1.Pyramaze - Melancholy Beast

2.Pyramaze - Immortal

3.Pyramaze - Legend Of The Bone Carver

4.Pyramaze - Epitaph

5.Pyramaze - Contingent

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This is a list of all the power metal albums I have listened to that are worth remembering. Like my other genre lists, this is not meant to be a definitive guide to power metal or a binding judgment on what power metal is or is not. The list exists purely for my own organizational purposes and may contain bands or albums that are not strictly True Knights of the Eternal Thundersword.

The first cluster includes my favorite albums in the genre (and a significant number of my all-time favorites); beyond that, they are listed by rating from 9/10 down to 6/10 and alphabetically within each bracket.

Last updated November 27, 2021.

1.Blind Guardian - Nightfall In Middle-Earth

2.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

3.Blind Guardian - Somewhere Far Beyond

4.Jag Panzer - Thane To The Throne

5.X Japan - Art Of Life

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1.Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God

2.Pyramaze - Immortal

3.Sabaton - The Art Of War

4.Leverage - Blind Fire

5.Moonspell - Night Eternal

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1.Leverage - Blind Fire

2.DragonForce - Ultra Beatdown

3.Balflare - Sleeping Hollow

4.Dreamtale - Phoenix

5.Stormwarrior - Heading Northe

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Since many of you felt annoyed by my previous list title I changed it and hopefully you will be ok with it.Power up everybody!!!

1.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part II

2.Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side

3.Helloween - Keeper Of The Seven Keys Part I

4.Riot - ThunderSteel

5.Gamma Ray - Land Of The Free

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1.Moonspell - Night Eternal

2.Iced Earth - The Crucible Of Man (Something Wicked - Part 2)

3.In Mourning - Shrouded Divine

4.Bloodbath - The Fathomless Mastery

5.Warrel Dane - Praises To The War Machine

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These are my favorite 20 Progressive/Symphonic/Neo-Classical Power Metal albums

1.Symphony X - The Divine Wings Of Tragedy

2.Adagio - Underworld

3.Symphony X - The Odyssey

4.Symphony X - Paradise Lost

5.To-Mera - Delusions

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Sove very good releases have been created without the inclusion of the vocalist that a band is famous for having; the one everyone thinks of when the group is mentioned. Sometimes these bands surprise us with a well-known replacement, a fill-in, or a remaining band member. These releases are more than worthy of listening to, liking, loving, or even (in some cases) proclaiming superiority over the regular line-up. This was put together quick, and will be tweaked and fine-tuned as time goes on.

1.The Crown - Crowned In Terror

2.Bloodbath - Nightmares Made Flesh

3.Judas Priest - Jugulator

4.Pyramaze - Immortal

5.Black Sabbath - Born Again

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Another yearly top 10 list.

1.Ayreon - 01011001

2.Sabaton - The Art Of War

3.Eluveitie - Slania

4.Amon Amarth - Twilight Of The Thunder God

5.Draconian - Turning Season Within

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Like my own 2009 top list, it's been extremely hard to narrow down to a final twenty because of so many releases in recent years. But twenty it is and of course, I cheated again with my other two lists of overlooked albums and influential albums. These lists are by no means a definition, but a musical statement and hopefully you reading this list can find out something you haven't heard of before and enjoy it as much as I do. Yes, some big names are missing, some are too obscure while some are too mainstream, but I listen to what I like. Just be sure to give them a go with youtube and internet downloads readily at your disposal ^ ^ Some that didn't quite make it into the list but would want to mention them anyway as they are awesome nonetheless: Bison B.C., E-Force, Hail Of Bullets, Keldian, Draconian, Deadlock, Shadowkeep, Battlelore etc

1.Oceans Of Sadness - The Arrogance Of Ignorance

2.Textures - Silhouettes

3.UnSun - The End Of Life

4.Septicflesh - Communion

5.Poisonblack - A Dead Heavy Day

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