Melodic progressive power metal and hard rock band from Verona, Italy formed in 2019. Winter Owl blends technical proficiency with melodic accessibility from the city of the Arena.

Progressive death metal band from La Spezia, Italy active since 2007. Winterpath has spent nearly two decades pushing death metal into progressive territory from the Gulf of Poets on the Ligurian coast.

Progressive rock and melodic death metal project from Sweden. Witherscape blends the intricate arrangements of progressive rock with the aggressive melodicism of Swedish death metal.

Founded in Veszprém, Hungary in 1997, Without Face fused progressive metal, Gothic metal, and thrash in a dual-vocal framework, with male and female voices sharing the narrative weight of lyrics drawn from H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, and Longfellow. Their debut Deep Inside (2000) appeared on Hammer Music Productions and was subsequently released in the US through Dark Symphonies Records, while the Earache/Elitist follow-up Astronomicon (2002) brought them to wider attention. The band folded shortly after despite interest from the label in a longer deal.

Symphonic gothic/progressive metal band from Novosibirsk, Russia active since 2017. Wizardmask weaves orchestral grandeur and gothic atmosphere into progressive metal from Siberia's largest city.

Formed in Söderhamn, Sweden in 1995 by brothers Stefan and Mikael Zell, Wolverine began as a melodic death metal act and evolved into a progressive metal band of considerable emotional depth by the time of their 1999 EP Fervent Dream. Albums including Cold Light of Monday (2003), Still (2006), Communication Lost (2011), and Machina Viva (2016) traced a sustained drift toward atmospheric progressive rock and post-metal territory, with socially conscious and introspective lyrics at the center. Their 2025 return album Anomalies marked their first studio recording in nearly a decade.

Progressive metal and rock band from London, England active since 2012. Working Progress blends progressive complexity with accessible hooks from the British capital.

Progressive groove metal band from West Yorkshire, England formed in 2019. World Chaos channels rhythmic heaviness through progressive structures and groove metal's punishing riffing.

Progressive and brutal death metal band from Marseille, France active since 2015. Worship the Infinite merges the technical complexity of progressive metal with brutal death metal's unrelenting extremity.