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I pretty much just listen to Pantera with exceptions every now and then
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So about a decade and you are stuck on one band? This would explain why you don't understand all the metal genres out there. Even the few exceptions you listed are pretty much in the same genre, or genres that are very similar. I'm not knocking you, I'm just saying this would be a big reason that all these genres seem excessive.
Power Metal is easily my favorite genre, So lets dissect that a bit.
Power metal as a whole is usually defined by its distinctive melodies that lay on top of a usually fast series of notes and a slower chord progression. High-end vocals are the norm, but by no means the only excepted vocal style. Drumming usually backs up the speed of the guitar with a constant string of sixteenth notes on the kick drums to add enhance the speed.
American Power Metal is a style of power metal that tends to put melody in the backseat and goes for a more aggressive in your face style of power metal. Oddly enough this style is very prevalent in Germany as well as the US. Some examples of the American style would be Running Wild, Iced Earth and Hibria.
European Style power metal puts major emphasis on keyboards, often times making it the lead instrument. It tends to focus on speed over aggression and portrays a more majestic feeling. Stratovarius was a huge pioneer in this style. Some other examples are Sonata Arctica, Power Quest and Gamma Ray.
Symphonic Power Metal is an extension of the European style Power Metal. But instead of just keyboard melodies they go for entire orchestral arrangements usually accompanied by extremely bombastic Choruses. Some examples of this genre would be Rhapsody, Fairyland and Aquaria.
Progressive Power Metal is also a distinct subgenre because instead of the usually formulaic song structure of European style power metal(In comparison obviously), they tend to go for more complex song structures and unique time signatures. Some Examples are Pagan's Mind and Symphony X.
Now Each one of those has a distinct sound ad for me its obvious which band fits where. I find these subgenres very helpful when talking about power metal, because instead of just talking about one huge genre, you can narrow it down to exactly what you want to talk about and know that the other person will know what you are talking about.
All these Metal genres?!? 
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