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Karma is a progressive metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, founded in 1999 by guitarist Chico Dehira, whose debut album Inside the Eyes (2000) featured a guest appearance by André Matos and introduced bassist Felipe Andreoli, who would later join Angra. Their second album Leave Now!!! followed in 2005, cementing the band's place in the Brazilian progressive metal scene. After a hiatus of more than two decades, the band reunited for a live return in São Paulo in 2025.
Saint Petersburg's metal underground has produced no shortage of heavy acts, and this progressive metal unit is among them — wielding labyrinthine compositions spanning multiple movements and moods. Uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
Santa Cruz, California's Karman Vortex — named after the fluid dynamics phenomenon — approach progressive death metal as a vehicle for genuine experimentation, bending the genre in unusual directions since their 2019 formation. Technical and strange in ways that keep listeners off-balance.
Exploring the depths of gothic metal and progressive metal, this Swedish outfit from Linköping has been refining their craft since 2008. Their sound hinges on odd-time signatures woven into surprisingly accessible songwriting, delivered with brute-force conviction.
Rome, Italy — power metal and progressive metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2009, they deal in odd-time signatures woven into surprisingly accessible songwriting. Their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
Active in Lascari (Palermo) since 2013, this Italian act forges Death Metal and Progressive Metal built on genre-bending ambition that refuses easy categorization. Their approach balances aggression with genuine musical substance.
In existence since 2020, this Kraków Death Metal and Progressive Metal outfit delivers polyrhythmic complexity balanced with emotive melodic passages. Their place within Poland's relentlessly productive underground speaks to the depth of the region's heavy music culture.
Avant-garde/progressive thrash metal and spoken word project from Estonia, formed in 2017 with a name meaning "potato" in Estonian. Their boundary-pushing approach merges thrash aggression with experimental spoken word and progressive structures.
Progressive metal project from Liege, Belgium, formed in 2024 and exploring intricate, technically driven compositions. Their approach blends progressive songwriting complexity with modern metal heaviness.
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