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Infinite Terror (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
With Fang and Claw (2025)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Drowned in my Loneliness (2008)
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Swedish symphonic power metal band from Bollstabruk, formed in 2022 and layering orchestral grandeur over triumphant power metal. Their name evokes the fading light of a new era dawning through majestic compositions.
Italian power/progressive metal band from Venice, blending epic melodies with prog complexity since 2017. Their name evokes the haunting, soothing-yet-dark character of their Venetian metal.
Finnish melodic power metal band from Helsinki, formed in 2024 and channeling the classic Finnish power metal tradition. Their sound builds on soaring melodies and triumphant arrangements in the lineage of Finland's storied power metal scene.
German power metal band from Frankfurt, forging epic, melodic anthems since 2013. Their sound channels the visionary spirit of power metal through soaring vocals and imaginative compositions.
Swedish band from Kristinehamn that evolved from progressive/power metal origins in 2015 into heavy metal territory. Their genre evolution traces a path from complex prog-power to more direct, riff-focused heavy metal.
Swedish power metal band from Kiruna, Sweden's northernmost city, forging epic anthems since 2022. Their lunar name channels the celestial, Arctic-night atmosphere of the far north through triumphant power metal.
Italian power metal band from Vicenza, delivering explosive, anthemic compositions since 2014. Their cosmic name matches the celestial, larger-than-life energy of their power metal.
German progressive power/speed metal band from Hof an der Saale, active since 1991 and one of the longest-running acts in this list. Their three-decade commitment spans the evolution of European power and speed metal through progressive complexity.
Polish power metal band from Warsaw, forging epic anthems since 2004. Their name, meaning 'eternal light,' channels radiant, triumphant energy through two decades of power metal commitment.
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