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AXTY is a metalcore and nu-metalcore band from São Paulo, Brazil, formed in 2016 by vocalist Felipe Hervoso as a solo project originally named Anxiety, later expanding into a full quartet with guitarist Felipi Grivol, bassist Jonathas Peschiera, and drummer Gabriel Vacari. Their music draws on contemporary metalcore acts such as Architects and Bring Me the Horizon, incorporating electronic elements and alternating between harsh screams and clean vocals. Their 2024 album Hannya spans nu-metalcore, post-hardcore, and electronic territory, with lyrics centered on mental health and personal resilience.
Cardiff's Azmeca blend metalcore aggression with progressive metal sophistication, weaving complex song structures through heavy breakdowns and technical passages. Formed in 2023, they bring a fresh perspective to the Welsh metal scene.
Athens-based thrash metal/metalcore act active since 2015, bridging old-school thrash's riff-driven attack with metalcore's modern dynamics and breakdown-heavy structures. Their sound draws from both traditions with aggressive conviction.
Philadelphia melodic death metal and metalcore act blending Scandinavian-influenced melodeath heaviness with metalcore structure. Active in the Pennsylvania underground since the early 2020s.
Bajo el Exilio is a five-piece metalcore and hardcore band from Santiago, Chile, who have been active since around 2009–2010 and built a catalog spanning heavy studio albums and live recordings. Their releases include the EP Tras las Cadenas (2010), the full-length Nuestros Verdugos (2013), Resistance (2016), and Contraluz (2023), with the sprawling live-and-studio hybrid Entre Sombras y Ruido following in 2025. All production on Contraluz was handled in-house by guitarist Darío Llancamán, reflecting the band's self-sufficient approach to their craft.
German melodic death metal and metalcore band from Fürstenwalde, formed in 2009. They fuse Scandinavian-style melodic death metal with the rhythmic intensity and breakdowns of metalcore.
Connecticut melodic death metal and metalcore band formed in 2023, taking their name from the ash-covered city in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind.
Erie, Pennsylvania's Baregrounds works the boundary between death metal and metalcore, a newly formed act whose 2025 formation signals fresh blood in the Great Lakes underground.
Kansas City, Missouri's Barrage operate at the intersection of heavy metal, groove metal, and metalcore, blending hard-hitting riffwork with the modern heaviness that defines the Midwest's contemporary metal underground.
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