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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Ambra explores progressive stoner metal from Ljubljana since 2016. Named after the Slovenian word for amber — the fossilized tree resin — they bring geological patience and psychedelic warmth to heavy compositions from the capital.
Ambrazura merges progressive and brutal death metal from Yekaterinburg since 2016. Their Russian name for 'embrasure' — the fortification opening from which weapons are fired — drives compositions of architecturally precise brutality from the Urals.
Ambrius merges power and progressive metal from Gloucestershire since 2022, their name evoking legendary Arthurian connections to the Cotswolds. Their West Country origins feed compositions of epic scope and technical ambition.
Pozega's Amen merge death, progressive, and thrash metal into a multifaceted sound that draws from all three genres' most compelling elements. Their name carries both religious weight and punk-rock irreverence, fitting for their genre-blending approach.
Amentes explores progressive doom and death metal from Kikinda in northern Vojvodina since 2012. Their Latin name meaning 'mad' or 'insane' drives over a decade of compositionally ambitious extremity from this Banat border town.
Amentet is a progressive death metal band from Merzig, Germany, active since 2002, navigating the intersection of technical complexity and death metal aggression that defines the progressive death metal style. With over two decades in the scene, the band has built a foundation in the Saarland region's underground metal community.
Durham, North Carolina power metal and progressive project. Imperial ambition through melodic precision from the Research Triangle.
Doom and progressive metal project of unknown origin named after the extinct cephalopod. Prehistoric heaviness built on geological time.
Amnesis explores progressive metal from Turin since 2014, their name — derived from the Greek for 'forgetfulness' — contrasting with the intricate, carefully constructed compositions they create. Piedmont's progressive metal tradition gains another voice in their detailed sonic architecture.
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