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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Lansing, Michigan heavy metal project with nine releases since 2026, suggesting an explosive debut year. Their prolific output spans remixes and originals, building an NWOTHM catalog from Michigan's capital city.
Los Angeles power metal project whose 2024 single Fat Man — likely referencing the atomic bomb — pairs military nomenclature with explosive heavy metal from the City of Angels.
Orlando, Florida power metal project channeling spiritual warfare through triumphant metal since 2016. Dark Face Of Greed and Warrior Of Light draw from Ephesians, delivering Christian power metal from Central Florida.
Arno V. delivers power metal from the French underground since 2018, bringing solo artist vision and determination to the genre's anthemic traditions. The project channels one musician's passion for epic, melodic metal.
Power metal act with roots in Boston before relocating internationally, blending epic storytelling with soaring melodies in the European power metal tradition.
Modesto, California power metal act channeling epic grandeur from the Central Valley, bringing soaring melodies and triumphant riffs to an often-overlooked corner of the Golden State.
Arsura channels power and thrash metal from Buglio in Monte in the Alpine Sondrio province of Lombardy as of 2025. Their Italian name meaning 'scorching heat' brings fire and intensity from a mountain setting more associated with snow.
Art of Creation crafts progressive power metal from Zvolen since 2012. Their divine-creative name drives over a decade of technically ambitious compositions from this central Slovak Hron Valley city.
Art of Haven has crafted melodic heavy and power metal from the Austrian-border city of Sopron since 2009. Positioned at the westernmost edge of Hungary, their sound carries the dual influence of Central European power metal traditions.
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