Progressive Metal News
Signings, tours, records announced and bands ending, in Progressive Metal.
EMBERTEARS Tell the Fall of the Aztec Empire From Both Sides, Out 20 November
Progressive Metal Stoner Metal
The Hungarian solo project's third album runs nine songs of sludge, progressive metal and stoner rock, and opens with a video for 'In the Eye of the Hurricane'. Bitume Prods has it.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 15, 2026
SEA SLEEPER Stream 'Burden of Antlers' in Full, Three Days Before It Is Out
Progressive Metal Deathcore
Eight songs the Portland band released themselves, written, as they put it, somewhere on the line between ambition and poor decision making.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 15, 2026
ANCIIENTS Re-Record 'Humanist' From Their 2011 EP and Bring Back the Singer Who Was on It
Progressive Metal
The song first appeared on 'Snakebeard' in 2011 and later as a bonus track on 'Heart of Oak'. The new version has the current four piece playing it, with former guitarist Chris Dyck singing behind them again.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 14, 2026
CRONIAN's 'Terra' Reaches Vinyl Twenty Years After It Came Out
Progressive Metal
M-Theory Audio presses the Borknagar side project's 2006 debut on 13 November, limited to 300 copies, remastered by Dan Swanö.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 12, 2026
GOJIRA Sell Out a 1,200 Capacity Benefit Show for a St. Louis Food Bank in One Afternoon
Progressive Metal Death Metal
Tickets were $30 and all proceeds go to Operation Food Search. The show is on 18 September at The Sovereign, with Locked Shut opening.
Lars Hendriks · Sep 12, 2026
MASTODON Call the Hinds Estate Lawsuit Meritless and Say They Will Not Discuss It Further
Progressive Metal Sludge Metal
The band's first response to the complaint filed in Fulton County: a private dispute made public, which they intend to defend.
Tomas Berglund · Sep 12, 2026
MYRATH Rework Sting's 'Shape Of My Heart' Ahead of the Next Leg of Their European Tour
Progressive Metal Folk Metal
The single follows this year's 'Wilderness Of Mirrors'. The tour opens in Metz on 17 September and runs to the end of October.
Marie-Ève Tremblay · Sep 11, 2026
Brent Hinds' Estate Sues MASTODON, Says an $80,000 Buyout Check Came With No Accounting
Progressive Metal Sludge Metal
The complaint, filed in Fulton County, also objects to a recognisable image of Hinds on the artwork of 'Marrow Deep', a record he did not play on.
Tomas Berglund · Sep 11, 2026
BETWEEN THE BURIED AND ME Filmed a Song Inside a Cave and Kept the Tape
Progressive Metal Death Metal
'Psychomanteum' was recorded live at The Caverns in Pelham, Tennessee. 'Never in a million years did we imagine we'd one day play a show inside a cave,' says Tommy Rogers.
Tomas Berglund · Sep 10, 2026
Jordan Rudess to Premiere AI Project jam_bot with the MIT Chamber Chorus on 3 October
Progressive Metal
Two performances at MIT's Thomas Tull Concert Hall will debut the Dream Theater keyboardist's three-year collaboration with the MIT Media Lab.
Tomas Berglund · Sep 4, 2026
KIKO LOUREIRO & Plini's stunning new track 'Out of the Void'
Heavy Metal Progressive Metal
KIKO LOUREIRO & PLINI's new instrumental masterpiece 'Out of the Void' captivates fans, hinting at a potential full album collaboration.
Jan 6, 2026
VIPASSI debuts 'Morningstar' from New Album 'Lightless'
Progressive Metal
Australian quartet VIPASSI releases 'Morningstar', a new single from their upcoming album 'Lightless', exploring intricate instrumental metal.
Jan 3, 2026
Quadvmium (Testament, Ex-Obscura) premiere animated video for "Adhyasa"
Progressive Metal
Progressive metal fusion project QUADVMIUM release surreal animated video for "Adhyasa" from debut album Tetradom.
Jun 13, 2025
BLINDEAD 23, featuring ex-Behemoth’s Mateusz Smierzchalski, release new single 'Let Them Speak'
Progressive Metal
Blindead 23 drop 'Let Them Speak', a powerful new single from their upcoming album 'Vanishing', out September 27.
Sep 13, 2024
OCEANS OF SLUMBER Unveil New Single 'Poem of Ecstasy'
Progressive Metal
OCEANS OF SLUMBER returns with a new single 'Poem of Ecstasy' from their upcoming album 'Where Gods Fear to Speak', due in September.
Jun 19, 2024
THE APHELION Launches 'Nascence' with Singles 'Deserter' and 'Flight'
Progressive Metal
THE APHELION announces their prog metal album 'Nascence' with powerful singles 'Deserter' and 'Flight', showcasing a mix of thrash and prog influences.
Jun 9, 2024
TEMIC Reveals Awe-Inspiring Drum Playthrough for 'Count Your Losses'
Progressive Metal
Catch the newly released drum playthrough video for 'Count Your Losses', the debut single of TEMIC, a prog metal sensation.
Jul 29, 2023
MYTH OF I Premiers Mind-Bending Single 'Jenova'
Progressive Metal
The duo MYTH OF I showcases their technical prowess with the release of their new single 'Jenova'.
Jul 3, 2023