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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Evidence (2023)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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A product of Italy's deep-rooted extreme metal underground, this Milan-based progressive metal act channels Opeth-school dynamics married to modern progressive sensibility. Active since 2020, their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
Khallice is a progressive metal band from Brasília, Brazil, founded in 1994 by guitarist Marcelo Barbosa, who later joined Angra and Almah. The band released their debut album The Journey in 2003 via Hellion Records, followed by a worldwide reissue through Magna Carta Records in 2007 and the EP Inside Your Head in 2008. In early 2008 they won a contest to open for Dream Theater at Citibank Hall in Rio de Janeiro, one of the most visible showcases for a Brazilian progressive metal act at the time.
Reykjavík-based death metal and progressive metal act, active since 2012 delivering technical virtuosity in service of expansive, cinematic narratives. Rooted in one of the world's most isolated yet creative metal scenes, uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
Heavy/progressive metal band from Germany, formed in 2015 and sharing its Tolkien-derived name with the older black metal project. Their sound blends traditional heavy metal's power with progressive complexity and epic scope.
Experimental progressive metal band from Fleurance in southwestern France, formed in 2020 with an alchemical name referencing the art of transmutation. Their unconventional approach transforms metal's raw materials into something genuinely unpredictable.
Houston's Khepera weave progressive ambition through death and thrash metal, drawing on the technical flair of their city's storied extreme metal scene. Their sound rewards patience — dense arrangements that reveal new details on repeated listens.
Progressive metal band from Plymouth, England, formed in 2023 and incorporating Middle Eastern musical influences into their progressive framework. The fusion creates a distinctive sound that pairs prog metal's technical ambition with exotic scales and melodic motifs.
A product of the birthplace of black metal, this Trondheim-based black metal, industrial metal, and progressive metal act channels Opeth-school dynamics married to modern progressive sensibility. Active since 2012, the combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.
Progressive metal band from Sotkamo in the Kainuu region, formed in 2019 and named after the Helsinki museum of contemporary art. Their intellectually ambitious sound pushes metal's boundaries from the Finnish wilderness.
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