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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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Power metal outfit from Athens, formed in 2013. Their sound combines high-register vocals with twin-guitar harmonies and double-bass drumming in the grand tradition of melodic heavy metal.
Perm-based gothic metal act active since 2020, interweaving dark romantic atmospheres with heavy guitar work and dramatic vocal performances. Their sound draws from the tradition of Type O Negative and Paradise Lost, balancing heaviness with melancholic beauty.
Ferrara-based progressive power metal act active since 2007, incorporating complex arrangements and technical proficiency into the anthemic framework of European power metal. Their compositions push beyond standard power metal structures into more adventurous territory.
Urbino-based symphonic metal act active since 2024, building their sound on lush orchestral arrangements, soaring vocals, and cinematic compositions. Their music draws from the European symphonic metal tradition of epic, larger-than-life heavy music.
German heavy/power metal band from Kehl on the French border, formed in 2012. They play anthemic heavy and power metal from the Upper Rhine region.
Progressive thrash/power metal band from Reading, active since 2012. They blend the technical complexity of progressive metal with the energy of thrash and power metal.
Hungarian power metal act active since 2024, delivering anthemic heavy metal built on soaring vocals, galloping rhythms, and melodic guitar leads. Their compositions embrace the genre's tradition of epic songwriting and technical proficiency.
Power metal outfit from Novokuznetsk, formed in 2010. Their sound combines high-register vocals with twin-guitar harmonies and double-bass drumming in the grand tradition of melodic heavy metal.
German heavy metal band with power metal elements from Petersberg, formed in 2013. They combine traditional heavy metal with the epic grandeur of power metal.
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