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Astral Experience has become a staple of Spain's progressive metal scene, combining power metal's majesty with technical prog excellence from Valencia. Signed to Art Gates Records, their album "Clepsidra" showcases a band evolving toward heavier, modern sounds including djent and metalcore while maintaining the prog-power essence that earned them international recognition.
Williamsburg, Virginia progressive metal band exploring expansive sonic landscapes from the historic Colonial Capital, blending technical precision with atmospheric grandeur.
Astral Paralysis creates progressive death metal from Siena since 2016, named after the phenomenon of sleep paralysis rendered in cosmic terms. From the Tuscan hill city of the Palio, they craft technically demanding compositions that explore states of suspended consciousness.
Astral Path explores progressive death metal from Milan since 2016, their name suggesting a journey through the stars. From Lombardy's capital, they navigate complex compositional territory with the ambition their cosmic name demands.
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Astrogence is a progressive death metal band from Denkendorf in Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, formed in 2010, navigating the complex interplay of technical songwriting and death metal brutality. The band brings progressive ambition to the Swabian metal scene.
London's Astrohenge fuse progressive metal complexity with sludge metal weight, creating expansive compositions that shift between intricate time signatures and crushing, distorted heaviness. Active since 2010, their cosmic-themed approach blends the cerebral ambition of prog with the visceral power of sludge.
Southern California progressive metal project with eight releases spanning 2002 to present. One of the longest-running acts in this catalog, their two-decade discography including Dematerialised Passenger traces an arc of cosmic prog ambition from the birthplace of West Coast metal.
Asylum Pyre has explored progressive and power metal from Paris since 2009, building a strong reputation through several albums of technically ambitious, dynamically varied compositions. Their theatrical name suits the dramatic flair they bring to the French progressive metal landscape.
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