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Instrumental heavy/progressive metal project from Lages, Santa Catarina, formed in 2021. The debut album ...And a New Story Begins, released June 25, 2021, spans 13 tracks across 59 minutes, with titles ranging from "I Saw the Future" to "The Myth Behind the Waterfall Cave." The project releases independently under the Robson Anadom name.
Progressive metal/rock project from Moscow, Russia, formed in 2020. The project delivers technically ambitious compositions from the Russian capital.
Rod1313 is a progressive metal project from Uppsala, Sweden, formed in 2019. The project explores complex musical structures and intricate compositions from the university city of Uppsala.
Miami guitarist and bandleader Rodrigo Herrera launched this project in 2023 at the intersection of progressive and groove metal, drawing on South Florida's rich Latin musical culture and fusing it with the polyrhythmic complexity of progressive metal and the locked-in heaviness of groove. It's a project defined by instrumental sophistication and a clear sense of rhythmic identity.
Roger Staffelbach is a Swiss neoclassical metal guitarist from Nottwil, discovered by Shrapnel Records' Mike Varney after studying at the Guitar Institute of Technology in Los Angeles. A 14-year-old trumpet player turned electric guitarist after hearing Yngwie Malmsteen, he led progressive band Artension through seven albums before releasing his 2023 solo debut The Quest, featuring Steve DiGiorgio on bass and John Macaluso on drums.
Romain Goulon Project is a progressive/technical death metal project from Cannes on the French Riviera, formed in 2020. The project showcases virtuoso technical death metal from the Mediterranean coast of southeastern France.
Progressive/heavy metal solo artist from the Netherlands, active since 2020. The project delivers technically ambitious progressive heavy metal.
Technical progressive metal solo project from San Antonio.
Rooky is a neoclassical progressive metal and rock project from Berlin, Germany, active since 2013. The project blends classical virtuosity with progressive metal complexity from the German capital.
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