I think my tastes are evolving, In the past this list has been guilty of being wall-to-wall power metal. But year by year I am including less and less. There is still decent examples of the genre being churned out, it is just that it is tickling my fancy less and less. Powerwolf are the expectation. They are a Germanic powerhouse specialising in larger than life catholic church baiting deities that major in ridiculous puns and opulent keyboards. This is in the list not because it is earth-shatteringly different but because it is outrageous fun. It bounces, it bops, and it sticks two fingers out at the pope. Ludicrously enjoyable.