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Science of Disorder blend death metal with metalcore from Lausanne, delivering technically proficient aggression with modern production values. Their Swiss-French approach brings a European refinement to the heavy crossover sound.
Los Angeles's Scission have been operating since 2013 at the boundary between metalcore and death metal, a crossover that captures both the precision and brutality of the latter and the structural intensity of the former. In a city as massive and competitive as LA, surviving over a decade in the underground speaks to the genuine quality of their craft.
Green Bay, Wisconsin's Scofflaw emerged in 2021 with a sound that fuses the hip-swinging momentum of groove metal with the tightly coiled aggression of metalcore. Their riffs land with a blunt physicality — chugging patterns that lock into a pocket before snapping into breakdowns — while the vocals shift between barked hardcore cadence and abrasive screams. For a young band out of Wisconsin's frozen flatlands, they arrived with a surprisingly seasoned sense of tension and release.
Scratched Surface blend death metal, thrash, and metalcore from Goppingen in Baden-Wurttemberg, creating a versatile extreme sound that draws from multiple aggressive genres. Their Swabian output bridges the gap between old-school extremity and modern heaviness.
Metalcore band from João Pessoa, Paraíba, featuring vocalist Victor Albuquerque, guitarists Heitor Sales and Mad Ferreira, and bassist/co-vocalist Uyl Aires. The band released their debut single "Eterno Retorno" in March 2017 and followed it with the EP Parélios in June 2018, then issued A Teoria das Cordas (September 2020), O Pêndulo (July 2021), and the full-length Profundezas e Perseveranças in November 2023.
Searching for a Hidden Place deliver melodic death metal and metalcore from Gran Canaria, combining Scandinavian melodeath with modern heaviness from the Canary Islands. Active since 2014, their evocative name matches their quest for emotional depth in extreme music.
Secrets of Separation play melodic death metal and metalcore from Valasske Mezirici, blending Scandinavian melodeath influences with modern breakdown-driven heaviness. Their Moravian roots place them in the heart of the Czech Republic's eastern metal scene.
Sedative play groove metal and metalcore from Kremze, combining rhythmic heaviness with aggressive vocal delivery. Active since 2007, they've been a consistent presence in the South Bohemian heavy music scene for nearly two decades.
Florida's Seed of Pain bridge the raw fury of thrash metal and the breakneck physicality of metalcore, landing squarely in the crossover space where hardcore kids and headbangers share pit real estate. Since forming in 2018, they've pursued an abrasive, high-energy sound that owes as much to the spirit of NYHC as it does to Bay Area thrash.
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