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Manual Manic Procedures (2024)
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Progressive power metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 2018. Named after the precious metal, their approach delivers technically polished power metal with progressive complexity.
Rhûn is a progressive heavy/power metal band from Dortmund in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2024. Named after the eastern lands from Tolkien's Middle-earth, the band blends progressive complexity with heavy and power metal grandeur.
Ride the Sky is a power metal band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2019. The band channels soaring, anthemic power metal with high-energy performances from Sweden's capital.
Rifforia is a power/thrash metal band from Borlänge, Sweden, active since 2005. One of the longer-running metal acts from the Dalarna region, the band has maintained a steady output of melodic yet aggressive metal over two decades.
Heavy/power metal band from Belgorod, Russia, active since 2013. Their approach delivers anthemic heavy and power metal from the southern Russian border city.
Heavy/power metal band from Crete, Greece, formed in 2024. Their Tolkien-referencing name accompanies classic heavy and power metal from the Mediterranean island.
Melodic power metal band from Rome, Italy, active since 2014. Their approach delivers melody-driven anthemic power metal from the Italian capital.
Thrash/power metal band from Sunderland, England, active since 2010. Their long-running project blends thrash aggression with power metal's anthemic energy from the Wearside city.
Rising Glory is a heavy/power metal and hard rock band from Mönchengladbach in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2025. The band brings classic heavy metal anthems and power metal energy to the Lower Rhine region.
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