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