While focusing on progressive metal, jazz metal, instrumental metal, and "djent", The Collective will feature a wide variety of metal sub-genres that showcase the musicianship and composition of modern-day artists and bands. Guests may include artists, students, and industry professionals who will talk about what makes progressive metal successful today. The Collective will appeal to not only the classic metalhead, but also music nerds that appreciate the subtleties of contemporary music composition.
Mobius (Part II)
Chimp Spanner
The Woven Web
Animals As Leaders
ENTRUST
Exivious
The Dark Horse
Scale the Summit
BLOOM
Between the Buried and Me
Forfeit the Throne
The Haven
Psycho Holiday
Pantera
1777
Russian Circles
Without Prejudice
Protest the Hero
Haxprocess
Opeth