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Deadpan is a progressive death metal band from Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, formed in 2011, consisting of Anderson Biko (bass), Gustavo Novloski (vocals and guitars), and Igor Thiesen (drums). Their debut album "In Aliens We Trust" (2015) is a concept record that presents an extraterrestrial perspective analyzing human society and behavior. The band remains active and independent within Brazil's progressive metal underground.
Deathmosphere is a progressive death metal band from Ibagué, Colombia, formed in 2017 and influenced by technically demanding and melodic death metal. The band released their debut demo "Inherente al cosmos" in 2019, followed by a full-length version in 2021 and the single "Introspection" the same year.
Philadelphia death metal band Horrendous formed in 2009 out of a shared obsession with classic death metal from both sides of the Atlantic and have since evolved into one of the most critically acclaimed acts in progressive death metal. Their debut The Chills (2012) established the band's old-school foundation, while Ecdysis (2014), Anareta (2015), and Idol (2018) demonstrated increasing compositional ambition. Ontological Mysterium (2023), released through Season of Mist, was named Decibel Magazine's album of the year, cementing the band's position at the forefront of modern death metal.
Human Equation is a progressive death metal band from Huixquilucan/Naucalpan, State of Mexico, formed in 2003. The band is signed to Sun Empire Productions and released their debut full-length, The Human Universe, in 2019, a record that thematically explores the Anunnaki theory of human origin.
Into Eternity formed in Regina, Saskatchewan in 1997 and built a reputation for technically intricate progressive death metal that weaves clean harmonized vocals, growled death metal delivery, and complex time signatures into cohesive song structures. After signing to Century Media Records, the band released a series of albums including Buried in Oblivion (2004) and The Scattering of Ashes (2006), and in 2007 toured North America in support of Dream Theater.
John Frum is a progressive death metal band from Philadelphia formed in 2011, featuring Liam Wilson (The Dillinger Escape Plan) on bass, Derek Rydquist (The Faceless) on vocals, and guitarist Matt Hollenberg. Their 2017 Relapse Records debut A Stirring in the Noos delivered 40 minutes of psychedelic, darkly atmospheric death metal that drew on the members' backgrounds in some of American extreme music's most demanding bands.
Kizin is a progressive death metal project from Temuco, Chile, founded by multi-instrumentalist Luis Peña Otto, who draws on the philosophies of Nietzsche and Schopenhauer to craft conceptual albums with long-form tracks and technically demanding riffs. Their debut Abstraction (2018) was described by No Clean Singing as a "progressive death metal fireworks display," and their follow-up Existentialism (2021) — recorded across Temuco and Leipzig — continued the project's thematic arc through six tracks organized into three narrative chapters.
Kocytus is a progressive death metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, whose name is drawn from Dante's Divine Comedy — specifically the frozen ninth circle of Hell. The band released their self-titled debut full-length on October 31, 2024, a 59-minute independent record featuring nine tracks that blend technical death metal with progressive structures. The album's thematic scope spans cosmic horror, heresy, and Dantean imagery.
Krig is a progressive death metal band from Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil, formed in 2007 and active across multiple stints since then. The band has released albums including Christ Is Public Enemy #1 and the compilations 7 Years of Brutality and the subsequent 17 Years of Brutality series (Volumes I–III), with the latter two volumes arriving in late 2024. Their music addresses spiritual, political, and societal themes within a technically demanding progressive death framework.
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