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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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AMENRA "Vanuytsel 7"" (2021)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Three-piece progressive power metal unit from Kristiansand signed to Nuclear Blast, whose debut 'Conspiracy in Mind' was voted Album of the Month by Rock Hard magazine upon its 2005 release. Founded by members of Scariot and Ingermanland, the same lineup has remained intact since 2003, crafting intricate yet muscular compositions across a steady discography.
Progressive metal act from Katwijk, South Holland, formed in 2018. Company of Dreams crafts intricate, melodic progressive metal from the Dutch coast.
Forest Lake, Minnesota's Compassion Dies blend the technical ambition of progressive metal with the aggression of thrash, crafting songs that shift between intricate riff architecture and high-velocity punishment.
Progressive metal act from Porto, formed in 2024. Compendium brings fresh progressive ambition to the northern Portuguese metal scene.
Avant-garde progressive metal band from Brighton, England, formed in 2019. They push progressive metal into unconventional territory from the English south coast.
Austin, Texas progressive metal outfit Composite construct elaborate, melodically rich compositions that prioritize sonic depth and shifting dynamics over straightforward aggression.
Power and progressive metal band from Hebertsfelden in Lower Bavaria, Germany, active since 2010. They blend soaring power metal melodies with progressive complexity.
Progressive black-death metal band from London, active since 2010. They blend progressive complexity with extreme metal darkness from the English capital.
Progressive metal band from the Wetterau district of Hesse, Germany, active since 2011. They craft intricate, dynamic compositions with technical sophistication.
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