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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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Power metal act from the town of Rajec formed in 2019, crafting soaring melodies and anthemic compositions from the mountains of northern Slovakia. Their triumphant sound channels the genre's tradition of uplifting energy and vocal-driven grandeur.
Istanbul power and heavy metal act founded in 1995 by guitarist Ahmet Ucankus and vocalist Hakan Kul, standing as one of Turkey's longest-running traditional metal bands. Their heroic sound has carried the torch for classic heavy metal in Turkey for nearly three decades.
Glory Road is a Swedish heavy/power metal and hard rock project formed in 2025, delivering soaring melodies and classic metal energy. The project channels the triumphant spirit of traditional metal.
Gloryhammer is a symphonic power metal band from Dundee, Scotland, formed in 2013. Their bombastic, fantasy-themed approach — complete with elaborate narrative albums set in a fictional Scottish universe — has made them one of the most internationally successful and distinctive power metal acts to emerge from the UK.
Goblins Blade is a power metal band from Ludwigsburg, Germany, founded in 2018 by Jorg M. Knittel, who was a founding member of Sacred Steel and left after six albums. After releasing the Awakening EP in 2019, the band signed with Massacre Records and released their debut full-length in 2020.
Godbomb is a power/thrash metal band from Frankenthal, Germany, formed in 2019, combining power metal's melodic drive with thrash metal's aggression. The band operates in the Palatinate region of Rhineland-Palatinate.
Godhole is a grindcore/black metal/powerviolence band from Edinburgh, formed in 2014. They deliver short, violent bursts of genre-blending extremity from the Scottish capital.
Gods of Silence is a Swiss power/heavy metal five-piece from Basel, formed in 2017, who released their debut Neverland through ROAR! Rock of Angels Records the same year. The eleven-track album showcases keyboard-driven melodic power metal with symphonic flourishes across forty-nine minutes.
Golden Helmet is a power metal band from Helsinki, Finland, formed in 2017, channeling the genre's hallmarks of soaring melodies, galloping rhythms, and triumphant energy. Their sound draws on the rich tradition of Finnish power metal established by acts like Stratovarius and Sonata Arctica.
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