylus’s Greek tragedies, a monument to total conviction and obsessive zeal.
- Queensryche - The Warning (1984) Before conquering the mainstream with Operation: Mindcrime, Seattle’s prog-metal pioneers had a precociously firm grasp on their own brand of high-tech, visionary power metal, evident in the bravura dramatics of Geoff Tate’s voice and the dark, pensive arrangements.
- Cirith Ungol - King Of The Dead (1984) These Tolkien-indebted Californians formed as early as 1971, embracing the 80s metal revolution on versatile 1981 debut Frost & Fire.
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List of power metal bands. Power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with speed metal, often within a symphonic context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in contrast with the heaviness and dissonance prevalent in, for example, extreme metal.
- Europe and the United States in the 1980s
- Alestorm. Founded in 2004, Alestorm draws from folk metal to create their pirate-themed sound. In the track above, you can hear that the chorus is easy to follow and chant, making it a perfect anthem.
- Beast in Black. Beast in Black is a Finnish band founded by Anton Kabanen, a former Battle Beast guitarist. Founded in 2015, they delve into other subgenres of heavy metal while taking inspiration from power metal styles.
- Blind Guardian. Blind Guardian is a German band founded in 1984 and is often credited as one of the most influential bands in power metal and speed metal.
- Chinchilla. Despite their name, the German band Chinchilla is a serious band with heavy music. In the track listed above, we can hear keyboards out the gate with traditionally-inspired heavy metal guitars.
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Dec 12, 2022 · Features. Metal Hammer. The 10 best power metal albums of 2022. By Rich Hobson. ( Metal Hammer ) Contributions from. Holly Wright, Alec Chillingworth, Sophie Maughan, Dannii Leivers, Chris Chantler, Dom Lawson. published 12 December 2022. From Sabaton and Blind Guardian to Wind Rose and Bridear, these are the 10 best power metal albums of 2022.