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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
De Doorn (2022)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Halo (2017)
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Los Angeles progressive/technical death metal outfit active since the mid-2010s, weaving complex rhythmic structures and melodic density into a forward-thinking extreme metal framework.
Rhode Island band that began as melodic technical death metal before pivoting to experimental/progressive rock, ultimately disavowing their early extreme metal work amid constant lineup changes.
Nashville progressive metal outfit formed in 2011, Call Me Savage blend technical ambition with melodic sensibility in a city better known for country than heavy music.
Progressive death metal and deathcore band from Wiesbaden, Germany, formed in 2013. They blend technical complexity and progressive structures with the crushing aggression of modern extreme metal.
Post-metal and progressive metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2020. They craft expansive, dynamic compositions from the Greek capital.
Oklahoma City progressive death metal solo project active since 2015, weaving technical riffwork with the structural complexity that defines the genre.
Brooklyn act formed in 1992 who charted a restless evolution from progressive death metal into mathcore and hip-hop-infused fusion, releasing demos through Century Media-connected channels.
Progressive death metal act from Olbia, Sardinia, formed in 2018. Cannot blends technical complexity with death metal brutality from the Mediterranean island.
Saint Paul, Minnesota progressive sludge and groove metal band active since 2010, weaving horror and Norse/Viking imagery into their heavy, layered sound.
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