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South Elgin, IL, US · 2014–present · active
Syris is a power/progressive metal band from South Elgin, Illinois, formed in 2014, blending the melodic grandeur and anthemic energy of power metal with progressive metal's penchant for dynamic complexity.
San Antonio, TX, US · 1983–present · active
Epic Progressive Heavy / Power Metal from San Antonio.
Otzenhausen, DE · 2016–present · active
Systopia craft progressive and power metal from the Saarland village of Otzenhausen, building ambitious compositions that envision a systematic utopia through heavy music. Active since 2016, they bring conceptual ambition to the French-German border region.
SE · 1991–present · active
Swedish power metal band Tad Morose formed in Bollnäs in 1991 under the consistent creative direction of guitarist Christer Andersson, releasing their debut Leaving the Past Behind in 1993. The band released a string of albums through the 1990s and 2000s before reforming in 2013 with vocalist Ronny Hemlin, recording Revenant and St. Demonius (2015) in a European melodic metal style. Their tenth studio album, March of the Obsequious, appeared in 2022.
Pamplona, ES · 2015–present · active
Taken is a power metal band from Pamplona, Spain, formed in 2015. They deliver anthemic power metal from the Navarrese capital.
Cagliari, IT · 2020–present · active
Tales and Legends is a power metal band from Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy, formed in 2020. They craft epic, melodic power metal with storytelling themes and anthemic grandeur.
Athens, GR · 2021–present · active
Tales of the Old is a symphonic power metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2021. Their music combines orchestral grandeur with the triumphant energy of power metal, drawing from Greece's rich tradition of epic and melodic metal.
FR · 2011–present · active
Tales of Vates from France deliver power metal named after the Celtic class of prophetic poets, channeling bardic grandeur through soaring compositions since 2011. Their druidic reference frames epic, melodically rich power metal steeped in Celtic tradition.
San Diego, CA, US · 2021–present · active
San Diego's Talisman forged their heavy/power metal sound in 2021, arriving with the sun-drenched energy of Southern California filtered through towering riffs and soaring melodies. They lean into the more muscular end of power metal — less symphonic flash, more fist-in-the-air conviction rooted in classic heavy metal songwriting.

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