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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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Emerging from Sassari, this Italian act forges Progressive Metal built on genre-bending ambition that refuses easy categorization. Their approach balances aggression with genuine musical substance.
Part of Holland's dense concentration of metal talent, this act channels progressive metal with a focus on labyrinthine compositions spanning multiple movements and moods. Formed in 2015, based in Amsterdam, every recording pushes a little further into uncharted sonic territory.
Los Angeles progressive metal outfit Event Horizon brings the sprawling ambition of the genre to one of California's most competitive metal scenes since their 2020 formation. Their name, borrowed from the point of no return at a black hole's boundary, sets the tone for music that pursues the threshold between accessibility and the abyss.
Cork's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this black metal and progressive metal unit is among them — wielding labyrinthine compositions spanning multiple movements and moods. Their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
Straddling the line between power metal and progressive metal, this Swedish actfrom Gothenburg fuses polyrhythmic complexity balanced with emotive melodic passages into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2022, and uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
Crafting their sound since 2013, this Krasnodar Death Metal and Progressive Metal outfit delivers polyrhythmic complexity balanced with emotive melodic passages. Their place within Russia's sprawling, uncompromising metal landscape speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Binghamton, New York's Evil Twin has been crafting atmospheric progressive metal since 2009, building a body of work in upstate New York's often-overlooked heavy music community. Their approach layers the emotional intricacy of progressive composition over metal's instrumental weight, with a sense of atmosphere that reflects the gray, contemplative character of the region.
Progressive metal band from the lakeside resort town of Montreux, Switzerland, building complex, technically ambitious compositions since 2011. Their setting in one of Europe's most famous music cities provides fitting backdrop for their intricate brand of progressive metal.
In existence since 2021, this Amsterdam Doom Metal, Post-Metal, and Progressive Metal outfit delivers polyrhythmic complexity balanced with emotive melodic passages. Their place within Holland's dense concentration of metal talent speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
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