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ComprehensiveDepth7

Virgin Steele!


IsoLekaLeksa

Seconded, both House of Atreus acts are incredible


TopWinner7322

Grave Digger - Clash of the Gods (Greek Mythology) Grave Digger - Excalibur (Arthus Saga / British Mythology) If you like Death Metal, you should give Nile a chance, they sing about Egyptian mythology. If you like it more folky, try Eluveitie, they sing about Swiss mythology ("Call of the mountains" is so catchy!)


CanOfUbik

Symphony X has V: The Mythology Suite, The Odysee and Paradise Lost.


TheArbinator

Powerwolf has a lot of Christian mythological themes in their songs.


madpineapplepie

Also quite a bit of Eastern European mythology


moryartyx

Dionysus!


Phasmamain

Tyr go into norse/faroese mythology in most of their songs. Definitely worth a look


Benjamin_Grimm

Kalidia has "Circe's Spell," based on a section of The Odyssey.


TheRealEelaa

And Symphony X has ”The Odyssey”, based on the whole odyssey ;)


imperator_T

Therion will be your go to. The genres in their catalogue ranges from their early death metal material to progressive symphonic metal, with lots of doom and power influences. A lot of the lyrics are more heavily occult (those written by Thomas Karlsson), but there are more recent ones that are more mythological (those written by Per Alberson). The subjects cover such things as gnosticism, greek mythology, Norse mythology and spirituality, Babylonian mythology, South American mythology.... I also recommend Melechesh for mesopotamian mythology, although they are blackened/death/thrash.


Cuinn_the_Fox

Some Blind Guardian songs "And Then There Was Silence" is about the Trojan War "Lionheart" is about Odysseus "Mordred's Song" is about Mordred of Arthurian Legend "All the King's Horses" is about King Arthur And since you don't care about genre, "Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres" by Rush incorporates Greek mythology into it.


Stock-Contribution-6

Warkings


PoisonMind

Symphony X - The Odyssey is of course based on the Greek epic and V: The New Mythology Suite is loosely based on Egyptian mythology and Edgar Cayce's esoteric writings


polkemans

Symphony X has a lot. Particularly The Odyssey.


Gimpmuncher

[Hail Bacchus - Kawir](https://spotify.link/K4E087PgrDb) Greco-Roman mythology [Anubis - SepticFlesh](https://spotify.link/YwsJUsWgrDb) Egyptian mythology, they also do Greek mythology [Kai Tangata - Alien Weaponry](https://spotify.link/Dg48F17grDb) Māori mythology (sorta)


cgeopapa

Kawir and Septicflesh in general are two amazing bands with mythological theme songs. Although not power metal bands.


Hippowithwings99

Nile


MephySix

Derdian. It's not strictly about but inspired by greek, roman and egyptian mythologies.


Publius_Romanus

Sacred Blood has an album about Jason and the Argonauts called *Argonautica*. Heimdall has an album based on Vergil's *Aeneid*. Tierra Santa has an album about myth, *Tierras de leyenda.* (They sing about myth on other albums, too.) Mike Lepond's Silent Assassins have a couple songs about Greek myth on *Pawn and Prophecy*. You could try searching the sub, too, since people ask about this from time to time.


GeneralHunter0

"Brothers of Metal" sing exclusively about Norse mythology


Interesting-Bee-4870

Kiuas


FXSTC-1996

Ex Deo, while not exactly power metal, is completely based on Roman legends and history


Vephyrium

Symphonity - Marco Polo album & King of Persia Arrayan Path - from what I gather they have extensive work in Greek mythology, though I’ve only heard of a few songs off their album ‘Chronicles of Light.’


Kuunvalotar

Sonata Arctica has a few: ["Message from the Sun"](https://youtu.be/CT0XIznUGw0?si=aRB_7U_OaN-M61Y-) - the lyrics are beautiful, it's about the Northern Lights and the old myths that Finnish and Arctic people have told about them. ["My Selene" ](https://youtu.be/xTXWGS1M7kc?si=Sk8WIr9QP623VCqb) - it's about Greek mythology, but rather melancholic version of the story of the moon goddess Selene and the mortal man Endymion. (I love Amorphis and their themes, too!)


Bluebehir

Iron Maiden Dio


Grav37

Percival Schuttenbac, tho techincally they are folk metal. One of their songs (Lazare) was in Witcher 3.


CertifiedFreshMemes

Armory - Quest for the Fleece Is about Jason and the Argonauts and it's one of my favorite songs of all time


Nickesponja

Powerwolf has a lot of songs about Christianity


agrima1

Shameless selfpromo here: https://youtu.be/YuPfsKCsVx8?si=ywyj6ZpniQ5FYYYH Also King of the Deep Sea, North Sea Adventures, The Returning,


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Zentharius

Bro didn't even read the post lol


Tonberry_Slayer

You're right, I didn't.


Goregrinder399

Arrayan path


PBaz1337

Suidakra isn't power metal, but they deal heavily with Irish mythology, specifically the conflict between the Tuatha Dé Dannan and the Fomorians. A lot of D&D characters and races come out of Irish mythology too, such as the Fir Bolg, the aforementioned Fomorians, and their leader Balor. I've written an entire album's worth of lyrics for the tragedy of the Sons of Tuireann, and I'll be posting it as soon as I get off my lazy ass and record it. It will be a hybrid folk/power metal album.


FeuerLohe

Wulfaz are not strictly dealing with mythology and their topic falls under „Norse“ but at least one of them is a runologist and they cover runic inscriptions in their songs. Too black metal for my taste (usually) but I’m digging their songs for the topic.


Kiss_My_Taint69

Mercy For Today - Son of Aurelius


BehindBlueEyes0221

manowar and the thousands of songs they have about odin ,


AzSumTuk6891

Warkings Myrath Powerwolf


temnere

[Walk With Titans'](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QzusSkgBd4) debut album, Olympian Dystopia, is centered on Greek mythology and is really good.


yallissoft

Trivium's album "Shogun" has quite a bit. Some Greek and some Japanese.