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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Thy Majestie is a symphonic power metal band from Palermo, active since 2022. Their regal name matches the grandiose orchestral arrangements and epic scope of their power metal from the Sicilian capital.
Thy Shining Curse from Greece deliver symphonic death metal that transforms divine radiance into damnation since 2023. Their paradoxical name drives compositions that blend orchestral beauty with extreme metal aggression.
Nashville's Tierra Vacía bring symphonic grandeur into the unlikeliest of country music capitals, pairing orchestral arrangement with metal's power and drama since their 2023 formation. The Spanish name — meaning "empty land" — hints at the cinematic and melancholic qualities running through their sound.
Time Scenario from Athens deliver symphonic power metal that constructs alternate temporal realities since 2016. A decade of time-traveling compositions from the Greek capital has produced cinematic, orchestrally rich metal.
Timeless Rage is a symphonic power metal band from Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany, formed in 2013. They layer symphonic orchestration over power metal's anthemic foundations from the Black Forest region.
Hailing from the small community of Rices Landing in rural Pennsylvania, Tine have been building a symphonic black and death metal sound since 2013 that pairs sweeping orchestral layers with the raw hostility of extreme metal, giving their work an unexpectedly cinematic quality.
Toad in Transit is a symphonic/progressive power metal/rock band from Saarbrücken, Germany, active since 2008. They combine symphonic grandeur with progressive power metal's technical ambition.
Baltimore's Todesbonden have been weaving orchestral grandeur into gothic and doom metal since 2008, fusing symphonic arrangements with the slow, mournful weight of doom and gothic metal's darkness for a deeply atmospheric result.
Richmond's Tond weave symphonic grandeur and folk melody through a black metal framework, a combination formed in 2013 that draws on pagan and orchestral aesthetics without abandoning rawness. The layered approach — atmospheric synths, folk instrumentation, and corrosive tremolo riffing — marks them as one of the more ambitious acts on the East Coast underground.
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