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| - | The question on who can call themselves a power metal band is split up between the fans. You could say that Blind Guardian Hammerfall and Sonata Arctica is a part of the genre but with different | + | The question on who can call themselves a power metal band is split up between the fans. You could say that Blind Guardian Hammerfall and Sonata Arctica is a part of the genre but with different directions. Sonata Arctica is a Melodic Power Metal band and Hammerfall is more a Heavy Metal band. |
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| - | + | Angra<br> | |
| + | Avantasia<br> | ||
| + | Axenstar <br> | ||
| + | Blind Guardian<br> | ||
| + | Celesty<br> | ||
| + | Dionysus<br> | ||
| + | Dragonforce<br> | ||
| + | Dragonland<br> | ||
| + | Dream Evil<br> | ||
| + | Dreamtale<br> | ||
| + | Edguy<br> | ||
| + | Excalion<br> | ||
| + | Falconer<br> | ||
| + | Freedom Call<br> | ||
| + | Gamma Ray<br> | ||
| + | HammerFall<br> | ||
| + | Heed<br> | ||
| + | Helloween<br> | ||
| + | Highland Glory<br> | ||
| + | Kamelot<br> | ||
| + | Insania<br> | ||
| + | Lost Horizon<br> | ||
| + | Luca Turilli<br> | ||
| + | Manowar<br> | ||
| + | Masterplan<br> | ||
| + | Moonlight Agony<br> | ||
| + | Nightwish<br> | ||
| + | Nocturnal Rites<br> | ||
| + | Persuader<br> | ||
| + | Primal Fear<br> | ||
| + | Rhapsody of Fire<br> | ||
| + | Running Wild<br> | ||
| + | Sabaton<br> | ||
| + | Sonata Arctica<br> | ||
| + | Stratovarius<br> | ||
| + | Turisas<br> | ||
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Power Metal
Power metal is a genre in metal music. What is significant for a Power Metal band is very fast basedrum playing catchy melodies and fast and melodic keyboard riffs. The singer often sings in a very high notes and the lyrics is often about fantasy, war and fairy tales.
History
The word Power metal was first used in the middle of the 80s to some of the new metal bands that appered. But it was first in the middle of the 90s that the power metal genre established when the former speed metal band Helloween came with their album Kepper of the seven keys part 1 and 2. Other bands now began to use the elements from Helloweens song. this was the first tendensy of Power Metal music. It wasen`t untill in 1997 when Rhapsoy Of Fire realesed their first album´, Lagandary Tales that Power Metal really got started. Their music included everything that Power Metal should stand for, with their cathy riffs and epic lyrics they became an example for how a Power Metal band shoulb be.
Who can call themselve a Power Metal band?
The question on who can call themselves a power metal band is split up between the fans. You could say that Blind Guardian Hammerfall and Sonata Arctica is a part of the genre but with different directions. Sonata Arctica is a Melodic Power Metal band and Hammerfall is more a Heavy Metal band.
Bands in Power Metal
Angra
Avantasia
Axenstar
Blind Guardian
Celesty
Dionysus
Dragonforce
Dragonland
Dream Evil
Dreamtale
Edguy
Excalion
Falconer
Freedom Call
Gamma Ray
HammerFall
Heed
Helloween
Highland Glory
Kamelot
Insania
Lost Horizon
Luca Turilli
Manowar
Masterplan
Moonlight Agony
Nightwish
Nocturnal Rites
Persuader
Primal Fear
Rhapsody of Fire
Running Wild
Sabaton
Sonata Arctica
Stratovarius
Turisas
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