Manilla Road on stage at Saint Vitus Bar in Brooklyn, October 2017: the singer leans into the microphone with both arms thrown open, a guitarist at the left and the drummer under a skull-and-crossbones backdrop at the right.
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The Best Power Metal Albums of the 80s

Ten records, and one of them would pass an audition for the genre as it is now described. The 80s power metal albums fail a test that was written out of them afterwards, which is why the decade has to be judged on what each record decided rather than on what it lacks.

By Julien Vasseur 14 October · 10 min read

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Date Band Album Type
14 Oct 2026 Algor Mortis The Art of Suffering Full-length
15 Oct 2026 Carnal Desecration Ancient Malediction Full-length
15 Oct 2026 Sundowner Cesspool Full-length
16 Oct 2026 Gloryhammer Space 1993: Wrath of Kor-Virliath Full-length
16 Oct 2026 Insomnium Netherworlds Full-length
16 Oct 2026 Carnation Symphony in Flesh Full-length
16 Oct 2026 Shores Of Null Homesick Full-length
16 Oct 2026 Temperance Arcani Full-length
16 Oct 2026 The Keening Devotion Full-length