Facts: - years active: 1995 -- present - past members: bill king john k yates chris dale ivan gunn paul curtis lance - caption: balance heathen machine '' of power for the 2003 release of '' - origin: london , uk - genre: progressive metal power metal christian metal - name: balance of power - background: group_or_band - associated acts: lance , section 16 , psycho drama king , biomechanical , shadowkeep , magnitude 9 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of balance of power -lrb- band -rrb- .
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balance of power are a british melodic progressive metal group , formed in 1995 .