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Miracle formed in Poznań, Poland in 1991 and progressed from death/thrash metal roots toward progressive metal over the course of their active years. The band released demos including The Fall of Existence (1992) and The Remnants of Humanity (1993), building a presence in the early 1990s Polish underground metal scene before eventually disbanding.
A progressive heavy/doom metal act from the small Östergötland town of Finspång, Mirador has been crafting ambitious compositions since 2010. The band channels the panoramic view implied by their name into expansive, dynamic metal.
Mircea Florea is a heavy/progressive metal band from Romania, formed in 2018. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
MirrorFall is a progressive metal band from Trondheim, Norway, active in the underground. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
Mirrormaze is a progressive metal band from Borgomanero (Novara), Italy, formed in 2012. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition and creative depth.
Mirrors of Obsidian is a progressive and groove metal band from Dublin, Ireland, formed in 2010. They blend progressive complexity with groove metal's rhythmic power.
Mirrorthrone is a progressive/symphonic black/death metal band from Lausanne/Montreux, Switzerland, formed in 2015. They forge extreme metal at the fierce intersection of black and death metal.
Atlanta's Mirthless fuse progressive death metal architecture with deathcore muscle, bringing technical song construction and shifting dynamics to a brutally heavy foundation that has made them one of Georgia's more compositionally ambitious extreme acts since 2017.
Misantropolis is a progressive heavy metal and rock band from the Community of Madrid, Spain, formed in 2024. They blend progressive ambition with heavy metal's power and rock's accessibility.
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