Top 5 powermetal albums of all time!

[Spiderchrist]

PAINKILLERRR!

 

[TechnicalBarbarity]

They're awesome, but do yourself a favor and check the first three albums first (I'd start with The Hall of the Olden Dreams), they are a lot better than the new ones, and have a better singer. The new albums are not THAT bad, but the music is getting more orchestrated and boring, pretty much like old vs. new Dimmu Borgir.

I just ordered The Hall of the Olden Dreams and The Gates of Oblivion

 

[Cythraul]

Running Wild - Death or Glory
Fates Warning - Awaken the Guardian
Blind Guardian - Imaginations from the Other Side
Nocturnal Rites - Shadowland
Onward - Evermoving

Runners up:

Thy Majestie - Hastings 1066
Destiny's End - Breathe Deep the Dark

 

[Raina]

I'll leave Iron Maiden and Judas Priest aside from this:

Gamma Ray - Heading for Tomorrow
Helloween - Walls of Jericho
Blind Guardian - Imaginations from the Other Side
Edguy - Hellfire Club
Rhapsody of Fire - Symphony of enchanted lands II- The dark secret

 

[Hell Patrol]

1. Manowar- Warriors of the World
2. Symphorce- Unrestricted
3. Blind Guardian- The Forgotten Tales
4. Iron Savior- Megatropolis
5. Jorn Lande- Unlocking the Past

 

[Bitencourt29]

Not my favourite subgenre, but I really love some albums. Guess my top 5 would be something like this (in no specific order):

1 - Blind Guardian - Nightfall in Middle Earth
2 - Running Wild - Under Jolly Roger
3 - Iced Earth - Burnt Offerings
4 - Grave Digger - Excalibur
5 - Demons & Wizards - S/T

If I had another spot it would be Rapsody's first one (Legendary Tales). Oh yeah, and I can't stand any of the brazilian bands (the vocals uke.

 

[SweptbackFlame]

Blind Guardian - Imaginations From The Other Side
Helloween - The Dark Ride
Sonata Arctica - Reckoning Night
Stratovarius - Elements, Part 2
Dream Evil - The Book Of Heavy Metal

There's wayyyyyyy to many to choose from, but those are the 5 I've most listened to!