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Aal explores progressive death metal from Vilnius since 2020. Their concise name — meaning 'eel' in several languages — belies the slippery, technically ambitious nature of their compositions from the Lithuanian capital.
Aaron Holt is a progressive metal and rock solo artist from Washington, D.C. His 2020 full-length "My Burdened Mind" presents ten tracks of introspective, technically accomplished progressive metal.
Abandoned Humanity merges progressive groove and death metal, originally from Moscow before relocating to Germany, active since 2019. Their transnational journey mirrors the existential displacement their name evokes.
Abandoned Stars explores progressive metal from Edinburgh since 2013, their cosmic-melancholic name reflecting compositions that reach for celestial heights from the Scottish capital. Over a decade of activity speaks to sustained ambition within Scotland's metal scene.
Abducted is a progressive death metal band from Port Huron, Michigan. Their 2016 full-length "I See The World" delivers ten tracks that weave progressive complexity through a death metal foundation.
Abduction is a heavy and thrash metal band from Danbury, Connecticut. Since 2016, the band has released a full-length, two EPs, and a demo, blending high-energy thrash riffs with hard rock swagger.
Abel Sequera is a progressive metal, shred, and djent artist from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2018, showcasing technical guitar virtuosity and complex rhythmic patterns within the progressive metal framework. The project brings the precise, rhythmically innovative approach of djent to the Catalan metal scene.
Abhcan explores progressive metal from Paris since 2020, bringing intellectual depth and structural ambition to the French capital's diverse metal landscape. Their Celtic-inspired name adds a mythological dimension to their modern progressive approach.
ABK channels groove and progressive metal from Laško in Slovenia since 2016. From this spa and brewery town in the Savinja Valley, they deliver rhythmically complex compositions that balance groove accessibility with progressive ambition.
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