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Genre
japanese power metal
Parent Genre: metal

Japanese power metal is a subgenre of heavy metal that originated in Japan in the 1980s. It is characterized by fast-paced, melodic guitar riffs, soaring vocals, and often incorporates elements of classical music. The lyrics often focus on themes of heroism, fantasy, and mythology. This genre has gained popularity in Japan and has produced several influential bands.


Top artists of japanese power metal genre

Mafumafu
X JAPAN
GALNERYUS
Unlucky Morpheus
Imperial Circus Dead Decadence
LOVEBITES
ELFENSJóN
Versailles
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List of japanese power metal artists

Here is a list of japanese power metal artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the japanese power metal genre. You can find out what japanese power metal genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Mafumafu
53 3 49 90 9 51 142 591640
2
X JAPAN
48 6 39 88 4 31 119 562892
3
GALNERYUS
47 6 33 92 1 29 147 92460
4
Unlucky Morpheus
41 13 36 96 1 27 155 61284
5
Imperial Circus Dead Decadence
40 26 37 89 7 20 118 44797
6
LOVEBITES
36 4 36 93 2 16 145 50991
7
ELFENSJóN
35 9 45 84 11 36 118 16988
8
Versailles
35 4 39 94 2 34 138 85503
9
Asura
32 86 53 58 7 10 113 37359
10
KAMIJO
32 3 39 90 4 36 132 29391
11
TEARS OF TRAGEDY
27 6 33 94 1 27 137 7852
12
Aldious
27 2 36 91 0 35 155 30730
13
Matenrou Opera
27 0 42 95 6 35 128 24452
14
BRIDEAR
26 17 41 95 0 33 135 26743
15
D'ERLANGER
25 6 43 94 1 59 131 17995
16
SYU(from GALNERYUS)
24 27 36 95 0 30 150 8550
17
Cyntia
24 35 51 65 38 53 151 5309
18
Mary's Blood
24 2 38 96 0 27 128 23223
19
Dragon Guardian
23 8 30 92 2 24 141 11979
20
FATE GEAR
23 6 36 92 0 34 147 17425
21
Asriel
23 10 48 89 11 41 116 13309
22
CROSS VEIN
20 2 37 97 0 30 139 8144
23
Mardelas
20 0 38 95 0 40 128 7794
24
Imaginary Flying Machines
18 0 46 94 0 34 118 5945
25
HAGANE
18 1 39 94 1 33 134 2762
26
大村孝佳
18 0 42 95 0 37 125 3919
27
Nozomu Wakai's DESTINIA
18 2 41 96 0 49 99 4098
28
Takayoshi Ohmura
17 44 33 98 0 18 123 5996
29
OCTAVIAGRACE
16 0 45 97 1 53 141 8013
30
Jupiter
15 2 40 96 0 33 131 7668
31
LIV MOON
14 2 37 91 3 28 119 6273
32
Rie a.k.a. Suzaku
14 20 30 90 0 30 129 6028
33
Toshihiko Takamizawa
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 2342
34
Phantom Excaliver
12 19 29 97 0 26 167 1738
35
CONCERTO MOON
12 1 44 99 0 21 129 8139
36
Mai Yajima
11 0 40 97 0 19 129 998
37
Unveil Raze
11 0 0 0 0 0 0 723
38
MinstreliX
10 24 30 98 0 30 171 1512
39
ANCIENT MYTH
10 0 40 94 8 34 159 3070
40
KNIGHTS OF ROUND
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 824
41
Vermilion-D Alice Syndrome
10 59 39 97 0 30 142 1397
42
ASURA
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 801
43
SKYWINGS
9 0 39 98 0 32 165 993
44
Roman so Words
8 4 29 98 1 23 178 1180
45
ALHAMBRA
6 6 35 99 0 15 154 834
46
Cran Arcanaria
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 395
47
JORMUNGAND
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 452
48
ArkRoyal
6 0 37 96 0 39 160 703
49
Schönberg
5 0 18 96 0 37 165 891
50
IBUKI
5 0 41 97 0 16 150 1282
51
SWORD OF JUSTICE
5 30 40 95 0 22 122 351
52
THE UNCROWNED
4 0 51 98 0 43 123 731
53
GAUNTLET
4 0 27 94 0 24 175 487
54
Shiver of Frontier
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 299
55
Scarlet Valse
4 0 30 97 0 35 180 1560
56
DAIDA LAIDA
3 0 23 99 0 15 200 265
57
Area51
3 0 44 98 0 34 150 2589
58
GRAND FINALE
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 614
59
Balflare
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 467
60
SEX VIRGIN KILLER
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 627
61
Orochi
2 0 55 70 0 56 109 6375
62
17586063
1 92 39 97 0 28 121 177
63
Rakshasa
1 0 44 100 0 10 140 396
64
Nameless One
1 20 49 98 0 30 125 678
65
Yukihisa Kanatani
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 59
66
Bang-Doll
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 164
67
風里銃
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25
68
Yu-suke Nakamura
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14
69
Gunbridge
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 182
70
Pan-d-ra
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 240
71
Hieropolis
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 49
72
Black Masquerade
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 62
73
Blasdead
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 109
74
TORNADO-GRENADE
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 71
75
絶対倶楽部
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 392
76
Free As Birds
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 74
77
Wizards' Hymn
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 206
78
Breed of Darkness
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11