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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Portland, Oregon's Merrow is the vehicle of guitarist Keith Merrow, a player with an international reputation in progressive and technical metal circles whose work under this banner since 2021 channels his formidable technical command into dense, atmospheric progressive metal. The project reflects Merrow's ear for tonal depth alongside his ability to construct intricate compositions that feel muscular rather than sterile.
Los Angeles-based Mesmeric have been developing a progressive heavy metal sound since 2013, working in a city where melodic craft and technical ambition coexist comfortably in the metal underground. Their music balances traditional heavy metal's emphasis on hooks and dynamics with progressive rock's structural openness, producing work that feels both accessible and genuinely sophisticated in its construction.
Mesmerized is a progressive/power metal band from Kassel, Germany, formed in 2018. Their sound combines the compositional ambition of progressive metal with power metal's soaring melodies and dynamic intensity.
Messier 16 is a progressive black/death metal band from Oslo, Norway, formed in 2021. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
New Jersey's Metal Mike is a solo project that fuses heavy metal's primal backbone with the technical ambition of neoclassical and progressive metal, leaning hard into shred guitar as a central vehicle. The project mines the intersection of virtuoso technique and melodic metal songwriting, placing it in the lineage of players like Malmsteen while carving its own niche on Bandcamp.
Metal Notes is a progressive metal band from Poznań, Poland, formed in 2025. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
Metamorpher is a progressive ambient metal band from Mönchengladbach, Germany, self-described as "uncompromising and trend-independent." Their albums, mixed and mastered by Dan Swanö, deliver expansive, epic compositions that engage listeners on multiple levels through a sophisticated fusion of progressive metal and ambient atmospherics.
Metaphysics is a progressive metal band from Sora (Frosinone), Italy, formed in 2017. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition and creative depth.
A progressive/power metal act from Catania in Sicily, Metatrone has been delivering technically ambitious compositions since 2019. The band channels the angelic imagery of their Kabbalistic name into soaring, complex metal.
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