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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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Denver's Eddie Kim charts one of the more interesting trajectories in the underground — starting from post-rock and progressive territory before evolving toward death metal, deathcore, and djent, active since 2011.
A product of Italy's deep-rooted extreme metal underground, this Novara-based progressive metal act channels Opeth-school dynamics married to modern progressive sensibility. Active since 2008, their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
Warsaw-based progressive metal act, active since 2021 delivering technical virtuosity in service of expansive, cinematic narratives. Rooted in one of Eastern Europe's most formidable metal communities, uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
Death metal and progressive metal band from Lille/Arras, France active since 2013. They deliver technically ambitious death metal from the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region.
When Edera emerged in 2015 from Milan, they brought with them a sound rooted in progressive metal — all genre-bending ambition that refuses easy categorization. Their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
Heavy, progressive metal and metalcore act from Berlin, Germany, blending technical ambition with aggressive energy since 2014. Their genre-spanning approach combines the cerebral depth of progressive metal with metalcore's visceral impact.
Progressive metal band from Espoo, Finland active since 2014, blending heavy and serene qualities into cinematic soundscapes. Their releases include Illumine, Deluge, and The Convoy of Ruin, creating what they call the soundtrack for the darkest days.
A Raleigh death metal outfit that has steadily evolved from groove-heavy brutality toward more intricate progressive territory since forming in 2016. Their trajectory reflects a band genuinely searching for new forms rather than settling into a comfortable sound.
When Edge of Sanity emerged in 2021 from Finspång, they brought with them a sound rooted in death metal and progressive metal — all genre-bending ambition that refuses easy categorization. Their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
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