Bad Tölz's Pagemaster has been weaving intricate progressive metal since 2017, drawing from the Bavarian alpine town's dramatic landscapes. Their compositions favor elaborate arrangements and dynamic shifts over brute force, placing them in the cerebral wing of German metal.

A 2021 Danish project trading in raw black-death metal filth, Pestiferous strips the genres to their most primitive essence. Their anonymous location adds to the mystery surrounding their deliberately lo-fi, cavernous approach.

Progressive and stoner metal band from Finland, formed in 2020, whose Finnish name means 'burning pharaoh.' They combine progressive complexity with stoner metal's heavy, psychedelic grooves.

Progressive metal and rock band from Stockholm, Sweden, formed in 2022, crafting revelatory progressive compositions from the Swedish capital. They bring fresh progressive vision to the Stockholm scene.

A 2025 German project merging progressive songwriting with the weight of death-doom, Palegrave crafts expansive compositions that balance crushing low-end with melodic ambition. Their debut material suggests a band drawn equally to Opeth's progressive grandeur and Novembers Doom's mournful heaviness.

Progressive and avant-garde death metal band from Finspang, Sweden, active since 1996, known as one of the most experimental acts in Swedish death metal history. Their boundary-pushing compositions blend death metal with surreal, avant-garde elements.

A progressive thrash outfit from Minden since 2013, Pandorium layers technical complexity over a foundation of Westphalian thrash aggression. Their compositions stretch beyond standard verse-chorus structures into more ambitious, multi-sectioned arrangements.

Progressive and thrash metal band from Caen, France, formed in 2014, layering progressive complexity over thrash metal aggression from Normandy. They bring technical ambition to the Norman metal scene.

Progressive thrash metal band from Novi Sad, Serbia, formed in 2024, combining progressive complexity with thrash metal aggression. They bring fresh, ambitious metal to the Vojvodina capital.