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.

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.

Scottsville, Kentucky's Knightfall brings melodic power metal to an unlikely corner of the American South since forming in 2023. Epic in ambition if unconventional in geography, they carry the genre's flair for soaring hooks and dramatic songwriting far from its European homeland.

Largo, Florida's Krunch has been mixing power metal's soaring ambition with thrash metal's angular aggression since 2017. An unusual combination executed from the Gulf Coast, they bring melodic muscle and speed to a region with deep roots in extreme metal.