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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Heavy and power metal band from Umeå in northern Sweden, active since 2014. Carnal Agony delivers anthemic traditional metal from the land of the midnight sun.
An Arizona power and progressive metal band merging the soaring, melodic ambition of power metal with progressive rock's structural complexity and dynamic shifts.
Power metal band from Elmshorn near Hamburg, Germany, active since 2012. They deliver melodic, high-energy power metal built on soaring vocals and driving guitar work.
One of the Pacific Northwest's more unusual extreme metal acts, combining grindcore's frantic brutality with sludge's slow toxicity and unexpected power metal elements into a genuinely bizarre and unpredictable listening experience.
Melodic death-power metal act from Saint Petersburg, active since 2011. Cascabel delivers versatile, melody-driven metal from Russia's cultural capital.
Castellica is a heavy/power metal band from Paraguaçu Paulista, São Paulo, Brazil, originally founded in 2011 by vocalist Thiago Colavite and guitarists Danilo and Lucas Colavite. Drawing influence from Iron Maiden, Helloween, and Blind Guardian, the band blends classic heavy and power metal with prog metal elements, built around epic riffs, technical solos, and themes of medieval fantasy and human experience. They released their debut full-length album, Moment of Glory, on February 5, 2021, and have performed alongside acts such as Sepultura at the Rock Rio Pardo festival.
Progressive power metal project from Bålsta near Stockholm, formed in 2026. Castillion brings fresh melodic ambition to the Swedish power metal scene.
Michigan's Castles in Spain weave power metal's melodic grandeur into a progressive framework, favoring elaborate song structures and dynamic shifts over pure speed or blunt aggression.
Castlevania is a Brazilian power metal band formed in 2004, featuring Gabriel on guitar and bass, Julia on vocals and keyboards, Rayana on guitar, and César on vocals. The band draws heavy thematic inspiration from dark fantasy and the Castlevania video game series, and released their debut demo Castle of Power in 2006, which included a cover of the iconic track "Bloody Tears" from Castlevania II. Their music has been described as epic, free-flowing power/speed metal with fluid and dynamic songwriting.
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