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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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Asbeel merges power, thrash, and doom metal from Gdańsk since 2021. Named after a fallen angel who taught humanity deceptive counsel, their triple-genre approach channels treacherous versatility from the Baltic coast.
Ascendants of Kings delivers power metal from London since 2022, their royal-lineage name reflecting the majestic grandeur of their compositions. Their approach channels the regal traditions of European power metal from the English capital.
Asgarth has played power metal from Donostia-San Sebastián in the Basque Country since 1999, a quarter-century of activity from this culinary and cultural jewel on the Bay of Biscay. Their Norse-mythological name belies deep Basque roots and a long dedication to European power metal.
AshBürn is a power metal band from Vitória, Espírito Santo, formed around 2014–2015 and led by vocalist Heron Ribeiro. The band released the album "You Can Not Kill What Can Never Die" in 2020, recorded and produced by Thiago Bianchi at Fusão VM&T Studios in São Paulo, and has shared stages with established Brazilian metal acts including Almah (featuring ex-Angra vocalist Edu Falaschi) and Noturnall.
Ashram plays power metal from Lecce in Puglia's Salento peninsula since 2012. Named after the Hindu spiritual retreat, they bring an Eastern philosophical dimension to power metal from the Baroque pearl of southern Italy.
New York City power metal project. The aspirational name matches the genre's inherent optimism — triumphant metal reaching skyward from the city's underground.
Sandusky, Ohio power metal band bringing epic, anthemic metal to the shores of Lake Erie, delivering soaring melodies from Northern Ohio's blue-collar heartland.
Assedio crafts power and heavy metal from Turin since 2019, their Italian name meaning 'siege' evoking the patient, relentless approach of military encirclement. Their Piedmontese compositions carry the weight and determination of a sustained assault.
Assignment is a band from Gutersloh, Germany, active since 2005, whose sound evolved from early death and thrash metal roots into a progressive power metal direction. This stylistic transformation reflects an ambitious musical trajectory that expanded the band's scope from raw aggression into more complex and melodic territory.
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