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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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The Atlantic Albums (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Melodic power/heavy metal band from Turku, formed in 2025 with a Finnish name meaning "distance" or "faraway." Their sound channels the epic scope of European power metal from Finland's oldest city.
Everett, Washington's Kayos Theory have been delivering melodic, anthemic power metal since 2012, drawing on the genre's European traditions while planting their sound firmly in the Pacific Northwest.
Symphonic melodic death/power metal band from Salt near Girona in Catalonia, formed in 2024 and combining orchestral grandeur with melodic death metal aggression and power metal soaring. Their epic, multi-genre approach draws on the full spectrum of European melodic metal.
Pushing the boundaries of power metal, this Norwegian outfit from Oslo has been refining their craft since 2019. Their sound hinges on Helloween-school optimism forged in twin-guitar brilliance, delivered with militant precision.
Part of Poland's relentlessly productive underground, this act channels heavy metal and power metal with a focus on operatic vocal delivery over fleet-fingered guitarwork. Formed in 2025, based in Kielce, speed and melody coexist in carefully calibrated balance.
Heavy/power metal band from L'Hospitalet de Llobregat in the Barcelona metropolitan area, formed in 2020. Named after the ancient Egyptian pharaoh, their sound channels the epic grandeur of power metal with traditional heavy metal's anthemic drive.
Symphonic power metal band from Nice on the French Riviera, active since 2020 and combining orchestral grandeur with power metal's soaring melodies. Their Mediterranean origins bring warmth and color to the typically northern European genre.
Heavy/power metal band from Elassona in Thessaly, active since 2008 and delivering the melodic power and driving riffs that define the traditional power metal sound. Their approach blends heavy metal's classic energy with power metal's soaring ambition.
Murfreesboro, Tennessee's Keymaster have been delivering classic heavy/power metal since 2005, with the kind of dual-guitar heroics, strong melodies, and earnest delivery that keeps traditional metal alive and vital.
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