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Dallas, TX · 2013–present · active
ThickSkind is a progressive metal band from Dallas, Texas, active since 2013, drawing on the genre's tradition of complex structures and dynamic shifts while rooted in the rich heavy music culture of North Texas. Their progressive approach distinguishes them within a Dallas scene more often associated with straight-ahead heaviness.
Lake View, SC · 2012–present · active
Formed in 2012 in Lake View, South Carolina, Thirst for Clarity pull from death metal brutality, groove-driven heaviness, and the melodic ambitions of progressive metalcore, building dense, layered songs that resist easy genre labels.
NY · 2022–present · active
Formed in New York in 2022, This Is the Last Time work in progressive and post-metal territory, building lengthy, texture-driven compositions that prioritize atmosphere and emotional weight over technical showcase.
Berkeley, CA · 2007–present · active
Berkeley, California's Tholus have been developing their progressive death metal vision since 2007, fusing technical death metal's precision with progressive music's compositional ambition in a Bay Area scene with plenty of both traditions to draw from.
Sterling Heights, MI · 2014–present · active
Sterling Heights, Michigan's Thoren have been refining their progressive death metal approach since 2014, pairing intricate compositional structures with genuine heaviness in a style that rewards close listening.
Bend, OR · 2014–present · active
Out of Bend, Oregon, Thorns of Creation have been exploring the cerebral side of death metal since 2014, weaving progressive structures and technical ambition through an otherwise brutal framework. The combination gives their music an intellectual weight that separates them from straight-ahead death metal acts in the Pacific Northwest.
Indianapolis, IN · 2016–present · active
Indianapolis' Thoughts Betrayed have been mining the melodic and epic dimensions of progressive and power metal since 2016, building elaborate song structures on a foundation of soaring vocals and technically assured instrumentation. They represent the ambitious side of Indiana's metal underground, favoring craft and complexity over brutality.
Denver, CO · 2013–present · active
Denver's Thousand Oxen Fury formed in 2013 and pursues progressive metal with the kind of compositional ambition the genre demands, building intricate, evolving arrangements that reward close listening. The Colorado scene has always had room for cerebral metal, and the band fits naturally into that tradition.
Portland, OR · 2012–present · active
Portland, Oregon's Threnody push death metal into progressive and experimental territory, building compositions that shift and mutate across dynamic extremes while keeping one foot firmly planted in visceral heaviness.

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