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Aura Eterna has been crafting heavy and power metal from Madrid since 2006, bringing nearly two decades of anthemic, melody-driven compositions to the Spanish capital's live circuit. Their name evokes the eternal spirit they channel through their metallic craft.
Aura Ignis — Latin for "Halo of Fire" — is a heavy/power metal band from Tunja, Boyacá, Colombia, with core members Edgar Barrera and Milton Salinas active since the band's founding in 1999. The band released their debut full-length "Prisioneros del dolor" in 2016 and their second album "Marcando tu destino" in 2024, with themes centered on freedom, inner conflict, war, and life. They have operated under several earlier names including Ataraxia, Àbbathör, and Steelers before settling on their current identity.
Aurea delivers progressive and power metal from Genoa since 2005, their Latin name meaning 'golden' reflecting the polished quality of their two-decade body of work. From the Ligurian coast, they craft technically accomplished compositions that shine with melodic brilliance.
One of Prague's longest-running heavy metal acts, Autogen were formed in 1983 and were considered part of the city's metal elite during the late 1980s alongside Arakain and Vitacit. Their history spans multiple active periods from 1983 through to the present, with a style that began in speed metal before broadening into power metal territory.
Cincinnati power metal project whose 2015 single — featuring a collaboration with Dr. Space — blends cosmic exploration with mythological reference. Echoes Of Mount Ida reaches from ancient Troy to the stars.
AutumnMoon delivers melodic power metal from Sandviken in Gästrikland since 2010. Their autumnal-lunar name drives fifteen years of melodic compositions from this northern Swedish steel town.
Avaland crafts heavy metal, power metal, and symphonic metal from the Alpine city of Grenoble since 2009, creating epic, orchestrally-enriched compositions from the Isère valley. Their mythological-sounding name suits the fantastical scope of their genre-spanning ambitions.
Avalon is a thrash/power metal band from Teresina, Piauí, Brazil, originally formed in 1987 before reuniting with a new formation around 2009. Drawing influence from the classic thrash canon — Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax — alongside baroque composers like Vivaldi, they released two full-lengths in the early 1990s: Old Psychotic Eyes (1993) and Incognito (1994) on Cogumelo Records, and their 1989 split with Megahertz remains a landmark of Brazilian thrash. A 2020 reunion produced the Avalon Anthology compilation and new tracks on The Thrash Metal Takeover Vol. 1.
Charlotte, North Carolina power metal band bringing epic, anthemic metal to the Queen City, channeling Arthurian legend through triumphant riffs and soaring melodies.
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