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A Karmic Gray is a metalcore act from Frazeysburg, Ohio, with four releases totaling 22 tracks since their emergence. The band incorporates guest features and genre-blending elements into their metalcore foundation, pointing toward a modern, collaborative approach. Their prolific output from a small rural Ohio town speaks to the democratization of extreme music production.
A Killing Glance is a melodic death metal and metalcore band from Barcelona, Spain, formed in 2012, whose Time to Wake Up EP donates one hundred percent of profits to the Sea Shepherd ocean conservation organization. The band merges progressive and melodic death metal with accessible hooks, drawing comparisons to Dark Tranquillity and Obscura.
New York City metalcore and thrash project named after the Exodus classic. Manhattan aggression paying tribute to Bay Area thrash royalty.
West Covina, California metalcore project. The dramatic name — love's conclusion driving self-destruction — channels emotional devastation through heavy music from the San Gabriel Valley.
Coming out of the Stubaital valley in Tyrol, A Man a Wolf a Killer play a hard-edged metalcore with aggressive riffing and dark lyrical themes built around wolves, death, and plague. The band released two full-lengths — Wolfthrasher in 2011 and Deathbringer in 2017 — maintaining a small but dedicated following in the underground metalcore scene.
A Second of Silence is a metalcore band from Mexico City, Mexico, originally formed in 2003 and known for their use of masks on stage. After a hiatus the band regrouped in 2014, releasing the EP Dying Light in 2015 and continuing to develop their debut album Between Shadows and Oblivion, drawing influences from As I Lay Dying, Slipknot, and Lamb of God.
A Serious Day has delivered metalcore from Fano on the Adriatic coast of Pesaro and Urbino since 2015. Their straightforward name belies the intensity they bring from this small Marche seaside town to Italy's hardcore-influenced metal circuit.
A Truth Betrayed is a melodic death metal and metalcore act from San Diego, California. Their 2014 EP "Hybrid" fuses the melodic sensibilities of Scandinavian death metal with the aggressive energy of American metalcore.
A Virgin Burial has delivered metalcore from the Adriatic resort city of Rimini since 2014. Far from the beach-holiday associations of their hometown, their sound channels aggressive breakdowns and emotional intensity through hardcore-influenced metal.
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