Uploaded May 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Thinking of trying a new genre? Have you listened to power metal and thought, this isn't for me? Well here are 10 albums that may just change your mind.

I go through 10 essential gateway albums into the excellent genre of power metal for anyone that may be interested in diving in further.

These are not my favorite 10 power metal albums or bands, but rather albums that I feel would be a good way to dip your toes in and sample what the genre has to offer.

For reference, the albums I discuss today are:

Helloween - Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II
Running Wild - Port Royal
Manowar - Kings of Metal
Blind Guardian - Imaginations from the Other Side
Gamma Ray - Land of the Free
Stratovarius - Visions
Rhapsody - Symphony of Enchanted Lands
Iced Earth - Something Wicked This Way Comes
Avantasia - The Metal Opera
Kamelot - Epica