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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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Istanbul-based epic power metal act active since 2019, crafting heroic compositions that blend galloping riffs with folk-influenced melodies and larger-than-life choruses. Their music channels the spirit of sword-and-sorcery through anthemic heavy metal.
German heavy/power metal band from Nuremberg, formed in 2025. They represent a brand-new entry in Nuremberg's storied metal tradition.
German power/heavy metal band from Pforzheim, formed in 2020. They craft anthemic power metal with heavy metal muscle from the Black Forest region of Baden-Württemberg.
Finnish heavy/power metal and hard rock band from Helsinki, formed in 2017. Founded by former Battle Beast guitarist Anton Kabanen, they deliver arena-ready power metal anthems with a cinematic edge.
Before Eden was a progressive power metal band from Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil, founded in 1998 by guitarist Alessandro Kotlinsky. Their melodic, keyboard-driven sound — shaped by Juliano Scharf's prominent keys work — earned them recognition in Brazil's Rock Brigade magazine, where they placed 4th in the "Best National Act" category and Scharf was nominated "Best Keyboarder." The band released three studio albums: a self-titled debut (2001), "The Legacy of Gaia" (2005), and "A Realm Reborn" (2015), before eventually going inactive.
Finnish power metal band from Kotka, active since 2004. With over two decades of frosty power metal, they are a veteran of the southeastern Finnish metal scene.
Spanish heavy/power metal band from Leganés near Madrid, formed in 2019. They craft blade-sharp heavy and power metal from the southern outskirts of the capital.
Beleriand were an Argentine heavy and power metal band whose name and lyrical themes drew directly from J.R.R. Tolkien's legendarium, specifically the sunken realm of Beleriand from The Silmarillion. The band released three records in quick succession — Far Over Wood and Mountain Tall (2020), February (2021), and Anthropology (2022) — before splitting up. Their lineup included bassist Juan C. Martín, drummer Sebastián R. Ricciarelli, and guitarists Gonzalo J. Lemos and Ignacio G. Basualdo.
French heavy/power metal band from Neuilly-Saint-Front in Picardy, formed in 2015. They deliver classic heavy and power metal from northern France.
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