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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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Patras' Atrophic deliver muscular power metal infused with heavy metal grit, crafting anthemic songs built on driving rhythms and powerful vocals. Since 2009, they've been a reliable force in the Peloponnesian metal scene.
Weehawken, New Jersey power metal veterans with two recent releases. The God Particle and The Unknown deliver melodic, triumphant metal from the Hudson River town with the best view of the Manhattan skyline.
Monterey, California power metal project with five releases since 2018, including splits with international acts Ascidie and Persona Non Data. The collaborative approach and feminist-themed Herstory Untold position them at the intersection of power metal and radical politics.
Los Angeles power metal band delivering epic, anthemic heaviness from the City of Angels, channeling European-influenced grandeur through SoCal's metal-saturated scene.
Attick Demons has delivered heavy and power metal from Almada across the Tagus from Lisbon since 2011. Their attic-dwelling demonic imagery drives over a decade of energetic, classic-styled metal from the southern bank of the estuary.
Audiovision delivers heavy and melodic power metal from Kungsör in Södermanland since 2016. Their sensory-fusion name drives a decade of compositions that unite sonic and visual imagination from this small Mälaren Valley town.
Boston power metal project. The name connects sound and vision — fitting for a genre built on epic mental landscapes rendered in triumphant metal.
Power metal project that migrated from Los Angeles to Zachary, Louisiana. Five releases since 2021 including Arclight deliver melodic, triumphant metal — the move from LA to small-town Louisiana adding an unexpected narrative dimension.
Los Angeles progressive metal project with twelve releases since 2024. Their rapid-fire output — including the Amor Fati EP drawing on Nietzschean philosophy — builds one of the most prolific prog catalogs in recent LA history.
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