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Philadelphia, PA · 2022–present · active
Philadelphia progressive power metal band formed in 2022, combining the anthemic melodic drive of power metal with the structural complexity and technical ambition of the progressive tradition.
Milwaukee, WI · 2016–present · active
Milwaukee power metal band formed in 2016, pursuing the bombastic melodic grandeur and soaring vocal style central to the European-influenced American power metal tradition.
Los Angeles · 1995–present · active
Veteran Los Angeles progressive power metal band formed in 1995, recognized for elaborate compositions, technically proficient musicianship, and a decade-spanning catalog that helped define the American progressive power metal underground.
Radford, VA · 2012–present · active
Radford, Virginia power and heavy metal band formed in 2012, delivering muscular traditional metal with an emphasis on strong melodic songwriting and classic heavy metal song structures.
Sacramento, CA · 2011–present · active
Sacramento heavy and power metal band formed in 2011, combining the anthemic drive of power metal with the directness and grit of traditional heavy metal in the American style.
Levittown, NY · 2012–present · active
Levittown, New York power and thrash metal band formed in 2012, fusing the melodic ambition of power metal with the aggressive riffing and speed of thrash for a hybrid sound rooted in East Coast metal tradition.
Los Angeles, CA · 2018–present · active
Los Angeles power metal band formed in 2018, delivering the soaring vocals, polished production, and anthemic songwriting that characterize the genre's most accessible and melodically driven wing.
Los Angeles, CA · 2016–present · active
Stentorian is a heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California, formed in 2016. They play traditional heavy metal with an emphasis on powerful vocals and driving riffs, working within the rich and competitive LA metal scene.
Orlando, FL · 2026–present · active
Steve Purtee is a melodic heavy/power metal solo project from Orlando, Florida. The project operates within the anthem-driven tradition of power metal, emphasizing soaring melodies, clean vocals, and polished, guitar-forward arrangements.
Black Jack, MO · 2005–present · active
Stiletto is a heavy/power metal band from Black Jack, Missouri, formed in 2005. They combine the hard-hitting riff work of traditional heavy metal with the melodic, anthem-oriented approach of power metal, representing the Midwest's contribution to classic metal sounds.
Ogden, UT · 2020–present · active
Stonegroove is a power/progressive metal band from Ogden, Utah, formed in 2020, combining soaring melodies and technical proficiency within a sound that bridges the epic scope of power metal and the compositional depth of progressive metal.
Pensacola, FL · 2021–present · active
Storm Within is a Pensacola, Florida band formed in 2021 that works in the progressive heavy/power metal space, blending soaring melodies with expansive, technically ambitious arrangements.
Santa Ana, CA · 2017–present · active
Stormblade is a traditional heavy metal band from Santa Ana, California, formed in 2017, drawing from the classic NWOBHM and American heavy metal playbook with sharp, melodic riffwork.
Aurora, CO · 2015–present · active
Stormbringer is a heavy/power metal band from Aurora, Colorado, formed in 2015, delivering high-energy metal with melodic hooks and anthemic power metal flair.
Lakeside, CT · 2015–present · active
Stormbringer is a progressive heavy/power metal band from Lakeside, Connecticut, formed in 2015, combining the melodic ambition of power metal with progressive structural complexity.

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