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Galneryus - Angel of Salvation
Japanese Power / Neoclassical Metal. Galneryus' best album to date. Best Tracks: Angel of Salvation, Hunting For Your Dream, Stand Up For The Right, The Promised Flag |
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Galderia - Universality
Extremely catchy Power Metal from France. Debut for Galderians. Best tracks: Children of the Earth, Raise the World, Sundancers, Ocean of Light, Beyond the Cosmic Winds, Rising Soul |
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Pathfinder - Fifth Element
Polish Symphonic Power Metal, with a hint of Rhapsody and DragonForce. Best tracks: Fifth Element, Ready to Die between Stars, The Day When I Turn Back Time, When the Sunrise Breaks the Darkness |
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Balflare - Downpour
Neoclassical / Melodic Speed Metal from Japan, very reminiscent of Sonata Arctica. Best tracks: Downpour, Crave in the Dark, Syzygy, In The End Of Journey |
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Luca Turilli's Rhapsody - Ascending To Infinity
Symphonic Power Metal from Italy, with many cinematic influences. Best tracks: Dante's Inferno, Clash of the Titans, Dark Fate of Atlantis, Of Michael the Archangel and Lucifer's Fall, March of Time (Helloween Cover) |
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Dragon Guardian - FAIRYTALE
Infectious 8-bit themed Power Metal from Japan. Best tracks: The Cursed Prince, Doll, Fairytale |
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Ascension - Far Beyond The Stars
Very upbeat UK Power Metal, sounds like old Helloween at times. Best tracks: Somewhere Back in Time, Blackthorne, Heavenly |
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ReinXeed - Welcome To The Theater
Swedish Melodic Power Metal. Tommy ReinXeed chose the cinema for this album's main theme. Best tracks: Life WIll Find a Way, Freedom, Temple of the Crystal Skulls, Welcome to the Theater, Halloween (Helloween Cover - bonus track for Japan) |
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DragonForce - The Power Within
First DF album with Marc Hudson on vocals. Pretty standard Power Metal, the kind a DF listener is used to minus the excessive solos. Best tracks: Fallen World, Give Me the Night, Holding On, Cry Thunder |
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Machinae Supremacy - Rise Of A Digital Nation
SID / Commodore Metal with various elements from Power / Progressive Metal. Best tracks: Laser Speed Force, Republic of Gamers, Hero |
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Golden Resurrection - One Voice For The Kingdom
Straight-up Neoclassical Metal from Sweden. Tommy ReinXeed on the guitar. Best tracks: The Temple Will Remain, One Voice for the Kingdom, Spirit War, Born for the Strangers |
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Dragony - Legends
Symphonic Power Metal the way Rhapsody used to do it. From Austria. Best tracks: Land of Broken Dreams, Hero's Return |
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Vandroya - One
Brazilian Progressive / Power Metal with a female vocalist. Best tracks: Last Free Land |
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Skywings - Grace Grade
Japanese Power Metal, some visual-kei influences. Best tracks: Grace Grade, Say [GOOD] bye⇔say [GOD] bye, Sky On Smile |
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Fogalord - A Legend To Believe In
Italian Symphonic Power Metal, from the guys that brought you Synthphonia Suprema. Best tracks: At The Gates Of The Silent Storm, A Legend To Believe In |
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Mob Rules - Cannibal Nation |
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Holy Knights - Between Daylight And Pain
Italian keyboard-heavy Power Metal; band was resurrected from 2002. Best tracks: Mistery, Glass Room |
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Kemilon - Twisted Storm |
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PelleK - Bag Of Tricks
Debut album of Pellek, Damnation Angels vocalist. Power Metal in the vein of ReinXeed. Best tracks: Fugue State |
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Kerion - CloudRiders Part 1: Road To Skycity |
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Victorius - Age of Tyranny
German Melodic Speed Metal, influences from Helloween and DragonForce. Best tracks: Age Of Tyranny, Lake Of Hope, Starfire, Through The Dead Lands |
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Iron Fire - Voyage Of The Damned |
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Black Majesty - Stargazer |
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Earthcry - Where the Road Leads
Power Metal opera, with many guest-vocalists like Oliver Hartmann. Best tracks: New Fading Sun |
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Fullforce - Next Level |
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Unisonic - Unisonic |
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Vision Divine - Destination Set To Nowhere |
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28.
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Book Of Reflections - Relentless Fighter |
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Last Kingdom - Chronicles Of The North
Generic Swedish Power Metal done right. Best tracks: Chronicles Of The North, Silvermoon |
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Sonata Arctica - Stones Grow Her Name
Progressive Metal with a touch of power metal from Sonata Arctica's glory days. Best tracks: Only The Broken Hearts (Make You Beautiful), One-Two-Free-Fall, Wildfire II & III |
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Vexillum - The Bivouac |
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Freedom Call - Land Of The Crimson Dawn
Melodic Power Metal from the usual Germans. Best tracks: Age Of The Phoenix, Hero On Video, Valley Of Kingdom |
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Orden Ogan - To The End
Wintry, catchy and not over-the-top Power Metal. Best tracks: Mystic Symphony, The Things We Believe In, To The End |
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Axel Rudi Pell - Circle Of The Oath |
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Rimortis - Peklo, Co Rika Si Svet |
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Thy Majestie - ShiHuangDi |
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Sabaton - Carolus Rex
Power Metal from Sweden, Swedish-History themed. Best tracks: Lion From The North |
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Stargate - Beyond Space and Time |
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Trick Or Treat - Rabbits' Hill, Pt. 1 |
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40.
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Skylark - Twilights Of Sand |
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41.
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I Am I - Event Horizon |
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42.
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Heaven Rain - Second Sun |
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43.
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Scelerata - The Sniper |
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Vorpal Nomad - Hyperborea |
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Wardrum - Desolation |
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46.
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Burning Point - The Ignitor |
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Saratoga - Nemesis |
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Firewind - Few Against Many |
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Secret Sphere - Portrait of a Dying Heart |
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