i think my favorites gotta be Powersteel, Power Crue, HammerFall, Sabaton, Rhapsody (old stuff mainly, like Dawn Of Victory and Symphony of Enchanted lands P.1) and Elvenking (i like the new album mainly)

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Shit yeah!... Shit no, No One likes shit!

Firewind forever!! Also Rhapsody are rather nice . I am not into Power any more though .

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oh he ought to be an admiral, a sultan, or a King
And to his praises we shall always sing
Look what he has done for us, he's filled us up with cheer
Lord bless Cha

Helloween (With Mikael Kiske) ----GAMMA RAY-----SONATA ARCTICA----RHAPSODY(NOT RAHAPSODY OF FIRE)

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Control Denied [Technical Progressive Power Metal]

 
Control Denied Power Metal ? 

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oh he ought to be an admiral, a sultan, or a King
And to his praises we shall always sing
Look what he has done for us, he's filled us up with cheer
Lord bless Cha

Powerwolf

^Best ever

they're awesome!

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Dragonforce!...hands down...

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"They pray for Villains, when their Heroes let them down" - DevilDriver

I adore Power Metal! I think Helloween and Rhapsody Of Fire deserve to be called the best P.M. bands ever!

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1.  HammerFall
2. Stratovarius (but 2009 album is fuckin' crap)
3. Van Canto
4. Rhapsody Of Fire

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"It's a bad trip on a SinKing ship, when no-one seems responsible
Scapegoat to rock the boat, yeah, we need someone expendable
Volunteers to face the fears, can we be