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Rough Silk is a melodic heavy/power metal band from Hanover, Germany, formed in 2025. The band delivers polished, melodic power metal from the capital of Lower Saxony.
Royal Hunt is a neoclassical power/progressive metal band from Copenhagen, Denmark, active since the early 1990s with renewed Bandcamp presence from 2020 via NorthPoint Productions. Their 2020 concept album Dystopia - Part 1 features symphonic, progressive compositions wrapped in accessible format with rock opera elements and extraordinary guest vocalists.
Royal Jester is a power metal band from Umeå, Sweden, active since 2015. The band brings soaring, anthemic power metal to northern Sweden, channeling the melodic traditions of European power metal.
Power/progressive metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 2015. Their approach combines anthemic power metal with progressive complexity from the Greek capital.
San Francisco's Rubicon has been refining a progressive and power metal hybrid since 2015, drawing on the Bay Area's rich technical metal heritage while reaching for the soaring, melodic ambition that defines the power metal tradition. Their music balances intricate composition with driving, anthemic energy.
Rubén Álvarez is a heavy/power metal solo artist from Madrid, Spain, active since 2009. The project delivers virtuoso-driven heavy and power metal from the Spanish capital.
Los Angeles-based Rude Awakening traces a path from traditional heavy and power metal into heavier, groove-driven territory, with a sound that has toughened and thickened over time without abandoning its melodic instincts. Formed in 2021, they carry forward the city's long tradition of hard-hitting commercial-adjacent metal.
Austrian heavy and power metal band who appeared on the 1991 split compilation Rock from the Heart of Europe alongside Classica and Majesty, released on Breakin' Records. The band draw on a range of classic rock and metal influences and have maintained an active presence in the Central European rock and metal scene.
Ruinas is a Buenos Aires crust and stenchcore band founded in April 2013 by David (drums), Pato (bass and vocals), and Seba (guitar), with vocalist Rocío joining in mid-2014. The band released a self-titled album in August 2016 and a split with Lust for Death in February 2019, following their 2013 demo and a 2014 split with Avitacion 101.
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