Angra is a power metal band from São Paulo, Brazil known for putting regional elements in their songs.

Rhapsody of Fire is an Italian symphonic power metal/Epic Metal band, formerly known as Thundercross and - more recently - Rhapsody.

Blind Guardian is a German power metal band started in the mid-1980s in Krefeld, Germany.

Iced Earth is an American heavy metal band that combines influences from thrash metal, power metal, progressive metal and NWOBHM.

Manowar is an American heavy metal band from Auburn, New York, which formed in 1980.

Helloween is a German power/speed metal band founded in the early 1980s by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool.

Apocalyptica is a Finnish band consisting of three (formerly four) classically trained cellists and (since 2003) a drummer.

Edguy was founded in 1992 by 14-year-old students Tobias Sammet, Jens Ludwig, Dirk Sauer, and Dominik Storch.

Nightwish is a Finnish Symphonic Power Metal band formed in 1996 in the town of Kitee.

HammerFall is a Swedish power metal band assembled in 1993.

Sonata Arctica is a Finnish Power Metal band from the town of Kemi, originally assembled in 1996.

Gamma Ray is a power metal band from Germany, founded by former Helloween guitarist, singer and songwriter Kai Hansen.

Stratovarius is a Finnish power metal band, known for its melodic approach to the genre.