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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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Huntington Beach's Salem have built their sound since 2013 around progressive heavy and power metal — melodic without being soft, technically ambitious without losing sight of the riff. They bring a Southern California clarity to a style often associated with European grandeur, delivering anthemic songwriting grounded in genuine metal craft.
Tucson's Salent are a newly formed progressive thrash/death outfit drawing on the Southwest's history of technically inclined metal — music that values both aggression and complexity, where time signatures shift as naturally as the rhythm section locks in. Their progressive death/thrash approach promises a band willing to let songwriting sprawl as much as it punishes.
Progressive death metal from Dallas.
Istanbul's Sammetry explore progressive metal from the Turkish metropolis before relocating to Toronto since 2015. Over a decade of channeling their symmetry-derived name across two continents into compositions of technical ambition.
Samuli Federley creates progressive metal and shred from Helsinki, showcasing virtuosic guitar work and complex arrangements. Formed in 2023, his solo project brings technical ambition to the Finnish progressive scene.
Moscow's Sanctus Foedus explore progressive metal from the Russian capital since 2015. Their Latin name meaning "holy covenant" channels sacred agreements into technically ambitious compositions.
Sandalinas craft melodic progressive metal from Barcelona, building intricate compositions from one of Spain's most culturally vibrant cities. Their Mediterranean base infuses their progressive ambitions with warm, passionate energy.
Perm's Sander-P explore progressive metal from the Ural city since 2016. Their personal-name-derived identity channels individual creative vision into compositions from the western edge of the Ural Mountains.
Sangham craft progressive metal from Marseille, building intricate compositions from the Mediterranean port. Formed in 2020, they bring Provencal ambition to the French progressive scene.
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