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Abduction is a heavy and thrash metal band from Danbury, Connecticut. Since 2016, the band has released a full-length, two EPs, and a demo, blending high-energy thrash riffs with hard rock swagger.
Abel Sequera is a progressive metal, shred, and djent artist from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2018, showcasing technical guitar virtuosity and complex rhythmic patterns within the progressive metal framework. The project brings the precise, rhythmically innovative approach of djent to the Catalan metal scene.
Abhcan explores progressive metal from Paris since 2020, bringing intellectual depth and structural ambition to the French capital's diverse metal landscape. Their Celtic-inspired name adds a mythological dimension to their modern progressive approach.
ABK channels groove and progressive metal from Laško in Slovenia since 2016. From this spa and brewery town in the Savinja Valley, they deliver rhythmically complex compositions that balance groove accessibility with progressive ambition.
Abodean Skye merges power and progressive metal from York since 2011, their ethereal, landscape-inspired name evoking the misty Isle of Skye. Over a decade of epic, melodically ambitious compositions reflect deep roots in Yorkshire's metal community.
Absalem is an extreme progressive metal band from Salamanca, Spain, formed in 2016, blending deathcore aggression with melodic elements in their compositions. Their debut track The Forest explores themes of independence and self-determination through nearly six minutes of dynamic, genre-crossing metal from the historic university city of Castile.
A progressive metal band from Porto Alegre led by vocalist and guitarist Cezar Tortorelli, blending djent-influenced riffing with orchestral arrangements and narrative concept albums. Their 2020 EP "Martyr Part I: Ignite" follows a four-song dystopian story of rebellion against an oppressive society, featuring guest vocalists and production spread across multiple studios in southern Brazil.
Abside crafts progressive heavy and gothic metal from Conversano near Bari in Puglia since 2016. Their name, referencing the apse of a church, speaks to the architectural ambition of their compositions — sweeping, structured, and suffused with dark reverence.
Athens' Absinthiana weave progressive metal complexity through compositions that shift between delicate passages and heavy, riff-driven sections with the intoxicating unpredictability their name suggests. Active since 2013, they draw from the full spectrum of progressive metal's possibilities.
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