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Dazed is a progressive death metal band from Berlin, Germany, active since 2011. They push death metal into complex, progressive territory with ambitious compositions and technical precision.
De Ros is a progressive metal and shred project centered on guitarist Marcos De Ros from Caxias do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Originally formed as a power trio in 1991 with drummer Sandro Stecanela and bassist Fábio Alves, the group recorded the instrumental progressive metal albums "Ad Dei Gloriam" (1994) and "Universe" (1997), drawing on influences ranging from jazz-fusion to Indian classical music. Marcos De Ros is recognized by Rolling Stone Brasil as one of 70 Brazilian guitar masters and was the first Brazilian guitarist to release an instructional CD-ROM internationally.
Rosendale, NY's Dead Empires weave progressive ambition into sludge's tar-thick foundations, building sprawling, tension-laden structures from the Hudson Valley's quiet edges. Formed in 2011, their music feels like watching something enormous collapse in slow motion.
Dead Leaves is a power and progressive metal band from Alessandria, Italy, formed in 2014. The project blends the melodic grandeur of power metal with the structural complexity of progressive metal.
Fresno, California's Dead Monster Galaxy have been carving out progressive metal territory in California's Central Valley since 2020, building expansive, technically adventurous compositions far from the coasts. Their ambition matches the vast agricultural plains around them.
Dead on Mars is a progressive/symphonic death metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2018. They combine the technical ambition of progressive metal with symphonic grandeur and death metal's ferocity.
Dead Poets Society is a power and progressive metal band from Bratislava, Slovakia, formed in 2011. The project delivers ambitious metal from the Slovak capital.
Deadalus is a progressive death metal act from Liege, formed in 2024 and navigating the labyrinthine structures that the genre demands. Their name's mythological reference to the architect of the Minotaur's maze suits music that values complexity and disorientation.
Deadly Circus Fire is a progressive metal/rock band from London, England, active since 2010. They perform daring progressive metal acrobatics from the British capital.
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