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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
Featured Heavy Metal Album
Agamemnon (2025)
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Featured Power Metal Album
Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Power metal band from La Rinconada near Seville, formed in 2016 and delivering soaring, anthem-driven compositions from Andalusia. Their Cerberus-inspired name adds mythological gravitas to their epic sound.
Power and heavy metal out of Victorville, California, Kantation have been honing their anthemic, high-energy sound in the Inland Empire since 2014. Their style leans into the epic, fist-raising tradition of classic power metal.
Progressive power/thrash metal band from Southend-on-Sea, England, active since 2008 and blending the technical ambition of progressive metal with power metal's melodic sweep and thrash's aggressive edge. Their sound navigates complex arrangements while maintaining the driving momentum of classic thrash.
Yaroslavl's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this black metal, death metal, and gothic metal unit is among them — wielding lush keyboard atmospherics layered over crushing rhythmic power. Uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
Straddling the line between heavy metal and power metal, this Swedish actfrom Upplands Väsby fuses neo-classical shredding wrapped in epic arrangements into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2018, and fantasy-informed lyrics pair naturally with their soaring musical ambition.
Triumphant Heavy / Power Metal from San Antonio.
Active in Moscow since 2016, this Russian act forges Power Metal built on Helloween-school optimism forged in twin-guitar brilliance. The emphasis falls on melody, speed, and unapologetic triumphalism.
Formed in Dayton, Ohio in 2013, Karnage fuse power metal's soaring melodicism with the aggressive crunch of thrash, delivering anthemic riffs alongside plenty of speed and bite.
Rome, Italy — power metal and progressive metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2009, they deal in odd-time signatures woven into surprisingly accessible songwriting. Their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
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