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Let You Go (2024)
Featured Doom Metal Album
The Bestiary (2025)
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Halo (2017)
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Gothic metalcore act from Oslo, formed in 2025. Crecended blends dark gothic atmospherics with metalcore intensity.
Groove metal and metalcore act from Craiova formed in 2016, fusing heavy rhythmic weight with aggressive breakdowns from Oltenia's capital. Their dual approach draws power from both groove metal's heft and metalcore's explosive intensity.
Baltimore metalcore and progressive metal band threading intricate arrangements and shifting time signatures through emotionally charged riffs and dynamic vocal performances.
Tampa melodic death and metalcore band drawing from Florida's storied death metal legacy while incorporating melodic hooks and metalcore dynamics into their ferocious sound.
Melodic death-metalcore act from Moscow, active since 2014. CrimSun blends melodic hooks with modern extreme metal from the Russian capital.
Metalcore band from Stuttgart, Germany, active since 2001. With over two decades of activity, Crisis Never Ends are among the longest-running metalcore acts in the Swabian capital.
Metalcore outfit from Sofia, Bulgaria, blending aggressive riffs and crushing breakdowns with melodic vocal passages. Their debut release A Dream Surreal showcases a sound rooted in metalcore, hardcore, and alternative metal influences.
Intense Southern / Groove Metal / Metalcore from Austin.
Cleveland's Cross the Rubicon bridges the aggression of death metal with the structured heaviness of metalcore, carving out a brutal sound in the Ohio underground. Their music hits hard with tight riffing and punishing breakdowns.
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