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The Blind Leading The Blind (2018)
Featured Grindcore Album
Scum (2017)
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Featured Progressive Metal Album
Grave Mounds And Grave Mistakes (Luxus) (2018)
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Thrash/progressive metal act from Esbjerg on Denmark's North Sea coast, blending high-speed aggression with technical complexity since 2013. Their name, referring to perfect photographic memory, reflects a detailed, precise approach to progressive thrash.
Progressive metal band from Zagreb, Croatia active since 2008. They deliver intricate progressive metal from the Croatian capital.
Decidedly heavy and deliberately confrontational, this death metal and progressive metal act from Stockholm traffics in technical virtuosity in service of expansive, cinematic narratives. Since 2018, they've built a catalog that reflects the Gothenburg school's homeland.
Progressive thrash metal band from Moscow, Russia active since 2015. Their Dutch-city name belies Russian origins, delivering thrash metal with progressive complexity from the Moscow metal underground.
Death metal and progressive metal band from Tours, France active since 2015. They blend technical complexity with death metal brutality from the Loire Valley.
Progressive black metal act from Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, expanding the genre's boundaries through ambitious compositions since 2015. Their Greek name, meaning "ecstasy" or "standing outside oneself," reflects a transcendent approach to black metal.
Power and progressive metal act from the Hanseatic town of Buxtehude near Hamburg, Germany, crafting anthemic, technically proficient compositions since 2019. Their approach blends the melodic grandeur of power metal with progressive metal's structural complexity.
Progressive and symphonic metal band from Olten, Switzerland, crafting ambitious, orchestrally infused compositions since 2023. Named after the Spanish explorer, their music charts expansive sonic territories with technical precision and cinematic scope.
Operating out of Reykjavík, this Icelandic act forges Progressive Metal built on genre-bending ambition that refuses easy categorization. Their approach balances aggression with genuine musical substance.
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