Hello to all of you!  Here are my favourites (just a few of them) :

Rhapsody Of Fire
Helloween
Metallica
Iron Maiden
Nightwish
Freedom Call
Kamelot
Firewind
Pantera
Angtoria

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Welcome here PowerMetallic!

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Metallica = Power metal?

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Metallica and Iron Maiden don't fit here (neither Angtoria), but I thought nobody would mind if I slipped them in.   

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I guess it's the difference between American and European naming. On American sites it's pretty common to see Manowar, Pantera and e.g. Virgin Steele marked as Power Metal and on the other hand at Europe Power Metal Means bands with double bass drums, a (male) vocalist with high pitched Voice and not too Dismal lyrics. Good examples are Helloween, Stratovarius and Rhapsody (in fire). I'd categorize Manowar and Steele to Heavy Metal and Pantera maybe to something even heavier (thrash, anyone?) although their fourth album was called Power metal.

Categorizing on the other hand eases up the discussion about bands but on the other hand it's not part of the SI-system and thus easily misunderstood ;)

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- S1mppa -

i always thought that Pantera was Thrash, i mean, they always used such heavy and thrashy riffs, i can see how some Manowar songs could get classified as Power Metal though, but never understood how Pantera has always been filed under Power Metal

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

Metal Church, Helloween, Gamma Ray, Blind Guardian

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Grim Reaper
(Old) Overkill
Queensryche
that all i really listen to

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"Thrash Until Your Dead, Rage and Bang Your Fuckin Head, Kill without The_Philosopher

+ Iron Maiden, Pantera?

I like some new and old and agree with COB and Stratovarius for newer stuff and of course love Running Wild, Rage, Steeler(Yngwie Malmsteen), Manowar(funny guys), Impelliteri,Cacophony, Talon, Megadeth in early times, Abbatoir(Fucking great!), Mercyful Fate, King Diamond, Annihilator(CAN), Saxon, Scorpions even with early stuff, Malice, Chastain, Iron Maiden, Judas Priest, Metal Church, Ozzy Osbourne early material, Fates Warning early stuff, Sanctuary, Hallows Eve, Agent Steel, Accept, MSG, on and on here.