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The Pain, will be exquisite (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Serpent & Spirit (2021)
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Hypnotheticall is a progressive metal band from Vicenza, Italy, formed in 2009. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
Hypostasis is a progressive metal band from Lagonisi, Greece, formed in 2024. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
Härem is a heavy/progressive metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2018. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
Death thrash metal project from Zaragoza in Aragón, emerging in 2024. Their misanthropic name channels hatred for humanity into crushing thrash and death metal riffage from northeastern Spain.
Ripping Progressive Death Metal / Metalcore from Denton.
Progressive metal/rock band from Espoo in the Helsinki metropolitan area, active since 2012. Their sound explores progressive territory from Finland's second-largest city.
I Saw the Deep is a progressive stoner metal band from The Hague, Netherlands, active since 2012 and delivering fuzz-laden, groove-heavy riffs through a haze of overdriven amplification. The project channels the riff-worshipping spirit of the genre.
Iamend is a progressive metal band from Dublin, Ireland, active since 2014 and crafting ambitious, technically proficient compositions that push beyond conventional metal boundaries. The project channels progressive sophistication.
Icaro is a power/progressive metal band from Puerto Real, Spain, active since 2012, blending the soaring anthems of power metal with progressive compositional ambition. The band channels the Bay of Cadiz's maritime energy into epic, technically demanding metal.
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