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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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Nashville outfit formed in 2022 that mashes together sludge metal's crushing low-end, powerviolence urgency, and power metal's aggression into a deliberately abrasive and genre-defiant sound.
Karlskrona's Swardh deliver power metal from the Blekinge naval port since 2022. Their Swedish surname-derived name channels personal identity into anthemic compositions of power metal from the Baltic coast.
Punta Gorda, Florida band formed in 2010 that has evolved considerably over its career, beginning in progressive power metal before gravitating toward a harder groove and thrash metal sound with a consistently wide-ranging musical sensibility.
Sylvania forge power metal from Valencia, channeling the genre's anthemic grandeur from Spain's third city. Emerging in 2025, they bring woodland-themed power to the Mediterranean metal scene.
Power metal band from São Paulo founded in 1997 by Tito Falaschi and Rodrigo Arjonas; vocalist and producer Edu Falaschi, Tito's brother, joined the lineup before recording and co-fronted the band on their 1998 self-titled debut. The band released two more albums — Call to the End (2000) and Faces (2004) — before dissolving, while Edu Falaschi went on to become the lead vocalist of Angra in 2001.
Oklahoma City heavy and power metal band formed in 2025, blending traditional metal muscle with melodic power metal sensibilities on the emerging Oklahoma City scene.
Symphonity are a power metal ensemble from Brno known for their "up tempo hymns" and classical melodies, featuring vocalists who have worked with Luca Turilli and Signum Regis. Their ambitious conceptual works, including the two-part "Marco Polo" saga, demonstrate a cinematic approach to symphonic power metal that has earned them international recognition.
Stockholm's Symphony of Tragedy deliver power metal from the Swedish capital since 2018. Their name of orchestrated catastrophe channels the grandeur of dramatic downfall into anthemic compositions of capital-city ambition.
Pittsburgh power and progressive metal band formed in 2015, drawing on the melodic ambition and technical sophistication that define the intersection of those two genres.
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