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Actin' Up (2023)
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Will To Power (24-bit HD audio) (2023)
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Featured Black Metal Album
Give Me Back My World (2025)
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Moore, Oklahoma progressive groove metal project whose EP 5:02 and the endearingly named Laundry Demos capture a band in their formative stages. Technical ambition from the Oklahoma City suburbs.
Intricate Progressive Heavy Metal from San Antonio, Texas (early); Philadephia, Pennsylvania (mid); Los Angeles, California (later).
Redondo Beach thrash band adding to the South Bay's legendary thrash lineage, channeling the same aggressive energy that birthed some of California's most iconic speed metal.
Pittsburgh progressive metal project with twelve releases since 2018. Named after the Norse realm of gods, their eclectic catalog — including the tongue-in-cheek Bruce Li / Supreme Ninja split — blends prog ambition with b-movie fun from the Steel City.
Sacramento groove/progressive metal act blending technical ambition with heavy rhythmic drive, contributing to Northern California's versatile metal scene.
Philadelphia progressive metal project whose 2015 debut Premonitions pairs prophetic unease with technical ambition. Atmospheric prog metal from the City of Brotherly Love.
Newburgh, New York progressive metal project with two releases since 2018. Well Of Souls and Throne Of Iniquity deliver ambitious, melodically rich prog metal from the Hudson Valley.
New Jersey progressive metal act crafting intricate, architecturally-inspired compositions from the Garden State, blending technical precision with expansive songwriting.
Mineral Springs, Pennsylvania progressive metal solo project. A contribution to the Keystone State's deep well of ambitious, technically oriented heavy music.
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