Top 10 Founders of Power Metal
The Top Ten
Rainbow
Rainbow are a British rock band led by guitarist Ritchie Blackmore from 1975 to 1984 and 1993 to 1997. They were originally established with Ronnie James Dio as the lead singer and lyricist. Rainbow were ranked No. 90 on VH1 s 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock. The band has sold over 28 million albums .
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Rainbow created power metal - Gates Of Babylon was the first power metal song ever. Eyes Of The World was the first symphonic power metal song (no symphonic orchestra but symphonic vibe from start to finish). A Light In The Black and Kill The King were among the first speed metal songs. Currently speed metal is a subgenre of power metal because speed metal is a smaller subgenre than power metal. But chronologically speed metal emerged before power metal - power metal is a mix of speed metal and traditional metal (slower than speed metal and faster than traditional metal).
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