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Eschatology of War (2021)
Featured Power Metal Album
Big Ship Little Ship / Bassline Junkie (2020)
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Featured Heavy Metal Album
No More Hollywood Endings (2025)
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Swedish progressive/stoner metal band from Umea, active since 2005 and blending technical ambition with stoner groove for two decades. Their approach channels prog complexity through the hazy lens of stoner metal.
Norwegian progressive death/groove metal band from Oslo, blending technical ambition with rhythmic heaviness since 2017. Their approach channels prog complexity through the dual lens of death and groove metal.
Swedish extreme progressive metal band from Uppsala, active since 2004 and delivering two decades of boundary-pushing compositions. Named after the subglacial Antarctic lake, their sound channels hidden, extreme depths through technical progressive metal.
Progressive thrash metal outfit from Brno, Czech Republic, blending technical complexity with thrash metal's aggressive backbone since 2011. Their approach brings an unconventional, boundary-pushing mentality to the Czech thrash scene.
Norwegian progressive/power metal band from Fredrikstad, blending technical ambition with anthemic melodies since 2021. Their quirky name adds character to their progressive power metal approach.
Swedish progressive power metal band from Helsingborg, formed in 2020 and blending technical ambition with anthemic power. Their celestial name channels divine illumination through progressive power metal.
Spanish progressive gothic metal band from Barcelona, crafting intricate, darkly elegant compositions since 2017. Their approach merges gothic metal's atmospheric beauty with progressive structures and technical ambition.
German progressive thrash metal band from Dusseldorf, blending technical complexity with thrash ferocity since 2008. Their long-running approach pushes thrash metal's boundaries through progressive structures and intricate arrangements.
British progressive metal band from England, crafting technically ambitious compositions since 2017. Their whimsical Pokemon-referencing name belies the serious technical complexity of their progressive metal.
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