The Enigma Division is a progressive metal band from Dublin, Ireland, formed in 2023. They create intricate, technically demanding progressive metal with dynamic song structures.

Genre-bending progressive metal band from Geneva, Switzerland, fusing funky metal basslines, massive riffs, crusty punk vocals, and serious prog ambitions. Formed in 2014, they toured the USA, Europe, Asia, and Russia before releasing their sophomore album I Shall Forgive (2017), produced by Drop from Samael.

The Evershed Effect from Suhl in Thuringia blend progressive black metal, death metal, and deathcore into a technically demanding hybrid named after a solar physics phenomenon. Active since 2013, their scientific namesake — describing spectral line shifts in sunspot observations — reflects the precision they bring to extreme metal from the Thuringian Forest.

The Exit Wound is a progressive melodic death metal band from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2013. They merge progressive structures and technical ambition with melodic death metal's twin-guitar harmonies.

The Experience from Saarlouis navigate an unusual intersection of progressive, gothic, and thrash metal, creating eclectic compositions from the Franco-German border region since 2010. Their genre-spanning approach reflects the cultural crossroads of the Saarland, where French and German influences naturally converge.

The Fall of Time from Belfort in the Franche-Comté deliver symphonic death metal with progressive elements, exploring the collapse of temporal reality since 2015. A decade of time-bending compositions from this Franco-Swiss border city has produced ambitious, orchestrally enhanced extreme metal.

The Great Beyond from Villeurbanne near Lyon craft progressive metal that peers into what lies past the edge of understanding since 2017. Their exploratory name drives compositions that push beyond conventional metal boundaries from the greater Lyon metropolitan area.

The HAARP Machine is a technical death/progressive metal/metalcore band from London, formed in 2020. Their name references conspiracy theories about weather modification technology, and their music delivers similarly otherworldly technical precision and progressive complexity.

The Holy Flesh is a progressive black metal project from the UK, formed in 2019. Their music pushes black metal beyond its conventional boundaries through progressive song structures and experimental arrangements.