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Deathcore band from São Paulo formed in 2012, debuting with a self-titled album on October 10, 2016. Their second full-length Years in the Darkness (2022) features Australian vocalist Ben Aston, and the band further expanded their catalog with the EP Tertius in 2025.
Chicago's Roman Ring have been merging the surgical precision of technical death metal with the sheer brutality of deathcore since 2012. Their approach doesn't treat these as opposing instincts — the technicality adds depth to the breakdowns rather than undercutting them, and the result hits with both brain and gut.
Formed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 2022, Rose Funeral delivers a punishing blend of death metal and deathcore that hits with unrelenting brutality. Their sound is rooted in gut-level heaviness, pairing down-tuned ferocity with the structural aggression that defines contemporary deathcore.
Dublin act that evolved from ambient/post-metal origins into a heavier death metal and deathcore direction, reflecting a dramatic stylistic shift since 2020. Their transformation from atmospheric contemplation to punishing aggression traces a bold creative arc.
Oxford, Connecticut's Rotted Through formed in 2021 at the intersection of death metal's surgical brutality and deathcore's bone-crushing breakdown culture. The band merges the technical aggression of classic death metal with the modern heaviness that defines the New England extreme scene.
Bratislava act that evolved from progressive deathcore origins into progressive metalcore and djent territory, reflecting a creative trajectory toward more technical and rhythmically complex territory since 2015. Their stylistic progression demonstrates the pull of progressive ambition within extreme music.
Symphonic deathcore band from Vorarlberg and Tyrol in western Austria, founded in 2023 by vocalist Claudio Kofler, guitarist Daniel Bauer, bassist Nikolaj Reiplinger, and drummer Emil Feuerstein. The band layer orchestral elements — choirs, synths, and strings — over the crushing breakdowns and extreme vocals of modern deathcore.
Rule of Thumb was a death metal/deathcore band from Lommel, Limburg, Belgium, formed in 1997 and active until 2003 when vocalist Koen Vanderhoydonk's departure prompted the remaining members to reform under the name Rival. During their six-year run they established themselves within the Belgian extreme metal underground.
Rump-fed Ronyon is a melodic death metal and deathcore band from Trier in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, active since 2011. Named after an insult from Shakespeare's Macbeth, the band delivers extreme metal from Germany's oldest city.
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