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Without Words

Königsee, DE · 2020–present · active
Metalcore band from Königsee/Rudolstadt, Germany formed in 2020. Without Words delivers heavy breakdowns and aggressive vocals rooted in modern metalcore from the Thuringian Forest region.
Metalcore

Witness to the End

Philadelphia, PA, US · 2020–present · active
Philadelphia's Witness to the End emerged in 2020 as a hybrid act pulling from both death metal's ferocity and metalcore's structural dynamics, sitting at a crossroads that Philly's heavy scene has long made its home. Their name, drawn out in full across their Bandcamp URL, signals a theatrical intensity that carries into their music — dramatic, heavy, and uncompromising. They reflect a new wave of East Coast acts willing to blur genre lines without losing their edge.
Death MetalMetalcore

Wrath of Alga

Basel, CH · 2020–present · active
Five-piece metalcore band from Basel, Switzerland reigniting the spirit of 2000s metalcore with a modern edge. Their release The Rise of Alga showcases intense guitar riffs, relentless drumming, and confrontational lyrics that cut straight to the core.
Metalcore

Written in Gray

Winston-Salem, US · 2018–present · active
A metalcore band from Winston-Salem, North Carolina, formed in 2018, Written in Gray work within the genre's dual-mode language of aggression and melody without veering into the pop-adjacent territory that defines many of their peers. They represent the more earnest, guitar-driven wing of the contemporary metalcore scene.
Metalcore

Wrvth

San Jose, CA, US · 2010–present · active
San Jose, California's Wrvth have one of the more interesting trajectories in extreme metal, beginning as a technical death metal and deathcore act before gradually shifting toward progressive post-metal and metalcore over the course of their career since 2010. The evolution is genuine rather than expedient, with each era of the band producing work that's stylistically distinct but consistently ambitious.
Death MetalDeathcoreMetalcorePost-MetalProgressive MetalTechnical Death Metal

Wrymind

Saint Petersburg, RU · 2020–present · active
Melodic death metal/metalcore band from Saint Petersburg, Russia formed in 2020. Wrymind blends Scandinavian-style melodic death metal with modern metalcore from Russia's northern capital.
Death MetalMelodic Death MetalMetalcore

Wryngd

Bruges, BE · 2024–present · active
Four-piece progressive metalcore and thrash outfit from Bruges, Belgium drawing from Lamb of God, Meshuggah, and Testament. Their 2024 debut Interromezzo I combines modern metal riffing with thrashy influences, time-signature changes, dissonance, and ferocious vocals across six tracks.
MetalcoreProgressive MetalThrash Metal

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