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Poll Question: Favorite Power Metal Bands?
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    Posted: August 14 2018 at 08:39
You can pick as many bands as you want. 

My picks: Helloween, Kamelot, Stratovarius, Symphony X and Angra. 
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Helloween

when the term "power metal" did not exist. Helloween had been there already :)


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Iron Maiden counts. 
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Gamma Ray.
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Savatage.
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Originally posted by tempest_77 tempest_77 wrote:

Savatage.

Nice pick, Savatage would be my choice against any Euro power metal band. 

But what people need to know there is a difference between Euro-power metal, as most bands in the poll are, except for Iced Earth, Symphony X and Angra and US Power Metal. US Power is heavier and I dare say more competent than Euro PM, darker lyrical themes, sometimes more realistic (for the lack of a better word). 

US Power with bands like Helstar, early Fates Warning, Jag Panzer, Vicious Rumors, Crimson Glory, Sanctuary, QR, even Manowar (which I can't stand these days - lol), Savatage (which starting with 1987 Hall of the Mountain King became prog-ish and continued with Streets and Gutter Ballet which are IMO progressive metal albums). Even Nevermore fits in here.





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Gave it to Symphony X.

The past 6 years I've binged on Japanese female fronted power metal bands (more aesthetically pleasing than the male counterparts concerning Japan for me). I can list at least ten I really enjoy and play regularly:

Mary's Blood - My fav. All-girl band with tremendous guitar playing and strong womanly vocals
Light Bringer - Incredibly talented band, sadly in indefinite hiatus 
Tears of Tragedy - Beautiful smooth vocals, lots of fast songs as well
Octaviagrace - More skillful than most progressive metal acts. The female guitarist is "wow"
Lovebites - Relatively new all-girl band. Quite heavy and fast at times
Cross Vein - Flower power with a strong goth metal influence
Aldious - The all-girl band that started the current J-female metal wave
Show-Ya - All-girl band that started in the early 80's. Classic.
Liv Moon - Almost more symphonic than power but they can cut loose. Superb operatic vocals
Bridear - Another all-girl act. Love their drummer, she can rip.
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