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Power metal

Power metal is a genre. Power metal grew out of Heavy metal, symphonic black metal, Speed metal, symphonic metal and Neoclassical metal. Its influence carried into symphonic metal, Progressive Metal, folk metal, Neoclassical metal and melodic death metal, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 11 connections around Power metal. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Power metal came from and where it led.

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Power metal connections

Power metal grew out of Heavy metal, symphonic black metal, Speed metal and symphonic metal, went on to shape symphonic metal, Progressive Metal, folk metal and Neoclassical metal. 11 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.

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Roots5

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