Ok I LOVE Me some power metal!!
I enjoy both US,and Euro power metal, with My favorites being Hammerfall, Primal Fear, Helloween, Gamma Ray, Blind Guardian, Metal Church, Helstar, Iced Earth and etc....
As far as the Viking/Folk/Pirate Metal goes?? Never got into Viking or FOlk metal reallty, but Pirate metal?? LOVE Running Wild!!!!!