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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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Halo (2017)
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Bethlehem, Pennsylvania's Lest We Forget began as deathcore bruisers before expanding into progressive metalcore territory — their evolution mirrors the slow, deliberate weight of their Steel Belt hometown.
One of America's longest-running progressive power metal acts, Lethal have been crafting keyboard-laced, melodically adventurous heavy metal from Hebron, Kentucky since the mid-1960s — a true institutional presence.
Spanish power/progressive metal band from Madrid, blending epic melodies with progressive complexity since 2019. Their approach channels soaring vocal lines and intricate arrangements through a modern metal framework.
Leuku are a progressive and atmospheric metal band from Santiago, Chile, co-founded around 2006 by guitarists Bauda and Parton, the latter also known for his work in the separate band Bauda. The group blends progressive and psychedelic rock structures with folk-influenced acoustic elements, and released the split EP Mares with Bauda in 2007, followed by the full-length Blindfolded in 2011 on Pest Productions with a lineup that included five members.
Atlanta's Levitation soar through progressive power metal with a Southern confidence, pairing intricate arrangements and dynamic shifts with the kind of clean vocal muscle that fills Georgia arenas.
Hungarian progressive/power metal band from Debrecen, blending technical ambition with anthemic melodies since 2015. Their approach channels the best of both genres through sophisticated arrangements.
French progressive metal band from Saint-Remy-de-Provence, crafting technically ambitious compositions since 2008. Their Provencal roots inform a sun-drenched take on progressive metal's complex structures.
Swedish progressive black metal band from Stockholm, pushing black metal into complex, ambitious territory since 2015. Their approach blends progressive structures with blackened intensity.
Finnish progressive death metal band from Jyvaskyla, crafting technically ambitious compositions since 2018. Their name reflects the transitional, threshold-crossing nature of their progressive approach to death metal.
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