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Seattle metalcore band Himsa formed in 1998, taking their name from the Sanskrit word for harm or violence, and released four studio albums before disbanding in 2008. Produced during a period when the band relocated to Denmark, their 2005 album Hail Horror followed the well-received Courting Tragedy and Disaster (2003), and the band's final record Summon in Thunder was released through Century Media Records in 2007. A 2016 reunion brought them back to the stage, though no new recordings have followed.
An uncompromising death/thrash metal/metalcore project from Koper, active since 2019. Heavy, downtuned riffing and relentless percussion drive their compositions.
Melodic death metal/metalcore band from Madrid, Spain, active since 2015. Their polished sound bridges Scandinavian melodic death metal with modern metalcore intensity.
Colorado Springs' Hit the Shadows work the metalcore format with the earnestness typical of the genre's Mountain West scene — heavy breakdowns, melodic passages, and a straightforward emotional directness that doesn't complicate what the genre does well.
Hold Back the Day is a melodic death metal/metalcore band from Gdynia, Poland, active since 2011 and blending melodic harmonies with death metal aggression. The project channels the twin-guitar traditions of Scandinavian-influenced melodeath.
Hold Fast is a metalcore band from Marseille, France, active since 2018 and delivering aggressive, dynamic metal with crushing breakdowns and intense energy. The project channels the power of modern extreme metal.
Metalcore/thrash metal band from Wurzburg, Germany, active since 2015. Their punishing blend of metalcore breakdowns and thrash metal speed delivers intense, pit-ready energy from Franconia.
Metalcore force from Nivala, scorching and relentless since 2016. Their sound delivers the intensity their genre demands with focused execution.
Symphonic metalcore band from Aachen, Germany, formed in 2019. Their ambitious fusion layers orchestral grandeur over metalcore foundations in an unusual but distinctive combination.
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