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FR · 2019–present · active
French progressive/post-metal project formed in 2019. They explore expansive progressive and post-metal soundscapes.
Grenoble, FR · 2015–present · active
French progressive death metal band from Grenoble, formed in 2015. They deliver intricate progressive death metal from the Alpine city of southeastern France.
Freiberg, DE · 2015–present · active
German metal band from Freiberg and Ludwigsburg, formed in 2015, whose sound has evolved from thrash metal roots toward a progressive metal direction. Their stylistic shift reflects a growing ambition to incorporate complex arrangements and technical musicianship.
DE · 2016–present · active
German progressive black/death metal band formed in 2016. They push extreme metal boundaries through progressive structures woven into a black and death metal foundation.
Oslo, NO · 2012–present · active
Oslo-based progressive grindcore innovators formed in 2010, nominated twice for the Norwegian Grammy in the metal category. Their irreverent approach layers mathcore, melodic black metal, and nu-metal flourishes over a grindcore foundation, producing endlessly surprising compositions across six full-length albums.
Lancashire, GB · 2016–present · active
Progressive thrash metal band from Lancashire, active since 2016. Their releases deliver adrenaline-fuelled, power-packed heavy metal and hard rock with progressive flourishes.
Freilassing, DE · 2018–present · active
German progressive and technical deathcore band from Freilassing, formed in 2018. They push deathcore into progressive and technical territory with complex song structures and precision musicianship.
Rome, IT · 2018–present · active
Roman progressive death metal outfit formed in 2018, drawing heavy inspiration from Italian horror cinema and progressive rock legends like Goblin and King Crimson. Their 2020 debut Hypnagogic Hallucinations on 20 Buck Spin and 2024's widely acclaimed Dreaming the Strife for Love established them as one of Italy's most exciting death metal voices, recently signing to Season of Mist.
GB · 2001–present · active
Beecher were a metalcore and noise rock band from Manchester, England, formed in 2001, who developed a reputation for fusing mathematical heaviness with progressive and dissonant structures well outside the mainstream metalcore of their era. Signed to Earache Records, they released two full-length albums—Breaking the Fourth Wall (2003) and This Elegy, His Autopsy (2005)—before disbanding in early 2006. Their catalog remained an influential reference point for the underground British hardcore and metal scene.

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