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Charlotte, North Carolina act that merged death metal and thrash metal during their run from 2014 until splitting up, part of the Carolinas' growing extreme metal underground.
Orlando progressive and sludge metal band active from around 2013, blending slow-burning sludge weight with progressive song structures in the fertile Florida extreme metal underground.
Brookfield, Wisconsin progressive and thrash metal band that eventually changed names, blending technically demanding thrash riffing with progressive song arrangements.
Seattle progressive thrash and death metal band pushing the genre's technical boundaries with dynamic shifts and complex arrangements since their formation in the mid-2010s.
Fort Worth heavy and power metal veterans active from 1992 through the Modern Metal label, contributing to the Texas power metal scene before eventually disbanding.
Annville, Pennsylvania progressive metal veterans active since 1990, sharing stages with legends including U.D.O., Raven, and Paul Di'Anno throughout their career.
A progressive/power metal band from New Bedford, Massachusetts active since 1998, whose name means Ram in Polish and Russian; their 2010 album Necessary Evil stands as their primary studio statement.
Avant-garde tech-death trio channeling Gorguts and Deathspell Omega. Drummer Jason Roe is ex-Between the Buried and Me. Released on Willowtip and I, Voidhanger Records.
Brattleboro, Vermont's Barishi blended progressive and sludge metal with nature-themed imagery before their split, earning recognition through appearances on Season of Mist's 2016 sampler and leaving members to continue in the project Ordh.
Formed in Savannah, Georgia in 2003, Baroness became one of the defining acts of the progressive sludge metal movement, known for frontman John Baizley's iconic visual artwork and the band's resilience following a serious tour bus crash in 2012.
Portland, Oregon progressive black metal band Barrowlands rose from the remnants of Mary Shelley and Lykaia in 2011, weaving black metal intensity with progressive textures and themes of ecological and social justice.
Houston, Texas progressive thrash/power metal band Basilisk was active from 1989 to 1991, releasing a demo and appearing on a 1990 Saturn Records compilation before disbanding.
Progressive metal supergroup from San Antonio. Ron Jarzombek, Alex Webster, Hannes Grossmann.
Punishing Technical / Progressive Death Metal out of Texas.
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