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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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Severed Hand is a heavy and power metal band from Eatontown, New Jersey, formed in 2023. They traffic in the melodic, riff-driven side of the power metal spectrum, a relatively rare pursuit in the modern New Jersey underground.
Seattle's Shadow Demon crash the gates of classic power metal with the speed and aggression of thrash, a combination they've been building since forming in 2024. The result is a band that pairs galloping melodies and soaring leads with riff-driven ferocity.
Moscow's Shadow Host pair power and thrash metal from the Russian capital since 2020. Their spectral-army name channels ghostly legions into compositions that merge melodic drive with aggressive velocity.
Shadowbane forge power metal from Hamburg, delivering anthemic compositions driven by soaring melodies and dynamic arrangements. Active since 2011, they represent the Hanseatic city's contribution to Germany's rich power metal tradition.
Milwaukee's Shadowcaster blend melodic power metal's soaring ambition with progressive metal's structural complexity, having launched that vision out of Wisconsin in 2022. Their music navigates shifting time signatures and dynamic builds while retaining the hook-forward melodic sensibility that defines the progressive power subgenre.
Philadelphia's Shadowdance have been operating in the power metal space since 2004, making them a notable long-tenured presence in the Northeast's heavy music community. Their music draws on the genre's European roots — epic song lengths, clean anthemic vocals, and layered guitar work — delivered from a city not typically associated with the style.
Shadowdancer pair heavy and power metal from an undisclosed Swedish location since 2025. Their name of one who moves through darkness channels the grace of nocturnal movement into anthemic compositions.
New York City's Shadowgate occupy the intersection of power and thrash metal, formed in 2026 with a sound that trades on speed and aggression without abandoning melodic structure. The combination suits the city's legacy of hard-edged metal, pushing classic power metal frameworks through a thrash-paced filter.
Pagan and power metal band from Joinville, Santa Catarina, formed in 2018. The band independently released the album Blood Religion, featuring the tracks Heathendom, An Eye In The Storm, Blood Religion, Dreamaker, and Last Words Of A King.
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