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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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Lucca-based progressive metal act active in the underground, crafting compositions that push beyond conventional metal structures through complex arrangements and shifting dynamics. Their music rewards attentive listening with unexpected turns and layered instrumentation.
Charlotte, North Carolina act that merged death metal and thrash metal during their run from 2014 until splitting up, part of the Carolinas' growing extreme metal underground.
Orlando progressive and sludge metal band active from around 2013, blending slow-burning sludge weight with progressive song structures in the fertile Florida extreme metal underground.
Brookfield, Wisconsin progressive and thrash metal band that eventually changed names, blending technically demanding thrash riffing with progressive song arrangements.
Seattle progressive thrash and death metal band pushing the genre's technical boundaries with dynamic shifts and complex arrangements since their formation in the mid-2010s.
Bad Salad is a progressive metal band from Brasília, Brazil, formed in 2007 by brothers Thiago Campos (guitar) and Felipe Campos (bass) alongside drummer Caco Gonçalves. Their debut album Uncivilized (2012) earned international critical acclaim for its complex songwriting and songs regularly exceeding ten minutes, drawing comparisons to Dream Theater and Opeth; the follow-up EP Puzzled appeared in 2013. The band was handpicked by Mike Portnoy to perform on the Progressive Nation at Sea cruise in 2014, one of the few Brazilian acts to achieve that distinction.
Utrecht-based progressive metal act active since 2012, crafting compositions that push beyond conventional metal structures through complex arrangements and shifting dynamics. Their music rewards attentive listening with unexpected turns and layered instrumentation.
Lecco-based technical death metal act active since 2014, weaving labyrinthine guitar work and shifting time signatures into their extreme metal framework. Their compositions demand both virtuosity and visceral impact, balancing cerebral complexity with gut-level heaviness.
Istanbul-based technical death metal act active since 2008, weaving labyrinthine guitar work and shifting time signatures into their extreme metal framework. Their compositions demand both virtuosity and visceral impact, balancing cerebral complexity with gut-level heaviness.
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