Power metal band logos are built to be read from the back of a festival field: blackletter with the thorns filed off, chrome and gold, and emblems such as the Helloween pumpkin set inside the word.
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| Date | Band | Album | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Oct 2026 | Asomvel | Set Your World on Fire | Full-length |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Tombstalker | Chaos Monolith | Full-length |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Stryga | Upon Stygian Wings | Full-length |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Hate Beast | Humanity Redacted | Full-length |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Sorcery | The Immaculate Sin | Full-length |
| 1 Oct 2026 | Antiquus Scriptum | The Thing That Should Not Be | Full-length |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Amon Amarth | The Allfather Awakens | Full-length |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Butcher Babies | NIGHTBLOOM | Full-length |
| 2 Oct 2026 | Of Virtue | Death of the Altar | Full-length |
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