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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Asterise delivers power metal from an undisclosed Polish location since 2022. Their celestial name — suggesting a star-like entity — drives anthemic compositions of melodic power and ambition.
Chicago power metal project whose 2023 EP The Abdicate pairs royal vocabulary with bombastic metal. Another entry in the Windy City's surprisingly deep power metal catalog.
Denver death metal and deathcore project whose 2013 EP Solipsis explores the philosophical question of whether only one's own mind can be known to exist. Existential heaviness from the Mile High City.
Astral Experience has become a staple of Spain's progressive metal scene, combining power metal's majesty with technical prog excellence from Valencia. Signed to Art Gates Records, their album "Clepsidra" showcases a band evolving toward heavier, modern sounds including djent and metalcore while maintaining the prog-power essence that earned them international recognition.
Astral Fire delivers power metal from Florence since 2014, their name evoking celestial combustion. From the cradle of the Renaissance, they forge anthemic compositions that burn with the intensity of stellar fusion.
Astral Warrior delivers heavy and power metal from Barcelona since 2020. Their cosmic-combatant name drives compositions that merge the starbound ambition of their name with the classic traditions of European power metal.
Astralion delivers melodic power metal from Lohja, a lakeside town west of Helsinki, since 2014. Their stellar name drives soaring, keyboard-enhanced compositions in the proud tradition of Finnish power metal that Stratovarius and Sonata Arctica established.
Astronomikon are a power/heavy metal band from Nicosia, Cyprus, formed in 2008, featuring several members drawn from the Cypriot power metal institution Arrayan Path, including bassist Paris Lambrou and vocalist Nicholas Leptos. Their debut album, released on Pure Legend Records, is a concept record about the myth of Perseus and Medusa, blending American and European power metal styles with traditional heavy metal foundations.
Asylum Pyre has explored progressive and power metal from Paris since 2009, building a strong reputation through several albums of technically ambitious, dynamically varied compositions. Their theatrical name suits the dramatic flair they bring to the French progressive metal landscape.
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