Edguy is a neo-classical metal band from Germany Featuring Tobias Sammet on vocals and bass Jens Ludwig and Dirk Sauer on guitar and Felix Bohnke they released their first album Kingdom of Madness in 1997 when all members were still in their teens Th…

Finnish prog metal quartet Sonata Arctica specializes in a soaring orchestral variation on European heavy metal fusing the sweeping romantic bombast of bands like Europe with the over-the-top instrumental chops of Dream Theater Born in 1996 the band …

Formed in 1991 the American metal outfit Kamelot did not record its debut album Eternity until four years later Dominion followed shortly thereafter For 1998s Siege Perilous the band revamped its lineup adding drummer Casey Grillo and ex-Conception v…

Angra was formed in 1991 picking up where Viper had left off playing neo-classical progressive metal Singer Andre Matos left Viper after the Theatre of Fate album due to creative differences Andre soon hooked up with guitarist Kiko Loureiro to form A…

UK power metal sextet Dragonforce formed in 1999 around the twin-guitar assault of Herman Li and Sam Totman keyboard player Vadim Pruzhanov and the powerful vocals of ZP Theart -- drummer David Mackintosh and bass player Adrian Lambert joined later D…

Dream Evil is the pet project of producer Fredrik Nordstrom and guitarist Gus G both of whom felt they could easily become a strong force in the metal underground if they teamed up Forming a power metal foursome with drummer Snowy Shaw and vocalist …

Avantasia was an all-star side project headed by Tobias Sammet lead singer of the prog-tinged German power metal band Edguy While recording a guest appearance from Blind Guardian singer Hansi Kursch with his regular band Sammet conceived of a massive…

Yet another power metal ensemble showcasing the widely acknowledged and always in-demand talents of Greek guitar hero Gus G whose real name is Kostas Karamitroudis and whose other credits include Dream Evil and Mystic Prophecy among countless guest s…

Continuing in the classic vein of melodic prog-tinged German power metal Freedom Call comprised vocalistguitarist Chris Bay drummer Dan Zimmermann guitarist Sascha Gerstner and bassist Ilker Ersin The group debuted in 1999 with Stairway to Fairyland …

Nocturnal Rites began life as the Swedish death metal outfit Necronomic which released a demo tape entitled The Obscure in 1991 Gradually as the band members realized they would prefer to play more melodic strains of metal they had enjoyed growing up…