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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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A New York heavy/power metal act with roots going back to 2014, Dark Knight deal in the kind of muscular, hook-driven metal that nods to classic American power metal without apology.
Flemington, New Jersey's Dark Legion arrived in 2022 with a death/thrash hybrid that's as punishing as it is precise — the kind of band that sounds equally at home in a basement or a festival pit.
Dark Light is a speed/thrash/power metal band from Wolfhagen, Germany, formed in 2016. They channel the triple threat of speed, thrash, and power metal into an energetic, riff-driven assault.
Dark Mind is a thrash/power metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2022. They combine thrash's aggression with power metal's anthemic energy.
Monroe, Connecticut's Dark Myth have carved out a niche in the technical power/thrash space since 2013, pairing the speed and precision of thrash with power metal's grandiose melodic instincts.
Dark Nova is a heavy and power metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2023. The band channel the melodic intensity and dual-guitar attack of classic European power metal.
New York's Dark Saga arrived in 2017 with a power/thrash hybrid that leans into neck-snapping riff velocity without abandoning the anthemic hooks that power metal demands. Expect twin-guitar aggression balanced against soaring vocal lines.
Dark Tower is a heavy/power metal band from Seville, Spain, formed in 2024. They build towering heavy and power metal from Andalusia's historic capital.
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