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A product of Ukraine's battle-tested metal underground, this Kyiv-based folk metal and power metal act channels acoustic instrumentation clashing productively with electric fury. Active since 2011, their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
Progressive/power metal band from Donostia-San Sebastian in the Basque Country, active since 2014 and merging progressive complexity with power metal's anthemic grandeur. Their venomous snake name adds danger to their technically ambitious sound.
One-man power/thrash metal project from Manchester, active since 1999, self-described as "THE BEST one man metal band that keeps on making music, unsigned, on his own." With an extensive discography spanning decades including RESURRECTIONS, EVILUTION, and live albums from Manchester venues, the project demonstrates remarkable persistence and prolific output.
Decidedly heavy and deliberately confrontational, this heavy metal and power metal act from Älmhult traffics in soaring vocal melodies and triumphant guitar harmonies. Since 2020, they've built a catalog that reflects the Gothenburg school's homeland.
Melodic death/power/folk metal band from Salamanca, active since 2007 and blending three distinct styles across nearly two decades. Their multi-genre approach weaves folk melodies and power metal grandeur into a melodic death metal framework.
Naples-based heavy metal and power metal act, active since 2019 delivering uplifting harmonic progressions and virtuosic instrumental interplay. Rooted in the Mediterranean peninsula's diverse metal ecosystem, anthemic choruses and virtuosic solos define their approach.
Krull is a heavy/power metal band from Itu, São Paulo, Brazil, led by vocalist and guitarist Luís Domingos Krull. The band released "Metal Swords and Fire" in 2016 and followed it with "The Black Coast" in April 2018, the latter recorded and produced by Maurício "Bowie" Nogueira at Aquarela Studios in Itu, blending traditional heavy metal with viking and pagan metal influences.
Largo, Florida's Krunch has been mixing power metal's soaring ambition with thrash metal's angular aggression since 2017. An unusual combination executed from the Gulf Coast, they bring melodic muscle and speed to a region with deep roots in extreme metal.
Krusader is a symphonic power metal band from Jundiaí, São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 1989. The band's debut album "Angus" (2006) is a concept record based on a fantasy saga with a cult following across South America, Japan, Korea, and Italy, featuring vocalist Rick Ricci (known from fellow Brazilian act Skyscraper) alongside guitarist Paulo Soares and keyboardist Fábio Thesta.
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