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Ontinyent, ES · 2024–present · active
Ghaladriel is a heavy/power metal band from Ontinyent in the Valencia region, Spain, formed in 2024, named with a variant spelling of Tolkien's elven queen. The band brings epic power metal to the Spanish Levante.
Kaliningrad, RU · 2010–present · active
Kaliningrad power metal act formed in 2010, delivering soaring melodies and anthemic compositions from Russia's westernmost city. Their sound channels the triumphant energy and vocal-driven grandeur central to the power metal tradition.
Turku, FI · 2023–present · active
Gladenfold is a melodic death metal and power metal band from Turku, Finland, formed in 2023, with a prolific output including Dark Age Medieval Warfare, Misanthropic Reign Forest, and World Is a Depressed Place across numerous demos and full-lengths. Their catalog blends aggressive melodic death metal with dark atmospheric and medieval-themed imagery, released through their own Screech Merchant Records.
Markneukirchen, DE · 2015–present · active
Gladiators is a power/speed metal band from Markneukirchen in Saxony's Vogtland, Germany, formed in 2015, delivering high-energy European power metal from the region famous for its instrument-making tradition. The band combines melodic power metal hooks with speed metal's velocity.
Quattro Castella, IT · 2020–present · active
Glass Cage is a melodic power metal band from Quattro Castella in the Reggio Emilia province, formed in 2020. They deliver melodic power metal from the Emilia-Romagna foothills.
Rajec, SK · 2019–present · active
Power metal act from the town of Rajec formed in 2019, crafting soaring melodies and anthemic compositions from the mountains of northern Slovakia. Their triumphant sound channels the genre's tradition of uplifting energy and vocal-driven grandeur.
SE · 2025–present · active
Glory Road is a Swedish heavy/power metal and hard rock project formed in 2025, delivering soaring melodies and classic metal energy. The project channels the triumphant spirit of traditional metal.
Dundee, GB · 2013–present · active
Gloryhammer is a symphonic power metal band from Dundee, Scotland, formed in 2013. Their bombastic, fantasy-themed approach — complete with elaborate narrative albums set in a fictional Scottish universe — has made them one of the most internationally successful and distinctive power metal acts to emerge from the UK.
Ludwigsburg, DE · 2019–present · active
Goblins Blade is a power metal band from Ludwigsburg, Germany, founded in 2018 by Jorg M. Knittel, who was a founding member of Sacred Steel and left after six albums. After releasing the Awakening EP in 2019, the band signed with Massacre Records and released their debut full-length in 2020.

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