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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
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Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Death Doom Punks (2026)
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Statue forge progressive heavy, power, and thrash metal from Kerava in the Helsinki metropolitan area, building ambitious compositions that combine three classic metal styles. Formed in 2023, they bring monumental, statue-like grandeur to the Finnish scene.
Steel Revenge deliver speed and power metal from the medieval castle town of Jagsthausen in Baden-Wurttemberg, channeling knightly vengeance through high-velocity compositions. Emerging in 2025, they bring historical fury to the Hohenlohe region.
Steelbourne forge power metal from Aarhus, channeling the genre's anthemic grandeur from Denmark's second city. Formed in 2021, they bring steel-forged compositions to the Jutland power metal scene.
Steelforce forge heavy and power metal from the Catalan industrial city of Terrassa, channeling the force of steel through anthemic compositions. Active since 2006, they've spent two decades bringing metal power to the Barcelona metropolitan area.
Steelhunter have been forging power and speed metal from Brunswick since 1988, making them one of Lower Saxony's longest-running metal acts. Their nearly four decades of activity span the entire evolution of German power/speed metal.
Stafford's Steeltrooper march at the crossroads of power and thrash metal, delivering anthemic yet aggressive songs since 2018. Their dual approach yields music that is both fist-raising and neck-snapping.
Yekaterinburg's Stellar Wind pair symphonic and power metal from the Ural capital since 2014. Their cosmic-current name channels the solar particle streams into orchestral compositions of celestial power from Russia's fourth-largest city.
Steve Moreton is a solo power metal endeavor from Preston, launched in 2020. The project channels soaring melodies and epic arrangements through one musician's dedicated vision of the genre.
Stormbound channel power and speed metal from Osnabruck, combining anthemic grandeur with breakneck velocity. Formed in 2020, they join Stormblade in making the Lower Saxon city a minor power metal hub.
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