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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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Progressive metal band from Budapest, Hungary formed in 2019. They deliver intricate progressive metal from the Hungarian capital.
Progressive metal act from Horsens, Denmark, crafting technically ambitious compositions since 2018. Their name, evoking displacement and cultural exile, adds emotional depth to their progressive metal complexity.
In existence since 2011, this Izmir Progressive Metal outfit delivers polyrhythmic complexity balanced with emotive melodic passages. Their place within Turkey's bridge between Eastern and Western metal traditions speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Progressive metal act from Bremen in northern Germany, formed in 2024, breaking the silence with technically ambitious compositions. Their Latin name, meaning "from silence," suggests a sound that emerges from stillness into complex, dynamic metal.
Part of Italy's underrated but thriving metal community, this act channels power metal and progressive metal with a focus on labyrinthine compositions spanning multiple movements and moods. Formed in 2010, based in Venice, every recording pushes a little further into uncharted sonic territory.
Progressive metal band from Parkano/Tampere, Finland formed in 2019. They deliver intricate, forward-thinking metal from the Pirkanmaa region.
Florida's Extinction Coefficient launched in 2022 weaving progressive metal's architectural ambition into a metalcore framework, creating music that demands active listening alongside its physical impact. The Andover origin places them outside the state's major scenes, lending their work an independent, exploratory quality.
Norwegian extreme progressive metal pioneers from Bekkestua/Bærum, recognized for precise technical musicianship across five studio albums and two EPs. Their 2005 album The Blueprint Dives earned a Spellemannsprisen nomination for Best Metal Album, and their sound has evolved from technical death metal through progressive death/thrash into alternative rock territory — culminating in the 2025 double LP Burial.
The Dutch city of Eindhoven serves as headquarters for this groove metal and progressive metal operation, whose arsenal includes Opeth-school dynamics married to modern progressive sensibility. Their approach balances aggression with genuine musical substance.
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