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A death/progressive/groove metal band from Turnhout, active in the Antwerp-region underground metal scene and releasing music independently through their Bandcamp page under the handle amphis1. The band works in the aggressive, technically-oriented end of Belgian death metal with progressive and groove elements.
Amplified is a progressive and melodic death metal band from Herning in central Jutland, Denmark, formed in 2007, merging the technical complexity of progressive metal with melodic death metal's harmonic sensibility. The band brings genre-crossing ambition to the Danish metal scene from the heart of the Jutland peninsula.
Raleigh death metal project from the North Carolina underground.
Ampyre is a progressive melodic heavy metal and hard rock band from Reutlingen, Germany, formed in 2015, whose sound evolved from melodic hard rock roots into more progressive and heavy territory. The band brings a polished, melody-forward approach to the Baden-Wurttemberg metal scene.
Amyris is a progressive power metal band from Frankfurt, Germany, formed in 2020, merging the technical ambition of progressive metal with power metal's soaring melodies and driving energy. The band operates within Frankfurt's diverse metal scene, one of Germany's most active musical cities.
An Abstract Illusion has earned international critical acclaim for their atmospheric and progressive death metal from Boden in Norrbotten since 2014. Their cerebral name matches the intellectually ambitious compositions that have placed this remote Arctic military-garrison town on the global extreme metal map.
Northern Colorado progressive metal project.
Miami progressive metal newcomers debuting in 2024 with the Nocturnes EP. Their name promises an epic journey, and the music delivers — ambitious compositions from a South Florida scene better known for death metal than prog.
Syracuse, New York progressive metal project named after Xenophon's account of a Greek army's perilous march home. Their 2017 single The Chamber hints at the kind of cerebral, historically informed metal that the name demands.
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