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Chowy Fernandez is a progressive metal project from Buenos Aires, Argentina, led by a guitarist who has been playing for over 28 years. The project has released several instrumental albums including "Hypersalto" (2020), "Enki" (2021), "Triste Viento" (2022), and "ENLIL" (2022), all released independently. Chowy Fernandez also serves as guitarist for the Argentine metal band Barro, where he recorded alongside Marco Minnemann of The Aristocrats.
Suffern, New York guitarist Chris Caffery is best known as a longtime member of Savatage and Trans-Siberian Orchestra, but his solo catalog explores darker, heavier territory in power and progressive metal. A veteran of the genre's upper tier.
Savannah-based progressive metal project Chris Catharsis explores introspective, technically ambitious territory under a fittingly personal name. The project is defined by careful craftsmanship and emotional depth.
Los Angeles guitarist Chris Poland made his name as an original member of Megadeth, and his solo work leans into neoclassical and progressive metal with fluid, jazz-inflected technique. One of the genre's most distinctive voices.
Experimental progressive metal solo artist from Athens, Greece, active since 2007. He crafts intricate, boundary-pushing progressive metal.
Waco-based progressive metal project Chris White explores intricate, thoughtful heavy music from Central Texas with a focus on melodic complexity and technical composition. Part of a quietly active Lone Star prog scene.
Christian Alejandro is an instrumental progressive metal solo project from Coquimbo, Chile, whose debut EP "Per Seculum Seculorum" (2010) introduced five tracks of self-described "Instrumental Epic Prog Metal." The project's 2023 album "G.NEM" expanded the approach into a ten-chapter conceptual work featuring guest soloists and a closing title track that runs over sixteen minutes.
Progressive metal guitarist and solo artist from Bad Neustadt an der Saale, Germany, active since 2011. Known for his work with Obscura and Alkaloid, Christian Munzner is one of Germany's most technically accomplished metal guitarists.
Charlotte progressive metal artist Christian Pearson crafts technically ambitious guitar-driven compositions that blend virtuosity with structured songwriting. His work sits at the intersection of instrumental precision and emotive melody.
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