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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Dial Tone (2022)
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Melodic gothic/power metal band from Aarschot, Belgium, merging the dramatic flair of gothic metal with power metal's anthemic energy since 2014. Their dual-genre approach creates a richly layered sound that balances darkness with triumphant melodies.
Heavy metal, power metal, and progressive metal band from Villeurbanne near Lyon, France, launched in 2025. They deliver a multi-faceted metal sound from the greater Lyon area.
Power metal and progressive metal band from Pula in Istria, Croatia active since 2010. They deliver epic, technically ambitious metal from the ancient Roman city.
Straddling the line between power metal and symphonic metal, this Swedish actfrom Umeå fuses lush keyboard atmospherics layered over crushing rhythmic power into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2021, and their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
Erbio was a neoclassical power metal band from Viedma, Río Negro, Argentina, formed in 2001 with a lineup that included vocalist Matias Martinez, guitarist David Neumann, and keyboardist Jorge Amarilla. The band released one demo, Todos, in 2007 before eventually splitting up.
A one-man heavy/power metal institution from rural Vassar, Michigan, Eric VanLandingham has spent over three decades crafting epic, classically influenced metal entirely on his own terms.
Santa Monica's Erode occupies a difficult-to-pin-down zone where sludge, doom, powerviolence, and abrasive noise collide without resolution. Their catalog resists easy genre placement, favoring texture and density over any single tradition.
Power and melodic speed metal act from Lower Saxony, Germany, crafting anthemic, high-velocity compositions since 2020. Their Tolkien-referencing name captures the adventurous spirit of their melodic, riff-driven power metal.
Seattle's Errluum fuses progressive metal's compositional ambition with power metal's anthemic drive, balancing technical complexity with the kind of melodic momentum that makes long-form songs feel earned rather than indulgent. Formed in 2019, the band treats the album format as a vehicle for genuinely epic storytelling.
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