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Formed in Söderhamn, Sweden in 1995 by brothers Stefan and Mikael Zell, Wolverine began as a melodic death metal act and evolved into a progressive metal band of considerable emotional depth by the time of their 1999 EP Fervent Dream. Albums including Cold Light of Monday (2003), Still (2006), Communication Lost (2011), and Machina Viva (2016) traced a sustained drift toward atmospheric progressive rock and post-metal territory, with socially conscious and introspective lyrics at the center. Their 2025 return album Anomalies marked their first studio recording in nearly a decade.
Progressive metal and rock band from London, England active since 2012. Working Progress blends progressive complexity with accessible hooks from the British capital.
Progressive groove metal band from West Yorkshire, England formed in 2019. World Chaos channels rhythmic heaviness through progressive structures and groove metal's punishing riffing.
Seattle's World Under Water are a newly formed progressive metal act, having emerged in 2024 with what appears to be a particular interest in the textural and structural possibilities the style opens up. Progressive metal in the Pacific Northwest has a distinct pedigree, and a band entering the scene in 2024 does so with that entire legacy available to them. Still early in their story, they represent the ongoing vitality of ambitious, technically minded metal in one of the genre's most historically fertile regions.
Los Angeles-based Worldview has been operating since 2002, developing a sound that weaves together the melodic ambition of power metal with the structural complexity of progressive metal. Two decades in, the band continues to pursue the cinematic, technically demanding territory that defines the best of the West Coast's prog-power contingent.
Progressive and brutal death metal band from Marseille, France active since 2015. Worship the Infinite merges the technical complexity of progressive metal with brutal death metal's unrelenting extremity.
Progressive deathcore and djent band from Yvelines, France formed in 2020. Worship the Useless fuses progressive complexity and djent's polyrhythmic precision with deathcore's crushing breakdowns.
Progressive death metal band from London, England active since 2017. Wounded Not Dead pushes death metal into progressive territory with ambitious arrangements and technical complexity.
Thrash/progressive metal band from Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal active since 2013. Wrath Sins blends thrash aggression with progressive complexity from the city facing Porto across the Douro River.
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