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Spectre Dragon evolved from death/thrash metal origins into a more heavy/power/thrash direction from Bielefeld, broadening their sound while maintaining their aggressive edge. Active since 2017, they represent the stylistic versatility of the Westphalian metal scene.
Spellbinder is a power metal band from Oakland, California, formed in 2001, delivering soaring, melodically driven power metal with the high-register vocals and twin-guitar harmonies characteristic of the American power metal style.
Spellmaster is a power metal band from Massachusetts, formed in 2020, crafting melodic power metal with an emphasis on soaring vocal harmonies and anthemic compositions in the classic American power metal tradition.
Spiritual Sickness is a progressive power metal band from Long Island, New York, formed in 2012, combining the melodic sweep and clean vocal delivery of power metal with the technical complexity and shifting dynamics of progressive metal.
Splintered Throne is a heavy and power metal band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2012, playing melodic, anthem-driven metal with the soaring vocals and twin-guitar energy that characterize the classic power metal tradition.
Wilmington, North Carolina's Sponsel play a hard-driving blend of heavy, power, and speed metal, channeling the high-energy urgency of the classic American metal underground since 2017.
Spreading Dread combine power and thrash metal from Prague, blending anthemic melodic ambition with aggressive velocity. Their dual-genre approach delivers both the grandeur of power metal and the cutting edge of thrash.
Petrozavodsk's Spyon have been delivering melodic power metal from the Karelian capital since 1996. Three decades from the shores of Lake Onega make them one of the longest-running power metal acts in Russia's northwest.
SSR is a Houston, Texas progressive/technical power-thrash metal band formed in 2022, blending the technical complexity of progressive metal with the aggressive drive of thrash and the melodic ambition of power metal.
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