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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Alexandra Zerner explores progressive metal and rock, born in Sofia, Bulgaria before relocating to Brno in the Czech Republic, active since 2009. This cross-border artistic journey brings a uniquely Central-Eastern European perspective to progressive heavy music.
Alexandre Rocha is a solo progressive metal project from Bauru, São Paulo state, Brazil, launched in 2021 after Rocha spent years composing and playing in local metal bands. His debut album "Viewpoints" (2021) was fully performed, produced, and recorded by Rocha at Mister Rec Vintage Studios in Bauru, featuring seven tracks of technically oriented progressive metal with a strong emphasis on composition and dynamics. The project reflects a one-man approach to the genre that prioritizes melodic depth alongside technical proficiency.
AlexBah explores progressive death metal from Krasnodar in southern Russia since 2016. From this major Kuban region city near the Black Sea, they navigate complex compositional territory over a decade of progressive extremity.
Algol3 creates progressive metal from Marconia in the Matera province of Basilicata since 2020. Operating from one of southern Italy's most remote regions — near the famous cave dwellings of Matera — they bring progressive complexity to an underserved corner of the Italian metal map.
Algorithmics delivers progressive, melodic death, and thrash metal from Tomsk as of 2025. Their computational name drives technically precise compositions from this western Siberian science city, home to one of Russia's premier universities.
Alias Noone combines death metal, melodic death metal, and progressive metal from Helsinki since 2021, exploring the genre's most technically demanding intersections. Their anonymous-sounding name contrasts with the distinctive musical identity they've carved out.
Tucson, Arizona multi-genre solo artist spanning black metal, death metal, and progressive metal. Desert-forged extremity with impressive range.
Denver progressive metal and thrash project. Surgical extraterrestrial imagery from the Mile High City.
Alien Garden creates progressive death metal from Vladimir, one of Russia's ancient Golden Ring cities, since 2015. Their extraterrestrial-botanical name drives compositions that cultivate otherworldly growth from fertile historical soil.
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