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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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AMENRA "Vanuytsel 7"" (2021)
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Rehab (24-bit HD Audio, Bonus Tracks Version) (2023)
05/25 @ The Theater at MGM National Harbor, National Harbor
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Toms River's Giggler pull off an unlikely combination: fusing the grandiosity of power metal with the slow, oppressive crawl of doom. The result is something operatic and crushing in equal measure, a strange and compelling beast from the New Jersey underground.
Portland, Oregon's Glacier revive the classic traditions of heavy and power metal with a reverence for melody, soaring vocals, and anthemic songwriting that feels earnest rather than nostalgic. Active since 2013, they're a bright light in the Pacific Northwest's heavier underground.
Gladenfold is a melodic death metal and power metal band from Turku, Finland, formed in 2023, with a prolific output including Dark Age Medieval Warfare, Misanthropic Reign Forest, and World Is a Depressed Place across numerous demos and full-lengths. Their catalog blends aggressive melodic death metal with dark atmospheric and medieval-themed imagery, released through their own Screech Merchant Records.
Gladiators is a power/speed metal band from Markneukirchen in Saxony's Vogtland, Germany, formed in 2015, delivering high-energy European power metal from the region famous for its instrument-making tradition. The band combines melodic power metal hooks with speed metal's velocity.
Glass Cage is a melodic power metal band from Quattro Castella in the Reggio Emilia province, formed in 2020. They deliver melodic power metal from the Emilia-Romagna foothills.
Power metal act from the town of Rajec formed in 2019, crafting soaring melodies and anthemic compositions from the mountains of northern Slovakia. Their triumphant sound channels the genre's tradition of uplifting energy and vocal-driven grandeur.
Istanbul power and heavy metal act founded in 1995 by guitarist Ahmet Ucankus and vocalist Hakan Kul, standing as one of Turkey's longest-running traditional metal bands. Their heroic sound has carried the torch for classic heavy metal in Turkey for nearly three decades.
Glory Road is a Swedish heavy/power metal and hard rock project formed in 2025, delivering soaring melodies and classic metal energy. The project channels the triumphant spirit of traditional metal.
Gloryhammer is a symphonic power metal band from Dundee, Scotland, formed in 2013. Their bombastic, fantasy-themed approach — complete with elaborate narrative albums set in a fictional Scottish universe — has made them one of the most internationally successful and distinctive power metal acts to emerge from the UK.
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