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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Ripping Progressive Death Metal / Metalcore from Denton.
Progressive metal/rock band from Espoo in the Helsinki metropolitan area, active since 2012. Their sound explores progressive territory from Finland's second-largest city.
I Saw the Deep is a progressive stoner metal band from The Hague, Netherlands, active since 2012 and delivering fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs through a haze of overdriven amplification. The project channels the riff-worshipping spirit of the genre.
Iamend is a progressive metal band from Dublin, Ireland, active since 2014 and crafting ambitious, technically proficient compositions that push beyond conventional metal boundaries. The project channels progressive sophistication.
Icaro is a power/progressive metal band from Puerto Real, Spain, active since 2012, blending the soaring anthems of power metal with progressive compositional ambition. The band channels the Bay of Cadiz's maritime energy into epic, technically demanding metal.
Icarus is a progressive melodic heavy metal band from the Bielefeld/Gutersloh area of Germany, active since 2003, blending intricate progressive structures with soaring melodic sensibilities. Over two decades, the band has developed a sound that balances technical ambition with accessible heavy metal hooks.
New York progressive metal act whose layered song structures and shifting time signatures reward patient listeners, building elaborate compositions that carry the density of glacial formations in slow, inevitable motion.
Progressive death metal/metalcore band from Paris, France formed in 2021. Their sound pushes death metal and metalcore into progressive territory from the French capital.
Progressive power/heavy metal band from Helsinki, Finland formed in 2024. Their sound blends progressive complexity with power and heavy metal from the Finnish capital.
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