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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
De Doorn (2022)
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Featured Metalcore Album
Halo (2017)
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French progressive/avant-garde thrash metal band from Toulouse, pushing thrash metal's boundaries since 2009. Their approach weaves experimental structures and unconventional ideas through a foundation of thrash aggression.
Progressive/heavy metal band from Varna, Bulgaria, blending intricate arrangements with melodic hooks since 2018. Their releases including 'Into the Mirror Cloud' and 'Limbo' showcase a five-piece lineup exploring the spacious terrain between prog complexity and heavy metal power.
Spanish progressive heavy metal band from Santurtzi, crafting ambitious, technically sophisticated compositions since 2016. Their approach expands traditional heavy metal through progressive structures and conceptual depth.
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Italian progressive/gothic metal band from Frosinone, formed in 2024 and blending prog complexity with gothic atmosphere. Their deliberately misspelled name adds an unconventional edge to their approach.
French progressive metal/rock band from Normandy, formed in 2023 and crafting ambitious, multi-layered compositions. Their approach blends progressive complexity with accessible rock sensibility.
British progressive death metal band from Southampton, crafting technically ambitious compositions since 2012. Their approach channels death metal's aggression through progressive structures and sophisticated arrangements.
Instrumental progressive metal act from Sofia, Bulgaria, crafting cerebral, conceptual compositions since 2016. Their self-titled album features ten tracks of vocal-free progressive metal with titles like 'Fractal Intuition' and 'Cognitive Dissonance' reflecting their intellectually-driven approach.
Spanish progressive metal act from the Basque Country, formed in 2020 and crafting intricate, technically ambitious compositions. Their sound channels progressive complexity through a modern metal framework.
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