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Termination Redux (EP) (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Septaria craft progressive doom/death metal from the Provencal town of Pertuis, building elaborate, crushing compositions from the Luberon region. Formed in 2024, they bring geological (septarian nodule) depth to the southeastern French scene.
Viennese progressive death metal outfit active since 2006, Serapis crafts technically demanding compositions that push beyond conventional death metal structures. Their progressive approach incorporates complex arrangements and shifting dynamics, reflecting Vienna's tradition of musical sophistication filtered through extreme metal.
Serapis Project craft progressive metal and rock from Barcelona, building intricate compositions inspired by the Greco-Egyptian deity. Formed in 2022, they bring mythological depth to the Catalan progressive scene.
Denver's Seren occupy an ambitious crossroads of progressive black and death metal with metalcore influences, weaving volatile extremity and structural complexity into a sound that has distinguished the band in Colorado's underground since 2017.
One of Austria's most prominent symphonic power metal exports, Serenity has released numerous albums on Napalm Records since their 2007 debut, with vocalist Georg Neuhauser fronting a sound built on orchestral grandeur and historically-inspired themes. Albums like "War of Ages" (2013) and "Nemesis AD" (2023), produced by Sascha Paeth, have cemented their reputation as masters of bombastic, narrative-driven European power metal.
Sergio Mora creates progressive metal and rock from Madrid, building technically ambitious compositions as a solo project. Active since 2020, his work brings personal artistic vision to the Spanish capital's progressive metal landscape.
Twin Falls, Idaho's Serpens Cauda bring technical progressive metal out of an unlikely locale, pursuing intricate compositional structures and demanding musicianship in a region rarely spotlighted for extreme metal since the band's 2021 formation.
San Diego's Serpentyne draw from three directions at once — progressive, thrash, and power metal — resulting in a dynamic, melodically rich hybrid that has been sharpening its edge in Southern California's metal scene since 2018.
Gothenburg's Seven Circles pair progressive heavy and doom metal from Sweden's metal capital since 2013. Named for the seven circles of hell, their Dantean reference channels infernal descent into compositions of over a decade of ambitious, genre-blending heaviness.
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