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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Heavy/power metal band from Donostia-San Sebastian, formed in 2017 and delivering soaring, anthem-driven compositions from the Basque Country. Their predatory name matches the fierce energy of their powerful metal.
Melodic power metal band from Tampere, active since 2014 and delivering a decade of soaring, anthem-driven compositions. Their warlike name channels the combative spirit of European power metal.
Heavy/power metal band from Nice, formed in 2019 and delivering crowned, anthemic compositions from the French Riviera. Their regal name matches the majestic grandeur of their power metal.
Power metal band from Helsinki, formed in 2022 and named after a Finnish word meaning "millstone" or referencing the Kalevala. Their sound channels the epic traditions of Finnish power metal through dynamic, energetic compositions.
Symphonic folk metal band from Minsk, Belarus, whose 2016 album The Dark Side (...of the stories) weaves orchestral arrangements and Eastern European melodic sensibility across ten tracks. Their sound draws comparisons to Ensiferum and Heidevolk with its blend of heavy riffs and folk instrumentation.
Five-piece power thrash act from Graz combining epic hymns with a raw, primal sound they describe as "epic as fuck," citing Iron Maiden, Amon Amarth, and Megadeth as influences. Their catalog spans five releases from 2014's Of Klynt and Man through 2024's Thunderous.
Reno, Nevada's Knightfall forges melodic death metal with a folk metal thread running through it since 2023. The blend of melody, folk texture, and death metal aggression gives them a storytelling dimension rare in the desert Nevada scene.
Scottsville, Kentucky's Knightfall brings melodic power metal to an unlikely corner of the American South since forming in 2023. Epic in ambition if unconventional in geography, they carry the genre's flair for soaring hooks and dramatic songwriting far from its European homeland.
Partizánske, Slovakia — heavy metal and power metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2016, they deal in galloping double-bass rhythms and anthemic choruses. Uplifting harmonies and galloping rhythms form their core identity.
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