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Actin' Up (2023)
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The Mountain Of Gold (2018)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Three Pound Trigger is a progressive death metal band from Kauhajoki, Finland, formed in 2014. They craft technically ambitious progressive death metal.
Portland, Oregon's Threnody push death metal into progressive and experimental territory, building compositions that shift and mutate across dynamic extremes while keeping one foot firmly planted in visceral heaviness.
Spokane, Washington's Threshold have been a fixture of the Pacific Northwest progressive metal scene since 1999, known for elaborate, melodically rich compositions that favor technical ambition and dynamic storytelling over brute force.
Throes of Discordance from London craft progressive groove metal with melodic death metal elements, navigating the painful struggle of musical conflict since 2021. Their compositions channel creative tension through rhythmically complex, harmonically rich arrangements.
Through Blinded Eyes from London craft progressive metal and rock that perceives beyond physical sight since 2020. Their compositions navigate complex arrangements with the compensatory heightened awareness their visually impaired name suggests.
Dallas progressive metal outfit Through the Siren has been crafting intricate, dynamics-driven music since 2017, drawing on technical songwriting and textured arrangements that set them apart from the straightforward heaviness of the local scene.
Thulan is a progressive black metal project from Italy, formed in 2022. Their name evokes the mythical northern land of Thule, channeling that icy mysticism through progressive black metal compositions.
Thumos, active since 2018, work the intersection of progressive doom and post-metal with a measured, philosophical approach — their name drawn from the classical Greek concept of spirited passion — building expansive compositions that reward patient listening.
Thunder Age is a heavy/progressive metal band from Matera in Basilicata, active since 2017. Their music brings ambitious heavy and progressive metal to the ancient cave-dwelling city, one of the oldest continuously inhabited settlements on Earth.
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