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Formed in 2023 in Detroit, Michigan, Psychotic Poetry bring high-energy power and speed metal to the Motor City's metal underground — soaring, fast-moving compositions that draw from classic American speed metal while reaching for anthemic melodic payoffs.
Brest-based Pulsar has been flying the power metal flag in Belarus since 2017, a country where extreme styles dominate the local scene. Their commitment to soaring vocals and uplifting melodies makes them a relative rarity in the Belarusian metal landscape.
La Porte, Indiana melodic power metal band active since 2014, trafficking in soaring vocals, double-bass gallop, and anthemic chord progressions drawn from the European power metal tradition — an unusual outpost for the style in the American Midwest.
Symphonic and power metal band from London, England, formed in 2009, named after the Oracle at Delphi. They deliver dramatic, orchestrally enhanced power metal with commanding vocal performances.
Comedic power metal band from Huddinge near Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2025 and blending humorous storytelling with the theatrical intensity of power metal. Their releases include a demo, the EP "Balls of Fire: The Lost Tapes," and the full-length "Boner of Steel: The Complete Story," all showcasing their tongue-in-cheek approach to the genre.
Symphonic power metal band from Volgograd, Russia, active since 2011. Their approach layers orchestral grandeur over anthemic power metal from the Volga city.
Rage in My Eyes is a heavy/power metal band from Porto Alegre formed in 2019 as the continuation of Scelerata, a group active since 2002. Their debut album Ice Cell, recorded in Porto Alegre and Los Angeles and produced by Adair Daufembach, was released in 2019; the band opened for Iron Maiden in Porto Alegre on October 9 of that year, and guitarist Magnus Wichmann is a grandson of the renowned gaúcho folk musician Teixeirinha.
Power metal band from Kavala, Greece, active since 2017. Their approach delivers anthemic power metal from the northern Greek port city.
Heavy/power metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 2013. Their approach combines classic heavy metal with power metal's anthemic energy from the Greek capital.
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