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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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Power metal and progressive metal band from Pula in Istria, Croatia active since 2010. They deliver epic, technically ambitious metal from the ancient Roman city.
Pittsburgh's Equipoise stand at the sharpest edge of technical/progressive death metal, weaving contrapuntal guitar work and shifting time signatures into compositions of genuine compositional depth. Their 2019 debut established them as one of the most intellectually demanding acts in the genre.
New Jersey progressive death metal newcomers formed in 2023, Equivocator build dense, shifting arrangements from Middletown that betray a sophisticated approach to song architecture well beyond their short existence.
Progressive metal and thrash band from Dublin, Ireland active since 2007. They blend technical progressive complexity with thrash aggression from the Irish capital.
Progressive metal and rock act from Cheb in western Bohemia, Czech Republic, blending technical complexity with melodic accessibility. Their approach bridges the cerebral depth of progressive metal with the broader appeal of progressive rock.
Progressive metal band from Paris, France active since 2010. They deliver technically ambitious progressive metal from the French capital.
Heavy metal and progressive metal band from Brest in Brittany, France, active since 2013. They bring melodic, complex metal from the westernmost city in France.
Intricate Progressive Metal out of Texas.
A keyboard virtuoso operating out of El Dorado Hills, California, Erik Norlander has spent nearly three decades crafting cinematic progressive metal that puts the synthesizer front and center alongside hard-edged guitars. His work sits at the intersection of symphonic grandeur and technical precision, drawing equally from classic prog and neoclassical tradition.
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