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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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The Atlantic Albums (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Finnish melodic power metal band from Turku, active since 2007. They deliver dragon-slaying melodic power metal from Finland's former capital.
Folk/power metal band from Perth, Scotland, formed in 2012. They merge folk melodies and storytelling with the driving energy and soaring arrangements of power metal.
Athens-based epic power metal act active since 2014, crafting heroic compositions that blend galloping riffs with folk-influenced melodies and larger-than-life choruses. Their music channels the spirit of sword-and-sorcery through anthemic heavy metal.
Istanbul-based epic power metal act active since 2019, crafting heroic compositions that blend galloping riffs with folk-influenced melodies and larger-than-life choruses. Their music channels the spirit of sword-and-sorcery through anthemic heavy metal.
German heavy/power metal band from Nuremberg, formed in 2025. They represent a brand-new entry in Nuremberg's storied metal tradition.
German power/heavy metal band from Pforzheim, formed in 2020. They craft anthemic power metal with heavy metal muscle from the Black Forest region of Baden-Württemberg.
Finnish heavy/power metal and hard rock band from Helsinki, formed in 2017. Founded by former Battle Beast guitarist Anton Kabanen, they deliver arena-ready power metal anthems with a cinematic edge.
Before Eden was a progressive power metal band from Blumenau, Santa Catarina, Brazil, founded in 1998 by guitarist Alessandro Kotlinsky. Their melodic, keyboard-driven sound — shaped by Juliano Scharf's prominent keys work — earned them recognition in Brazil's Rock Brigade magazine, where they placed 4th in the "Best National Act" category and Scharf was nominated "Best Keyboarder." The band released three studio albums: a self-titled debut (2001), "The Legacy of Gaia" (2005), and "A Realm Reborn" (2015), before eventually going inactive.
Finnish power metal band from Kotka, active since 2004. With over two decades of frosty power metal, they are a veteran of the southeastern Finnish metal scene.
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