Crystal Viper

A hard-hitting, female-fronted power metal unit based out of Katowice, Poland, Crystal Viper's sound draws from first-wave NWOBHM bands and savage sword & sorcery/Lovecraft-ian-influenced metal outfits including Manowar and Cirith Ungol. Since issuing their 2007 debut, The Curse of the Crystal Viper, the band have undergone numerous lineup changes while releasing a string of thrashy, yet tightly constructed power metal gems including Legends (2010), Possession (2013), and Tales of Fire and Ice (2019). The Cult, their Listenable Records debut, appeared in 2021. Following a world tour, Crystal Viper returned with The Last Axeman EP in 2022; it included a cover of Diamond Head's "It's Electric." The studio set Silver Key was issued in June 2024.