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power metal

subgenre of heavy metal combining characteristics of traditional metal with speed metal
Intangible music_genre Q57143
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power metal

Summary

power metal is a music genre[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,807 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • power metal's instance of is recorded as music genre[3].
  • power metal is a type of metal music[4].
  • power metal's Commons category is recorded as Power metal[5].
  • power metal's country of origin is recorded as Europe[6].
  • January 1, 1982 marks the founding of power metal[7].
  • power metal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Power metal[8].
  • power metal's different from is recorded as Power Metal[9].

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Definition and Type

power metal's instance of is recorded as music genre[3]. It is a type of metal music[4].

Origins

January 1, 1982 marks the founding of power metal[7].

Why It Matters

power metal ranks in the top 7% of music_genre entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,807 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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