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Coronary Reconstruction (EP) (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Operating out of Galway, this Irish act forges Power Metal built on Helloween-school optimism forged in twin-guitar brilliance. The emphasis falls on melody, speed, and unapologetic triumphalism.
Karyttah is a power metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, founded by guitarist and vocalist Fábio Lofts, whose debut album New Age – The Age of Karyttah (2017) blended classic power metal with melodic and symphonic influences drawn from Iron Maiden, Helloween, and Fates Warning. The band's name derives from the Latin caritas (charity), reflecting a commitment to positive, uplifting lyrical themes. Lofts handled virtually all instrumental duties on the debut before expanding the project into a full ensemble.
One of Salt Lake City's longest-running metal acts, Katagory V have crafted progressive heavy and power metal since 2001 — ambitious, technically accomplished music with a cinematic, expansive feel.
Drawing from Vilnius's musical fabric, this Lithuanian act forges Heavy Metal, Power Metal, and Thrash Metal built on galloping rhythms and shredding leads that recall metal's golden age. Razor-edged guitar tone and barked vocals recall thrash's golden era.
Melodic power/heavy metal band from Turku, formed in 2025 with a Finnish name meaning "distance" or "faraway." Their sound channels the epic scope of European power metal from Finland's oldest city.
Everett, Washington's Kayos Theory have been delivering melodic, anthemic power metal since 2012, drawing on the genre's European traditions while planting their sound firmly in the Pacific Northwest.
Symphonic melodic death/power metal band from Salt near Girona in Catalonia, formed in 2024 and combining orchestral grandeur with melodic death metal aggression and power metal soaring. Their epic, multi-genre approach draws on the full spectrum of European melodic metal.
Pushing the boundaries of power metal, this Norwegian outfit from Oslo has been refining their craft since 2019. Their sound hinges on Helloween-school optimism forged in twin-guitar brilliance, delivered with militant precision.
Part of Poland's relentlessly productive underground, this act channels heavy metal and power metal with a focus on operatic vocal delivery over fleet-fingered guitarwork. Formed in 2025, based in Kielce, speed and melody coexist in carefully calibrated balance.
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