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Skyconqueror have been delivering heavy, power, and thrash metal from the Nordkirchen/Munster area since 2000, making them veterans of the Westphalian metal scene. Their quarter-century career and imperial name reflect ambitious, genre-spanning compositions.
Ljubljana's SkyEye pair heavy and power metal from the Slovenian capital since 2017. Their celestial-surveillance name channels the watchful gaze from above into anthemic compositions of Alpine capital energy.
Skygazers deliver power metal from Tampere, channeling the genre's upward-reaching anthemic energy. Formed in 2020, they bring star-gazing ambition to the Pirkanmaa power metal scene.
Skylla evolved from power/speed metal origins into a more thrash-focused sound, tracing a trajectory from melodic gallop to stripped-down aggression. Based in Tynec nad Labem since 2011, they've navigated the space between European power metal and thrash.
Alingsas' Skymning have evolved from melodic power/death metal to industrial death/black metal since 2012. Their Swedish name meaning "twilight" and Vastergotland origins channel the liminal moment between day and night into compositions that have grown progressively darker.
Slam Dunk channel power and speed metal energy with a name that suggests a playful irreverence toward genre conventions. Their Swiss outfit delivers high-velocity riffing and anthemic choruses in the tradition of classic European speed metal.
Solamnia deliver symphonic power metal from Kouvola, drawing their name from the Dragonlance fantasy setting. Active since 2014, they bring Krynn-inspired grandeur to the southeastern Finnish power metal scene.
Moscow's Solar Crown explore progressive power metal from the Russian capital since 2014. Their radiant-coronation name channels the blazing authority of the sun into compositions that merge progressive ambition with anthemic power.
Solar Fragment have been crafting power metal from Dortmund since 2007, delivering anthemic compositions that channel the energy of stellar phenomena. Their Ruhr Valley base connects them to one of Germany's densest concentrations of metal talent.
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