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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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La Crescenta's Eminent approach progressive metal with an ear for layered texture and dynamic contrast, building elaborate song forms out of the kind of patient, detailed riff construction that suits a band from LA's quieter suburban outskirts.
Progressive melodic death metal featuring Nick Brady and Ryan Cullins on guitars with influences ranging from technical death to melodic hooks. Self-released their debut EP in 2013.
San Antonio's Emissary occupy the progressive melodic death metal space with authority, weaving clean and brutal dynamics through technically demanding arrangements that reflect South Texas's underappreciated tradition of ambitious metal.
A product of the birthplace of heavy metal itself, this Exeter-based progressive metal act channels Opeth-school dynamics married to modern progressive sensibility. Active since 2018, the combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.
Progressive death metal act from Berlin, Germany, crafting technically complex compositions since 2010. Their approach pushes death metal's boundaries through progressive structures and intricate arrangements.
Long Beach's Empathy carve progressive thrash metal with Southern California's technical precision and just enough melodic sophistication to separate them from pure aggression acts — cerebral without losing the crunch.
Progressive/thrash/doom metal act from Bavaria, Germany, formed in 2022, merging the cerebral complexity of progressive metal with thrash speed and doom heaviness. Their three-genre approach creates a dynamic, unpredictable listening experience.
Death metal, progressive metal, speed metal, and thrash band from Paris, France launched in 2024. They deliver a technically ambitious, multi-genre extreme metal assault from the French capital.
Philadelphia's Empress have spent over two decades weaving symphonic grandeur into progressive power metal, stacking orchestral sweep atop technically ambitious song structures that reward patient listeners.
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