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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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Polish progressive metal/rock band from Wroclaw, crafting liminal, threshold-crossing compositions since 2017. Their approach blends progressive complexity with accessible rock elements.
Lince was a progressive metal and rock project from Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, Brazil, active briefly from 2021 before splitting up. The band released horror-themed material, including the albums "Cosmic Horror" and "Horror Cósmico" as well as "Hell's Doors" in 2022, all self-released through their Bandcamp page. The project channeled cosmic horror and occult themes across its short-lived discography.
A progressive metal supergroup featuring members of Dream Theater and Rudess, Liquid Tension Experiment trades in technical extravagance and jaw-dropping instrumental interplay.
Swedish progressive/stoner metal band from Umea, active since 2005 and blending technical ambition with stoner groove for two decades. Their approach channels prog complexity through the hazy lens of stoner metal.
Norwegian progressive death/groove metal band from Oslo, blending technical ambition with rhythmic heaviness since 2017. Their approach channels prog complexity through the dual lens of death and groove metal.
Portland's Lividus pull from melodic death, progressive, and thrash metal, building technically ambitious compositions that reward close listening with layered, shifting dynamics.
Intricate Extreme Progressive Metal from Fort Worth.
Swedish extreme progressive metal band from Uppsala, active since 2004 and delivering two decades of boundary-pushing compositions. Named after the subglacial Antarctic lake, their sound channels hidden, extreme depths through technical progressive metal.
Progressive thrash metal outfit from Brno, Czech Republic, blending technical complexity with thrash metal's aggressive backbone since 2011. Their approach brings an unconventional, boundary-pushing mentality to the Czech thrash scene.
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