80s had some great bands releasing legendary albums, like Iron Maiden (Number of the Beast), Metallica (Master of Puppets), Helloween (Keeper of the Seven Keys Pts 1 & 2). There were also some bands like Grave Digger, Manowar, Stratovarius, Dream Theater, Gamma Ray, Blind Guardian, etc.who were just beginning lengthy careers too, finding their own distinctive sounds.
Early '90s was the best though. There was a Power Metal boom in the early '90s, so many good bands came to the spotlight. And some old bands like Blind Guardian and Gamma Ray finally turned to full-fledged Power Metal too, so to speak...they each released 4 classic albums.
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