Statistics for Power Metal Bands

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Song or Album	Hint	Answer	% Correct
To Hell and Back	Very successful Swedish band obsessed by war and historical battles, featuring frontman Joakim Brodén.	Sabaton	81%
Valley of the Damned	UK band whose song 'Through the Fire and Flames' appeared on Guitar Hero III & helped bring them mainstream recognition.	DragonForce	71%
Kings of Metal	Over the top US band, prone to wearing Conan-style loincloths and known for their slogan 'Death to False Metal'.	Manowar	67%
Keeper of the Seven Keys	Influential German act often labelled as the 'fathers of power metal', and sometimes referred to as 'pumpkin heads'.	Helloween	62%
Captain Morgan's Revenge	Scottish folk/power metal band who describe their sound as 'True Scottish Pirate Metal'.	Alestorm	57%
Nightfall in Middle-Earth	German band considered pioneers of the power metal movement. Originally formed as 'Lucifer's Heritage'.	Blind Guardian	57%
Blood of the Saints	German band with a darker image than is typical for power metal. They where corpse paint & sing about werewolves & vampires.	Powerwolf	57%
Symphony of Enchanted Lands	Italian symphonic power metal band who changed their name in 2006 due to trademark issues, tacking 'of fire' onto the end of their moniker.	Rhapsody of Fire	52%
Visions	Longstanding and influential Finnish band who have no original members left after guitarist Timo Tolkki departed in 2008.	Stratovarius	52%
Legacy of Kings	Swedish band which started as side project featuring members of death metal bands Dark Tranquility, In Flames & Ceremonial Oath.	HammerFall	48%
Land of the Free	German band formed and fronted by Kai Hansen after his departure from Helloween.	Gamma Ray	43%
Once	Symphonic power metal band from Finland formerly featuring female operatic soprano Tarja Turunen on lead vocals.	Nightwish	43%
Death or Glory	German band who embraced a pirate theme on their third album 'Under Jolly Roger' and continue it into the present day.	Running Wild	43%
Angels Cry	Brazilian band led by Rafael Bittencourt. Other albums include 'Temple of Shadows' and 'Holy Land'.	Angra	38%
Tales from the Kingdom of Fife	Scottish band fond of wearing armour and costumes on stage. Founded by keyboardist Christopher Bowes of Alestorm.	Gloryhammer	38%
Something Wicked This Way Comes	American band featuring guitarist Jon Schaffer who served jail time for his involvement in the 2021 United States Capitol attack.	Iced Earth	38%
Hall of the Mountain King	US band founded by brothers John & Criss Oliva. Criss died in a car accident in 1993. Members would go on to form Trans-Siberian Orchestra.	Savatage	38%
Die By The Blade	Finnish band formed by Anton Kabanen after he left Battle Beast.	Beast in Black	33%
Excalibur	German band who attempted to go more commercial in the late 80's, releasing albums under the names 'Digger' and "Hawaii'.	Grave Digger	33%
Reckoning Night	Finnish band who originally started as a hard rock outfit named 'Tricky Beans'. Other albums include 'Winterheart's Guild'.	Sonata Arctica	33%
The Divine Wings of Tragedy	US progressive/power metal band featuring guitarist Michael Romeo. Other albums include 'Paradise Lost' and 'Iconoclast'.	Symphony X	33%
The Metal Opera	German symphonic heavy metal supergroup led by Tobias Sammet of Edguy.	Avantasia	29%
Dragonslayer	Swedish band formed by producer Fredrik Nordström. They are named after a well known Dio album.	Dream Evil	29%
Ample Destruction	American band, originally called Tyrant, who renamed themselves after a German WWII tank.	Jag Panzer	29%
Crystal Logic	Cult US band fronted by the late Mark 'The Shark' Shelton, who died in 2018. Other albums include 'The Deluge' and 'Mystification'.	Manilla Road	29%
Theater of Salvation	German band formed in high school when its members were 14 years old. Christened after a nickname for their maths teacher.	Edguy	24%
Jaws of Death	German band that arose out of a Judas Priest covers band & fronted by Ralf Scheepers, formerly of Gamma Ray.	Primal Fear	24%
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell	NYC band fronted by David Defreis, who refers to their music as 'barbaric-romantic metal'.	Virgin Steele	24%
When the Lights Are Down	US band featuring guitarist Thomas Youngblood. Their name takes inspiration from Arthurian legend.	Kamelot	19%
Heroes of Mighty Magic	Swedish symphonic metal band who write lyrics based on their own fictional high fantasy world called The Twilight Kingdoms.	Twillight Force	19%