Top 100 very best German metal bands

Only good and great bands listed.

I must have forgot some bands. There are so many of them. Germany is a big country. And even bigger as a metal country. Probably my favorite metal country of all time.

PS. Don't pay too much attention to the place where each band is. Only the first ten bands are in some kind of order, after that it gets quite random, because it's impossible to tell which band is better than the other, especially if you haven't listened to the band in question in many years.

1		Gamma Ray Power metal with influences of heavy metal and progressive metal
2		Helloween Speed metal (early), power metal with influences of heavy metal and progressive metal (now)
3		Powerwolf Power metal with influences of heavy metal
4		Rammstein Industrial metal
5		Freedom Call Symphonic power metal
6		Blind Guardian Speed metal (early), power metal and symphonic power metal and progressive power metal (now)
7		Die Apokalyptischen Reiter Death metal (early), bombastic attitude metal, melodic death metal, power metal, symphonic metal, folk metal, industrial metal, hero metal, epic metal, progressive metal and hybrid metal (now)
8		Finsterforst Folk/viking/pagan metal with influences of power metal, black metal and progressive metal
9		Galloglass Power metal
10		Masterplan Power metal with influences of melodic metal and progressive metal
11		Rage Speed metal (early), power metal, heavy metal and progressive metal (now)
12		Running Wild Speed metal and heavy metal (early), power metal and heavy metal (now)
13		Human Fortress Power metal and epic hero metal
14		Viron Power metal with influences of progressive metal and heavy metal
15		Lanfear Progressive metal (early), progressive power metal (now)
16		Sinbreed Power metal
17		Equilibrium Folk metal and viking metal with influences of power metal and progressive metal
18		Heavenfall Synthesizer driven progressive power metal
19		Mob Rules Power metal, melodic metal and symphonic metal
20		Dawn of Destiny Progressive power metal with influences of beauty and the beast metal and symphonic metal
21		Scorpions Hard rock and heavy metal
22		Aeveron Melodic death metal with influences of melodic black metal and power metal
23		Orden Ogan Heavy metal and folk metal (early), symphonic progressive power metal (now)
24		Tomorrow's Eve Progressive metal
25		Darkness Ablaze Progressive melodic black metal with influences of symphonic metal and melodic death metal
26		Axxis Hard rock and melodic metal (early), power metal, melodic metal and hard rock (now)
27		Scanner Speed metal (early), power metal with influences of heavy metal (now)
28		Xandria Symphonic power metal and symphonic metal with influences of progressive metal
29		Axel Rudi Pell Melodic heavy metal and hard rock with influences of power metal
30		Schandmaul Medieval metal and medieval rock
31		Lingua Mortis Orchestra Symphonic metal with influences of power metal and progressive metal
32		Christian Muenzner Progressive instrumental guitar hero metal and progressive power metal
33		At Vance Power metal with influences of classical music
34		Unheilig Industrial metal and industrial rock
35		Ra's Dawn Progressive metal and progressive power metal
36		AtmOsfear Progressive metal
37		Sieges Even Progressive metal with influences of progressive rock
38		Koyaanisqatsy Progressive metal with influences of Romantic period era classical music
39		Timeless Rage Symphonic progressive power metal
40		Poverty's No Crime Progressive metal
41		Noekk Progressive metal with influences of progressive rock, folk metal, doom metal and classical music
42		In Extremo Medieval folk metal
43		Van Canto A cappella power metal
44		Stormwarrior Power metal and speed metal
45		Heavens Gate Power metal and heavy metal
46		Aina Symphonic progressive power metal opera
47		Grave Digger Power metal and heavy metal
48		Rebellion Power metal and hero metal
49		Demonic Symphony Symphonic metal with influences of power metal
50		Liquid Horizon Progressive metal
51		Serpent Sin Progressive metal with influences of power metal and heavy metal
52		Crystallion Power metal (early), melodic metal (now)
53		Winterstorm Power metal with influences of folk metal
54		Pandea Progressive power metal
55		Far Beyond Melodic black metal with influences of power metal, melodic death metal, symphonic metal, atmospheric black metal and heavy metal
56		Black Destiny Power metal with influences of black metal
57		Ivanhoe Progressive metal
58		Suidakra Melodic death metal with influences of Celtic folk
59		Avantasia Metal opera, power metal, melodic metal, heavy metal, symphonic metal and hard rock
60		Toxic Smile Progressive metal and progressive rock with influences of jazz
61		Leaves' Eyes Symphonic metal and Gothic metal
62		Rough Silk Progressive metal with influences of power metal, symphonic metal, hard rock, tango, Celtic music etc.
63		Nothgard Folk metal and viking metal with influences of melodic death metal
64		Victorius Power metal
65		Sons of Seasons Symphonic progressive metal
66		Falkenbach Viking metal and black metal
67		Solar Fragment Power metal with influences of Celtic folk
68		Strydegor Viking metal with influences of melodic death metal
69		Ignis Fatuu Folk metal with influences of medieval music
70		Black Messiah Melodic black metal and folk metal with influences of symphonic metal and viking metal
71		Varg Pagan metal and viking metal
72		Domain Power metal with influences of progressive metal
73		Lyriel Folk metal with influences of symphonic metal and power metal (early), symphonic metal with influences of folk metal and folk rock (now)
74		Arven Symphonic power metal with influences of folk metal
75		Beyond the Bridge Progressive metal with influences of progressive rock
76		Missa Mercuria Melodic metal opera with influences of power metal, heavy metal and symphonic metal
77		Kambrium Melodic death metal, power metal and symphonic metal
78		Wolfpakk Melodic heavy metal and power metal with influences of symphonic metal and hard rock
79		Betray My Secrets Hybrid metal
80		Savage Circus Power metal in style of Blind Guardian
81		Dionysus Power metal
82		Edguy Power metal (early), melodic metal with influences of power metal (now)
83		Saidian Power metal and melodic metal with influences of symphonic metal
84		Messiah's Kiss Power metal
85		King Leoric Power metal and heavy metal
86		Abydos Progressive metal with influences of progressive rock
87		Mystic Prophecy Power metal with influences of thrash metal
88		Valley's Eve Progressive power metal
89		Paragon Power metal with influences of heavy metal
90		Heavatar Power metal with influences of classical music
91		Macbeth Heavy/thrash metal with influences of speed metal and power metal
92		The Ordeal Heavy metal with influences of progressive metal, power metal and hard rock
93		Abraxas Progressive power metal
94		The Armada Progressive power metal and neo-classical metal with influences of medieval music
95		Stormrider Power metal
96		Dreamscape Progressive metal
97		Black Abyss Power metal with influences of heavy metal
98		Vanden Plas Progressive metal
99		Vision Scope Progressive metal with influences of progressive rock and symphonic metal
100		Mekong Delta Thrash metal, technical thrash metal and progressive metal