We are a progressive metal band from Chicago, IL, and have been making albums since 2011. Founded by Austin Peters (guitar), the current line-up consists of Phil Kalas (bass), Ken Stebliy (guitar), Luke Angle (drums) and Kyle Kunkler (synths). Our newest record, The Return of Inertia 2.0, is a follow up to our 2021 release (A Vast Field of Silence) and takes the listener on an exciting rediscovery of the music that put our band on the map. Beyond releasing records, we also stream on Twitch, run a Discord dedicated to music discovery and production, and create tone and producer packs for guitarists and producers on Gumroad. See and hear everything we make at www.outrunthesunlight.com

Sarah Longfield formed The Fine Constant when she begin performing her solo experimental progressive metal material in a live setting. 

Sioum is an instrumental trio based out of Chicago, Illinois. Formed in 2008, the band consists of brothers Dorian Zdrinc (guitar), Arthur Zdrinc (drums) and Kevin Clark (keys). They often draw inspiration from film, video games, and most frequently, emotion itself. Post-metal, as well as progressive influence are often noted, although occasionally, many broad (and unusual) influences, such as contemporary classical and chiptune, can be heard.

Almost six years after Sioum’s debut LP, in May of 2016 the group released their second full-length album Yet Further. It was recorded and engineered by Greg Norman (Russian Circles, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Pelican.) Whereas I Am Mortal was based mainly on fictional stories and imagery, the music of Yet Further serves more as artifacts that reflect and convey the personal tribulation, hopes, and fears experienced after their first album was released. The music maintained a similar cinematic and emotional core, but with more content, variation, and complexity throughout each song. A noticeably more progressive influence could also be heard, with heavier exploration of distortion passages.

The boys in the Madison-based metalcore quintet Look, I’m Burning are proof that dairy is not the only notable export coming out of Wisconsin.

Aside from keeping their feet in the roots of breakdown metalcore, Look, I’m Burning prides itself on crafting creative chords over an intelligent and relentless rhythm section. This produces a more full sound and provides an opposite and more melodic side to their music. Throw in mind blowing tapping, sweeping and solo riffs and Look, I’m Burning starts to round out its sound. His brutal lows, guttural mids and piercing highs mix extremely well with Matt Tyler’s angelic singing.

Drawing from numerous influences,this five piece creates music that appeals to all fans of heavy music. With this wide variety of musical influences, Pangaea experiments with combining progressive yet crushing breakdowns and technical melodic riffs with colorful vocal harmonies that tastefully complement dynamic underlying guitar passages.