Founded in Tampa, Florida in 1987 by guitarist Thomas Youngblood, Kamelot are one of the leading American progressive power metal acts, combining operatic vocals, classical arrangements, and conceptual storytelling across thirteen studio albums. Their international reputation was cemented by The Black Halo (2005), a concept sequel to their prior record Epica, and the band has maintained a consistent presence on the global metal touring circuit through multiple vocalist changes over four decades.

Power and heavy metal out of Victorville, California, Kantation have been honing their anthemic, high-energy sound in the Inland Empire since 2014. Their style leans into the epic, fist-raising tradition of classic power metal.

Triumphant Heavy / Power Metal from San Antonio.

Formed in Dayton, Ohio in 2013, Karnage fuse power metal's soaring melodicism with the aggressive crunch of thrash, delivering anthemic riffs alongside plenty of speed and bite.

One of Salt Lake City's longest-running metal acts, Katagory V have crafted progressive heavy and power metal since 2001 — ambitious, technically accomplished music with a cinematic, expansive feel.

Everett, Washington's Kayos Theory have been delivering melodic, anthemic power metal since 2012, drawing on the genre's European traditions while planting their sound firmly in the Pacific Northwest.

Murfreesboro, Tennessee's Keymaster have been delivering classic heavy/power metal since 2005, with the kind of dual-guitar heroics, strong melodies, and earnest delivery that keeps traditional metal alive and vital.

Kiko Shred is a heavy and power metal guitarist and bandleader from Americana, São Paulo state, Brazil, whose neoclassical 1980s-influenced style has drawn comparisons to the golden era of guitar-driven metal. Active since the mid-2010s, the project has released four studio albums including Riding the Storm (2018), Royal Art (2019), and Rebellion (2021), the last of which was picked up for worldwide distribution by Germany's Pure Steel Records. Kiko Shred has shared stages and sessions with singers including Tim "Ripper" Owens, Michael Vescera, and Leather Leone.

Reno, Nevada's Knightfall forges melodic death metal with a folk metal thread running through it since 2023. The blend of melody, folk texture, and death metal aggression gives them a storytelling dimension rare in the desert Nevada scene.