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Yonkers, New York's Hanging Garden charts a different course — progressive death metal with ambition and technical edge, building compositional complexity into the brutality since 2013.
Progressive technical death metal project of renowned drummer Hannes Grossmann from Nuremberg, Germany, known for his work with Necrophagist, Obscura, and Blotted Science. His solo album Echoes Of Eternity pays homage to his former bands while showcasing his compositional prowess, recorded entirely at his MordorSounds studio.
Hans Platz is a German guitarist and composer trained at Berklee College of Music whose 2013 solo debut Timestamps, released on Piazza Recordings/Cargo Records, showcased his fusion of progressive metal, hard rock, and jazz-influenced virtuosity. The album featured contributions from drummers Marco Minnemann and Wolfgang Haffner as well as guest guitarist Mattias IA Eklundh of Freak Kitchen. Beyond his solo work, Platz has contributed to Feuerschwanz and co-founded The Dark Side of the Moon in 2021 with Ad Infinitum vocalist Melissa Bonny and Amaranthe drummer Morten Løwe Sørensen.
Czech band from Brno formed in 2011, evolving from thrash/death metal origins into progressive rock and metal territory. This dramatic stylistic transformation demonstrates their restless creative ambition and refusal to be confined by genre boundaries.
Silicon Valley's Harass have been bringing thrash metal to Santa Clara since 2012, a Bay Area band working in the shadow of legends but doing it with enough aggression and conviction to carve their own space.
Jacksonville's Hardwired blends neoclassical flair with progressive metal's technical ambition, drawing on shred tradition as much as compositional complexity. Formed in 2016, they navigate the space between virtuosic guitar work and expansive song structures.
Harkus is a progressive metal/rock band from Niort, France, formed in 2024. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
Rooted in Norfolk's underground, this progressive death metal project delivers savage compositions with conviction since 2018. Their work explores the genre's heaviest territories through savage delivery.
Harmony is a progressive power metal band from Borås, Sweden, active since 2020 and delivering soaring melodies, epic arrangements, and powerful vocals. The project channels the grandeur and ambition of power metal.
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