Best Of European Power Metal

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Best Of European Power Metal

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R'Vannith
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December 22, 2010
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Simply a list of the 30 best Power Metal albums of the European/Melodic style in my opinion. One album per band and in order of preference, although the order may change over time.
30.
1.
Gamma Ray - Land Of The Free
1995
30.
2.
Blind Guardian - Tales From The Twilight World
1990
30.
3.
Kiuas - The Spirit Of Ukko
2005
30.
4.
Dark Moor - The Hall Of The Olden Dreams
2000
30.
5.
Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I
1987
30.
6.
Falconer - Chapters From A Vale Forlorn
2002
30.
7.
Kamelot - The Black Halo
2005
30.
8.
Edguy - Mandrake
2001
30.
9.
Heavenly - Dust To Dust
2004
30.
10.
Angra - Temple Of Shadows
2004
30.
11.
Last Tribe - The Uncrowned
2003
30.
12.
Avantasia - The Metal Opera Part I
2001
30.
13.
Rhapsody Of Fire - Symphony Of Enchanted Lands
1998
30.
14.
Edenbridge - Shine
2004
30.
15.
Stormwarrior - Heading Northe
2008
30.
16.
Nightwish - Oceanborn
1998
30.
17.
Masterplan - Masterplan
2003
30.
18.
Silent Force - Worlds Apart
2004
30.
19.
Dionysus - Anima Mundi
2004
30.
20.
Nocturnal Rites - Shadowland
2002
30.
21.
Mob Rules - Temple Of Two Suns
2000
30.
22.
Stratovarius - Visions
1997
30.
23.
Almah - Fragile Equality
2008
30.
24.
Aquaria - Shambala
2007
30.
25.
Shaman - Ritual
2002
30.
26.
White Skull - Tales From The North
1999
30.
27.
Domine - Stormbringer Ruler (The Legend Of The Power Supreme)
2002
30.
28.
Dragonland - Astronomy
2006
30.
29.
Timeless Miracle - Into The Enchanted Chamber
2005
30.
30.
Labyrinth - Return To Heaven Denied
1998
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Great list!
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Good list, even if it pains me a bit that WoJ isnt here.
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Written by cacich on 15.10.2020 at 18:45

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true, but they have that European power sound, and funny thing, in my opinion, is better than a lot of European power metal bands.
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27.02.2021 - 11:04
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Cool picks especially the lesser known ones like Domine, White Skull, Dionysus, Last Tribe, Mob Rules etc. I agree with almost all of them and would add a few more as well (you can check my 2 lists if interested).

The ones which I don't find that great are Nightwish, Stormwarrior, Rhapsody and Kiuas.
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27.02.2021 - 11:06
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Written by John_Doe on 19.11.2020 at 10:36

Written by cacich on 15.10.2020 at 18:45

Angra=Brasil

true, but they have that European power sound, and funny thing, in my opinion, is better than a lot of European power metal bands.

I agree with being better than almost any other power metal / prog power metal band, be it European, Japanese or other continents. However, they do have a unique style and sound and I don't agree that they adopted the European style 100%, they are one of the more original bands out there.
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27.02.2021 - 11:19

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Written by Mountain King on 27.02.2021 at 11:06

Written by John_Doe on 19.11.2020 at 10:36

Written by cacich on 15.10.2020 at 18:45

Angra=Brasil

true, but they have that European power sound, and funny thing, in my opinion, is better than a lot of European power metal bands.

I agree with being better than almost any other power metal / prog power metal band, be it European, Japanese or other continents. However, they do have a unique style and sound and I don't agree that they adopted the European style 100%, they are one of the more original bands out there.

Maybe I should not have said that Angra is better than a lot of Europower band, when for me it's rare that I find bands to enjoy, one of my least favorite metal subgenres. But I've always enjoyed Angra, I listened to Fireworks when it came out and enjoyed them every once in a while ever since.

I put the LOL emoji there because it's funny that one of the best Euro-power sounding bands is not even from Europe.
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12.07.2021 - 20:55

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Since thread necromancy it's a sport in this forum I will introduce my self here. Nice to meet you all and nice to see a European forum about music.

I'm not listening to metal music as much as other genres but I do like power metal, I always liked it.
Here some of my favorite songs:


Labyrinth - Moonlight


She Is My Sin


Demons & Wizards Heaven Denies


Helloween - Escalation 666


Avantasia - Farewell


And Then There Was Silence
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