i dig Avantasia - Metal Opera Part I (II sucks). im not going to pretend its not gay, because it totally is. so are the rest of the bands in this thread.
iced earth is pretty cool, avantasia is pretty interesting (but not cool), but Savatage definitely rules, especially with Jon oliva on vocals, and it's not gay, it's "in-your-face" power metal. hall of the mountain king, baby.