3 is an American progressive rock and metal band formed in Woodstock, New York in 1994 by guitarist and vocalist Joey Eppard, his brother Josh Eppard on drums, and bassist Chris Bittner. The band built a reputation through intensive touring, including dates supporting Porcupine Tree, and signed with Metal Blade Records, releasing The End Is Begun in 2007 and The Ghost You Gave to Me in 2011. Their music blends melodic hard rock with progressive architecture and introspective lyricism, placing them alongside acts like Coheed and Cambria in the American progressive rock underground.

Rochester, New York progressive metal project. The chemical-sounding name suggests synthetic complexity from Western New York.

New York City djent and progressive metal project. Forward-thinking heaviness from the world's cultural capital.

Aghast is a death metal band from New York City. With five releases in 2020 alone — including remastered versions of earlier material — the project delivered a concentrated burst of death metal output.

Syracuse, New York progressive metal project named after Xenophon's account of a Greek army's perilous march home. Their 2017 single The Chamber hints at the kind of cerebral, historically informed metal that the name demands.

Nyack, New York melodic death metal and progressive project whose 2020 EP Three Songs teams with producer brwnsounds for a polished take on technical extreme metal. The suburban Hudson Valley setting belies the sophistication of their approach.

New York City progressive power metal project with eleven releases since 2015. A prolific catalog spanning albums like Chalmers Santiago and Channels demonstrates restless creative ambition, blending technical virtuosity with melodic power from the heart of Manhattan.

Newburgh, New York progressive metal project with two releases since 2018. Well Of Souls and Throne Of Iniquity deliver ambitious, melodically rich prog metal from the Hudson Valley.

Binghamton, New York progressive metal act from the Southern Tier, bringing technical ambition and compositional complexity to upstate New York's underground.