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Proof (2024)
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Death Atlas (2019)
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Make It Rain / On the Other Side of Tonight (2024)
05/07 @ House of Blues Myrtle Beach, North Myrtle Beach
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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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Metalcore band from the south coast of the UK, active since 2012, blending death metal, groove metal, and technical metal influences. Their releases Getting a Foothold and A Break in the Bend showcase tight, aggressive songwriting from a four-piece lineup.
Lisbon-based melodic death metal/metalcore act active since 2011, blending Gothenburg-inspired guitar harmonies with metalcore's dynamic structures and breakdown-driven intensity. Their sound bridges the melodic death metal tradition with modern extreme metal's visceral energy.
London metalcore band formed in 2017. They deliver hard-hitting, aggressive metalcore from the capital's underground heavy music scene.
Czech melodic death metal and metalcore band from Karviná, formed in 2019. Their releases including Pieta and Nákaza combine melodic death metal's twin-guitar harmonies with metalcore's rhythmic punch and breakdowns.
French groove metal and metalcore band from Caen in Normandy, formed in 2023. They deliver groove-metalcore blasts from the historic D-Day coast.
Finnish metalcore band formed in 2011. They play aggressive metalcore with heavy breakdowns.
Brighton metalcore five-piece formed in 2015, featuring production mixed and mastered by Justin Hill of SikTh. Their releases from the Bleed Again EP through Survive explore themes of resilience and personal determination through hard-hitting metalcore and hardcore.
Spanish metalcore band from Córdoba, formed in 2025. They bring fresh metalcore energy to the Andalusian underground.
Doom/sludge metal act from Treviso, formed in 2003. Their music lurches forward with deliberate, oppressive weight, burying the listener beneath layers of corroded guitar tone.
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