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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Self-described "Cosmic Enlighten Metal." Originally from Denver before relocating. Critically acclaimed debut 'Journey to Enlightenment' put them on the map in 2014.
Charleston's Encephalon Enslavement arrived in 2021 with a progressive death metal approach that values structural complexity as much as brutality. Their music unfolds through shifting time signatures and dense, layered riffwork.
San Francisco's Enchant have spent decades perfecting a strain of progressive metal with strong melodic rock sensibilities — technically accomplished but never cold, with hooks that anchor even their most complex passages. A respected name on the West Coast prog scene.
UK death/doom metal band formed in 1991 during the golden era alongside Paradise Lost, Anathema, and My Dying Bride. They released their debut Dance the Marble Naked on Century Media Records in 1994 and returned decades later with Cold Soul Embrace in 2022.
Ithaca, New York's Enclosure have been developing a progressive death metal voice since 2010, pairing technical precision with the kind of compositional ambition you'd expect from a college town with strong music program roots. Their work rewards close listening.
Alexandria, Virginia's Encompass approach progressive metal as a vehicle for expansive, thoughtful songwriting — complex without being sterile, and heavy enough to keep the weight grounded. A DC-area act with a patient, architectural approach to composition.
Wilkesboro, North Carolina's End of All sit at the crossroads of death metal and deathcore, delivering the kind of heavy that's both technically demanding and brutally direct. A newer act already staking out their corner of the genre.
Salt Lake City's End of Man bring a reflective, cerebral approach to progressive metal, taking the genre's technical vocabulary and directing it toward something more introspective and searching. Active since 2018, they're part of Utah's quietly growing heavy music scene.
Progressive power and folk metal act from the historic town of Loket, Czech Republic, blending technical ambition with melodic folk elements since 2015. Their genre-crossing approach combines the precision of progressive metal with power metal's anthemic energy and folk's earthy warmth.
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