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Character is a heavy metal and power metal band from Cincinnati, Ohio that delivers melodic, riff-driven heavy metal in the traditional power metal mold. The band operates independently within the Southwest Ohio metal scene.
Power and progressive metal band from Bietigheim, Germany, formed in 2019. They blend the soaring melodies of power metal with the intricate arrangements of progressive metal.
Power and speed metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2020. They channel classic speed metal velocity with power metal hooks and melodic energy.
Formed by drummer Richard Christy and featuring a rotating cast of established heavy metal figures, New York's Charred Walls of the Damned fuses melodic power metal with thrash-inflected intensity and a polished, technically accomplished sound. The project channels the high-energy songwriting sensibility that Christy honed during his years behind the kit in Death and Iced Earth.
Power and speed metal band from Nantes, France, active since 2002. With over two decades of activity, Charter deliver seasoned power-speed metal from the Loire-Atlantique.
Cincinnati's Chastain, helmed by guitarist David T. Chastain and featuring the powerhouse vocals of Leather Leone, produced some of the most technically ambitious and melodically rich American power and heavy metal of the 1980s. Their catalog set a high bar for instrumental sophistication within a genre often judged primarily by sheer volume.
Cleveland's Chemikill marries the twin-guitar fire of power metal to the breakneck pace of speed metal, delivering melodic muscle with serious velocity. Ohio's working-class grit runs through every track.
Cleveland's Chemikilled blends the melodic hooks of power metal with thrash's angular aggression into a hard-hitting hybrid sound. They carry on the Midwest tradition of no-nonsense heavy metal.
Orange County's Child Saint fuses the crushing weight of doom metal with the soaring melodic ambitions of power metal, creating a dramatic and heavy dynamic that sets them apart from either genre alone. Epic song structures meet downtuned heaviness across their catalog.
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