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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Symphonic power metal band from Volgograd, Russia, active since 2011. Their approach layers orchestral grandeur over anthemic power metal from the Volga city.
Rage in My Eyes is a heavy/power metal band from Porto Alegre formed in 2019 as the continuation of Scelerata, a group active since 2002. Their debut album Ice Cell, recorded in Porto Alegre and Los Angeles and produced by Adair Daufembach, was released in 2019; the band opened for Iron Maiden in Porto Alegre on October 9 of that year, and guitarist Magnus Wichmann is a grandson of the renowned gaúcho folk musician Teixeirinha.
Power metal band from Kavala, Greece, active since 2017. Their approach delivers anthemic power metal from the northern Greek port city.
Heavy/power metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 2013. Their approach combines classic heavy metal with power metal's anthemic energy from the Greek capital.
Raging Fate is a power metal band from Karlskoga, Sweden, active since 2016. The band channels the melodic and anthemic side of heavy metal with soaring arrangements and high-energy compositions.
Ramset is a melodic power metal band from Santa Fe, Argentina, formed in 1998, whose lineup includes vocalist and guitarist Rubén Pastor, bassist Adolfo Barrera, drummer Pablo Wagner, and guitarist Gonzalo Fanelli. The band released their debut full-length album De Luz y Tinieblas in 2010, more than a decade after forming. They also contributed a track to the 2009 Kodigo Rojo Records compilation Puro metal, 2dos.
Rapid Stride is a heavy and power metal band from the Bodenwerder/Holzminden area in the Weserbergland region of Lower Saxony, Germany, formed in 2022. The band delivers classic-leaning power metal from the same region that gave the world the tales of Baron Munchausen.
Rotterdam heavy/power metal act formed in 2014, delivering melodic grandeur and anthemic compositions from the Netherlands' second city. Their soaring approach channels the triumphant energy of the power metal tradition.
Ravenheart is a power metal band from Zürich, Switzerland, formed in 2014 and delivering melodic, high-energy metal in the European power metal tradition. The band channels soaring vocals and twin-guitar harmonies as part of Zürich's active heavy metal community.
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