Power metal band recommendations

[Houndolon]

hi all, i'm looking for some band recommendations.
anyway, i'm looking for a (symphonic)power metal band with most importantly amazing lead vocals and same quality lyrics. theme of the lyrics isnt' specified, but i would like to exlude stuff which some people would regard as cheesy (dragons, wizards, medevilistic stuff etc.)
also, speed isn't a factor, but overall feeling (striking the right note at the right moment) is desireable.

if you want me to be more specific, my favorite band is kamelot, most notably last four albums (karma, epica, the black halo, ghost opera)

thx for the help

 

[Vilden]

Virgin Steele - The House of Atreus Act I & II

 

[Einherjar86]

Virgin Steele is a quality rec.

The lyric thing is tough man; power metal is a cheesy genre. Check out these bands:

Kiuas
Keldian
Powerwolf (check out their latest, Bible of the Beast, for awesome symphonic power metal)
Sabaton
Avantasia (Tobias Sammet's side project; awesome symphonic power metal)

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Keldian is just about the gayest band ever

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

Avantasia is good stuff

 

[Einherjar86]

Keldian is just about the gayest band ever

But they don't sing about any of the stuff the OP mentioned...

 

[Walls_of_Jericho]

Avantasia
early Edguy
Dark Moor
Dragonland
Fairyland/Fantasia (the name sounds really gay, but the music is great)
Crystal Eyes

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

Fairyland is excellent...the new album is certainly my power metal album of the year.

 

[Krow]

Fairyland? Seriously... yeesh. (and the name... nothing against the music)

 

[V.V.V.V.V.]

It's even funnier that they're French

 

[Krow]

It reminds me of something a grind or goregrind band would go by.

Super Happy Fun Slide!

 

[Einherjar86]

That new Fairyland album is seriously fucking amazing. I didn't recommend it because I thought the OP would think it's too cheesy; but it has some epic tunes on it.

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

damn, maybe I should check out Fairyland

 

[arg]

Sonata Arctica

 

[Einherjar86]

damn, maybe I should check out Fairyland

They're Rhapsody clones Krig.

 

[J.]

Falconer

 

[unknown]

Manticora

 

[Krigloch the Furious]

They're Rhapsody clones Krig.

yep, I did some youtube listens and they are fairly meh

Manticora rules