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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Steelforce forge heavy and power metal from the Catalan industrial city of Terrassa, channeling the force of steel through anthemic compositions. Active since 2006, they've spent two decades bringing metal power to the Barcelona metropolitan area.
Steelhunter have been forging power and speed metal from Brunswick since 1988, making them one of Lower Saxony's longest-running metal acts. Their nearly four decades of activity span the entire evolution of German power/speed metal.
Levittown, New York power and thrash metal band formed in 2012, fusing the melodic ambition of power metal with the aggressive riffing and speed of thrash for a hybrid sound rooted in East Coast metal tradition.
Los Angeles power metal band formed in 2018, delivering the soaring vocals, polished production, and anthemic songwriting that characterize the genre's most accessible and melodically driven wing.
Stafford's Steeltrooper march at the crossroads of power and thrash metal, delivering anthemic yet aggressive songs since 2018. Their dual approach yields music that is both fist-raising and neck-snapping.
Yekaterinburg's Stellar Wind pair symphonic and power metal from the Ural capital since 2014. Their cosmic-current name channels the solar particle streams into orchestral compositions of celestial power from Russia's fourth-largest city.
Stentorian is a heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2016. They play traditional heavy metal with an emphasis on powerful vocals and driving riffs, working within the rich and competitive LA metal scene.
Steve Moreton is a solo power metal endeavor from Preston, launched in 2020. The project channels soaring melodies and epic arrangements through one musician's dedicated vision of the genre.
Steve Purtee is a melodic heavy/power metal solo project from Orlando, Florida. The project operates within the anthem-driven tradition of power metal, emphasizing soaring melodies, clean vocals, and polished, guitar-forward arrangements.
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