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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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Intense Metalcore from Fort Worth.
Since the Day have been playing metalcore from the Siegerland region since 1996, making them one of the earliest metalcore acts in Germany. Their nearly three decades of activity predates metalcore's mainstream breakthrough and spans its entire evolution in the German scene.
Wind Gap, Pennsylvania's Since the Fire have played metalcore since 2016, emerging from a small Lehigh Valley town where the genre's intensity likely provided a potent contrast to rural quiet. Their music fits squarely within the modern metalcore tradition of aggressive riffing paired with melodic dynamics.
Topeka, Kansas quartet SinFool blend the chug-heavy groove of Pantera-influenced metal with the aggressive bark of metalcore, a combination that reflects the raw Midwestern work ethic of their scene since their 2020 formation. Their sound sits at the intersection of accessible heaviness and contemporary metalcore attitude.
Philadelphia metalcore outfit Single Bullet Theory arrived in 2023 with a sharp, technically aware approach to the genre that bears the influence of the city's storied hardcore tradition filtered through modern metalcore attack. Their tight song structures and confrontational delivery position them squarely in the aggressive wing of the Philadelphia underground.
Limerick's Sinister Divide bring metalcore's emotional intensity to Ireland's Treaty City since 2013. Their name suggests a dark separation, and their sound navigates the divide between aggression and vulnerability.
Ambitious Progressive Metal / Metalcore out of Texas.
Chicago, Illinois metalcore act Sins of Spira have been building out their sound since 2016, drawing on the city's rich heavy music underground to craft metalcore that balances melodic ambition with breakdowns and post-hardcore dynamics.
Sinworks blend death metal with metalcore from Berlin, combining extreme metal's brutality with the rhythmic punch of modern heavy music. Active since 2013, they draw from the German capital's vast and diverse metal ecosystem.
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