Los Angeles heavy metal and power metal project. The mythological serpent name promises triple the threat — a multi-headed attack from LA's vast metal underground.

A Patient Weapon is a progressive power metal band from Antioch, California. In 2024, the band released both an EP and a full-length debut "What Makes a Blade," arriving fully formed with soaring melodies and precision musicianship.

A Sound of Thunder is a heavy and power metal band from Washington, D.C. With six full-lengths and an EP released between 2012 and 2022, the band has established themselves as one of the East Coast's most prolific and consistent power metal acts, led by vocalist Nina Osegueda's commanding range.

Derby, New York NWOTHM project. Yet another Abraxas — the Gnostic deity's popularity among metalheads proves the name's enduring power.

Orlando, Florida NWOTHM and power metal project. A variant spelling of Absalom bringing classic metal grandeur to Central Florida.

New York City crossover thrash, hardcore punk, and thrash metal project. The name promises catalytic energy from the city that never stops.

Adam Shepard is a folk and power metal solo artist from Farmington, Michigan. The project fuses the storytelling traditions of folk metal with the anthemic energy of power metal across two releases.

Adamantis is a power metal band from Brighton, Massachusetts. With two releases, the band delivers soaring vocals, melodic guitar work, and the epic grandeur that defines the power metal tradition.

Aesthesia is a heavy and power metal project from Mansfield, Ohio. With two full-lengths and three EPs released between 2019 and 2021, the project draws from nature-themed concepts — rainforests, cloud forests, jungles — creating an unusual thematic niche within power metal.

Afterimage is a death metal and metalcore band from Barrington, Illinois. Across two full-lengths — "Lumière" (2015) and "EVE" (2018) — and an EP, the band has evolved from metalcore roots into more death-metal-influenced territory, with French-titled albums hinting at artistic ambitions beyond the genre norm.

AfterShock is a thrash metal band with roots in Honolulu, Hawaii, later based in San Francisco. Their 2020 full-length "RiSk - High-Risk Behavior" brings an island-to-mainland thrash metal attack across eleven tracks.

Rochester, New York power metal project. Epic metal emerging from the twilight of Western New York.

Minneapolis NWOTHM and power metal project. Immortal combat rendered in classic metal from the Twin Cities.

Agressor is a heavy and power metal band from New York City. With four releases between 2018 and 2021 — including the full-lengths "Medieval Rites" and "Neverending Destiny" — the band plays classic-styled power metal with an epic, medieval flair.

Eugene, Oregon metalcore and power metal hybrid. A provocative name from the Pacific Northwest's most liberal college town.