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Eschatology of War (2021)
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Big Ship Little Ship / Bassline Junkie (2020)
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No More Hollywood Endings (2025)
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Progressive death/thrash metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 2009. Their politically charged name accompanies technically complex extreme metal across more than fifteen years.
Progressive power metal band from Athens, Greece, active since 2018. Named after the precious metal, their approach delivers technically polished power metal with progressive complexity.
Rhûn is a progressive heavy/power metal band from Dortmund in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, formed in 2024. Named after the eastern lands from Tolkien's Middle-earth, the band blends progressive complexity with heavy and power metal grandeur.
Progressive metal solo artist from Darlington, England, active since 2020. The project delivers technically ambitious progressive compositions.
Richard Graudenz is a progressive/post-metal solo project from Jena in Thuringia, Germany, active since 2016. The project explores atmospheric post-metal and progressive compositions from the university city on the Saale river.
Reykjavik progressive metal and rock act formed in 2015, crafting ambitious compositions from the edge of the Arctic Circle. Their cerebral approach channels the expansive Icelandic landscape through progressive metal's structural complexity.
Rising Core is a progressive metal band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2014. The band explores complex arrangements and technical musicianship from one of Spain's most active metal cities.
Ristridi is a melodic death/power/progressive metal band from Munich, Germany, formed in 2018. The band blends three strains of melodic and technical metal from Bavaria's capital city.
Cork progressive metal act launched in 2025, bringing ambitious compositions from Ireland's second city. Their intricate approach pushes beyond conventional metal structures with technical precision.
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