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Omens of Plague is a Buenos Aires metalcore/melodic death metal band formed in 2009, featuring vocalist Gonzalo Roland, guitarists Francisco Cañardo and Nahuel Hadouken, bassist Rodrigo Ferreiro, and drummer Pazuzu Imdugud. The band released their debut full-length The Merciless Beyond on May 10, 2017, a 12-track record that drew praise for its technical guitar work and melodic death metal songwriting.
Belgian metalcore band from Rochefort, combining hardcore aggression with metal technicality since 2021. Their name signals the urgent, time-constrained intensity of their metalcore approach.
Madrid melodic death metal/metalcore act with roots reaching back to 2009, making them one of the Spanish capital's longer-running modern extreme acts. Their blend of Gothenburg-style melody with metalcore structure has evolved considerably over fifteen years.
Groove metal, metalcore, and hardcore band from Krasnogorsk near Moscow, active since 2013. Their dystopian name frames aggressive modern metal with a sociopolitical edge.
Gothic, alternative metal/rock, and metalcore band from Gothenburg, Sweden, active since 2009. Their long-running project blends gothic atmosphere with metalcore dynamics and alternative accessibility.
Oni is a Canadian progressive metal band from Windsor, Ontario, formed in 2014 by frontman Jake Oni and signed to Metal Blade Records. Their 2016 debut Ironshore, produced by Josh Wilbur and featuring a guest appearance by Lamb of God vocalist Randy Blythe, established the band's blend of prog metal, metalcore, and djent informed by philosophical and science fiction concepts. Two subsequent albums followed — Loathing Light (2022) and The Silver Line (2023) — along with a series of EPs on the band's own Ironshore Records imprint.
Danish metalcore project formed in 2016, contributing to Denmark's growing modern metal scene. Their approach pairs hardcore aggression with metal's structural ambition in a style that has found increasing traction in Scandinavian venues.
Fierce Groove Metal / Metalcore from Dallas.
Le Havre's Oreskah navigates the intersection of melodic death metal, brutal death metal, and metalcore with technical precision. Their songwriting balances aggressive breakdowns and blast beats with soaring melodic guitar leads and harmonized passages.
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