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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Progressive metal band from Marseille, France, formed in 2022. They craft intricate compositions from the Mediterranean port city.
Progressive death metal act from Piacenza, active since 2013. Cyneris blends technical complexity with death metal heaviness from Emilia-Romagna.
Olympia, Washington band synthesizing power, progressive, heavy, and thrash metal into a dynamically ambitious and melodically rich sound. Cyperus draws from across the metal spectrum with technical musicianship and broad compositional range.
Chicago power and progressive metal band drawing from the melodic ambition of European power metal and the compositional depth of progressive rock. Cyprus blends anthemic heavy metal songwriting with technical sophistication from the Illinois underground.
Progressive metal act from Milan, active since 2013. Cyrax crafts intricate, technically-driven progressive metal from Italy's largest city.
Chicago progressive metal band crafting introspective, compositionally complex music that draws from prog rock's textural depth and metal's heavy backbone. Czar builds melodically rich soundscapes through patient, dynamic songwriting.
Progressive symphonic metal band from Chambery in the French Alps, active since 2009. They blend progressive complexity with symphonic grandeur from the Savoie region.
Código Clone is a progressive metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed around 2018. The band plays heavy instrumental progressive metal with influences drawn from neoclassical music, jazz, and Brazilian styles, and released a self-titled EP featuring tracks such as "Comfort From a Bomb" and "Dreaming with Spiders." Reviews have praised their versatility, precision, and compositional depth within the Brazilian progressive metal scene.
Progressive metal band from Jyvaskyla, Finland, formed in 2019. They craft intricate, dynamic compositions from the Finnish lake district.
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