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Global Flatline (Bonus Track Edition) (2024)
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De Doorn (2022)
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Halo (2017)
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Absolutus Amorphos explores progressive death metal from Kimry in the Tver Region since 2014. Their Latin-Greek hybrid name meaning 'absolute formlessness' drives over a decade of compositionally ambitious death metal from this Upper Volga town.
Abstracta has explored progressive metal from Rome since 2016, their name capturing the cerebral, non-literal quality of compositions that prize complexity over direct impact. The Eternal City's multi-layered cultural legacy provides fitting context for their intellectually ambitious approach.
Abstractian explores progressive metal from England since 2022, their name combining abstraction with artistic creation. Their approach brings conceptual depth to the genre's technical foundations.
Abstrusa Unde merges black metal, progressive metal, and symphonic metal from Paris since 2012, creating an ambitiously layered sound. Their Latin name, meaning "hidden wave," reflects the depths beneath their compositional surface.
Absurd² explores progressive and technical thrash metal from Oslo since 2014. Their mathematically squared absurdity drives compositions of intensified chaos from the Norwegian capital.
Abysmal Spectre merges black metal, death metal, and progressive metal from the East Anglian city of Norwich since 2018, creating a sophisticated hybrid of extreme styles. Their phantasmal name evokes the ghostly depths their compositions explore.
Abysmalia combines progressive and thrash metal from Oulu since 2009, bringing technical ambition to northern Finland's metal scene. Their progressive-thrash fusion reflects a band that values both complexity and aggression.
Abyss Nöir blends progressive black and death metal from an undisclosed Italian location since 2020. Their Franco-English name adds a cosmopolitan flair to the technical ambition of their genre-crossing compositions.
Abysse pushes the boundaries of progressive metal with experimental elements from the western French town of Cholet since 2008. Their French spelling of "abyss" reflects the depths of creativity they explore through unconventional compositions.
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