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Featured Album
La Grande Mascarade - EP (2024)
Featured Heavy Metal Album
No More Hollywood Endings (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
The Pursuit of Vikings: Live at Summer Breeze (Main Stage) (2018)
05/09 @ Coca-Cola Roxy, Atlanta
Featured Stoner Metal Album
Gossamer Wings of Illusion (2025)
Featured Artist with an Upcoming Show
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German heavy/power metal band from Frankfurt an der Oder, active since 2008. They deliver boundless power metal anthems from the eastern German border city.
German melodic power metal band from Oldenburg, formed in 2025. They bring fresh melodic power metal energy to the Lower Saxon scene.
German heavy/power metal band from Fürth in Franconia, formed in 2013. They deliver powerful heavy and power metal from the Nuremberg metropolitan area.
Power metal outfit from Trondheim, formed in 2018. Their sound combines high-register vocals with twin-guitar harmonies and double-bass drumming in the grand tradition of melodic heavy metal.
German thrash/power metal band from Schweinfurt, active since 2006. With two decades of output, they bring seasoned thrash and power metal energy to the Franconian scene.
German heavy/power/speed metal band from Cologne, formed in 2011. They draw from three classic metal traditions for a fast, powerful, and anthemic sound.
Spanish heavy/power metal band from Tudela in Navarre, formed in 2015. Named after the gothic horror author, they deliver theatrical heavy and power metal.
German power metal band from Bad Hersfeld in Hesse, formed in 2016. They deliver soaring power metal anthems from the heart of Germany.
Belluno-based power metal act active since 2013, delivering anthemic heavy metal built on soaring vocals, galloping rhythms, and melodic guitar leads. Their compositions embrace the genre's tradition of epic songwriting and technical proficiency.
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