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Piles of Festering Decomposition (2020)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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The Anthropocene Extinction (2015)
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Bognor is a death metal act from the northern Greek city of Kozani, active since 2008. The band delivers crushing extremity from Macedonia, a region known for its harsh winters and rugged mountain terrain.
My-Laï is a power metal band from Reims, France, formed in 2012. They craft soaring power metal from the Champagne region.
Progressive power metal band from North Haven, Connecticut, Myopia marries the soaring melodic ambition of power metal with progressive metal's structural complexity, building songs that balance technical sophistication with anthemic, memorable delivery.
A power metal act from Kharkiv, Mysterious has been delivering epic, melodic compositions since 2011. The band channels the enigmatic spirit of their name into soaring Ukrainian power metal.
A progressive metal act from the northwestern Greek city of Ioannina, Brain Scorcher has been crafting technically ambitious compositions since 2015. The band channels the dramatic landscape of Epirus into complex, layered metal.
Mysthologia is a neoclassical power metal band from Pau, France, formed in 2023. They blend neoclassical elements with power metal's soaring energy.
Mystic Opera is a symphonic power metal band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2019. They combine operatic vocal grandeur with power metal's anthemic energy and symphonic arrangements.
Baltimore's Mystic-Force have been developing their progressive heavy and power metal sound since 2010, building elaborate song structures around virtuosic playing and wide-ranging dynamics that set them apart from the more straightforward side of the power metal scene.
Cleveland, Ohio's Mystik formed in 2018 and blend power and thrash metal into a high-energy combination — the melodic ambition and vocal hooks of power metal fused with the speed and aggression of thrash, giving their music a driving, hook-laden intensity.
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