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Melodic hardcore with passionate conviction from Abilene.
Cloud of Shadows is a metalcore band from Quilmes, Buenos Aires, Argentina, whose sound is rooted in the Gothenburg melodic death metal tradition with clear influences from In Flames, Arch Enemy, and Dark Tranquillity. The band released their third album Rodeando el Abismo in 2022 and have maintained nearly continuous activity, with a fourth studio record in progress as of 2026.
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.
Melodic death metal and metalcore act from Valasske Mezirici, Czech Republic, formed in 2024. They fuse the melodic sensibility of Scandinavian-style death metal with modern metalcore dynamics.
Melodic death-metalcore act from Barcelos, northern Portugal, formed in 2024. Coldfear blends melodic extremity with hardcore intensity from the Minho region.
Groove metal and metalcore band from Toulon, France, formed in 2018. They blend heavy grooves with metalcore dynamics from the Var coast.
Groove metal and metalcore band from Birmingham, England, active since 2010. They blend heavy grooves with metalcore dynamics from the birthplace of heavy metal.
Dallas's Color of Aum brings progressive metal's compositional complexity into metalcore's emotionally charged framework, a Dallas act that pushes beyond the genre's standard templates toward something genuinely exploratory.
Dreamy metalcore from Austin with genre-bending hooks.
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