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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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SauruXet blend heavy/power metal with hard rock from Helsinki, combining classic metal grandeur with rock's accessibility. Active since 2017, they bring reptilian-named energy to the Finnish capital's traditional metal scene.
Savage Grace is an American power and speed metal band formed in Los Angeles, California in 1981 originally under the name Marquis de Sade, drawing early attention when their song 'Scepters of Deceit' appeared on Metal Blade's Metal Massacre II compilation in 1982. The band released the EP The Dominatress (1984) and their debut full-length Master of Disguise (1985), followed by After the Fall from Grace (1986), both considered significant entries in the early American speed metal canon. After a lengthy hiatus following their 1993 split, the band returned in 2023 with Sign of the Cross, the first new studio album in 37 years.
Kristianstad's Savage Sword pair heavy and power metal from the Skane fortress city since 2026. Their barbaric-blade name and southern Swedish origins channel the cutting force of uncivilized weaponry into freshly-forged compositions.
Rome's Savers deliver power metal from the Italian capital since 2013. Their name suggests preservation and rescue, channeled through the uplifting melodies and driving energy that define their chosen genre.
Naples' Savior from Anger merge power and thrash metal with a name that frames salvation through fury since 2024. Their southern Italian fire brings volcanic intensity to compositions that balance melody with aggression.
Fermo's Scala Mercalli blend heavy and power metal with a name referencing the earthquake intensity scale since 2019. Their seismological moniker promises music of tectonic force from the Marche region.
Scale of Alkan deliver power and speed metal from the Alpine resort city of Annecy, channeling the genre's velocity from the shores of Lake Annecy. Formed in 2023, they bring Savoyard power to the French speed metal scene.
Scanner are a legendary German heavy/power metal band from Gelsenkirchen, part of the storied Ruhr Valley metal tradition that also produced acts like Helloween's contemporaries. Active since the late 1980s, they've built a catalog of high-energy power metal driven by soaring vocals and precise dual guitar work.
From North Andover, Massachusetts, Scanning Antarctica have been building progressive and power metal compositions since 2014 — melodic, technically ambitious music that favors intricate arrangements and soaring clean vocals over the heavier extremes of the genre. Their location in the New England metal underground lends them a certain craftsman's quality, precise and deliberate in both construction and execution.
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