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Divine (2024)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Sunset on the Golden Age (2017)
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Fire and Water (Riffissippi Studio Jam Sessions Vol. 1) (2025)
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Melodic hardcore with passionate conviction from Abilene.
Coalesce formed in Kansas City, Missouri in 1994, pioneering an abrasive and technically demanding strain of metalcore characterized by odd time signatures, dissonant guitar interplay, abrupt dynamic shifts, and aggressive vocals. The band released key records including Give Them Rope (1997) and 0:12 Revolution in Just Listening (1999) on Hydra Head Records, establishing them as foundational figures in both metalcore and mathcore. They broke up in 2010 and have since performed reunion shows.
Dual-vocalist sludge metal/hardcore featuring Andrea Russi and Alyce H. Smith up front. A punishing addition to Houston's heavy underground.
Winnipeg's Comeback Kid have been one of the most reliably vital forces in melodic hardcore since forming in 2001, balancing the raw urgency of traditional hardcore punk with tuneful hooks and an earnest, community-minded ethos that has won them a devoted international following. Beginning with their acclaimed 2003 debut Turn It Around, the band built a discography across seven studio albums — including Outsider (2017) and Heavy Steps (2022) via Nuclear Blast — that consistently broadened their reach without sacrificing their underground credibility.
Formed in Salem, Massachusetts in 1990 by vocalist Jacob Bannon and guitarist Kurt Ballou, Converge are the foundational architects of metalcore and mathcore, forging a sound of almost unbearable intensity that melds hardcore punk fury with the structural complexity of extreme metal. Their 2001 masterpiece Jane Doe — a howling, fractured record built around Bannon's raw emotional catharsis — is widely regarded as one of the defining albums in heavy music history, ranking among the best metal records of all time in numerous critical polls.
Houston experimental punk. Notorious for overdubbing satirical punk vocals onto popular radio hits.
Cérebro de Galinha is a crossover/thrash hardcore band from Marabá, Pará, Brazil, formed around 2015 and operating independently. The band plays aggressive, politically charged material and has released two albums: "Sociedades Secretas" (2018) and "Norte em Chamas" (2021).
Dirty Rotten Imbeciles. Houston crossover thrash legends who helped define the genre.
Austin hardcore punk pioneers. Gary Floyd's politically charged vocals over furious punk.
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