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Corpus Christi, Texas power metal and progressive project. The Nietzschean title channels philosophical weight through melodic metal from the Gulf Coast.
Garland, Texas power metal project whose 2020 single Pajarito — Spanish for 'little bird' — hints at Latin American influences within the power metal framework. A unique voice from the DFW Metroplex's diverse underground.
Houston power metal and speed metal project with six releases since 2023. Their rapid output includes Apertures and the forthcoming Decathexis, building a substantial catalog of melodic extremity from Texas's largest city.
Epic Melodic Power Metal from Houston.
Fort Worth heavy and power metal veterans active from 1992 through the Modern Metal label, contributing to the Texas power metal scene before eventually disbanding.
Houston, Texas progressive thrash/power metal band Basilisk was active from 1989 to 1991, releasing a demo and appearing on a 1990 Saturn Records compilation before disbanding.
US power metal band whose Adrenaline EP was produced by the late David Wayne (Metal Church) and engineered by Joe Floyd (Warrior). After co-founder Davey Lee passed in 2010, they released In the End on Pure Steel Records in 2020 as a tribute.
Austin heavy and power metal outfit that blended classic metal songcraft with the soaring energy of the power metal tradition.
Dallas's Construction Sports are a genre-bending experiment in extremity, hurling death metal, grindcore, sludge, and power metal into chaotic collision in one of Texas's most unpredictable and adventurous heavy acts.
Houston act colliding death metal ferocity with grinding velocity and unexpected power metal dynamics. An unlikely but punishing combination drawn from the deep well of Houston's extreme music scene.
Dallas death metal with a crushing old-school sound. Multiple releases on MNRK Heavy.
Blazing Melodic Heavy / Power Metal / Hard Rock out of Texas.
Features Firewind vocalist Kelly Sundown Carpenter and guitarist Michael Harris. Sophomore album mixed by legendary producer Chris Tsangarides (Judas Priest, Thin Lizzy).
Technically stunning power metal from Houston.
Progressive melodic death metal featuring Nick Brady and Ryan Cullins on guitars with influences ranging from technical death to melodic hooks. Self-released their debut EP in 2013.
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