Rage

formed as: Avenger *
Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Heavy metal, speed metal, power metal, progressive metal, symphonic metal

studio albums:
Prayers of Steel * (1985) original + 2017 remaster
Reign of Fear (1986) original + 2017 remaster
Execution Guaranteed (1987) original + 2017 remaster
Perfect Man (1988)
Secrets in a Weird World (1989)
Reflections of a Shadow (1990)
Trapped! (1992)
The Missing Link (1993)
Ten Years In Rage (1994)
Black in Mind (1995) Japan edition
End of All Days (1996)
Lingua Mortis (1996) with Symphonic Orchestra Prague
XIII (1998) Japan edition
Ghosts (1999)
Welcome to the Other Side (2001) Japan edition
Unity (2002)
Soundchaser (2003)
Speak of the Dead (2006)
Carved in Stone (2008)
Srings to a Web (2010)
21 (2012)
LMO (2013) with Lingua Mortis Orchestra
The Devil Strikes Again (2016) Del.Ed.
Seasons of the Black (2017) Jap.Ed.
Wings of Rage (2020)

live albums:
From the Cradle to the Stage (2004)
Full Moon in St. Petersburg (2007)

compilation albums:
The Soundchaser Archives: 30th Anniversary (2014)
The Refuge Years (2015) box set

EP's:
Beyond the Wall (1992)
Extended Power (1992)
Live from the Vault (1997)
In Vain - Rage in Acoustic (1998)
Gib Dish Nie Auf (2009)
My Way (2016)

singles:
Higher Than the Sky (1996)
In Vain (1998)

appeared on:
A Tribute to Judas Priest: Legends of Metal (1996)

Mystic Prophecy

Bad Grönenbach, Germany
Power metal, speed metal, thrash metal

studio albums:
Vengeance (2001)
Regressus (2003)
Never Ending (2004) Japan edition
Savage Souls (2006) Japan edition
Satanic Curses (2007) Japan edition
Fireangel (2009) Japan edition
Ravenlord (2011) limited edition
Killhammer (2013) Japan edition
War Brigade (2016)
Monuments Uncovered (2018)
Metal Division (2020)

Running Wild

Hamburg, Germany
Heavy metal, power metal, speed metal, pirate metal

studio albums:
Gates to Purgatory (1984) 1991 Japan edition
Branded and Exiled (1985) 1991 Japan edition
Under Jolly Roger (1987)
Port Royal (1988)
Death or Glory (1989) limited edition
Blazon Stone (1991) limited edition
Pile of Skulls (1992)
Black Hand Inn (1994)
Masquerade (1995)
The Rivalry (1998)
Victory (2000)
The Brotherhood (2002) limited edition
Rogues en Vogue (2005) limited edition
Shadowmaker (2012)
Resilient (2013)
Rapid Foray (2016) limited edition

live albums:
Ready for Boarding (1988) 1991 Japan edition
Live (2002)
The Final Jolly Roger (2011)

EP's:
Crossing the Blades (2019)

compilations:
The First Years of Piracy (1991) re-recordings
20 Years in History (2003) reissue
Black Demons on Stage (2010) unofficial

StormWarrior

Hamburg, Germany
Speed metal, power metal

studio albums:
StormWarrior (2002) Japan edition
Northern Rage (2004) special edition
Heading Northe (2008) 2011 Reis.
Heathen Warrior (2011) limited edition
Thunder & Steele (2014) Japan edition
Norsemen (2019)

live albums:
At Foreign Shores - Live in Japan (2006) Japan edition

EP's:
Heavy Metal Fire (2003) Japan edition

singles:
Possessed by Metal (2001)

demo:
Barbaric Steel (1999)

Blind Guardian

Formed as: Lucifer's Heritage *

aka: Blind Guardian Twilight Orchestra **

Krefeld, Germany
Power metal, speed metal, progressive metal, symphonic metal, thrash metal (early)

studio albums:
Battalions of Fear (1988) original +2007 remaster
Follow the Blind (1989) original +2007 remaster
Tales from the Twilight World (1990) original +2007 remaster
Somewhere Far Beyond (1992) original +2007 remaster
Imaginations from the Other Side (1995) original +2007 remaster
Nightfall in Middle-Earth (1998) Japan edition + 2007 remaster + 2013 remix / remaster
A Night at the Opera (2002)
A Twist in the Myth (2006) Japan edition
At the Edge of Time (2010) Japan edition
Memories of a Time to Come (2012) deluxe edition
Beyond the Red Mirror (2015) Japan edition
Legacy of the Dark Lands ** (2019)

live albums:
Tokyo Tales (Live in Japan) (1993) original +2007 remaster
Live (2003)
Imaginations Through the Looking Glass (2004)
The Sacred Worlds and Songs Divine Tour (2010)

EP's:
Twilight of the Gods (2014)

singles:
A Past and Future Secret (1995)
Bright Eyes (1995)
Mirror Mirror (1998)
And Then There Was Silence (2001)
The Bard's Song (in the Forest) (2003)
Fly (2006)
Another Stranger Me (2007)
A Voice in the Dark (2010)

compilation albums:
The Forgotten Tales (1996) original +2007 remaster
An Extraordinary Tale (2013) 

demo:
Symphonies of Doom * (1985)
Battalions of Fear * (1987)

appeared on:
A Tribute to Judas Priest: Legends of Metal Vol. II (1996)

Unleash the Archers

Vancouver, British Columbia
Power metal, melodic death metal, speed metal

studio albums:
Behold the Devastation (2009)
Demons of the Astrowaste (2011)
Time Stands Still (2015)
Apex (2017)

EP's:
Defy the Skies (2012)
Explorers (2019)

demo:
Unleash the Archers (2009)

Toxic Holocaust

Portland, Oregon, United States
Thrash metal, black metal, speed metal, crossover thrash

studio albums:
Evil Never Dies (2003)
Hell On Earth (2005)
An Overdose Of Death (2008)
Conjure and Command (2011)
Chemistry of Consciousness (2013)
Primal Future: 2019 (2019)

live albums:
Only Deaf Is Real (2007)

compilations:
Toxic Thrash Metal (2004)

EP's:
Reaper's Grave (2006)
Gravelord (2009)

splt releases:
Blasphemy, Mayhem, War (2005) w/ Evil Damn and Chainsaw Killer
Speed n' Spikes Vol. I (2008) w/ Blüdwülf
w/ Inepsy (2010)
Toxic Waste (2012) w/ Municipal Waste

demos:
Radiation Sickness (1999)
Critical Mass (2002)
Demo 2007 (2008)

Helloween

Hamburg, Germany
Power metal, speed metal, heavy metal

studio albums:
Walls of Jerico (1985) 2006 remaster
Keeper of the Seven Keys Part I (1987) 2006 remaster
Keeper of the Seven Keys Part II (1988) 2006 remaster
Pink Bubbles Go Ape (1991) 2006 remaster
Chameleon (1993) 2006 remaster
Master of the Rings (1994) 2006 remaster
The Time of the Oath (1996) 2006 remaster
Better Than Raw (1998) 2006 remaster
Metal Jukebox (1999) covers album
The Dark Ride (2000) Japan edition
Rabbit Don't Come Easy (2003) Japan edition
Keeper of the Seven Keys - The Legacy (2005) Japan edition
Gambling with the Devil (2008) Japan edition
Unarmed - Best of - 25th Anniversary Album (2009) re-recordings
7 Sinners (2010) Japan edition
Straight Out of Hell (2013) Japan edition
My God-Given Right (2015) Japan edition

live albums:
Live in the U.K. (1989)
High Live (1996)
Keeper of the Seven Keys: The Legacy - World Tour 2005-06 (2007)
United Alive in Madrid (2019)

singles:
Just a Little Sign (2003)
Mrs. God (2005)
Light the Universe (2006)

appeared on:
A Tribute to Judas Priest: Legends of Metal (1996)

tribute albums:
The Keepers of Jericho: A Tribute to Helloween (2001)
The Keepers of Jericho: A Tribute to Helloween, Part II (2002)

Excalion

Konnevesi, Finland
Heavy metal, speed metal, power metal

studio albums:
Primal Exhale (2005) Japan edition
Waterlines (2007)
High Time (2010)
Dream Alive (2017)
Emotions (2019)

DragonForce

London, England, UK
Power metal, speed metal

studio albums:
Valley of the Damned (2003) Japan edition
Sonic Firestorm (2004) Japan edition
Inhuman Rampage (2006) Japan edition
Ultra Beatdown (2008) Japan limited edition
The Power Within (2012)
Maximum Overload (2014) Japan edition
Reaching Into Infinity (2017)
Re-Powered Within (2018) re-recording of 2012 album
Extreme Power Metal (2019)

live albums:
Twilight Dementia (2010)
In the Line of Fire...Larger Than Live (2015)

Acid Reign

Harrogate, England, United Kingdom
Thrash metal, crossover thrash, speed metal

studio albums:
The Fear (1989) 2014 remastrer
Obnoxious (1990) 2014 remastrer
The Age of Entitlement (2019)

EP's:
Moshkinstein (1988) EP, 2014 remastrer

Kat

Kat
Katowice, Poland
Speed metal, thrash metal, heavy metal, black metal, doom metal

Metal and Hell (1985)
666 (1986)
38 Minutes of Life (1987) Live
Oddech wymarłych światów (1988)
Bastard (1992)
Ballady (1994)
Jarocin - Live (1994)
...Róże miłości najchętniej przyjmują się na grobach (1996)
Szydercze zwierciadło (1997)
Somewhere in Poland (2004) Live
Mind Cannibals (2005)
Bialo-czarna (2011) with Roman Kostrzewski
Acoustic "8 filmów" (2014)
Buk - Akustycznie (2014) with Roman Kostrzewski
666 (2015) re-rec., with Roman Kostrzewski
Popiór (2019) with Roman Kostrzewski
Without Looking Back (2019)

Axel Rudi Pell

Axel Rudi Pell
Germany
Hard rock, heavy metal, speed metal, power metal, neo-classical metal

Wild Obsession (1989) 2013 Rem.
Nasty Reputation (1991) 2013 Rem.
Eternal Prisoner (1992) 2013 Rem.
The Ballads (1993) 2013 Rem.
Between the Walls (1994) 2013 Rem.
Made in Germany (1995) Live
Black Moon Pyramid (1996) Jap.Ed.
Magic (1997) Jap.Ed.
Oceans of Time (1998)
The Ballads II (1999)
The Masquerade Ball (2000)
The Wizards Chosen Few (2000) Comp.
Shadow Zone (2002)
Knights Live (2002)
Kings and Queens (2004)
The Ballads III (2004)
Mystica (2006)
Diamonds Unlocked (2007)
Tales of the Crown (2008)
The Crest (2010)
The Ballads IV (2011)
Circle of the Oath (2012)
Live on Fire (2013)
Into the Storm (2014)
Magic Moments (2015)
Game of Sins (2016) Del.Ed.
The Ballads V (2017)
Knights Call (2018)
XXX Anniversary Live (2019)

Paragon

Paragon
Hamburg, Germany
Heavy metal, speed metal, power metal

World of Sin (1995)
The Final Command (1998) orig.+2005 Rem.
Chalice of Steel (1999)
Steelbound (2001) Ltd.Ed.
Law of the Blade (2002) Jap.Ed.
The Dark Legacy (2003) Jap.Ed.
Revenge (2005) Ltd.Ed.
Forgotten Prophecies (2007) Jap.Ed.
Larger Than Life (2008) EP
Screenslaves (2008)
Force of Destruction (2012) Ltd.Ed.
Hell Beyond Hell (2016)
Controlled Demolition (2019)

appeared on:
The Keepers of Jericho: A Tribute to Helloween, Part II (2002)

Enforcer

Enforcer
Arvika, Sweden
Heavy metal, speed metal

Into the Night (2008) Jap.Ed.
Diamonds (2010) Jap.Ed.
Death by Fire (2013)
From Beyond (2015) Jap.Ed.
Live by Fire (2015)
Zenith (2019)

Iron Fire

Iron Fire
Denmark
Power metal, speed metal

Thunderstorm (2000) Ltd.Ed.
On the Edge (2001)
Revenge (2006) Ltd.Ed.
Blade of Triumph (2007) Ltd.Ed.
To the Grave (2009) Ltd.Ed.
Metalmorphosized (2010) Ltd.Ed.
Voyage of the Damned (2012) Ltd.Ed.
Among the Dead (2016)
Dawn of Creation: Twentieth Anniversary (2018) Comp.
Beyond the Void (2019)

Raven

Raven
Newcastle, England, United Kingdom
Heavy metal, speed metal, NWOBHM

Rock Until You Drop (1981)
Wiped Out (1982)
All for One (1983)
Live at the Inferno (1984)
Stay Hard (1985)
The Pack Is Back (1986)
Life's a Bitch (1987)
Nothing Exceeds Like Excess (1988)
Architect of Fear (1991)
Heads Up (1992) EP
Glow (1994)
Destroy All Monsters - Live in Japan (1995)
Everything Louder (1997)
Raw Tracks (1999)
One for All (2000)
Walk Through Fire (2009)
ExtermiNation (2015)
Party Killers (2015) Covers
Screaming Murder Death from Above: Live in Aalborg (2019)

Venom

Venom
Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
Thrash metal, black metal, speed metal

Welcome to Hell (1981) 2002 Reis.
Black Metal (1982) 2009 Del.Ed.
At War with Satan (1983) 2002 Reis.
Official Bootleg (1985) Live
Possessed (1985) 2002 Reis.
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (1986) Live, 2002 Reis.
The Singles 80-86 (1986)
Calm Before the Storm (1987)
Prime Evil (1988)
Tear Your Soul Apart (1990) EP
Temples of Ice (1991)
The Waste Lands (1992)
Venom '96 (1996) EP
Cast in Stone (1997)
Resurrection (2000)
Bitten (2002) Live
Witching Hour (2003) Comp.
MMV (2005) Boxset
Metal Black (2006)
Hell (2008) Ltd.Ed.
Fallen Angels (2011)
From the Very Depths (2015)
Assault! (2017) BoxSet
100 Miles to Hell (2017) EP
Storm the Gates (2018)

tribute albums:
In the Name of Satan: A Tribute to Venom (1994) also appeared on it

Metal Church

Metal Church
San Francisco, California, U.S.
Heavy metal, thrash metal, speed metal, power metal

Four Hyms (1982) Demo
Metal Church (1985)
The Dark (1986)
Blessing in Disguise (1989)
The Human Factor (1991)
Hanging in the Balance (1993)
Live (1998)
Live in Japan (1998)
Masterpeace (1999)
The Weight of the World (2004)
A Light in the Dark (2006)
This Present Wasteland (2008)
Generation Nothing (2014) Jap.Ed.
XI (2016)
Classic Live (2017)
Damned If You Do (2018)

Lovebites

Lovebites
Tokyo, Japan
Power metal, speed metal

The Lovebites EP (2017)
Awakening from Abyss (2017)
Battle Against Damnation (2018) EP
Clockwork Immortality (2018)