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Triumphant Progressive / Power Metal from Harlingen, Texas (early); Las Vegas, Nevada (later).
Impale is a power metal band from Kristinehamn, Sweden, active since 2013 and delivering soaring melodies, epic arrangements, and powerful vocals. The project channels the grandeur and ambition of power metal.
Imperio is a power metal band founded in Buenos Aires in August 1996 by guitarists Gustavo Gorosito and Wan Lee alongside vocalist Christian Bertoncelli, becoming one of the most prominent power metal acts in Argentina. Their second album Paz en la tormenta (2000) featured guest appearances by Roland Grapow, guitarist of German legends Helloween, and the band later released the live album Regreso vivo (2008) and the studio album Latidoamérica (2010).
Los Angeles power/speed metal outfit Imperious Rex arrived in 2021 with regal ambition, stacking high-register vocals over galloping rhythms in the tradition of classic US power metal with a West Coast gleam.
Implexi is a progressive/power metal band from São Bernardo do Campo, São Paulo, Brazil, formed by Alecssandro Siqueira, Carlos Silva, and Renato Tanaka, later joined by vocalist Edu Gomes. The band released their debut EP Safest Shelter independently in May 2015, drawing on influences spanning classic heavy metal, power metal, progressive metal, and symphonic black metal. The name Implexi — Latin for "entangled" — reflects the band's aim to weave those diverse influences into a single sound.
In Aevum Agere is a power/doom metal act from Naples, Italy, active since 2012 and channeling monolithic heaviness through its doom metal framework. The project delivers oppressive, glacially paced compositions.
In Victory is a symphonic power metal band with members spanning Spain, Finland, and Sweden, active since 2016, channeling international collaboration into grandiose, orchestral power metal. The band's multinational lineup infuses their music with diverse European metal traditions.
Induction is a symphonic power metal band from Pardubice, Czech Republic, formed in 2016, building epic atmospheres through soaring vocals, melodic guitars, and heavy riffs. The band channels the grandeur of European power metal with symphonic textures and catchy, anthemic songwriting.
Infamia is a power metal band from Alfaro, Spain, active since 2008, delivering epic, anthemic power metal from the Rioja wine region. Nearly two decades of commitment have seen the band become a fixture of the Spanish power metal scene.
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