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One of Austria's most prominent symphonic power metal exports, Serenity has released numerous albums on Napalm Records since their 2007 debut, with vocalist Georg Neuhauser fronting a sound built on orchestral grandeur and historically-inspired themes. Albums like "War of Ages" (2013) and "Nemesis AD" (2023), produced by Sascha Paeth, have cemented their reputation as masters of bombastic, narrative-driven European power metal.
San Diego's Serpentyne draw from three directions at once — progressive, thrash, and power metal — resulting in a dynamic, melodically rich hybrid that has been sharpening its edge in Southern California's metal scene since 2018.
Christian power metal band from Curitiba, Paraná, formed in 2000, fronted by vocalist Debora Serri alongside guitarist Karim Serri, keyboardist Rafael Friesen, bassist Ricardo Bagatelli, and drummer Eliezer Leite. Their debut album The Second Floor was released in 2002 on Megahard Records, followed by The Faceless Man in 2006 on Bombworks Records, both combining melodic power metal with progressive tendencies and explicitly faith-based lyrical themes.
Operating between Minsk and Kyiv, Seven Seals craft progressive power metal that balances soaring vocal melodies with elaborate arrangements. Their music draws on both Eastern European musical sensibility and the anthemic grandeur of the European power metal tradition.
Seven Thorns deliver power metal from Copenhagen, channeling the genre's anthemic grandeur through fairytale and fantasy-inspired compositions. Active since 2020, they bring thorny power metal to the Danish capital's diverse scene.
Salt Lake City's Sevenpoint have been forging a path through heavy and power metal since 2016, drawing on the epic melodic sensibilities of the power metal tradition while grounding their sound in the hard-hitting fundamentals of traditional heavy metal. Their Utah roots inform a certain grand, wide-open quality to the music.
Sevenseas deliver power metal from Barcelona, channeling the genre's anthemic grandeur with Mediterranean flair. Active since 2014, they bring oceanic ambition to the Catalan power metal scene.
Stockholm's Seventh Dimension pair progressive and power metal from the Swedish capital since 2013. Their extra-dimensional name channels the exploration of planes beyond human perception into technically ambitious compositions.
Seventh Gate have been crafting epic power and progressive metal from Recklinghausen since 1998, making them veterans of the Ruhr Valley's melodic metal scene. Their nearly three decades of activity have produced elaborate, ambitious compositions that channel the grandeur of European power metal.
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