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Progressive death-groove act from Porto, active since 2012. Colosso has earned recognition for their technically ambitious, genre-crossing extreme metal from northern Portugal.
Kansas City's Colossus blends progressive metal's structural ambition with the raw impact of death metal, a Missouri act that navigates between technical complexity and visceral force without losing sight of either.
Colônia Cratera is a progressive metal and hard rock band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2017 and named after the ancient meteor crater located in the city's southern outskirts. The band describes their sound as "rock progressivo espacial" (progressive space rock), blending heavy, stoner, and space-influenced elements, with releases including "Flecha e Destino" (2017) and "Templo e Abismo" (2019).
Progressive death metal band from Tampere, Finland, formed in 2024. They merge progressive complexity with death metal intensity.
Stockholm progressive metal act formed in 2015, crafting intricate compositions from Sweden's capital. Their cerebral approach channels progressive metal's structural ambition.
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Progressive power-thrash act from Ufa, capital of Bashkortostan, active since 2015. Comavigil delivers technically ambitious metal from the southern Urals.
Bellingham, Washington's Come Horrid Sigil weave progressive and technical ambition through their death and thrash metal, building arrangements that are as intricate as they are violent. The Pacific Northwest acts as a fitting backdrop for their dense, challenging sound.
Progressive metal act from Istanbul, active since 2011. Comma has spent over a decade crafting intricate progressive metal from the Bosphorus city.
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