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Misty Gates is a progressive heavy metal band from Lviv, Ukraine, formed in 2017. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
Misty Ways is a progressive metal project from Brno, Czech Republic, formed in 2021. Their sound explores the compositional ambition and dynamic range of progressive metal, drawing from the genre's tradition of technical sophistication and atmospheric depth.
Mobiustrip is a progressive metal and rock band from Leganés, Spain, formed in 2013. They craft intricate progressive compositions blending metal heaviness with rock's melodic sensibilities.
An avant-garde and progressive death metal band from Sofia, Bulgaria, rooted in the earlier project ITSI, where guitarist and chief composer Tony and harsh vocalist Milko originally collaborated. Their album 'Where Do You Come From' showcases their approach of layering extreme drumming and technical guitars against melodic female vocals and harsh male vocals over atmospheric electronic textures, with themes centered on introspection, fear, and enlightenment.
Miami's Moirae take their name from the Greek fates and bring a corresponding sense of inevitability to their progressive/post-metal sound, building intricate song structures that unfold with patience and purpose. Since 2010, they've been one of South Florida's more thoughtful offerings in the heavier post-rock adjacent space.
Molitium is a heavy and progressive metal band from Santa Catarina whose 2018 debut album "Progeny" laid out a sound rooted in melodic guitar work and dynamic song structures. The record featured guest appearances from Marcelo Braga across multiple tracks, giving it a collaborative texture uncommon for a debut release.
Out of the Lehigh Valley in New Jersey, Monoceros have been playing progressive heavy metal and hard rock since 2004, bringing a melodic, technically ambitious approach to song craft over two decades of activity.
Grinding Progressive Sludge Metal from Denton.
From the small city of Hutchinson, Minnesota, Monogon blend classic heavy metal sensibility with the cold, atmospheric edge of black metal, forging a distinctive sound in an unlikely corner of the Midwest since 2018.
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