Power Metal - Recommendations

[Rokk]

Well, i started listening to power metal a few months ago, the bands i currently listen to are: Elven King, Blind Guardian, Startovarius and Dream Evil, some which may not fall into the power metal category so much, but what i wanted to ask, is (apart from Dragonforce, which personally i don't particulary like, yes, i know...) there any other similar bands which i would enjoy also, you can make a judgement from the bands above, thanks again, power metal rocks btw .

[King-Killer]

My friend lisens alot of Power Metal. I don't really lisen to that.
But his favorite band is Sonata Artica.
They're really good, I lisened to some of their songs, and I love them.
But I'm more into Highland Glory ''another band that my friend made me lisened to''
And I really love them as well.
He gave me their CD ''From the Craddle to the Brave'', I tooked my 2 month before I started lisening to it.
''Why did I take so long!?''
I told him to give me a copy of Sonata Artica, for some reason, he declined.
''He loves them too much that he thinks he might loose them if I were to be a fan.''

Well, anyway, I hope this helps you.

[Crushed Hope]

Lets see here:

Brimstone - Carving A Crimson Career
Finist - Crosses Shall Burn
Grave Digger - The Reaper through Rheingold
Hibria - Defying The Rules
Kalmah - The Black Waltz
Kamelot - The Fourth Legacy through The Black Halo
Manticora - Roots Of Eternity through 8 Deadly Sins
The Lord Weird Slough Feg - self-titled through Atavism
The Ring - Tales From Midgard
Winter's Bane - Heart of a Killer AND Redivivus
Wintersun - self-titled

[DK]

Apart from bands already mentioned, Hammerfall also kicks ass.

[Ramza Beoulve]

Aside of that ones Rhapsody and Man-o-war (I think that's the name)

[DK]

Oh crap yeah, I totally forgot about Rhapsody, tho they're not really full on power metal, they still rule.

[Rokk]

Thanks! That is great, thanks for the reccomendations, , I forgot about Kamelot, my freind recommened them but i forgot completely! :rolleyes2 .

Brimstone - Carving A Crimson Career
Finist - Crosses Shall Burn
Grave Digger - The Reaper through Rheingold
Hibria - Defying The Rules
Kalmah - The Black Waltz
Kamelot - The Fourth Legacy through The Black Halo
Manticora - Roots Of Eternity through 8 Deadly Sins
The Lord Weird Slough Feg - self-titled through Atavism
The Ring - Tales From Midgard
Winter's Bane - Heart of a Killer AND Redivivus
Wintersun
Hammerfall
Rhapsody
Man-o-war

There, if anyone else knows anymore then that would be great, i'm gonna have to order a few CD's later tonight!