Well,there is a difference
Heavy Metal has a lot of lyrical variety,and is usually not as fast like other Metal subgenres!
Power Metal is mostly based around fantasy-based themes and,even though it's quite fast,it's much more melodic than other Metal subgenres!
Yeah,Sabaton kicks ass! The only problem I personally have with them is that a lot of their songs sound too similar to each other
If you're interested,from Heavy Metal,I recommend Iron Maiden,Dio,Judas Priest,Savatage,Angel Witch,Queensryche and Metal Church!
From Power Metal,I recommend Blind Guardian(my all-time favourite),Helloween,Gamma Ray,Stratovarius and Avantasia!
Rock on,brother m/