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Heavy metal and progressive metal band from Lyon, France active since 1996. With nearly three decades of activity, they are veterans of the French progressive metal scene.
When Ensight emerged in 2011 from Pisa, they brought with them a sound rooted in progressive metal — all genre-bending ambition that refuses easy categorization. Their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
Progressive metal and sludge outfit from the Galician coastal towns of Moana and Bueu, Spain, active since 2003. They deliver heavy, textured compositions drawing on over two decades of experience in the Spanish underground.
Firmly rooted in progressive metal, this Norwegian actfrom Horten delivers polyrhythmic complexity balanced with emotive melodic passages without compromise. They've been at it since 2014, and their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.
Progressive metal act from Kieldrecht, Belgium, crafting elaborate, conceptual compositions since 2018. Their discography spans albums like "Myths in Motion," "Songs of Ivory and Obsidian," and "Atlantean Shores," weaving mythology and celestial imagery into expansive progressive metal.
Emerging from Southampton, this British act forges Progressive Metal and Thrash Metal built on genre-bending ambition that refuses easy categorization. Each release demonstrates a commitment to artistic evolution.
Progressive black/post-metal project from Leipzig, Germany, formed in 2024, pushing the boundaries of extreme metal through ambitious, atmospheric compositions. Their approach merges the intensity of black metal with the textural depth of post-metal and progressive structures.
When Entro-P emerged in 2020 from Guildford, they brought with them a sound rooted in progressive metal — all genre-bending ambition that refuses easy categorization. The combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.
Progressive metal band from Thessaloniki, Greece active since 2014. They deliver complex progressive metal from northern Greece.
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