Operating out of Juneau, Alaska since 2000, Skeletor blends the twin-guitar punch of power metal with the relentless attack of thrash, an unlikely combination born in one of America's most isolated state capitals.

San Jose's Skinner, formed in 2022, blend the melodic ambition of power metal with the velocity of thrash — a Bay Area project that draws on the region's rich legacy of high-energy, technically inclined heavy metal.

One of New Jersey's longest-running underground metal acts, Helmetta's Skitzo have been honing their progressive power and speed metal craft since 1985 — a band whose four decades of persistence speaks to a genuine devotion to the technical, melodic end of the genre.

Michigan City, Indiana's Skullview have been one of the Midwest's most persistent heavy/power metal acts since forming in 1997, trading in soaring vocals, galloping rhythms, and classic dual-guitar attack. Their nearly three-decade run makes them a genuine institution in American underground power metal.

Jacksonville, Florida's Skyliner have been one of the Southeast's more ambitious heavy metal acts since forming in 2018, working across heavy, progressive, and power metal to craft music built around strong melodic sensibility and technical range. They operate in the tradition of American power metal that values both songwriting and instrumental sophistication.

This Slaughterhouse, a separate act formed in 2018, works in the heavy and power metal territory where melody and muscle share equal footing. The lack of a confirmed location adds an air of mystery to a band whose sound leans toward the epic and anthemic.

Vicious Thrash / Power Metal from San Antonio.

Denver's Sleepless Knights arrived in 2024 with a sound rooted in the melodic traditions of heavy and power metal, filtered through progressive arrangements that push beyond straight-ahead anthems. Their approach favors expansive songwriting and technical ambition alongside the genre's characteristic drive and hooks.

Colorado Springs' Sleepy Hollow have been pursuing a technically ambitious strain of progressive power metal since 1992, blending intricate arrangements with the melodic punch that defines the genre's finest acts. Their longevity points to a dedicated approach to the more demanding end of heavy metal craft.

Middletown's Sleepy Hollow deal in classic heavy and power metal with a sound shaped by the genre's foundational era, having been active since 1992. Their work reflects the anthemic, riff-forward approach that drove American power metal before the genre's later stylistic proliferation.

Smite the Sun is a New Jersey power metal band formed in 2021, channeling the soaring melodies, twin guitar harmonies, and anthemic songwriting central to the American power metal tradition.

Smokescreen is a progressive heavy and power metal band from Pelham Manor, New York, formed in 2025, combining soaring melodic power metal songwriting with progressive metal's structural complexity and technical ambition.

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania heavy and power metal band formed in 2015, combining muscular riffing with melodic hooks in the classic American power metal tradition.

Bayonne, New Jersey speed and power metal band formed in 2009, evolving from classic heavy metal roots toward a harder-hitting thrash and speed metal sound over their career.

Solar Flare is a heavy and power metal band from Amelia, Ohio, formed in 2010, delivering melodic, guitar-driven material with an emphasis on soaring hooks and traditional metal structures rooted in the Midwest hard rock scene.