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177 bands found
Espoo, FI · 2014–present · active
Progressive metal band from Espoo, Finland active since 2014, blending heavy and serene qualities into cinematic soundscapes. Their releases include Illumine, Deluge, and The Convoy of Ruin, creating what they call the soundtrack for the darkest days.
Finspång, SE · 2021–present · active
When Edge of Sanity emerged in 2021 from Finspång, they brought with them a sound rooted in death metal and progressive metal — all genre-bending ambition that refuses easy categorization. Their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
Nuremberg, DE · 2009–present · active
Progressive metal band from Nuremberg, Germany, crafting intricate, technically demanding compositions since 2009. Their botanical name, meaning "to blossom," reflects the organic growth and flowering complexity of their progressive metal sound.
Sokndal, NO · 2019–present · active
The Norwegian city of Sokndal serves as headquarters for this black metal, death metal, and progressive metal operation, whose arsenal includes Opeth-school dynamics married to modern progressive sensibility. Each release demonstrates a commitment to artistic evolution.
Grumo Nevano, IT · 2024–present · active
A product of Italy's deep-rooted extreme metal underground, this Grumo Nevano (Naples)-based progressive metal act channels Opeth-school dynamics married to modern progressive sensibility. Active since 2024, their catalog reveals a band unafraid to explore the darker corners of heavy music.
Palermo, IT · 2016–present · active
Death, progressive, and thrash metal band from Palermo, Sicily, Italy active since 2016. They blend technical complexity with extreme metal from the Sicilian capital.
Bixby, SE · 2016–present · active
Blackened progressive metal band originally from Stockholm, Sweden active since 2016. Their sound fuses black metal's darkness with progressive metal's structural complexity.
Saint Petersburg, RU · 2018–present · active
Saint Petersburg-based progressive metal act, active since 2018 delivering technical virtuosity in service of expansive, cinematic narratives. Rooted in one of Eastern Europe's most extreme metal communities, uncompromising in their vision, they deliver exactly what their audience demands.
Berlin, DE · 2005–present · active
Progressive death metal act from Berlin, Germany, crafting technically ambitious extreme compositions since 2005. Their two-decade career reflects a deep commitment to pushing death metal's boundaries through progressive complexity.

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