When Entropic Awakening emerged in 2021 from Kristiansand, they brought with them a sound rooted in black metal, death metal, and progressive metal — all genre-bending ambition that refuses easy categorization. The combination of influences yields something more interesting than any single genre label implies.

Groove and progressive metal band from Le Mans, France formed in 2020. They blend technical progressive complexity with groove-driven heaviness.

Straddling the line between power metal and progressive metal, this Slovak actfrom Bratislava fuses polyrhythmic complexity balanced with emotive melodic passages into a cohesive whole. They've been at it since 2021, and uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.

Progressive metal project from Santa Lucia de Tirajana in Gran Canaria, Spain, active since 2006. Their catalog includes the For Emotionless Ones series, showcasing intricate progressive metal songwriting from the Canary Islands.

Avant-garde black and progressive metal duo from Paris, France formed in 2019, featuring multi-instrumentalist Vague and vocalist Avitus. Their 2022 third album Necroses shape-shifts across 44 minutes of extreme metal, electronic, krautrock, and psychedelic influences.

Progressive metal quartet from Caceres, Spain formed in 2019, featuring vocalist Joaquin Alviz and guitarist Gerardo Perez. Their debut EP Zeroth showcases four tracks of progressive metal recorded at MV Studio in summer 2019.

When Epic Mind emerged in 2017 from Utrecht, 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.

Venice-based progressive metal act, active since 2017 delivering technical virtuosity in service of expansive, cinematic narratives. Rooted in the Mediterranean peninsula's diverse metal ecosystem, their sound resists easy categorization, blending influences into something distinctly their own.

Progressive metal project from Arbre, Belgium, building intricate, ambitious compositions since 2012. Their approach to progressive metal emphasizes compositional complexity and dynamic range within a heavy framework.