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Ride the Flatline (feat. Jami Morgan & Code Orange) (2024)
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Soundtrack to Your Escape (The Quiet Place Version) (2022)
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Agamemnon (2025)
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Stand Defiant is an Asheville, North Carolina band formed in 2019, blending the raw aggression of crossover thrash with metalcore's structural intensity and the speed and riff density of traditional thrash.
Belfast's Stand-Up Guy navigate the bruising intersection of metalcore and sludge metal. Active since 2012, their sound carries the confrontational energy of hardcore alongside the oppressive weight of sludge.
Philadelphia avant-garde metalcore veterans with roots going back to the late 1980s, Starkweather evolved from raw hardcore-influenced metalcore into one of the most unconventional and challenging acts in extreme American metal, known for dissonant compositions and uncompromising artistic vision.
San Antonio, Texas melodic death metal and metalcore band formed in 2016, Start a War fuses the melodic aggression of Swedish death metal with the breakdowns and intensity of modern metalcore.
Hayward, California metalcore and melodic death metal band formed in 2025, State of Reliance blends the hook-driven intensity of metalcore with the melodic riff vocabulary of death metal.
Portland, Oregon power/thrash metal band formed in 2012, State of the Art combines the soaring vocals and anthemic drive of power metal with the speed and aggression of thrash.
Steel Mage blend metalcore aggression with thrash metal's rhythmic precision from Manchester. Formed in 2020, they occupy the intersection of modern and classic approaches to heavy riffing.
Stick to Your Guns formed in Orange County, California in 2003, developing a metalcore sound grounded in hardcore punk ethics, melodic hooks, and socially conscious lyrics. Their album Diamond (2012) debuted at number one on the Billboard Heatseekers chart, and Disobedient (2015) and True View (2017) continued the band's steady commercial and critical momentum. Across eight studio albums through Keep Planting Flowers (2025), the band has remained consistent in both sound and values, maintaining a connection to the hardcore underground while growing a larger fanbase. Vocalist Jesse Barnett's direct and earnest lyrical approach has been a defining constant throughout the band's career.
Stigmata is a metalcore band from Troy, New York, formed in 2008, incorporating strong influences from crossover thrash, groove metal, and traditional thrash metal. Their sound reflects the hybrid, street-level aggression common to the upstate New York underground metal community.
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