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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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Munich-based act formed in 2013, evolving from progressive death metal into a unique fusion of classical orchestral music and symphonic metal. Their ambitious compositions incorporate full orchestral arrangements into a heavy metal framework, setting them apart in the German metal landscape.
Hail Spirit Noir is a progressive/psychedelic rock/black metal project from Thessaloniki, Greece, active since 2016 and forging dark, aggressive extremity within the Greece black metal scene. The project channels the unrelenting intensity of the genre.
Progressive/doom/melodic death metal band from Irun, Spain, formed in 2023. Their ambitious fusion spans three subgenres, merging progressive complexity with doom weight and melodic death aggression from the Basque-French border.
Named for the Chinese sea god, Rochester's Haishen bring a progressive metal sensibility to upstate New York since 2020. Technically ambitious and melodically adventurous, they favor complexity over brute force.
Technical Progressive / Groove Metal from Lewisville.
Forged in London's metal community, this progressive metal/rock act channels blistering aggression since 2008. Their compositions channel the spirit of their genre through conviction and craft.
Sarasota's Half Ton Hammer fuse progressive metal's structural ambition with groove metal's visceral punch, resulting in something heavier and more dynamic than either genre alone. Florida has a long tradition of heavy music, and these guys fit right in.
Philadelphia's Half-Ton of Humanity take the mechanical churn of progressive thrash and push it through a classic heavy metal sensibility, landing somewhere between technical and anthemic. They've been at it since 2020 in one of the East Coast's most competitive metal cities.
Spawned in Huddersfield's underground, this thrash/progressive metal outfit channels british ferocity since 2022. Razor-sharp riffing and breakneck tempos carry the spirit of classic thrash.
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