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Hands of Eternity (2024)
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The Thousand Faces from Collado Villalba near Madrid fuse thrash metal with metalcore intensity, their mythological-sounding name driving shape-shifting compositions since 2018. Their Sierra de Guadarrama setting provides a mountainous backdrop for their genre-blending aggression.
A heavy and power metal act out of Leverett, Massachusetts, The Threat formed in 2023 with a sound rooted in classic metal tradition — muscular riffing, assertive vocals, and songs built around momentum and impact. Despite being newly formed, they carry the conviction of bands with far longer histories.
The Vision Ablaze from Copenhagen blend melodic death metal, groove metal, and metalcore into a fiery hybrid since 2011. Over a decade of activity, they have become one of the Danish capital's most dynamic heavy acts, balancing melodic sophistication with crushing aggression.
Formed in 2024 in Daytona Beach, Florida, The Warring Triad are a young metalcore band drawing on the genre's post-hardcore emotionalism and heavy breakdowns, arriving in a state with a historically rich metalcore tradition they seem intent on honoring.
The Way We Are is a metalcore band from Budapest, Hungary, formed in 2022. They deliver modern metalcore with heavy grooves, dynamic song structures, and aggressive energy.
Melodic metalcore from Dallas.
Heavy Melodic Death Metal / Metalcore out of Texas.
These Cursed Hands emerged from Portland, Oregon in 2023 at the intersection of melodic death metal and metalcore, blending hook-driven songwriting with aggressive, technically precise riffing. Their approach leans into the melodic side of both genres, aiming for emotional impact alongside the brutality.
Formed in 2012 in Lake View, South Carolina, Thirst for Clarity pull from death metal brutality, groove-driven heaviness, and the melodic ambitions of progressive metalcore, building dense, layered songs that resist easy genre labels.
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