Phillipsburg, New Jersey progressive metal project. The numerical name evokes a futuristic year, suggesting sci-fi-influenced prog from the Delaware River border town.

Technical Progressive Rock / Metal from Austin, Texas / Nashville, Tennessee.

Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania groove metal and progressive project. The metaphysical name promises music that transcends conventional heavy metal's three-dimensional constraints.

Ferocious Industrial / Thrash / Groove Metal from Phoenix, Arizona (early); Austin, Texas (later).

A Man Named Onigumo is an extraordinarily prolific death metal and progressive metal project from Springfield, Missouri, amassing nine releases and 63 tracks since 2019. Named after the bandit from the anime Inuyasha, the project blends technical death metal with progressive structures and anime-inspired narrative ambition. Tracks like "Cerebellum Imprisoned" and "Endless Leukotomy" reveal a fascination with neurological horror and surgical precision.

A Notion of Silence is a progressive metal band from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, releasing a 10-track album in 2022. With songs like "Thaw," "Stellar Waltz," and "Journey's End," the band crafts atmospheric, dynamic progressive metal that balances technical ambition with melodic sensibility. Their debut positions them within Pittsburgh's tradition of thoughtful, well-crafted heavy music.

A Sense of Gravity is a progressive metal and djent band from Seattle, Washington. Across two full-lengths — 2014's "Travail" and 2016's "Atrament" — the band crafts dense, polyrhythmic compositions that balance technical complexity with dynamic songwriting.

A Silent Ascent is a progressive metalcore project from Muskego, Wisconsin. The band released their 2008 EP "Ranft," a four-track offering that blends melodic progressive metal with the intensity of metalcore.

A Squandered Potential is a progressive and technical death metal band from Boston, Massachusetts. Their 2025 debut full-length "The Implication" delivers eight tracks of intricate, cerebral death metal from the heart of the New England scene.

A((wake)) is a melodic progressive metal band from Portland, Oregon. Active in the mid-2000s, the band released two EPs — "The Crescent" in 2005 and "Northern Lights" in 2007 — showcasing introspective, layered progressive metal.

Aaron Holt is a progressive metal and rock solo artist from Washington, D.C. His 2020 full-length "My Burdened Mind" presents ten tracks of introspective, technically accomplished progressive metal.

Abducted is a progressive death metal band from Port Huron, Michigan. Their 2016 full-length "I See The World" delivers ten tracks that weave progressive complexity through a death metal foundation.

Abduction is a heavy and thrash metal band from Danbury, Connecticut. Since 2016, the band has released a full-length, two EPs, and a demo, blending high-energy thrash riffs with hard rock swagger.

Accomplice is a progressive metal and rock band from Corona, California. Their 2016 EP "Los Angeles: The Abduction" delivers six tracks of concept-driven progressive metal with cinematic ambition.

Acedia is a melodic death metal band from St. Louis, Missouri. Their catalog includes the 2017 full-length "Speculum Humanae Salvationis" and 2020 EP "Selfhatred.Addiction," blending melodic death metal's twin-guitar harmonies with introspective lyrical themes.