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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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Progressive stoner metal band from Germany, formed in 2023. They merge progressive complexity with the heavy, groove-laden sound of stoner metal.
Oakland's Conqueror Worm channel Poe-esque dread into a progressive black metal framework, weaving dissonant, intellectually restless compositions that push beyond genre convention.
St. Louis power and thrash outfit Conquest combine classic heavy metal hooks with the ferocity of thrash, delivering anthemic riffwork and soaring vocals rooted in the Midwest metal underground.
Watertown, New York's Consanguine merge progressive metal ambition with cold black metal darkness, crafting intricate compositions that shift unpredictably between atmosphere and aggression.
Progressive power metal band from Paris, France, active since 1992. With over three decades of history, Conscience are veterans of the French progressive metal scene.
Progressive death metal act from Vila Real in northern Portugal, formed in 2016. Consequence blends technical ambition with death metal weight from the Trás-os-Montes region.
Belen, New Mexico's Conspiracy pursue progressive metal with an introspective intensity, building complex arrangements and dynamic shifts that reflect the expansive, isolated landscape of the Southwest.
Enterprise, Alabama's Conspiracy blend death metal's brutality with progressive metal's structural ambition, creating a sound that is both technically minded and deeply rooted in Southern underground heaviness.
Progressive death metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece, formed in 2020. They merge progressive complexity with death metal intensity from Greece's second-largest city.
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