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Avalon is a thrash/power metal band from Teresina, Piauí, Brazil, originally formed in 1987 before reuniting with a new formation around 2009. Drawing influence from the classic thrash canon — Metallica, Slayer, Anthrax — alongside baroque composers like Vivaldi, they released two full-lengths in the early 1990s: Old Psychotic Eyes (1993) and Incognito (1994) on Cogumelo Records, and their 1989 split with Megahertz remains a landmark of Brazilian thrash. A 2020 reunion produced the Avalon Anthology compilation and new tracks on The Thrash Metal Takeover Vol. 1.
Charlotte, North Carolina power metal band bringing epic, anthemic metal to the Queen City, channeling Arthurian legend through triumphant riffs and soaring melodies.
Power metal act that moved from Storrs, Connecticut to Los Angeles, living up to their forward-thinking name by pushing the boundaries of traditional power metal convention.
Los Angeles progressive power metal project whose 2013 self-titled EP lives up to the punning name — forward-thinking metal that guards the avant-garde tradition. Cerebral heaviness from the entertainment capital.
Avantasia is a symphonic power metal superproject created by Tobias Sammet of Edguy, based in Fulda, Germany, featuring an ever-rotating cast of international metal and rock vocalists and musicians. Their extensive discography includes The Scarecrow, The Wicked Symphony, Angel of Babylon, and Here Be Dragons, blending operatic, theatrical elements with symphonic metal grandeur across albums and international arena tours.
Avenford has carried the banner of power metal since 2015, originally from Hungary before relocating to London. Their transnational identity brings a Central European melodic sensibility to the British metal scene, bridging two distinct power metal traditions.
Avenger Kills plays power metal from Yaroslavl since 2013. Their action-hero name drives over a decade of heroic compositions from this ancient Volga city with its famous white-walled monasteries.
Athens' Avenguard deliver epic power metal with sword-and-shield grandeur, crafting heroic compositions built on triumphant melodies and galloping rhythms. Since 2013, they've been part of Greece's robust power metal tradition.
Average Savage plays heavy and power metal from Lillehammer, the Olympic winter sports city in Oppland, since 2019. Their oxymoronic name — an ordinary barbarian — brings self-deprecating humor to their Gudbrandsdalen-born metal.
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