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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Cleveland, Ohio progressive metal project whose 2012 EP Room 17: Hours Between Shadows and Light suggests a concept album exploring liminal spaces. The mathematical name reflects the precision of their approach to prog from the Rock Hall city.
At Night I Fly has explored progressive metal's expansive sonic territory from Budapest since 2012. Their evocative name suggests nocturnal transcendence, which their ambitious compositions seek to capture through complex arrangements and dynamic shifts.
Indianapolis progressive metal project exploring internal conflict through complex, introspective compositions, reflecting the contemplative side of Indiana's heavy music scene.
Pennsylvania/Minnesota progressive metal project spanning the distance between the Keystone State and the North Star State, exploring biblical themes through ambitious compositions.
Pittsgrove/Elmer, New Jersey progressive metal project with ten releases since 2023. Behind Jupiter Clouds and subsequent EPs build a rapidly expanding catalog of ambitious prog from the Garden State's rural Salem County.
Asheville, North Carolina progressive metal act crafting ambitious, fantasy-themed compositions from the Blue Ridge Mountains, blending technical precision with storytelling grandeur.
Atlantis Rising emerges from the Asturian industrial city of Avilés with progressive metal that reaches for mythological depths since 2022. Their ambitious approach to the genre reflects the creative aspirations of northern Spain's newest generation of prog-metal artists.
Greensboro, North Carolina progressive metal project named after the ultimate weapon in Final Fantasy VI. Their 2018 EP Through Seas of Gray channels JRPG epic scope through technical metal from the Piedmont Triad.
Mission Viejo, California black metal project whose 2018 debut En Trance plays on the double meaning of entrance and entrancement. Atmospheric black metal from Orange County's suburban sprawl.
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