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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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Genre-bending instrumental progressive metal from Plano.
Hamburg's Postabiogenetic Apotheosis arrived in 2024 with a name as complex as their progressive death metal compositions. Their cerebral approach to the genre suggests a band more aligned with the philosophical ambitions of Gorguts than the straightforward brutality of their peers.
Progressive and power metal band from Brumov-Bylnice, Czech Republic, active since 1997, making them a veteran act in the Czech progressive metal scene. Their nearly three decades of activity speak to their dedication to technically ambitious, melodic metal.
Criminally underrated prog metal act (1994-2006) whose 'Eyes of the Oracle' remains a cult classic. Vocalist Chris Salinas later joined Zero Hour.
Power Within is a power/progressive metal band from Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia, formed in 2016. Their 2018 debut full-length Inception introduced their melodic, technically driven sound, and the band followed it with the 2021 single Esencia. Their lyrical themes explore inner struggles, life, and social issues.
Power/progressive metal band from Buenos Aires, Argentina, active since 2012. The band released the full-length album Changes on June 17, 2018, through Heart of Steel Records in digital format. They remain one of the few Argentine acts signed to Heart of Steel Records.
Progressive death metal band from Cieszyn, Poland, active since 2002, whose name references the Beehive star cluster. Over two decades they have crafted cosmic, technically ambitious progressive death metal from the Polish-Czech border.
Madison, Wisconsin's Praivent has been working the seam between progressive and thrash metal since 2016, bringing the university city's technically-inclined sensibility to a subgenre that doesn't always reward precision. Where thrash prizes speed and spite, Praivent layers in rhythmic complexity and structural ambition without losing the genre's inherent aggression — the songs shift and breathe while still hitting hard. Madison's surprisingly robust metal underground has produced a handful of technically sharp bands, and Praivent fits that mold.
Bilbao's Puttorso has been grinding since 2014, delivering short bursts of grindcore fury from the Basque Country's largest city. Their punishing brevity and industrial Nervión-valley setting produce a sound as compact and explosive as the genre demands.
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