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Days of Ruin (2020)
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Meditations I (2026)
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Marietta, Georgia's power/thrash hybrid flies dangerously close to the sun on wings of twin-guitar harmony and galloping rhythms, blending classic metal ambition with the sharpened-blade intensity of thrash.
Lowell, Massachusetts outfit that began in classic power metal territory and evolved into something far more ferocious — symphonic melodic death metal of genuine scope, with orchestral grandeur underpinning serious heaviness.
Epic power/heavy metal forged at the foot of Arizona's San Francisco Peaks, Ice Sword wields a sound steeped in fantasy mythology and classic metal heroics, sharpened to a razor edge since 2015.
Fronted by Texas metal legend Jason McMaster (Watchtower, Dangerous Toys) since 2008. NWOBHM worship on Metal on Metal Records.
San Carlos veterans Imagika have been fusing power metal's soaring melodics with thrash metal's technical aggression since 2007, representing the best of what the Bay Area's scene has always done well.
Triumphant Progressive / Power Metal from Harlingen, Texas (early); Las Vegas, Nevada (later).
Los Angeles power/speed metal outfit Imperious Rex arrived in 2021 with regal ambition, stacking high-register vocals over galloping rhythms in the tradition of classic US power metal with a West Coast gleam.
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