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Infinite Terror (2024)
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Mindless Constitution is a heavy and progressive metal band from Athens, Greece, formed in 2013. They blend heavy metal with progressive complexity.
A progressive power metal act from the Ligurian city of Savona, Mindlight has been crafting technically ambitious compositions since 2014. The band merges the accessibility of power metal with progressive complexity.
MindLink is a progressive groove metal/hard rock band from Terneuzen, the Netherlands, formed in 2020. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
B.H.P. is a death metal act from the Dalmatian city of Split, formed in 2022. The band delivers aggressive extremity from one of Croatia's most vibrant coastal cities.
Mindsplit is a progressive metal band from Hudiksvall, Sweden, formed in 2015. They craft intricate progressive compositions with technical ambition.
Mindwork is a progressive death metal band from Prague, Czech Republic, active since 2007, whose albums have twice been nominated for best hard and heavy record in the country. They have shared stages with Cynic, Suffocation, and Nocturnus, and their discography from "Into The Swirl" (2009) through "Deadly Narrow Line" (2024) showcases technically demanding, compositionally ambitious extreme metal.
Minus Mountain is a stoner and progressive metal band from Lübeck, Germany. Their 2025 self-titled debut album spans eight tracks of doom-infused progressive stoner metal, released on limited vinyl and CD editions.
Miracle formed in Poznań, Poland in 1991 and progressed from death/thrash metal roots toward progressive metal over the course of their active years. The band released demos including The Fall of Existence (1992) and The Remnants of Humanity (1993), building a presence in the early 1990s Polish underground metal scene before eventually disbanding.
A progressive heavy/doom metal act from the small Östergötland town of Finspång, Mirador has been crafting ambitious compositions since 2010. The band channels the panoramic view implied by their name into expansive, dynamic metal.
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