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Dark Witch is a power metal band from Santos, São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 1999 and influenced by classic heavy metal acts such as Blind Guardian, Grave Digger, Iron Maiden, and Judas Priest. The band released their debut album "The Circle of Blood" in 2015, a 12-track record co-released digitally by Heart of Steel Records and physically by Arthorium Records, that includes a cover of Brazilian heavy metal band Harppia. Their music addresses themes of occultism, mythology, and history.
Portland's DarkBlack combines power metal's epic ambitions with speed metal's raw drive, a project that has been pushing high-octane riff craft since 2009 with the kind of old-school conviction that never quite fell out of fashion.
Darkblazers is a power metal band from Madrid, Spain, active since 2012. They play blazing power metal from the Spanish capital.
DarkFire is a progressive/power metal band from Cremona that merges the technical ambition of progressive metal with power metal's soaring melodies and driving energy. Their compositions emphasize virtuosic musicianship and dynamic song structures that appeal to fans of both genres.
Buffalo, New York's Darkling combine power metal's soaring drama with thrash's blunt-force drive, a pairing that produces something simultaneously anthemic and aggressive. Since 2013 they've worked the fault line between the two styles with conviction, offering the kind of dual attack that suits a city built on hard weather and harder music.
Darklon is a power metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2017 and rooted in the US power metal tradition. They have performed extensively across Greece, Cyprus, and Germany, with their 2023 appearance at the Up the Hammers festival earning outstanding reviews, and their discography includes Rise from Death (2019), The Redeemer (2023), and Mind Reaper (2025).
Features Firewind vocalist Kelly Sundown Carpenter and guitarist Michael Harris. Sophomore album mixed by legendary producer Chris Tsangarides (Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy).
Orange County's Darksun arrived in 2023 swinging hard at the intersection of death and thrash, channeling California's long legacy of punishing speed metal into a sound that's all aggression and forward momentum.
Darktrail plays symphonic/power metal from Norway, active since 2021 and blazing a path through the intersection of orchestral grandeur and melodic metal power. Their trailblazing name suits compositions that navigate between soaring symphonic arrangements and driving power metal rhythms.
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