Sequoia Grove blend folk and symphonic metal from Odense, weaving natural imagery and orchestral grandeur into their heavy compositions. Formed in 2023, they bring arboreal elegance to the Funen metal scene.

One of Austria's most prominent symphonic power metal exports, Serenity has released numerous albums on Napalm Records since their 2007 debut, with vocalist Georg Neuhauser fronting a sound built on orchestral grandeur and historically-inspired themes. Albums like "War of Ages" (2013) and "Nemesis AD" (2023), produced by Sascha Paeth, have cemented their reputation as masters of bombastic, narrative-driven European power metal.

Moscow's Serpent Sermon merge black, death, and symphonic metal from the Russian capital since 2020. Their ophidian-homily name channels the serpent's teaching into multi-genre compositions of capital-city darkness.

Severnica craft symphonic metal from Turku, layering orchestral arrangements over heavy instrumentation from southwestern Finland. Active since 2014, they bring cinematic grandeur to the Finnish symphonic metal tradition.

Shadowpath craft symphonic and progressive metal from Aarau, weaving orchestral arrangements and complex song structures into their heavy foundation. Their sound reaches for cinematic grandeur while maintaining the technical precision of progressive metal.

Saint Petersburg's Shiningstar craft symphonic metal from the cultural capital since 2020. Their celestial name and imperial-city grandeur channel stellar brightness into orchestral compositions of dramatic ambition.

Shondha has been producing symphonic metal from the Norman city of Rouen since 2008, layering orchestral grandeur over heavy guitar foundations. Their compositions draw on the dramatic tradition of bands like Nightwish while incorporating distinctly French melodic sensibilities.

Novosibirsk's Siberius pair power and symphonic metal from Siberia's capital since 2019. Their Siberian-identity name channels the frozen grandeur of the world's largest landmass into orchestral compositions.

Formed in Innsbruck, Austria in 1998, Siegfried built their sound around the Nibelung saga, crafting blackened symphonic power metal with lyrics drawn directly from Germanic heroic legend. Their debut album Drachenherz arrived in 2001 on Napalm Records, followed by Eisenwinter in 2003. The band's third full-length, Nibelung (2009), was widely regarded as their strongest work, refining the orchestral and narrative ambitions that define the project. Songwriter Ortwin composes all of the music while lyricist Bruder Cle translates the mythological source material into metal form.