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Milwaukee metalcore outfit blending melodic sensibility with heavy breakdowns, contributing to Wisconsin's growing heavy music scene with polished yet aggressive songwriting.
Arcite delivers metalcore from Newcastle upon Tyne since 2017, channeling the Tyneside industrial heritage into crushing modern heaviness. Their mineral-inspired name adds geological weight to their compositions.
Ardour delivers death metal with metalcore elements from the Lincolnshire fishing town of Grimsby since 2015, their passionate name contrasting with the cold North Sea intensity of their sound. Over a decade of Humberside extremity speaks to sustained commitment.
Argishrot blends black metal with metalcore from Saint Petersburg since 2019. Their genre-bridging approach connects black metal's atmospheric hostility with metalcore's rhythmic breakdowns from Russia's second city.
Tacoma/Seattle stoner metal project with nine releases since 2007. Their albums — from the space-rock tinged AUTOHYME I HEADSPACE to CHASING ZEBULON — trace nearly two decades of Pacific Northwest fuzz exploration, building one of the region's most substantial stoner catalogs.
Charlotte, North Carolina metalcore project with seven releases since 2016, including collaborations with Iranian electronic artists Sote and Sepehr. The cross-cultural remixes reveal a band interested in global sonic connections beyond typical metalcore boundaries.
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Seattle metalcore/thrash hybrid blending nu metal accessibility with thrash precision, reflecting the Emerald City's willingness to cross genre boundaries without apology.
Zadar's Arises deliver high-energy groove metal with metalcore intensity, blending crushing riffs with dynamic breakdowns along the Adriatic coast. Since 2019, they've been a driving force in Dalmatia's heavy music community.
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