Now, your question might be, is that album “Rabbits’ Hill Part 2” really the sequel to a first “Rabbits’ Hill” album dedicated to Watership Down? And your answer would be yes, of course. Why wouldn’t it be? Much like the writing community, power metal is about half original content of varying creativity and about half fanfiction of existing content, mythology, or history.

Artists: Judicator, Trick or Treat, Blind Guardian, Edguy, and Beast in Black

Albums: The Last Emperor, Rabbits’ Hill Pt. 2, A Twist in the Myth, Monuments, and From Hell with Love

Best Songs: “Queen of All Cities,” “The Showdown,” “Turn the Page,” “Ravenblack,” and “Die By the Blade”