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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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Progressive rock and metal band from Skaerbaek, Denmark, formed in 2020, exploring the expansive territory between progressive rock and metal. They craft intricate compositions with dynamic shifts and technical ambition.
Technical and progressive death metal band from Portugal, formed in 2013, crafting mathematically precise compositions. Over a decade they have honed their technically demanding approach.
Progressive death metal band from Berlin, Germany, formed in 2012, crafting elaborate and ambitious progressive death metal. They are part of Berlin's diverse and adventurous extreme metal community.
Progressive death metal band from Lisbon, Portugal, formed in 2022, bringing frenetic energy and progressive ambition to Portuguese death metal. They deliver cerebral extremity from the capital.
Progressive metal band from Orebro, Sweden, active since 2008, named after the musical term for modulation between keys. Over seventeen years of cerebral progressive metal from central Sweden.
Technical and progressive death metal band from Madrid, Spain, formed in 2014, crafting evolutionary sonic complexity through intricate compositions. Their scientific name reflects the intellectual depth of their progressive death metal.
Progressive death metal band from Schwelm, Germany, formed in 2020, painting vivid sonic pictures through technically demanding progressive death metal. Their name, Latin for painting, reflects their approach to crafting detailed musical compositions.
Progressive metal band from Pleszew, Poland, active since 2009, delivering technically ambitious progressive metal from the Greater Poland region. Over fifteen years they have honed their complex compositional approach.
Progressive and technical death metal band from Rambouillet, France, formed in 2018, whose provocative name contrasts with the sophistication of their technical compositions. They deliver intricate progressive death metal from the Ile-de-France region.
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