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Pyramaze

541,301 plays (31,400 listeners)

Pyramaze started in the winter of 2001 in Hjordkær, Denmark when Michael Kammeyer left his former band, Damion. After the split, Michael took a short break from music to clear his mind, gathering new inspiration. After a few months, the idea of writing a complete self-financed album of his own material formed in his mind.

Blind Guardian

24,512,631 plays (389,097 listeners)

Blind Guardian is a german speed metal/power metal band from Krefeld / Meerbusch. They are credited as being among the most influential artists of the genre. While early Blind Guardian's work belongs to speed metal style, in latest releases the band moved towards epic power metal.

Grave Digger

2,645,959 plays (109,862 listeners)

Grave Digger is a legendary German heavy metal band formed by Chris Boltendahl, Peter Masson, Willi Lackmann and Albert Eckardt in 1980 in Gladbeck, a small town in Germany.

Gamma Ray

6,773,125 plays (193,069 listeners)

Founded in 1989 by Kai Hansen in Hamburg, Germany after leaving Helloween, Gamma Ray borrowed straight from the Helloween classics, and continued to pioneer Hansen's style of power metal. After four years with Helloween, Kai Hansen decided to leave the band at the height of their career. He then went on to do some studio work with Blind Guardian.

Primal Fear

2,151,581 plays (121,598 listeners)

Primal Fear is a German power metal/heavy metal band formed in 1997 by Ralf Scheepers (Vocals/Ex-Gamma Ray, ex-Tyran' Pace), Mat Sinner ( Bass and Vocals/SINNER), Stefan Leibing and Tom Naumann (Guitars). Their style is a heavy power metal sound with the Halford-esque vocals of Ralf Scheepers that give a feeling of Judas Priest's Painkiller era.

Helloween

14,170,435 plays (345,773 listeners)

Helloween is a heavy/power/speed metal band from Germany founded in 1983 by members of Iron Fist and Powerfool. Helloween are known as major innovators of power metal. Members today are Andi Deris – Vocals, Michael Weikath – Guitar, Backing vocals, Sascha Gerstner – Guitar, Backing vocals, Markus Grosskopf – Bass, Backing vocals and Daniel Löble – Drums

HammerFall

12,047,683 plays (306,404 listeners)

HammerFall is a heavy/power metal band from Sweden, formed in 1993 by Oscar Dronjak and Jesper Strömblad, then members of Ceremonial Oath.

Beyond Fear

112,944 plays (5,259 listeners)

There are at least two bands called Beyond Fear: 1)Beyond Fear (USA) Beyond Fear, the band fronted by Tim "Ripper" Owens of Judas Priest and Iced Earth fame, plays a rather harsh mix of american power metal and modern heavy metal with powerful riffs and vocals ranging from low growl to ear-piercing falsetto.