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Reading, GB · 2012–present · active
Progressive thrash/power metal band from Reading, active since 2012. They blend the technical complexity of progressive metal with the energy of thrash and power metal.
Otterstadt, DE · 2017–present · active
German progressive metal band from Otterstadt and Speyer, formed in 2017. They explore progressive metal's expansive possibilities from the Rhine-Palatinate region.
Berlin, DE · 2015–present · active
German progressive death metal band from Berlin, formed in 2015. They layer progressive complexity and technical skill over a death metal foundation.
Cádiz, ES · 2023–present · active
Spanish stoner/doom metal and progressive rock band from Cádiz, formed in 2023. They blend stoner-doom heaviness with progressive rock's expansive structures from the Andalusian coast.
Athens, GR · 2017–present · active
Athens-based technical death metal act active since 2017, weaving labyrinthine guitar work and shifting time signatures into their extreme metal framework. Their compositions demand both virtuosity and visceral impact, balancing cerebral complexity with gut-level heaviness.
Munich, DE · 2024–present · active
German melodic and progressive death metal band from Munich and Passau, formed in 2024. They weave progressive structures through melodic death metal foundations.
Sheffield, GB · 2009–present · active
Sheffield progressive metal band active since 2009, with releases including L'Etranger and The Sunless Country alongside splits with The Ocean Fracture and Naisian. They operate at the intersection of progressive rock and metal with atmospheric, post-rock-informed sensibilities.
Blagoevgrad, BG · 2014–present · active
Progressive death metal band from Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, active since 2014. Named after the mythological headless people of ancient lore, they explore complex compositional territory within the death metal framework.
Le Havre, FR · 2016–present · active
French progressive metal and rock band from Le Havre, formed in 2016. They explore progressive metal's vast possibilities from the Norman port city.

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