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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Progressive metal act from Sayreville, New Jersey, formed in 2010, blending heavy riffing with dynamic structural shifts and melodic rock sensibilities. Their sound draws from the progressive metal and rock traditions without abandoning accessibility.
Statue forge progressive heavy, power, and thrash metal from Kerava in the Helsinki metropolitan area, building ambitious compositions that combine three classic metal styles. Formed in 2023, they bring monumental, statue-like grandeur to the Finnish scene.
Philadelphia progressive power metal band formed in 2022, combining the anthemic melodic drive of power metal with the structural complexity and technical ambition of the progressive tradition.
Steal My Hope craft progressive metal from the northern Finnish city of Oulu, building intricate compositions that explore the theft of optimism. Formed in 2020, they bring Arctic-circle progressivism to the Finnish metal landscape.
Steam Slicer craft progressive metal from the university city of Heidelberg, building intricate compositions with the mechanical precision their industrial name suggests. Formed in 2023, they bring cerebral ambition to the Rhine-Neckar progressive scene.
Seattle progressive metal project formed in 2012 that integrates electronic elements into a heavy foundation, merging synthetic textures with the compositional ambition of progressive metal.
Melodic progressive metal band from Ghent, formed in 2021, crafting intricate compositions that balance technical ambition with melodic accessibility. Their name, Dutch for "alley murder," contrasts their sophisticated musical approach with a darkly evocative title.
Veteran Los Angeles progressive power metal band formed in 1995, recognized for elaborate compositions, technically proficient musicianship, and a decade-spanning catalog that helped define the American progressive power metal underground.
Stella Erratic is a progressive metal band from Cleveland, Ohio, formed in 2022. Drawing on the complex rhythmic and melodic traditions of the genre, they represent a newer wave of progressive metal emerging from the Midwest.
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