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Stonelayer is a progressive metal band from Columbus, Ohio, formed in 2017, building intricate, layered compositions that reflect the Midwest's growing progressive metal community.
Storm the Sun is a Dallas, Texas band formed in 2013 that operates at the intersection of progressive metal and metalcore, combining technical ambition with heavy, rhythmically aggressive passages.
Storm Within is a Pensacola, Florida band formed in 2021 that works in the progressive heavy/power metal space, blending soaring melodies with expansive, technically ambitious arrangements.
Stormbringer is a progressive heavy/power metal band from Lakeside, Connecticut, formed in 2015, combining the melodic ambition of power metal with progressive structural complexity.
Stormcast evolved from atmospheric and melodic black metal in Nicosia to melodic/progressive death metal after relocating to Bristol, tracing a stylistic journey that mirrors their geographic one. Their music reflects both Mediterranean warmth and British grey in its shifting tonal palette.
Vladivostok's Stormchoir deliver atmospheric progressive death metal from Russia's Pacific gateway since 2014. Their name of tempestuous voices and Far Eastern origins channel the storms of the Sea of Japan into compositions of technically ambitious atmospherics.
Progressive metal band from Florianópolis, Santa Catarina, formed in January 2006 by vocalist Alexei Leão and his brother Andrei Leão on bass, alongside drummer Marcos Feminella and guitarist Rafael Scopel. Their self-titled debut was released in December 2006 and made available for free download; the second album Perception of the Other (2012) was produced in collaboration with the Siedler Cia de Dança contemporary dance company and released as a CD/DVD package. The band completed two European tours and received the FUNARTE Klaus Vianna Dance Prize for the Perception of the Other project.
Straight Forward craft progressive death metal from Mansfeld in Saxony-Anhalt, building technically demanding compositions from the former copper mining town. Active since 2011, they bring cerebral death metal to the Harz region.
Progressive metal band from New Berlin, Wisconsin with a history stretching back to 1999, building technically ambitious compositions with the melodic sensibility and dynamic range central to the progressive metal tradition.
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