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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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Hamka is a progressive/symphonic power metal band from Nice, France, formed in 2017. They combine orchestral grandeur with power metal's soaring energy.
Hammerforce is a symphonic power/progressive metal band from Saint Petersburg, Russia, formed in 2009. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
Kansas City's Hammerhedd started as a progressive thrash and groove act in 2018 before letting progressive rock sensibilities creep in over time, documenting a genuinely curious musical evolution across their catalog.
San Francisco's Hammers of Misfortune are one of progressive metal's most distinctive acts, weaving literary concepts, classic rock textures, and heavy arrangements into albums that reward close listening. A landmark band in the city's underground.
Progressive/Power/Thrash Metal force from Udine, thunderous and relentless since 1993. Their thrash assault combines speed, aggression, and precision in equal measure.
Yonkers, New York's Hanging Garden charts a different course — progressive death metal with ambition and technical edge, building compositional complexity into the brutality since 2013.
Progressive technical death metal project of renowned drummer Hannes Grossmann from Nuremberg, Germany, known for his work with Necrophagist, Obscura, and Blotted Science. His solo album Echoes Of Eternity pays homage to his former bands while showcasing his compositional prowess, recorded entirely at his MordorSounds studio.
Hans Platz is a German guitarist and composer trained at Berklee College of Music whose 2013 solo debut Timestamps, released on Piazza Recordings/Cargo Records, showcased his fusion of progressive metal, hard rock, and jazz-influenced virtuosity. The album featured contributions from drummers Marco Minnemann and Wolfgang Haffner as well as guest guitarist Mattias IA Eklundh of Freak Kitchen. Beyond his solo work, Platz has contributed to Feuerschwanz and co-founded The Dark Side of the Moon in 2021 with Ad Infinitum vocalist Melissa Bonny and Amaranthe drummer Morten Løwe Sørensen.
Czech band from Brno formed in 2011, evolving from thrash/death metal origins into progressive rock and metal territory. This dramatic stylistic transformation demonstrates their restless creative ambition and refusal to be confined by genre boundaries.
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