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Masters of Morbidity (2022)
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American Sun (Reimagined) (2021)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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Pittsgrove/Elmer, New Jersey progressive metal project with ten releases since 2023. Behind Jupiter Clouds and subsequent EPs build a rapidly expanding catalog of ambitious prog from the Garden State's rural Salem County.
Asheville, North Carolina progressive metal act crafting ambitious, fantasy-themed compositions from the Blue Ridge Mountains, blending technical precision with storytelling grandeur.
Greensboro, North Carolina progressive metal project named after the ultimate weapon in Final Fantasy VI. Their 2018 EP Through Seas of Gray channels JRPG epic scope through technical metal from the Piedmont Triad.
Mission Viejo, California black metal project whose 2018 debut En Trance plays on the double meaning of entrance and entrancement. Atmospheric black metal from Orange County's suburban sprawl.
Los Angeles post-metal and progressive project whose 2016 debut Temporal explores the nature of time through atmospheric, boundary-crossing heaviness. Cerebral LA metal.
Spokane, Washington progressive metal project whose 2019 Supermoon Edition and subsequent instrumental mixes demonstrate a precision-obsessed approach to heavy music. The name fits — every note measured with scientific accuracy.
Melodic progressive metal from Houston with art-rock grandeur.
Binghamton, New York progressive metal act from the Southern Tier, bringing technical ambition and compositional complexity to upstate New York's underground.
Portland, Maine avant-garde and progressive metal project. The name merges audio technology with absence, signaling an experimental approach to heavy music from New England's cultural hub.
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