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SUCKERPUNCH (2025)
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Ad Astra (2025)
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On The Hunt (2023)
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Minneapolis progressive/thrash band that brings technical ambition and dynamic range to a genre often defined by speed alone. They are as comfortable with shifting time signatures as they are with full-throttle riffing.
Georgia progressive death/thrash band that works existential menace into technically sophisticated songwriting. Their music is expansive and unnerving, built on shifting riff patterns and relentless forward momentum.
Oswego, NY progressive death metal band that navigates complex song structures and shifting dynamics with a sure hand. Their music is both technically ambitious and genuinely heavy.
Boston progressive death metal band that brings an expansive compositional approach to an already technically demanding genre. Their music is ambitious without sacrificing the heaviness that defines death metal at its core.
Los Angeles progressive metal band that explores texture and dynamics within a heavy framework. Their sound is exploratory and expansive, built for listeners who want their metal with room to breathe.
Santa Rosa, CA progressive death metal band that channels technical heaviness through sophisticated song architecture. Their music rewards close listening with layers of complexity beneath the surface brutality.
New Orleans deathcore act Cosmophobe push the genre toward progressive territory, layering complex song structures over crushing breakdowns. Their music carries the dark, humid weight of the city they come from.
Indianapolis groove/progressive metal band Cotopaxi pair heavy, rhythmically locked riffs with the technical ambition of progressive metal. Their songs build tension through dynamic shifts before landing in deeply satisfying pocket grooves.
Chicago progressive metal project weaving dense, technical arrangements with dynamic shifts and melodic ambition. Their sound draws on prog rock's structural imagination while staying rooted in heavy guitar work.
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