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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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Heavy metal and power metal band from Vantaa, Finland active since 2009. They bring melodic, powerful metal from the greater Helsinki area.
Melodic death/power metal act from the Harz mountain town of Clausthal-Zellerfeld, Germany, formed in 2023. Their approach merges the harmonic richness of melodic death metal with power metal's anthem-driven intensity.
Heavy/power metal band with folk influences from Hassfurt in Franconia, Germany, blending traditional melodies with metal power since 2013. Their genre-crossing approach weaves folk elements into a heavy and power metal framework.
Power metal act from Joensuu in eastern Finland, launched in 2024. They bring epic power metal energy from the Karelian heartland.
Straddling the line between power metal and symphonic metal, this Hungarian actfrom Tatabánya fuses lush keyboard atmospherics layered over crushing rhythmic power into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2013, and their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
New Orleans crossover thrash act Elimination have been knocking heads since 2009, bringing the Crescent City's deep-seated aggression to a genre that thrives on speed, chaos, and hardcore-punk intensity.
Anaheim's Elixir have been keeping the power metal flame burning in Southern California since 2008, dealing in soaring vocals, galloping double bass, and anthemic choruses built for arenas but honed in clubs.
Heavy and power metal outfit from Sofia, Bulgaria, forging anthemic, melody-driven metal since 2022. Their sound draws from the classic European power metal tradition with an emphasis on powerful hooks and soaring arrangements.
Orlando thrash metal project from the Florida underground.
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