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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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Tarrytown, New York progressive metal band Klepsydra formed in 2016 with an ear for labyrinthine song structures and expansive dynamics. Sitting in the shadow of New York City, their work reflects the ambitious, searching quality of the region's prog-minded metal underground.
Part of Italy's underrated but thriving metal community, this act channels black metal and progressive metal with a focus on labyrinthine compositions spanning multiple movements and moods. Formed in 2021, based in Rome, every recording pushes a little further into uncharted sonic territory.
Lexington, Kentucky's Klexos has pursued progressive death metal since 2017, merging technical intensity with a compositional depth that sets them apart in the Bluegrass State underground. Their music rewards patient listeners willing to follow its twisting corridors to the end.
Žiar nad Hronom, Slovakia — death metal, progressive metal, and thrash metal of the most uncompromising kind. Active since 2023, 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.
Progressive groove metal band from Poitiers that evolved into broader progressive metal/rock territory since forming under this name in 2016. Their shapeshifting, clone-referencing name matches their constant artistic evolution and refusal to stay in one place.
Progressive death metal band from Frankfurt, formed in 2016 and exploring technically ambitious compositions with intricate song structures. Their sound pushes death metal's boundaries through progressive complexity and adventurous arrangements.
Progressive/thrash metal band from Nordkirchen in Westphalia, formed in 2014 and merging technical complexity with thrash's aggressive foundations. Their compositions balance intricate arrangements with the genre's signature velocity.
Progressive rock/metal band from Leeds, active since 2022 and navigating the boundary between progressive rock's experimental ambition and metal's aggressive intensity. Their sound balances technical complexity with dynamic songwriting.
Pushing the boundaries of progressive metal, this Norwegian outfit from Oslo has been refining their craft since 2011. Their sound hinges on odd-time signatures woven into surprisingly accessible songwriting, delivered with punishing consistency.
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