Boston progressive and power metal act bringing melodic grandeur and genre ambition to the classic power metal tradition, with swashbuckling imagery built into their identity.

An Arizona power and progressive metal band merging the soaring, melodic ambition of power metal with progressive rock's structural complexity and dynamic shifts.

One of the Pacific Northwest's more unusual extreme metal acts, combining grindcore's frantic brutality with sludge's slow toxicity and unexpected power metal elements into a genuinely bizarre and unpredictable listening experience.

Michigan's Castles in Spain weave power metal's melodic grandeur into a progressive framework, favoring elaborate song structures and dynamic shifts over pure speed or blunt aggression.

Cataract Stare is a San Diego oddity pairing the hyper-blasted ferocity of grindcore with the bombastic melody and theatrical energy of power metal, resulting in a chaotic yet surprisingly catchy sound. Short song lengths and velocity are weaponized against pompous epic structures.

Catch 22 is an Ohio act from Marietta blending heavy metal, power metal, and thrash in a melodic yet aggressive style. Soaring vocals, twin guitar harmonies, and driving rhythms define their sound.

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Bradenton, Florida power/thrash metal band delivering aggressive, high-energy metal drawing from classic power metal melody and speed metal intensity.

Howie Bentley's Kentucky-based power metal project, one of the most revered names in American true metal, delivering hyper-technical guitar work and epic sword-and-sorcery themes across albums like Born of the Cauldron and Legacy of Atlantean Kings.