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Vault Of Horrors (2024)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Tiberius from Edinburgh craft progressive metal named after the Roman emperor since 2015. A decade of imperial compositions from Scotland's capital has produced ambitious, historically informed progressive arrangements.
Holyoke, Massachusetts' Tides of Time have been working in progressive metal since 2014, emphasizing technical ambition and extended compositional structures over genre orthodoxy. Their work reflects the introspective side of New England progressive music, prioritizing atmosphere and craft.
Danbury, Connecticut's Tightrope have been plying heavy metal since 2010, operating in a traditional vein that values songwriting craft and melodic hooks without drifting into power metal excess. A decade and a half of persistence has given them a practiced, road-hardened quality rare in the regional underground.
Till the Fall from Cheshire craft progressive metal that counts down to the inevitable collapse since 2018. Their compositions navigate complex arrangements that build inexorably toward devastating conclusions.
Minneapolis's Timberiver have been working in progressive death metal since 2022, combining the genre's technical demands with a compositional ambition that goes beyond mere speed and precision. They contribute to a Twin Cities metal scene that has long balanced creative adventurousness with uncompromising heaviness.
Time Lost is a heavy metal band from the Mühlheim/Offenbach area of Germany, formed in 2026 with progressive elements woven into their sound. They blend traditional heavy metal foundations with progressive complexity.
Time Machine is a progressive power metal band from Milan, active since 2016. Their sci-fi name matches the ambitious scope of their progressive power metal, blending technical complexity with melodic hooks.
Time Symmetry from Madrid craft progressive metal that explores temporal and mathematical concepts through complex, precisely constructed compositions since 2018. Their physics-inspired name mirrors the structured elegance of their approach to progressive heavy music.
Syracuse's Time Under Earth formed in 2025 with a progressive black metal orientation — bringing the compositional complexity and structural ambition of prog to black metal's tremolo-picked ferocity and atmospheric extremity. As a very new act, they represent the leading edge of upstate New York's experimental extreme metal.
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