Formed in Milton Keynes, England in 2003 by guitarist Acle Kahney, TesseracT are widely credited as one of the pioneering bands of the djent movement, characterized by polyrhythmic guitar work, odd time signatures, and expansive atmospheric layering. Their debut One (2011) established the template, and they have since released five studio albums through Nuclear Blast, most recently War of Being (2023), cycling through several vocalists before settling on the returning Daniel Tompkins. They remain one of progressive metal's most critically respected contemporary acts.

Tetragon is a thrash metal band from Parkano, Finland, formed in 2015 and evolving toward progressive thrash. They combine thrash metal's aggression with increasing progressive complexity.

Thales is a progressive/power metal band from Dillingen, Germany, formed in 2016. They blend progressive complexity with power metal's anthemic energy.

Thangram from Turin deliver progressive thrash metal with the geometric puzzle-toy precision their name demands since 2022. Their Piedmontese base channels mathematical arrangement through technically demanding compositions.

The Abbey is a Finnish doom metal quintet formed in 2021 around vocalist Jesse Heikkinen (Iterum Nata) and co-vocalist Natalie Koskinen of funeral doom act Shape of Despair, with the lineup completed by drummer Vesa Ranta (ex-Sentenced) and guitarist Janne Markus (The Man-Eating Tree). Their debut album Word of Sin (2023) on Season of Mist weaves ritualistic themes drawn from esoteric belief systems into a sound blending progressive doom, gothic metal, and dark rock. The combination of Heikkinen's and Koskinen's contrasting vocal approaches is central to the band's distinct identity.

The Aesthetic Project from Pistoia deliver symphonic progressive metal pursuing beauty through complex arrangements since 2012. Over a decade from the Tuscan city of metalwork has produced compositions that foreground aesthetic ambition.

The Arisen from Lyon deliver progressive death metal with the resurrection energy their name demands since 2017. Their compositions channel the rising-from-the-dead concept through technically ambitious arrangements from France's gastronomic capital.

The Barrel from Nice on the French Riviera deliver heavy and progressive metal with the explosive potential of their container-name — a powder barrel ready to blow — since 2013. Over a decade of Côte d'Azur-based metal has produced compositions of deceptive containment and sudden release.

The Black from Pescara deliver heavy, doom, and progressive metal from the Abruzzo coast since 2016. A decade of darkened compositions from the Adriatic shore.