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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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Newport News, Virginia progressive metal project with four releases since 2012. Neo-Terran Front and Secret Language span a decade of ambitious, sci-fi-influenced prog from the Hampton Roads shipbuilding region.
Los Angeles progressive metal project with twelve releases since 2024. Their rapid-fire output — including the Amor Fati EP drawing on Nietzschean philosophy — builds one of the most prolific prog catalogs in recent LA history.
Conway, Arkansas progressive metal project with nine releases since 2006. Two decades of ambitious, ear-focused prog metal — the name means the outer part of the ear — make them one of the longest-running underground acts in the Natural State.
Chicago progressive metal project whose 2015 debut Prisoner of Sunlight channels celestial captivity through intricate compositions. The Lithuanian-derived name adds Baltic mystique to Midwestern prog.
Progressive metal project that has migrated from Boston to Brooklyn to Toronto. Four releases since 2012 including Horror Vacui channel restless, boundary-crossing prog that mirrors their nomadic existence across multiple cities and countries.
Los Angeles groove/progressive metal act blending technical complexity with heavy rhythmic drive, reflecting L.A.'s position as a melting pot for every conceivable metal subgenre.
Los Angeles progressive power metal project whose 2013 self-titled EP lives up to the punning name — forward-thinking metal that guards the avant-garde tradition. Cerebral heaviness from the entertainment capital.
Ruthless Technical / Progressive Death Metal from Austin.
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.
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