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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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Viennese thrash/power metal outfit founded in 2007, Scumshot earned recognition as finalists in Metalchamp 2011 and have shared stages with Sodom, Blaze Bayley, and Helstar. Self-dubbed "The New Wave of Austrian Metal," the band delivers aggressive riffing rooted in classic thrash with power metal energy.
Scythed deliver power and heavy metal from Meppen in Lower Saxony, combining anthemic compositions with the cutting-edge imagery their reaper-themed name suggests. Their Emsland base places them in one of Germany's most rural northwestern regions.
Pistoia's Secret Wizard deliver power metal from the Tuscan hills since 2025. Their fantastical name channels the genre's most arcane and magical traditions through a young, enthusiastic Italian lens.
Detroit's Seduce bring a heavy and power metal sensibility to a city with deep roots in hard-driving rock and metal, coupling soaring vocal delivery with thick, riff-driven arrangements. Formed in 2021, they occupy the classic end of the American metal tradition, drawing energy from both the melodic ambitions of power metal and the raw force of traditional heavy metal.
Seganona bring power metal to the French-speaking Swiss city of Fribourg, crafting anthemic compositions driven by soaring melodies and galloping rhythms. Formed in 2020, they carry the torch of European power metal in a region better known for extreme styles.
Moscow's Selenseas deliver power metal from the Russian capital since 2016. Their lunar-ocean name channels the seas of the moon into uplifting compositions from Europe's largest city.
Moscow's Sensum pair heavy and power metal from the Russian capital since 2008. Their Latin name meaning "perception" channels sensory awareness into nearly two decades of melodically driven compositions.
Sentinel is a sci-fi themed speed and power metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, formed in 2013. The band released their debut EP "Messenger of Chaos" in July 2017, recorded at La Nave de Oseberg studios, followed by their first full-length "The Black of the Sun" in July 2020 — an eight-track album recorded at Conde Studios between June and December 2019, released entirely independently.
Magadan's Seraphim Project pair heavy and power metal from one of Russia's most remote Far Eastern cities since 2016. Their angelic-science name and Kolyma origins channel divine engineering from the edge of the habitable world.
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