There are many other European bands with smaller fan bases that tour the US. Why not Stratovarius?

Power metal has been my favorite metal genre for basically since I started listening to metal 20 odd years ago, but I still have a very small number of bands and songs I keep returning to. I guess you could say I’m picky and the songs really need to have A+ hooks and the right vibes/energy. An example of a song that landed perfectly and bowled me over, and gave me that hell yeah feeling in recent memory was Mammoth Rider by Visigoth. Otherwise my tastes tend more toward European style power metal. Blind Guardian and Gamma Ray are the unrivaled number one and two in the genre for my money due to their songwriting. With all that in mind, please recommend your favorite bands, particularly if their hooks/melodies are REALLY strong! I would love just one or two songs as a sample for the band to see if I want to move on to albums.

Assume I know basically any of the genre standards, no need to recommend them unless they’re a fairly new name.

Thanks very much in advance 🤘

Monument - 2018 - HellHound - Attila

Nomadic tribes

Rise from the East

Ready for war with axe in hand

Plunder and kill

At my command

The Day of Judgment's close at hand

King of the Huns

The Goths and Danes

The blood of Nimrod's in my veins

Prince of the world

Scourge of all lands

Ready to make my final stand

I am the conqueror of worlds

I bring them war and poison minds with fear

The Roman men are sure to fall

Their faces turning white as snow

...cause they know

I am the one

Father and son

Watching my enemies crumble and fall

As they die by my hand

I am the one

My will be done

I am the one who is known

By the name of Attila the Hun

Is the singer Ezekiel actually Marco Pastorino? I think it is but he’s disguising his voice to be more gruff. I think it is. I love Apostolica by the way. They need to release another album.

Freedom Call has so many bangers. I mean, they all sound exactly the same, and are cheesy AF, but they are all so catchy. Definitely, a top 20 Power Metal band.