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href="https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauer_metal" title="Pauer metal – Azerbaijani" lang="az" hreflang="az" data-title="Pauer metal" data-language-autonym="Azərbaycanca" data-language-local-name="Azerbaijani" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Azərbaycanca</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-be mw-list-item"><a href="https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%9E%D1%8D%D1%80-%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB" title="Паўэр-метал – Belarusian" lang="be" hreflang="be" data-title="Паўэр-метал" data-language-autonym="Беларуская" data-language-local-name="Belarusian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Беларуская</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bg mw-list-item"><a href="https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%83%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%8A%D0%BB" title="Пауърметъл – Bulgarian" lang="bg" hreflang="bg" data-title="Пауърметъл" data-language-autonym="Български" data-language-local-name="Bulgarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Български</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-bs mw-list-item"><a href="https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Bosnian" lang="bs" hreflang="bs" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Bosanski" data-language-local-name="Bosnian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bosanski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-br mw-list-item"><a href="https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Breton" lang="br" hreflang="br" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Brezhoneg" data-language-local-name="Breton" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Brezhoneg</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ca mw-list-item"><a href="https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Catalan" lang="ca" hreflang="ca" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Català" data-language-local-name="Catalan" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Català</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-cs mw-list-item"><a href="https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Czech" lang="cs" hreflang="cs" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Čeština" data-language-local-name="Czech" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Čeština</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-da mw-list-item"><a href="https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Danish" lang="da" hreflang="da" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Dansk" data-language-local-name="Danish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Dansk</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-de mw-list-item"><a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Metal" title="Power Metal – German" lang="de" hreflang="de" data-title="Power Metal" data-language-autonym="Deutsch" data-language-local-name="German" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Deutsch</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-et mw-list-item"><a href="https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Estonian" lang="et" hreflang="et" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Eesti" data-language-local-name="Estonian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Eesti</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-el mw-list-item"><a href="https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Greek" lang="el" hreflang="el" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Ελληνικά" data-language-local-name="Greek" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ελληνικά</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-es mw-list-item"><a href="https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Spanish" lang="es" hreflang="es" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Español" data-language-local-name="Spanish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Español</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eo mw-list-item"><a href="https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Potenca_metalroko" title="Potenca metalroko – Esperanto" lang="eo" hreflang="eo" data-title="Potenca metalroko" data-language-autonym="Esperanto" data-language-local-name="Esperanto" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Esperanto</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-eu mw-list-item"><a href="https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Basque" lang="eu" hreflang="eu" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Euskara" data-language-local-name="Basque" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Euskara</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fa mw-list-item"><a href="https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%BE%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B1_%D9%85%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84" title="پاور متال – Persian" lang="fa" hreflang="fa" data-title="پاور متال" data-language-autonym="فارسی" data-language-local-name="Persian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>فارسی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fr mw-list-item"><a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – French" lang="fr" hreflang="fr" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Français" data-language-local-name="French" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-gl mw-list-item"><a href="https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Galician" lang="gl" hreflang="gl" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Galego" data-language-local-name="Galician" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Galego</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/%ED%8C%8C%EC%9B%8C_%EB%A9%94%ED%83%88" title="파워 메탈 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="파워 메탈" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hr mw-list-item"><a href="https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Croatian" lang="hr" hreflang="hr" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Hrvatski" data-language-local-name="Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Hrvatski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-io mw-list-item"><a href="https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Ido" lang="io" hreflang="io" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Ido" data-language-local-name="Ido" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Ido</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-id mw-list-item"><a href="https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Indonesian" lang="id" hreflang="id" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Indonesia" data-language-local-name="Indonesian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Indonesia</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kraftm%C3%A1lmur" title="Kraftmálmur – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Kraftmálmur" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%A4%D7%90%D7%95%D7%95%D7%A8_%D7%9E%D7%98%D7%90%D7%9C" title="פאוור מטאל – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="פאוור מטאל" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ka mw-list-item"><a href="https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9E%E1%83%90%E1%83%A3%E1%83%94%E1%83%A0-%E1%83%9B%E1%83%94%E1%83%A2%E1%83%90%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98" title="პაუერ-მეტალი – Georgian" lang="ka" hreflang="ka" data-title="პაუერ-მეტალი" data-language-autonym="ქართული" data-language-local-name="Georgian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>ქართული</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pauermet%C4%81ls" title="Pauermetāls – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="Pauermetāls" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ms mw-list-item"><a href="https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Malay" lang="ms" hreflang="ms" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Bahasa Melayu" data-language-local-name="Malay" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Bahasa Melayu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-my mw-list-item"><a href="https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Burmese" lang="my" hreflang="my" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="မြန်မာဘာသာ" data-language-local-name="Burmese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>မြန်မာဘာသာ</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powermetal" title="Powermetal – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Powermetal" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%91%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%A1%E3%82%BF%E3%83%AB" title="パワーメタル – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="パワーメタル" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ro mw-list-item"><a href="https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Romanian" lang="ro" hreflang="ro" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Română" data-language-local-name="Romanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Română</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%83%D1%8D%D1%80-%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB" title="Пауэр-метал – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Пауэр-метал" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sco mw-list-item"><a href="https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pouer_metal" title="Pouer metal – Scots" lang="sco" hreflang="sco" data-title="Pouer metal" data-language-autonym="Scots" data-language-local-name="Scots" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Scots</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sk mw-list-item"><a href="https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Slovak" lang="sk" hreflang="sk" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Slovenčina" data-language-local-name="Slovak" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenčina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sl mw-list-item"><a href="https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Slovenian" lang="sl" hreflang="sl" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Slovenščina" data-language-local-name="Slovenian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Slovenščina</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D1%83%D0%B5%D1%80_%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB" title="Пауер метал – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Пауер метал" data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sh mw-list-item"><a href="https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Serbo-Croatian" lang="sh" hreflang="sh" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски" data-language-local-name="Serbo-Croatian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_metal" title="Power metal – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="Power metal" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%80-%D0%BC%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%B0%D0%BB" title="Павер-метал – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Павер-метал" data-language-autonym="Українська" 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.infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox nowraplinks"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above">Power metal</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Blind_Guardian_-_Wacken_Open_Air_2016-AL2717.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Blind_Guardian_-_Wacken_Open_Air_2016-AL2717.jpg/250px-Blind_Guardian_-_Wacken_Open_Air_2016-AL2717.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="139" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Blind_Guardian_-_Wacken_Open_Air_2016-AL2717.jpg/330px-Blind_Guardian_-_Wacken_Open_Air_2016-AL2717.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/Blind_Guardian_-_Wacken_Open_Air_2016-AL2717.jpg/500px-Blind_Guardian_-_Wacken_Open_Air_2016-AL2717.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5715" data-file-height="3613" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">Power metal band <a href="/wiki/Blind_Guardian" title="Blind Guardian">Blind Guardian</a> at <a href="/wiki/Wacken_Open_Air" title="Wacken Open Air">Wacken Open Air</a> in 2016</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Stylistic origins</th><td class="infobox-data hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">Heavy metal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_wave_of_British_heavy_metal" title="New wave of British heavy metal">NWOBHM</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speed_metal" title="Speed metal">speed metal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neoclassical_metal" title="Neoclassical metal">neoclassical metal</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Cultural origins</th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Europe and United States in the 1980s</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Fusion genres</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Symphonic_metal#Symphonic_power_metal" title="Symphonic metal">Symphonic power metal</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Regional scenes</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Europe" title="Europe">Europe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_America" title="North America">North America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/South_America" title="South America">South America</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Asia" title="East Asia">East Asia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Australia" title="Australia">Australia</a></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Other topics</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/List_of_power_metal_bands" title="List of power metal bands">List of power metal bands</a></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Power metal</b> is a subgenre of <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a> combining characteristics of traditional heavy metal with <a href="/wiki/Speed_metal" title="Speed metal">speed metal</a>, often within a <a href="/wiki/Symphony" title="Symphony">symphonic</a> context. Generally, power metal is characterized by a faster, lighter, and more uplifting sound, in contrast with the heaviness and dissonance prevalent in, for example, <a href="/wiki/Extreme_metal" title="Extreme metal">extreme metal</a>. Power metal bands usually have anthemic songs with fantasy-based subject matter and strong choruses, thus creating a theatrical, dramatic and emotionally "powerful" sound.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Rockdetectordesc_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rockdetectordesc-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The term was first used in the mid-1980s<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and refers to two different but related styles: </p> <ul><li>the first largely practiced in North America with a harder sound similar to speed metal;</li> <li>a later, more widespread and popular style based in Europe<sup id="cite_ref-Rockdetectorstyles_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rockdetectorstyles-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with a lighter, more melodic sound and frequent use of <a href="/wiki/Keyboard_instrument" title="Keyboard instrument">keyboards</a>.</li></ul> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Stylistic_origins">Stylistic origins</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_metal&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Stylistic origins"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Kai_Hansen.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Kai_Hansen.jpg/250px-Kai_Hansen.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="208" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Kai_Hansen.jpg/330px-Kai_Hansen.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c2/Kai_Hansen.jpg/500px-Kai_Hansen.jpg 2x" data-file-width="616" data-file-height="712" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Kai_Hansen" title="Kai Hansen">Kai Hansen</a> of <a href="/wiki/Gamma_Ray_(band)" title="Gamma Ray (band)">Gamma Ray</a> during a show in Barcelona. Hansen is regarded as one of the biggest influences in the early development of power metal.</figcaption></figure> <p>Anthropologist <a href="/wiki/Sam_Dunn" title="Sam Dunn">Sam Dunn</a> traced the origins of power metal back to the late 1970s, when the groundwork for power metal lyrical style was laid down by <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_James_Dio" title="Ronnie James Dio">Ronnie James Dio</a>. The fantasy-oriented lyrics he wrote for <a href="/wiki/Rainbow_(English_band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Rainbow (English band)">Rainbow</a>, concentrated around medieval, renaissance, folk, and science fiction themes, directly influenced modern power metal bands.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to Dunn, the songs "Stargazer" and "A Light in the Black" from the 1976 album <i><a href="/wiki/Rising_(Rainbow_album)" title="Rising (Rainbow album)">Rising</a></i>, as well as "Kill the King" and "Lady of the Lake" from the 1978 album <i><a href="/wiki/Long_Live_Rock_%27n%27_Roll" title="Long Live Rock 'n' Roll">Long Live Rock 'n' Roll</a></i>, might be among the earliest examples of power metal. In his 2011 documentary series <i><a href="/wiki/Metal_Evolution" title="Metal Evolution">Metal Evolution</a></i>,<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Dunn further explained how <a href="/wiki/Rob_Halford" title="Rob Halford">Rob Halford</a> of <a href="/wiki/Judas_Priest" title="Judas Priest">Judas Priest</a> created a blueprint for power metal vocal delivery. His almost constant high-pitched singing became one of the main characteristics of power metal. The twin-guitar sound promoted by Judas Priest's duo of <a href="/wiki/K._K._Downing" title="K. K. Downing">K. K. Downing</a> and <a href="/wiki/Glenn_Tipton" title="Glenn Tipton">Glenn Tipton</a> also highly influenced this subgenre. </p><p>Another British band, <a href="/wiki/Iron_Maiden" title="Iron Maiden">Iron Maiden</a>, brought epic and melodic sensibility to metal, creating anthemic, singalong music, an approach widely embraced by modern power metal musicians. Referred to as the "main prototype" of the power metal genre, Iron Maiden was heavily influenced by <i><a href="/wiki/Heaven_and_Hell_(Black_Sabbath_album)" title="Heaven and Hell (Black Sabbath album)">Heaven and Hell</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/Mob_Rules_(album)" title="Mob Rules (album)">Mob Rules</a></i> (the first two albums of <a href="/wiki/Black_Sabbath" title="Black Sabbath">Black Sabbath</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_James_Dio#Black_Sabbath" title="Ronnie James Dio">Dio-era</a>), which would also go on to influence modern power metal.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The emergence of the early German power metal scene in particular was made possible by <a href="/wiki/Scorpions_(band)" title="Scorpions (band)">Scorpions</a> and <a href="/wiki/Accept_(band)" title="Accept (band)">Accept</a>. Swedish guitarist <a href="/wiki/Yngwie_Malmsteen" title="Yngwie Malmsteen">Yngwie Malmsteen</a> made a significant impact on many future power metal guitarists, with his accurate and fast <a href="/wiki/Neo-classical_metal" class="mw-redirect" title="Neo-classical metal">neo-classical</a> style. His bandmate <a href="/wiki/Jens_Johansson" title="Jens Johansson">Jens Johansson</a> modernized the keyboard sound of <a href="/wiki/Deep_Purple" title="Deep Purple">Deep Purple</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Jon_Lord" title="Jon Lord">Jon Lord</a>, which was further incorporated into the genre. <a href="/wiki/Manowar" title="Manowar">Manowar</a>'s mythological <a href="/wiki/Sword_and_sorcery" title="Sword and sorcery">sword and sorcery</a> lyrics influenced a number of power metal bands. </p><p>Throughout the early 1980s (especially during 1982 and 1983), the US power metal style first emerged from traditional heavy metal, the <a href="/wiki/New_wave_of_British_heavy_metal" title="New wave of British heavy metal">new wave of British heavy metal</a> (NWOBHM), and <a href="/wiki/Thrash_metal" title="Thrash metal">thrash</a>/<a href="/wiki/Speed_metal" title="Speed metal">speed metal</a> backgrounds. Although the genre's precise stylistic origins are often contested, acts such as <a href="/wiki/Cirith_Ungol_(band)" title="Cirith Ungol (band)">Cirith Ungol</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jag_Panzer" title="Jag Panzer">Jag Panzer</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manilla_Road" title="Manilla Road">Manilla Road</a>, <a href="/wiki/Omen_(band)" title="Omen (band)">Omen</a>, <a href="/wiki/Riot_V" title="Riot V">Riot</a>, <a href="/wiki/Savatage" title="Savatage">Savatage</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Warlord_(California_band)" title="Warlord (California band)">Warlord</a> are generally believed to have influenced the earliest development of the style.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>More concretely, in 1987 German band <a href="/wiki/Helloween" title="Helloween">Helloween</a> released their second album, <i><a href="/wiki/Keeper_of_the_Seven_Keys:_Part_I" title="Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I">Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I</a></i>, cited by <a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a> as "a landmark recording that remains arguably the single most influential power metal album to date. Its volatile combination of power and melody would inspire an entire generation of metal bands".<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This release influenced a European power metal style to evolve, which proliferated throughout the globe and since the start of the 1990s is still the most commonly heard style of power metal.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (September 2024)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Musical_characteristics">Musical characteristics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_metal&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Musical characteristics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Power metal "bears all the hallmarks of traditional metal" is today associated with fast guitar riffs and drumming, twin melodies, operatic singing. The sound is tempered by characteristics of <a href="/wiki/Speed_metal" title="Speed metal">speed metal</a>, power metal's musical forerunner.<sup id="cite_ref-DiVita_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DiVita-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vocals">Vocals</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_metal&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Vocals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Power metal is highly focused on the vocalist, with "clean" vocals being much more prevalent than the growling vocals often associated with <a href="/wiki/Extreme_metal" title="Extreme metal">extreme metal</a>. Inspired by <a href="/wiki/Ronnie_James_Dio" title="Ronnie James Dio">Ronnie James Dio</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bruce_Dickinson" title="Bruce Dickinson">Bruce Dickinson</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rob_Halford" title="Rob Halford">Rob Halford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Geoff_Tate" title="Geoff Tate">Geoff Tate</a>, and other <a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a> vocalists, power metal vocals are often in a high register, and the singer's vocal range is usually wide.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The majority of the genre's vocalists sing in the <a href="/wiki/Tenor" title="Tenor">tenor</a> range and are capable of hitting very high notes, for example <a href="/wiki/Timo_Kotipelto" title="Timo Kotipelto">Timo Kotipelto</a> of <a href="/wiki/Stratovarius" title="Stratovarius">Stratovarius</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tony_Kakko" title="Tony Kakko">Tony Kakko</a> of <a href="/wiki/Sonata_Arctica" title="Sonata Arctica">Sonata Arctica</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Kiske" title="Michael Kiske">Michael Kiske</a> (<a href="/wiki/Helloween" title="Helloween">Helloween</a>) and <a href="/wiki/Andre_Matos" title="Andre Matos">Andre Matos</a> (ex-<a href="/wiki/Angra_(band)" title="Angra (band)">Angra</a>). There are many exceptions who sing in either <a href="/wiki/Baritone" title="Baritone">baritone</a> or <a href="/wiki/Bass_(vocal_range)" class="mw-redirect" title="Bass (vocal range)">bass</a> range, like <a href="/wiki/Joakim_Brod%C3%A9n" title="Joakim Brodén">Joakim Brodén</a> of <a href="/wiki/Sabaton_(band)" title="Sabaton (band)">Sabaton</a>. Some vocalists sing in a harsh, <a href="/wiki/Thrash_metal" title="Thrash metal">thrash metal</a> style, including <a href="/wiki/Chris_Boltendahl" class="mw-redirect" title="Chris Boltendahl">Chris Boltendahl</a> of <a href="/wiki/Grave_Digger_(band)" title="Grave Digger (band)">Grave Digger</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kai_Hansen" title="Kai Hansen">Kai Hansen</a> of <a href="/wiki/Gamma_Ray_(band)" title="Gamma Ray (band)">Gamma Ray</a>, <a href="/wiki/Peavy_Wagner" class="mw-redirect" title="Peavy Wagner">Peavy Wagner</a> of <a href="/wiki/Rage_(German_band)" title="Rage (German band)">Rage</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Wintersun" title="Wintersun">Wintersun</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Jari_M%C3%A4enp%C3%A4%C3%A4" title="Jari Mäenpää">Jari Mäenpää</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Many power metal vocalists record multi-layered vocals, creating a choral effect.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Lyrical_themes">Lyrical themes</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_metal&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Lyrical themes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:20160515_Gelsenkirchen_RockHard_Festival_Blind_Guardian_0204.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/20160515_Gelsenkirchen_RockHard_Festival_Blind_Guardian_0204.jpg/250px-20160515_Gelsenkirchen_RockHard_Festival_Blind_Guardian_0204.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="166" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c0/20160515_Gelsenkirchen_RockHard_Festival_Blind_Guardian_0204.jpg/500px-20160515_Gelsenkirchen_RockHard_Festival_Blind_Guardian_0204.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="4246" data-file-height="2826" /></a><figcaption>Most songs of German band <a href="/wiki/Blind_Guardian" title="Blind Guardian">Blind Guardian</a> are based on fantasy, mythology and science fiction, and their live shows often feature fantasy decorations.</figcaption></figure> <p>Themes that frequently feature throughout other metal subgenres, such as religion and politics, are comparatively rare in power metal - albeit not unheard of. Power metal's lyrical themes often focus on <a href="/wiki/Fantasy" title="Fantasy">fantasy</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mythology" class="mw-redirect" title="Mythology">mythology</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-DiVita_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DiVita-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Camaraderie" class="mw-redirect" title="Camaraderie">camaraderie</a> and hope, personal struggles and emotions, war and death, or combinations of the aforementioned. For example, Finnish band <a href="/wiki/Sonata_Arctica" title="Sonata Arctica">Sonata Arctica</a> have been known for focusing their lyrics of their songs on fantasy but also have many songs based on reality, love and relationships. </p><p>Many power metal bands based their <a href="/wiki/Concept_albums" class="mw-redirect" title="Concept albums">concept albums</a> on fantasy books and <a href="/wiki/National_epic" title="National epic">national epics</a>; <a href="/wiki/Blind_Guardian" title="Blind Guardian">Blind Guardian</a> based <i><a href="/wiki/Nightfall_in_Middle-Earth" title="Nightfall in Middle-Earth">Nightfall in Middle-Earth</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/J.R.R_Tolkien" class="mw-redirect" title="J.R.R Tolkien">Tolkien's</a> <i><a href="/wiki/The_Silmarillion" title="The Silmarillion">The Silmarillion</a></i>, while <a href="/wiki/Kamelot" title="Kamelot">Kamelot</a> based <i><a href="/wiki/Epica_(Kamelot_album)" title="Epica (Kamelot album)">Epica</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Black_Halo" title="The Black Halo">The Black Halo</a></i> on <a href="/wiki/Goethe%27s_Faust" title="Goethe's Faust">Goethe's Faust</a>. Some bands have even written their own imaginary stories, like <a href="/wiki/Rhapsody_of_Fire" title="Rhapsody of Fire">Rhapsody of Fire</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Emerald_Sword_Saga" class="mw-redirect" title="Emerald Sword Saga">Emerald Sword Saga</a></i> and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Dark_Secret_Saga" class="mw-redirect" title="The Dark Secret Saga">The Dark Secret Saga</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Iced_Earth" title="Iced Earth">Iced Earth</a>'s <i><a href="/wiki/Something_Wicked_Saga" class="mw-redirect" title="Something Wicked Saga">Something Wicked Saga</a></i>, or <i><a href="/wiki/Avantasia" title="Avantasia">Avantasia</a></i> by <a href="/wiki/Edguy" title="Edguy">Edguy</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Tobias_Sammet" title="Tobias Sammet">Tobias Sammet</a>. </p><p>Historical themes have also seen usage in the works of bands, most famously <a href="/wiki/Sabaton_(band)" title="Sabaton (band)">Sabaton</a>, whose lyrics extensively focus on historical wars, battles, and individuals that received notable recognition for their wartime accomplishments. Examples include <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a>, <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vikings" title="Vikings">Vikings</a>, <a href="/wiki/Samurai" title="Samurai">Samurai</a>, and much more from around the world including the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Armed_Forces" title="United States Armed Forces">American</a>, <a href="/wiki/Swedish_Armed_Forces" title="Swedish Armed Forces">Swedish</a> and <a href="/wiki/Military_of_Germany_(disambiguation)" class="mw-disambig" title="Military of Germany (disambiguation)">German militaries</a>. <a href="/wiki/Serenity_(band)" title="Serenity (band)">Serenity</a>, an Austrian (symphonic) power metal band, focuses mainly on historical figures and events, including <a href="/wiki/Francis_Drake" title="Francis Drake">Sir Francis Drake</a>, <a href="/wiki/Marco_Polo" title="Marco Polo">Marco Polo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Galileo_Galilei" title="Galileo Galilei">Galileo</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ludwig_van_Beethoven" title="Ludwig van Beethoven">Beethoven</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Napoleon_Bonaparte" class="mw-redirect" title="Napoleon Bonaparte">Napoleon</a>. </p><p>Contrary to traditional power metal music, <a href="/wiki/Powerwolf" title="Powerwolf">Powerwolf</a> focuses on <a href="/wiki/Transylvania" title="Transylvania">Transylvanian</a> werewolf and <a href="/wiki/Vampires" class="mw-redirect" title="Vampires">vampire</a> legends and dark <a href="/wiki/Myth" title="Myth">myths</a>. The lyrics of the band are characterized by the treatment of Christianity and ancient Romanian legends. Powerwolf, however, do not consider themselves a religious band, but rather call themselves spiritual. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Instrumentation">Instrumentation</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_metal&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Instrumentation"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1235681985">.mw-parser-output .side-box{margin:4px 0;box-sizing:border-box;border:1px solid #aaa;font-size:88%;line-height:1.25em;background-color:var(--background-color-interactive-subtle,#f8f9fa);display:flow-root}.mw-parser-output .side-box-abovebelow,.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{padding:0.25em 0.9em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-image{padding:2px 0 2px 0.9em;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-imageright{padding:2px 0.9em 2px 0;text-align:center}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .side-box-flex{display:flex;align-items:center}.mw-parser-output .side-box-text{flex:1;min-width:0}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .side-box{width:238px}.mw-parser-output .side-box-right{clear:right;float:right;margin-left:1em}.mw-parser-output .side-box-left{margin-right:1em}}</style><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1096940132">.mw-parser-output .listen .side-box-text{line-height:1.1em}.mw-parser-output .listen-plain{border:none;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded{width:100%;margin:0;border-width:1px 0 0 0;background:transparent}.mw-parser-output .listen-header{padding:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen-embedded .listen-header{padding:2px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen-file-header{padding:4px 0}.mw-parser-output .listen .description{padding-top:2px}.mw-parser-output .listen .mw-tmh-player{max-width:100%}@media(max-width:719px){.mw-parser-output .listen{clear:both}}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .listen:not(.listen-noimage){width:320px}.mw-parser-output .listen-left{overflow:visible;float:left}.mw-parser-output .listen-center{float:none;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto}}</style><div class="side-box side-box-right listen noprint"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/60px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/120px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="160" /></span><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><div class="haudio"> <div class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:Helloween_halloween.ogg" title="File:Helloween halloween.ogg">Helloween - Halloween (sample)</a></div> <div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><audio id="mwe_player_0" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="232" style="width:232px;" data-durationhint="31" data-mwtitle="Helloween_halloween.ogg" data-mwprovider="local"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bf/Helloween_halloween.ogg" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/transcoded/b/bf/Helloween_halloween.ogg/Helloween_halloween.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /></audio></span></span></div> <div class="description">A brief sample of the track <i>Halloween</i> from <i><a href="/wiki/Keeper_of_the_Seven_Keys:_Part_I" title="Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I">Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I</a></i>, the second album of <a href="/wiki/Helloween" title="Helloween">Helloween</a>, and one of the first albums to represent the European Power Metal style.</div></div></div></div> <div class="side-box-abovebelow"><hr /><i class="selfreference">Problems playing this file? See <a href="/wiki/Help:Media" title="Help:Media">media help</a>.</i></div> </div> <p>Power metal guitarists and bassists generally play rapid streams of notes,<sup id="cite_ref-DiVita_11-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-DiVita-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but change <a href="/wiki/Chord_(music)" title="Chord (music)">chords</a> comparatively slowly, with a <a href="/wiki/Harmonic_tempo" class="mw-redirect" title="Harmonic tempo">harmonic tempo</a> of once per measure or slower. Fast and technically demanding guitar solos, however, are almost guaranteed.<sup id="cite_ref-Sharpe_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sharpe-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The slow changing of chords is significant in defining power metal just as the fast rapid chord changes often define traditional <a href="/wiki/Thrash_metal" title="Thrash metal">thrash metal</a>. Power metal often makes use of Major chord progressions as well as circle progressions. Some of the most influential and acclaimed power metal guitarists are <a href="/wiki/Kai_Hansen" title="Kai Hansen">Kai Hansen</a> of <a href="/wiki/Gamma_Ray_(band)" title="Gamma Ray (band)">Gamma Ray</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michael_Weikath" title="Michael Weikath">Michael Weikath</a> of <a href="/wiki/Helloween" title="Helloween">Helloween</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Timo_Tolkki" title="Timo Tolkki">Timo Tolkki</a> formerly of Stratovarius. It is a common trait in power metal for the bass guitar to take a back seat, so to speak; often simply providing the chord root notes and being drowned out by the more prevalent rhythm guitars. However, some power metal bands incorporate bass that is more audible with colorful patterns distinct from the rhythm guitars, such as Helloween, <a href="/wiki/Hibria" title="Hibria">Hibria</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Symphony_X" title="Symphony X">Symphony X</a>. </p><p>Many power metal drummers play double bass patterns with either two <a href="/wiki/Bass_drum" title="Bass drum">bass drums</a>, or utilize a <a href="/wiki/Double_bass_pedal" class="mw-redirect" title="Double bass pedal">double bass pedal</a>; using them to play a constant stream of <a href="/wiki/Sixteenth_note" title="Sixteenth note">sixteenth notes (semiquavers)</a> with snare drum accents on the beat, a style not restricted to, but most often associated with, power metal. The style was used by drummer <a href="/wiki/Ingo_Schwichtenberg" title="Ingo Schwichtenberg">Ingo Schwichtenberg</a> of <a href="/wiki/Helloween" title="Helloween">Helloween</a>, setting a blueprint for many other drummers to follow. Others, such as the drummers of <a href="/wiki/Blind_Guardian" title="Blind Guardian">Blind Guardian</a> and <a href="/wiki/Iced_Earth" title="Iced Earth">Iced Earth</a>, use a more thrash metal style of drumming with rapid bursts of double bass that involve three to six beats with the double kick. </p><p>Power metal bands often incorporate keyboards into their musical arrangements,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> something popularized by <a href="/wiki/Jens_Johansson" title="Jens Johansson">Jens Johansson</a> of Stratovarius (though their prominence varies). Some power metal bands also record with symphonic elements, and as such, they utilize a full orchestra to fill the role usually played by the keyboardist.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Styles">Styles</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_metal&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Styles"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="American_style">American style</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_metal&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: American style"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1235681985" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1096940132" /><div class="side-box side-box-right listen noprint"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/60px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/120px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="160" /></span><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><div class="haudio"> <div class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:Riot_-_Thundersteel_(Clip).ogg" title="File:Riot - Thundersteel (Clip).ogg">Riot - Thundersteel (sample)</a></div> <div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><audio id="mwe_player_1" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="232" style="width:232px;" data-durationhint="32" data-mwtitle="Riot_-_Thundersteel_(Clip).ogg" data-mwprovider="local"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/transcoded/d/d3/Riot_-_Thundersteel_%28Clip%29.ogg/Riot_-_Thundersteel_%28Clip%29.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d3/Riot_-_Thundersteel_%28Clip%29.ogg" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /></audio></span></span></div> <div class="description">Music sample of <a href="/wiki/Riot_V" title="Riot V">Riot</a>'s "Thundersteel" from their 1988 album <i><a href="/wiki/Thundersteel" title="Thundersteel">Thundersteel</a></i>, an early example of USPM.</div></div></div></div> <div class="side-box-abovebelow"><hr /><i class="selfreference">Problems playing this file? See <a href="/wiki/Help:Media" title="Help:Media">media help</a>.</i></div> </div> <p>The American branch of power metal emerged in early 1980s in the United States, drawing influence primarily from traditional metal and the <a href="/wiki/NWOBHM" class="mw-redirect" title="NWOBHM">NWOBHM</a>. Though very close to its roots, US power metal (often abbreviated USPM) is often faster and more energetic than traditional heavy metal, with a more riff-driven approach and a relative lack of keyboard usage compared to its later European counterpart. However, it is often more melodic than <a href="/wiki/Thrash_metal" title="Thrash metal">thrash metal</a>, with a greater emphasis on guitar leads. USPM is also notable for its widespread (but not universal) use of high-register operatic vocals, a trend which would continue with the rise of European power metal in the late 1980s and early 1990s.<sup id="cite_ref-Sharpe_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Sharpe-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This style is not exclusive to North America, as European bands such as <a href="/wiki/Sacred_Steel_(band)" title="Sacred Steel (band)">Sacred Steel</a>, <a href="/wiki/Majesty_(band)" title="Majesty (band)">Majesty</a>, and Australian band <a href="/wiki/Pegazus" title="Pegazus">Pegazus</a> later adopted a style inspired by USPM bands in the 1990s. </p><p>The early releases of progressive metal bands <a href="/wiki/Queensr%C3%BFche" title="Queensrÿche">Queensrÿche</a> and <a href="/wiki/Fates_Warning" title="Fates Warning">Fates Warning</a>, such as <i><a href="/wiki/The_Warning_(Queensr%C3%BFche_album)" title="The Warning (Queensrÿche album)">The Warning</a></i> (1984) and <i><a href="/wiki/The_Spectre_Within" title="The Spectre Within">The Spectre Within</a></i> (1985), heavily influenced a number of bands that were to develop a common sound towards the late 1980s. Among the better known representatives of the style, such as <a href="/wiki/Manowar" title="Manowar">Manowar</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vicious_Rumors" title="Vicious Rumors">Vicious Rumors</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virgin_Steele" title="Virgin Steele">Virgin Steele</a>, <a href="/wiki/Riot_(band)" class="mw-redirect" title="Riot (band)">Riot</a>, or <a href="/wiki/Jag_Panzer" title="Jag Panzer">Jag Panzer</a>, a small number of bands enriched their sound with progressive and epic elements (the most obvious examples being <a href="/wiki/Crimson_Glory" title="Crimson Glory">Crimson Glory</a>, <a href="/wiki/Savatage" title="Savatage">Savatage</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sanctuary_(band)" title="Sanctuary (band)">Sanctuary</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Epic_doom_metal" class="mw-redirect" title="Epic doom metal">epic doom metal</a> band <a href="/wiki/Cirith_Ungol_(band)" title="Cirith Ungol (band)">Cirith Ungol</a>); or even with <a href="/wiki/Thrash_metal" title="Thrash metal">thrash metal</a> elements, e.g., <a href="/wiki/Iced_Earth" title="Iced Earth">Iced Earth</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> US power metal saw a sharp decline in popularity at the beginning of the 1990s, though the style has rebounded somewhat in the past decade, with bands such as <a href="/wiki/Liege_Lord" title="Liege Lord">Liege Lord</a> or <a href="/wiki/Heir_Apparent_(band)" title="Heir Apparent (band)">Heir Apparent</a> reforming for live performances<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and many, such as <a href="/wiki/Helstar" title="Helstar">Helstar</a> and <a href="/wiki/Omen_(band)" title="Omen (band)">Omen</a>, still releasing new material. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="European_style">European style</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_metal&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: European style"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1235681985" /><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1096940132" /><div class="side-box side-box-right listen noprint"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409" /> <div class="side-box-flex"> <div class="side-box-image"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/60px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="50" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg/120px-Gnome-mime-sound-openclipart.svg.png 1.5x" data-file-width="160" data-file-height="160" /></span><figcaption></figcaption></figure></div> <div class="side-box-text plainlist"><div class="haudio"> <div class="listen-file-header"><a href="/wiki/File:Rhapsody_-_Wisdom_of_the_Kings_(clip).ogg" title="File:Rhapsody - Wisdom of the Kings (clip).ogg">Rhapsody - Wisdom of the Kings (sample)</a></div> <div><span typeof="mw:File"><span><audio id="mwe_player_2" controls="" preload="none" data-mw-tmh="" class="mw-file-element" width="232" style="width:232px;" data-durationhint="30" data-mwtitle="Rhapsody_-_Wisdom_of_the_Kings_(clip).ogg" data-mwprovider="local"><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/transcoded/2/29/Rhapsody_-_Wisdom_of_the_Kings_%28clip%29.ogg/Rhapsody_-_Wisdom_of_the_Kings_%28clip%29.ogg.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" data-transcodekey="mp3" data-width="0" data-height="0" /><source src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/2/29/Rhapsody_-_Wisdom_of_the_Kings_%28clip%29.ogg" type="audio/ogg; codecs="vorbis"" data-width="0" data-height="0" /></audio></span></span></div> <div class="description">A brief sample of the track 'Wisdom of the Kings' from <i><a href="/wiki/Symphony_of_Enchanted_Lands" title="Symphony of Enchanted Lands">Symphony of Enchanted Lands</a></i>, the second album of band <a href="/wiki/Rhapsody_of_Fire" title="Rhapsody of Fire">Rhapsody</a> illustrates European stylings as well as aspects of <a href="/wiki/Symphonic_power_metal" class="mw-redirect" title="Symphonic power metal">symphonic power metal</a></div></div></div></div> <div class="side-box-abovebelow"><hr /><i class="selfreference">Problems playing this file? See <a href="/wiki/Help:Media" title="Help:Media">media help</a>.</i></div> </div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rhapsody_Buenos_Aires_2010.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Rhapsody_Buenos_Aires_2010.JPG/220px-Rhapsody_Buenos_Aires_2010.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Rhapsody_Buenos_Aires_2010.JPG/330px-Rhapsody_Buenos_Aires_2010.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Rhapsody_Buenos_Aires_2010.JPG/440px-Rhapsody_Buenos_Aires_2010.JPG 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a><figcaption>Italian band <a href="/wiki/Rhapsody_of_Fire" title="Rhapsody of Fire">Rhapsody of Fire</a> performing in Buenos Aires in 2010</figcaption></figure> <p>European power metal originated from <a href="/wiki/Speed_metal" title="Speed metal">speed metal</a> and the <a href="/wiki/New_wave_of_British_heavy_metal" title="New wave of British heavy metal">NWOBHM</a>, emerging in late 1980s, particularly in Germany, with <a href="/wiki/Helloween" title="Helloween">Helloween</a>, <a href="/wiki/Running_Wild_(band)" title="Running Wild (band)">Running Wild</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rage_(German_band)" title="Rage (German band)">Rage</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grave_Digger_(band)" title="Grave Digger (band)">Grave Digger</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Blind_Guardian" title="Blind Guardian">Blind Guardian</a>. The second and third Helloween albums; <i><a href="/wiki/Keeper_of_the_Seven_Keys:_Part_I" title="Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I">Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part I</a></i> (1987) and <i><a href="/wiki/Keeper_of_the_Seven_Keys:_Part_II" title="Keeper of the Seven Keys: Part II">Part II</a></i> (1988) are usually considered the first proper European power metal albums.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Alongside the early German bands came Finland's <a href="/wiki/Stratovarius" title="Stratovarius">Stratovarius</a> in late 1980s. These bands pioneered the genre, but took it in somewhat different directions. Helloween, followed by early <a href="/wiki/Gamma_Ray_(band)" title="Gamma Ray (band)">Gamma Ray</a>, mixed fast <a href="/wiki/Palm_mute" title="Palm mute">palm muted</a> <a href="/wiki/Speed_metal" title="Speed metal">speed metal</a> riffs with high-pitched clean vocals, and with a strong focus on melody and uplifting, positive themes. Stratovarius further developed this melodic direction by making heavy use of <a href="/wiki/Keyboard_instrument" title="Keyboard instrument">keyboards</a>, with lyrics dealing with emotions and personal issues. Blind Guardian utilized the technique of vocal and guitar <a href="/wiki/Overdubbing" title="Overdubbing">overdubbing</a> to create an epic atmosphere, with lyrical content strongly based on fantasy novels, myths and legends. The symphonic and neo-classical elements also found their way through power metal with bands like <a href="/wiki/Rhapsody_of_Fire" title="Rhapsody of Fire">Rhapsody of Fire</a> (Italy), <a href="/wiki/Serenity_(band)" title="Serenity (band)">Serenity</a> (Austria) and <a href="/wiki/Nightwish" title="Nightwish">Nightwish</a> (Finland).<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the same time, bands such as <a href="/wiki/HammerFall" title="HammerFall">HammerFall</a> simplified their power metal to bring it closer to traditional heavy metal. </p><p>Over the late 90s and early 00s, power metal spread over Europe especially as well as the rest of the world, often incorporating new influences. Italy's <a href="/wiki/Elvenking_(band)" title="Elvenking (band)">Elvenking</a>, Sweden's <a href="/wiki/Falconer_(band)" title="Falconer (band)">Falconer</a>, Spain's <a href="/wiki/M%C3%A4go_de_Oz" title="Mägo de Oz">Mägo de Oz</a>, and Denmark's <a href="/wiki/Wuthering_Heights_(band)" title="Wuthering Heights (band)">Wuthering Heights</a> integrated elements of <a href="/wiki/Folk_metal" title="Folk metal">folk</a> music with power metal. <a href="/wiki/Angra_(band)" title="Angra (band)">Angra</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kamelot" title="Kamelot">Kamelot</a>, and especially <a href="/wiki/Symphony_X" title="Symphony X">Symphony X</a> are known for combining <a href="/wiki/Progressive_metal" title="Progressive metal">progressive</a> and power metal. Some bands are known for combining power metal with more aggressive musical forms; <a href="/wiki/Children_of_Bodom" title="Children of Bodom">Children of Bodom</a> were one of the earliest who combined elements of power metal and an early form of <a href="/wiki/Melodic_death_metal" title="Melodic death metal">melodic death metal</a>. </p><p>European-style power metal became widespread in comparison with US style as of the mid 1990s, with numerous North American bands such as <a href="/wiki/Theocracy_(band)" title="Theocracy (band)">Theocracy</a>, <a href="/wiki/Borealis_(band)" title="Borealis (band)">Borealis</a>, <a href="/wiki/Forgotten_Tales" title="Forgotten Tales">Forgotten Tales</a>, <a href="/wiki/Avian_(band)" title="Avian (band)">Avian</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pharaoh_(band)" title="Pharaoh (band)">Pharaoh</a>, <a href="/wiki/Circle_II_Circle" title="Circle II Circle">Circle II Circle</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Kamelot" title="Kamelot">Kamelot</a> demonstrating the style. This European style of power metal is sometimes considered the "second wave" of power metal since its spread was in the late 1980s and especially the mid-late 1990s rather than proliferating throughout the 1980s, and the widespread influence and development of the genre that came in its tow while US "first wave" style markedly declined. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_metal&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_power_metal_bands" title="List of power metal bands">List of power metal bands</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neoclassical_metal" title="Neoclassical metal">Neoclassical metal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Symphonic_metal" title="Symphonic metal">Symphonic metal</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading 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.cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFSharpe-Young2003" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/MusicMight" title="MusicMight">Sharpe-Young, Garry</a> (2003). <i>A–Z of Power Metal</i>. Rockdetector Series. Cherry Red Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-901447-13-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-901447-13-2"><bdi>978-1-901447-13-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A%E2%80%93Z+of+Power+Metal&rft.series=Rockdetector+Series&rft.pub=Cherry+Red+Books&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=978-1-901447-13-2&rft.aulast=Sharpe-Young&rft.aufirst=Garry&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APower+metal" class="Z3988"></span> "Riffs became labyrinthine, vocals scorched higher altitudes—and they even managed to crank out some more volume."</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.guitarmasterclass.net/wiki/index.php/Power_Metal">Power Metal</a> (guitarmasterclass.net)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Rockdetectorstyles-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Rockdetectorstyles_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFSharpe-Young2003" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/MusicMight" title="MusicMight">Sharpe-Young, Garry</a> (2003). <i>A–Z of Power Metal</i>. Rockdetector Series. Cherry Red Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-901447-13-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-901447-13-2"><bdi>978-1-901447-13-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A%E2%80%93Z+of+Power+Metal&rft.series=Rockdetector+Series&rft.pub=Cherry+Red+Books&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=978-1-901447-13-2&rft.aulast=Sharpe-Young&rft.aufirst=Garry&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APower+metal" class="Z3988"></span> "American metal such as Queensrÿche, Attacker, Jag Panzer, Iced Earth, Liege Lord, and Savatage; European bands such as Helloween, Gamma Ray, Blind Guardian, Running Wild, and Grave Digger;"</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Metal – A Headbanger's Journey</i>, DVD, ASIN B000FS9OZY (2005).</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-6">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFDunn,_Sam" class="citation web cs1">Dunn, Sam. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20150920101210/http://www.vh1.com/shows/metal_evolution/episode.jhtml?episodeID=181795">"Metal Evolution, Episode 110: Power metal"</a>. <a href="/wiki/VH1" title="VH1">VH1</a>. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.vh1.com/shows/metal_evolution/episode.jhtml?episodeID=181795">the original</a> on 20 September 2015<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 July</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Metal+Evolution%2C+Episode+110%3A+Power+metal&rft.pub=VH1&rft.au=Dunn%2C+Sam&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.vh1.com%2Fshows%2Fmetal_evolution%2Fepisode.jhtml%3FepisodeID%3D181795&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APower+metal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-7">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFIrwin2013" class="citation book cs1">Irwin, William (2013). Irwin, William (ed.). <i>Black Sabbath & Philosophy: Master of Reality</i>. Wiley-Blackwell. p. 83. <q><span class="cs1-kern-left"></span>"Power metal may in general have Iron Maiden as its main prototype, but actually the first two releases from Black Sabbath's Dio-era Heaven and Hell and Mob Rules, were an influence on Iron Maiden, and remain important references for today's power metal bands.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Black+Sabbath+%26+Philosophy%3A+Master+of+Reality&rft.pages=83&rft.pub=Wiley-Blackwell&rft.date=2013&rft.aulast=Irwin&rft.aufirst=William&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APower+metal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFMarco" class="citation web cs1">Marco. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://rideintoglory.com/marcos-guide-to-uspm/">"Marco's Guide to USPM Part 1"</a>. Ride Into Glory<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">20 August</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Marco%27s+Guide+to+USPM+Part+1&rft.pub=Ride+Into+Glory&rft.au=Marco&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Frideintoglory.com%2Fmarcos-guide-to-uspm%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APower+metal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFSharpe-Young2007" class="citation book cs1">Sharpe-Young, Garry (2007). <i>Metal: The Definitive Guide : Heavy, NWOBH, Progressive, Thrash, Death, Black, Gothic, Doom, Nu</i>. <a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London, England</a>: Jawbone Press. p. 262. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-906002-87-9" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-906002-87-9"><bdi>978-1-906002-87-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Metal%3A+The+Definitive+Guide+%3A+Heavy%2C+NWOBH%2C+Progressive%2C+Thrash%2C+Death%2C+Black%2C+Gothic%2C+Doom%2C+Nu&rft.place=London%2C+England&rft.pages=262&rft.pub=Jawbone+Press&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=978-1-906002-87-9&rft.aulast=Sharpe-Young&rft.aufirst=Garry&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APower+metal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-10">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.allmusic.com/artist/helloween-mn0000957340/biography">Helloween – Biography</a></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-DiVita-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-DiVita_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-DiVita_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-DiVita_11-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFDiVita2020" class="citation web cs1">DiVita, Joe (2 July 2020). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://loudwire.com/who-invented-power-metal/">"Who Really Invented Power Metal?"</a>. <i>Loudwire</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 September</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Loudwire&rft.atitle=Who+Really+Invented+Power+Metal%3F&rft.date=2020-07-02&rft.aulast=DiVita&rft.aufirst=Joe&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Floudwire.com%2Fwho-invented-power-metal%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APower+metal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-12">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://heavymetal.about.com/od/heavymetal101/p/powermetal.htm">What Is Power Metal?</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090425112002/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/heavymetal101/p/powermetal.htm">Archived</a> 25 April 2009 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (about.com)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-13">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFStagno,_Mike" class="citation web cs1">Stagno, Mike. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/10945/Wintersun-Wintersun">"<i>Wintersun</i> review"</a>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">4 January</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Wintersun+review&rft.pub=Sputnik+Music&rft.au=Stagno%2C+Mike&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sputnikmusic.com%2Freview%2F10945%2FWintersun-Wintersun&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APower+metal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=9892">Helloween cover Queen's song 'Sheer Heart Attack'</a> (Blabbermouth net)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Sharpe-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Sharpe_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sharpe_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFSharpe-Young2003" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/MusicMight" title="MusicMight">Sharpe-Young, Garry</a> (2003). <i>A–Z of Power Metal</i>. Rockdetector Series. Cherry Red Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-901447-13-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-901447-13-2"><bdi>978-1-901447-13-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A%E2%80%93Z+of+Power+Metal&rft.series=Rockdetector+Series&rft.pub=Cherry+Red+Books&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=978-1-901447-13-2&rft.aulast=Sharpe-Young&rft.aufirst=Garry&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APower+metal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-16">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ultimate-guitar.com/articles/features/top_7_mind-blowing_metal_keyboard_solos-115025">"Top 7 Mind-Blowing Metal Keyboard Solos"</a>. <i>www.ultimate-guitar.com</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">30 September</span> 2024</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Loudwire&rft.atitle=The+10+Best+Prog+Metal+Guitar+%2B+Keyboard+Duos&rft.date=2024-03-13&rft.aulast=Blum&rft.aufirst=Jordan&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Floudwire.com%2Fbest-prog-metal-guitar-keyboard-duos%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APower+metal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-18">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.progarchives.com/subgenre.asp?style=19">Power-Progressive Metal (American style)</a> (progarchives.com)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=177998">"Reunited Liege Lord to Headline Next Year's Keep It True XVI Festival"</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://heavymetal.about.com/od/heavymetal101/p/powermetal.htm"><i>What Is Power Metal?</i>, by Dan Marsicano</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20090425112002/http://heavymetal.about.com/od/heavymetal101/p/powermetal.htm">Archived</a> 25 April 2009 at the <a href="/wiki/Wayback_Machine" title="Wayback Machine">Wayback Machine</a> (about.com)</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFWang" class="citation web cs1">Wang, Albert. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://symphonicmetal.mit.edu/">"Albert's Beginner's Guide to Symphonic Metal"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">2 November</span> 2016</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Albert%27s+Beginner%27s+Guide+to+Symphonic+Metal&rft.aulast=Wang&rft.aufirst=Albert&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fsymphonicmetal.mit.edu%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APower+metal" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="General_bibliography">General bibliography</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_metal&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: General bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFSharpe-Young2003" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/MusicMight" title="MusicMight">Sharpe-Young, Garry</a> (2003). <i>A–Z of Power Metal</i>. Rockdetector Series. Cherry Red Books. p. 464. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-901447-13-2" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-901447-13-2"><bdi>978-1-901447-13-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=A%E2%80%93Z+of+Power+Metal&rft.series=Rockdetector+Series&rft.pages=464&rft.pub=Cherry+Red+Books&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=978-1-901447-13-2&rft.aulast=Sharpe-Young&rft.aufirst=Garry&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APower+metal" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFDioBukszpan2003" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Ronnie_James_Dio" title="Ronnie James Dio">Dio, Ronnie James</a>; Bukszpan, Daniel (2003). <i>The Encyclopedia of Heavy Metal</i>. Barnes & Noble Publishing. p. 300. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7607-4218-9" title="Special:BookSources/0-7607-4218-9"><bdi>0-7607-4218-9</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Encyclopedia+of+Heavy+Metal&rft.pages=300&rft.pub=Barnes+%26+Noble+Publishing&rft.date=2003&rft.isbn=0-7607-4218-9&rft.aulast=Dio&rft.aufirst=Ronnie+James&rft.au=Bukszpan%2C+Daniel&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APower+metal" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite id="CITEREFKahn-Harris2007" class="citation book cs1">Kahn-Harris, Keith (2007). <i>Extreme Metal: Music and Culture on the Edge</i>. Rockdetector Series. Berg Publishers. p. 194. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-84520-399-3" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-84520-399-3"><bdi>978-1-84520-399-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Extreme+Metal%3A+Music+and+Culture+on+the+Edge&rft.series=Rockdetector+Series&rft.pages=194&rft.pub=Berg+Publishers&rft.date=2007&rft.isbn=978-1-84520-399-3&rft.aulast=Kahn-Harris&rft.aufirst=Keith&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3APower+metal" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Power_metal&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: External links"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a 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href="/wiki/Neue_Deutsche_H%C3%A4rte" title="Neue Deutsche Härte">Neue Deutsche Härte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nintendocore" title="Nintendocore">Nintendocore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nu_metal" title="Nu metal">Nu metal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pagan_metal" title="Pagan metal">Pagan metal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pirate_metal" title="Pirate metal">Pirate metal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pornogrind" title="Pornogrind">Pornogrind</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Post-metal" title="Post-metal">Post-metal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pop_metal" title="Pop metal">Pop metal</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Power metal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Progressive_metal" title="Progressive metal">Progressive metal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rap_metal" title="Rap metal">Rap metal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sludge_metal" title="Sludge metal">Sludge metal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Speed_metal" title="Speed metal">Speed metal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stoner_metal" 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