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The greatest power metal artists of all time

24 artists ranked by the Groove — music.nw’s own measure of renown. Not an opinion, a fact computed from the record. Why?

No. 1

Blind Guardian

Germany flagGermany · 1984– · power metal
25.658
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2 Sabaton Sweden flagSweden · 1999– · power metal 19.747
3 Helloween Germany flagGermany · 1984– · power metal 19.179
4 Stratovarius Finland flagFinland · 1984– · power metal 14.491
5 Kamelot United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1991– · power metal 14.407
6 Nightwish Finland flagFinland · 1996– · symphonic metal 10.903
7 Rhapsody of Fire Italy flagItaly · 1995– · power metal 10.163
8 Angra Brazil flagBrazil · 1991– · power metal 9.323
9 Sonata Arctica Finland flagFinland · 1999– · rock 7.130
10 HammerFall Sweden flagSweden · 1993– · power metal 6.321
11 DragonForce United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 1999– · power metal 4.437
12 Avantasia Germany flagGermany · 2000– · power metal 4.367
13 Alestorm United Kingdom flagUnited Kingdom · 2007– · power metal 4.298
14 Manowar United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980– · heavy metal 3.357
15 Machinae Supremacy Sweden flagSweden · 2000– · electronic 2.609
16 Edguy Germany flagGermany · 1992– · heavy metal 2.259
17 Symphony X United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1994– · progressive metal 2.127
18 Children of Bodom Finland flagFinland · 1997–2019 · melodic death metal 1.755
19 Metal Church United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1980– · heavy metal 1.305
20 Queensrÿche United States of America flagUnited States of America · 1981– · progressive metal 0.714
21 Epica The Netherlands flagThe Netherlands · 2002– · symphonic metal 0.700
22 Ensiferum Finland flagFinland · 1995– · folk metal 0.629
23 Battle Beast Finland flagFinland · 2008– · heavy metal 0.560
24 After Forever The Netherlands flagThe Netherlands · 1995–2009 · rock 0.300