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Wilmington, North Carolina's Day of Suffering landed in the metalcore scene in 2024 with all the urgency of a band that's been waiting a long time to get loud. Coastal Carolina's quiet streets make for good backdrop against which to build something abrasive.
Days of Crisis is a metalcore band from Épinal, France, active since 2009. They play intense metalcore from the Vosges region.
Days of Despite is a death metal/metalcore band from the Neuwied/Koblenz area of Germany, active since 2012. They fuse death metal's brutality with metalcore's breakdowns and modern production.
DayShineRising has been active since 2004 out of Bolzano in South Tyrol, playing melodic death metal with metalcore influences that blend Scandinavian-style melody with modern breakdowns and clean/harsh vocal interplay. Their longevity in the scene speaks to a steady evolution of their hybrid approach.
Michigan's Dead Against carve out a hybrid niche where melodic death metal hooks collide with groove-driven chugs and metalcore structure, drawing on influences from Gothenburg to the American midwest. Their music hits hard and lingers through the melody.
Dead Age is a thrash/groove metal and metalcore band from Rostock, Germany, active since 2014. They combine the rhythmic weight of groove metal with thrash's speed and metalcore's modern edge.
Northridge, California's Dead Alive meld melodic death metal's emotive sweep with groove metal's physical punch and metalcore's structural dynamics. Their sound moves fluidly between atmospheric melody and outright brutality.
Wilmington, Delaware's Dead and Buried lock thrash metal's forward momentum into metalcore's breakdown-heavy framework, churning out material that's equal parts pit-ready aggression and technically driven riffing.
Dead Colony plays metalcore from Moscow, channeling colonial decay into heavy, breakdown-driven compositions. Their failed-settlement name adds a historical dimension to the genre's typical themes of collapse and confrontation.
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