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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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No Grave But The Sea (Deluxe Edition) (2017)
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Everything's Wrong (2018)
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AVSR channels progressive melodic death metal from Jyväskylä in central Finland since 2024. Their abbreviated identity from this lakeland university city keeps the focus on their technically ambitious compositions.
Awaiting Dawn explores progressive metal from Bingen am Rhein in Rhineland-Palatinate since 2009. Their name evokes the patient anticipation of light, which their Rhine-born progressive compositions explore through dynamic shifts between darkness and illumination.
Manchester's Awaker emerged in 2021 with progressive metal that balances technical ambition with emotional resonance, weaving intricate arrangements through dynamic shifts in mood and intensity. Their sound reflects the progressive metal tradition of bands like Haken and TesseracT.
Axial Lead explores progressive metal and rock from Bucharest since 2013. Named after the electronic component packaging style, their technical name suits the precision-engineered quality of their compositions from the Romanian capital.
Axxon is a progressive heavy and power metal band from Aurich in East Frisia, Germany, formed in 2012, merging the structural complexity of progressive metal with power metal's melodic grandeur. The band brings ambitious, genre-crossing metal to one of Germany's northernmost and most remote regions.
Ayahuasca is a progressive death metal and deathcore band from Cologne, Germany, formed in 2013, named after the psychoactive Amazonian brew used in shamanic rituals. The band channels altered states and expansive consciousness into their blend of technical progressive death metal and deathcore aggression.
Aygan is a progressive metal band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed around 2001 and active into the 2010s. Their sound blends heavy riffing, groove, and progressive rock complexity, landing somewhere between melodic hard rock and progressive metal. The band released the full-length album "Plastic City" in 2010 — recorded at Mr. Som Studios in São Paulo and premiered live at the Fúria Festival on a bill that included Sepultura and André Matos.
Ayreon is the legendary progressive metal project of Dutch multi-instrumentalist Arjen Anthony Lucassen from Waalwijk, active since 1995. Through elaborate concept albums featuring dozens of guest musicians from across the metal and rock world, Ayreon has become one of the most ambitious and beloved progressive metal projects in history.
Azathoth Circle explores progressive and alternative metal from Kyiv since 2014. Named after Lovecraft's blind idiot god at the center of the universe, over a decade of compositions navigate the chaos at reality's core.
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