Rank Your Favorite Christian POWER METAL artists

With Theocracy, Narnia, and Signum Regis giving us new albums, among other great ones, I’m curious to see where our power metal fans stand regarding their favorite Christian power metal artists. Please rank your favorites. I’m not too picky on definition of “power metal.” Euro style, American style, whatever. We’ll discuss varying opinion I’m sure Rank as many as you want. 

I narrowed it down to a good top 5: 

1. Theocracy
2. Narnia
3. Signum Regis
4. Divinefire
5. Seventh Avenue

Then from there I’m a bit more wishy washy. Maybe something like:

6. Impellitteri
7. Harmony
8. Sacred Warrior
9. Sinbreed
10. Northern Flame

Let me know what you think!

As of now, my list would look something like this, but not necessarily in perfect order:


1. Recon
2. Sacred Warrior
3. Haven
4. Narnia
5. Barren Cross
6. Gloriam Dei
7. Ancient Prophecy
8. Theocracy
9. The Waymaker
10. Armageddon / Second Chance
11. HB
12. Scandinavian Metal Praise
13. Millennial Reign
14. Rob Rock
15. Thee Final Chapter
16. Faith Factor
17. Preterist
18. Seventh Servant
19. OneMustFall
20. ?

Going with just Power Metal and not getting to sub genre heavy:

1. Signum Regis
2. Holy Tide
3. Theocracy
4. Thee Final Chaptre
5. InnerWiish
6. Within Silence
7. Jacobs Dream
8. Harmony
9. Lightmare
10. Northern Flame

and so many others left, this one was hard

Friday13th wrote:With Theocracy, Narnia, and Signum Regis giving us new albums, among other great ones, I’m curious to see where our power metal fans stand regarding their favorite Christian power metal artists. Please rank your favorites. I’m not too picky on definition of “power metal.” Euro style, American style, whatever. We’ll discuss varying opinion I’m sure Rank as many as you want. 

I narrowed it down to a good top 5: 

1. Theocracy
2. Narnia
3. Signum Regis
4. Divinefire
5. Seventh Avenue

Then from there I’m a bit more wishy washy. Maybe something like:

6. Impellitteri
7. Harmony
8. Sacred Warrior
9. Sinbreed
10. Northern Flame

Let me know what you think!

Mine has lots of the same as you. It looks like we're staying with Christian bands here, so:

Caveat: I'm not nearly as widely-listened as most of you, so just because I don't name a band doesn't mean I wouldn't if I was familiar with them!

1. Theocracy
2. Narnia
3. Signum Regis
4. Impellitteri
5. Sacred Warrior
6. Harmony

I don't know these bands well enough to put them on a favourites list yet, but I've really enjoyed them. In no particular order:
1) Within Silence
2) Jacob's Dream
3) Oblivion Myth
4) Teramaze

Constantine wrote:As of now, my list would look something like this, but not necessarily in perfect order:


1. Recon
2. Sacred Warrior
3. Haven
4. Narnia
5. Barren Cross
6. Gloriam Dei
7. Ancient Prophecy
8. Theocracy
9. The Waymaker
10. Armageddon / Second Chance
11. HB
12. Scandinavian Metal Praise
13. Millennial Reign
14. Rob Rock
15. Thee Final Chapter
16. Faith Factor

That Recon album is awesome!

mothy wrote:Going with just Power Metal and not getting to sub genre heavy:

1. Signum Regis
2. Holy Tide
3. Theocracy
4. Thee Final Chaptre
5. InnerWiish
6. Within Silence
7. Jacobs Dream
8. Harmony
9. Lightmare
10. Northern Flame

and so many others left, this one was hard

Never heard Holy Tide. I’ll have to check!

@Sevenoneself Killer top 3

I forgot Preterist and Seventh Servant.  I'll add those to my list above.

1. Theocracy
2. Seventh Avenue
3. Sacred Warrior
4. Rob Rock
5. Preterist
6. Barren Cross
7. Ancient Prophecy
8. Recon
9. Thee Final Chaptre
10. Impellitteri

1. Theocracy (only acceptable answer for number 1)
2. Golden Resurrection
3. Within Silence
4. Signum Regis
5. Harmony
6. Audiovision
7. Divinefire
8. Narnia

Those are probably the only ones I listen to regularly. Would include Innerwish and Impellitteri near the top, but they fall more into the “Christian friendly” category and idk if Impellitteri is really power metal? (Seems more like trad/speed metal)

seth wrote:1. Theocracy (only acceptable answer for number 1)
2. Golden Resurrection
3. Within Silence
4. Signum Regis
5.  Harmony
6. Audiovision
7. Divinefire
8. Narnia

Those are probably the only ones I listen to regularly. Would include Innerwish and Impellitteri near the top, but they fall more into the “Christian friendly” category and idk if Impellitteri is really power metal? (Seems more like trad/speed metal)

QFT


The category is difficult in some places. I put Barren Cross in mine since others have mentioned them and I love me some BC. But I usually think of them as just classic metal.

Same, Barren Cross is excellent but didn’t qualify as “power metal” enough for me

Theocracy is really the main one I listen too. The more threads I read, the more I realize how well-versed in Christian metal I'm not

seth wrote:1. Theocracy (only acceptable answer for number 1)
2. Golden Resurrection
3. Within Silence
4. Signum Regis
5.  Harmony
6. Audiovision
7. Divinefire
8. Narnia

Those are probably the only ones I listen to regularly. Would include Innerwish and Impellitteri near the top, but they fall more into the “Christian friendly” category and idk if Impellitteri is really power metal? (Seems more like trad/speed metal)

I get US Power Metal vibes from some of Impellitteri’s albums, but it is a borderline case. Probably their debut EP and Screaming Symphony the most. Sometimes it’s just a few moments. Like when the chorus of “Father Forgive Them” from Screaming Symphony comes on, I think “yeah man, that’s power metal.”

Impellitteri - I think I own more Impellitteri albums than any other band. He's the most consistently good-to-great artist I know of. 

Rob Rock - His solo albums are genre classics. 

Theocracy - The "best" band of this list, and maybe any list. Isn't it weird how "best" and "favorite" aren't always the same? 

Pyramaze - A criminally underrated and never mentioned band. 

Sinbreed/Seventh Avenue/Signum Regis - I can never separate these three in my head.

This seems like a good place to remind my fellow fans once more that Eyes of Eternity is Rob Rock’s best solo album.

Pethead wrote:This seems like a good place to remind my fellow fans once more that Eyes of Eternity is Rob Rock’s best solo album.

I both agree and don't agree...

1. Warlord
2. Faith Factor
3. Sacred Warrior
4. Stryper

Temple of Blood wrote:1. Warlord
2. Faith Factor
3. Sacred Warrior
4. Stryper

Stryper has a few power metal songs but it’s hard for me to call the band that. A case could be made, but then I’d have to revise my list!

Friday13th wrote:

Temple of Blood wrote:1. Warlord
2. Faith Factor
3. Sacred Warrior
4. Stryper

Stryper has a few power metal songs but it’s hard for me to call the band that. A case could be made, but then I’d have to revise my list!

I'd say their old stuff is more glam metal, their new stuff is more power metal

scottmitchell74 wrote:Impellitteri - I think I own more Impellitteri albums than any other band. He's the most consistently good-to-great artist I know of. 

Rob Rock - His solo albums are genre classics. 

Theocracy - The "best" band of this list, and maybe any list. Isn't it weird how "best" and "favorite" aren't always the same? 

Pyramaze - A criminally underrated and never mentioned band. 

Sinbreed/Seventh Avenue/Signum Regis - I can never separate these three in my head.

Pyramaze is awesome but not remotely Christian.

Since we're going by the broad definition:
Barren Cross
Haven
Recon
Armageddon
Sacred Warrior
Theocracy
Robert Rock
Warlord

Good call on Haven and Recon!  I'd put them at #6 and #5.

Power metal isn't all fruity major key stuff.

Glam to me is Poison, not "The Way" and "The Writing's on the Wall".

They don’t need nothin’ but a good time.