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Let You Go (2024)
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The Bestiary (2025)
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Halo (2017)
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German metalcore act formed in 2011. They deliver aggressive, breakdown-heavy metalcore with melodic hooks and dynamic song structures.
Lake Charles, Louisiana's Choke combines sludge metal's swampy density with Southern groove and the blunt force of heavy riffing deeply tied to the Gulf Coast's murky musical tradition. Their sound is thick, hot, and relentless, rooted in the swamp.
New Bern, North Carolina's Choose Your Weapon channel metalcore's melodic hooks through a thrash metal filter for a sound that hits hard without abandoning songcraft. Straightforward and driven.
Industrial death-metalcore act from Poland, formed in 2023. Chrome Black Future merges cold electronic textures with extreme metal aggression in a futuristic package.
Springfield, Ohio groove metal band Chronic Aggression keeps it heavy and direct, built on mid-tempo down-tuned riffs and a rhythm-first approach to metal songwriting. Their sound sits firmly in the machine-groove tradition popularized by the early 1990s.
Metalcore and thrash act from Imperia on the Ligurian coast, active since 2006. Chupacabras has spent nearly two decades fusing hardcore intensity with thrash metal riffing.
Melodic death metal and metalcore act from the island of Tjorn, active since 2004 and blending Gothenburg-style melodicism with modern breakdowns. Their two decades of work bridge traditional Swedish melodeath with contemporary extreme metal.
Metalcore band from Prostejov, Czech Republic, formed in 2015. They deliver heavy breakdowns and melodic passages rooted in the modern metalcore tradition.
Wisconsin black metal act Circle of Wolves pursue a raw, cold sound rooted in second-wave tradition and midwestern isolation. Their recordings carry the grim, unadorned atmosphere that defines the American black metal underground.
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