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Sheffield's Malevolence have carved a devastating lane by welding the groove-heavy stomp of Pantera to the fury of modern hardcore, creating a sound tailor-made for circle pits and two-step breakdowns alike. Their 2022 album 'Malicious Intent' earned widespread acclaim for its massive, neck-snapping riffs and Alex Taylor's commanding vocal presence. With their blend of metallic hardcore and groove metal resonating on both sides of the Atlantic, Malevolence have become one of the UK heavy scene's biggest breakout acts.
Austin, Texas hardcore outfit Next of Kin bring fierce energy to the Lone Star State's growing heavy music scene, delivering urgent, no-frills hardcore punk built for sweat-soaked basement shows and festival stages alike. The band's raw, aggressive sound draws from classic hardcore traditions while channeling the intensity of their local scene into short, explosive bursts of controlled chaos.
Washington, D.C.'s No/Mas deliver a ferocious blend of grindcore, death metal, and hardcore that has earned them a fierce reputation since their 2016 formation, releasing through Closed Casket Activities. Vocalist Roger Rivadeneira's lyrics tackle depression, anxiety, and mental health with unflinching honesty, adding emotional weight to the band's breakneck sonic assault. Their releases 'Consume / Deny / Repent' and 'No Peace' showcase a band that channels personal darkness into cathartic, devastating extremity.
Long Island's Pain of Truth deal in unrelenting New York hardcore that worships at the altar of Madball, Agnostic Front, and Hatebreed. Their punishing beatdown style and pit-ready anthems have made them one of the most respected acts in the modern NYHC revival, delivering no-frills, two-stepping fury with working-class authenticity.
London's Powerplant defy easy categorization, blending synth-punk, hardcore, black metal, and dungeon synth into a singular and deliberately weird sonic vision led by Ukrainian vocalist Theo Zhykharyev. Originally a solo project, the band expanded into a full outfit that has become a fixture of London's vibrant hardcore-adjacent punk scene, sharing bills with High Vis, The Chisel, and Chubby and the Gang. Their genre-hopping unpredictability and art-punk sensibility make them one of the most intriguing acts on the UK underground circuit.
Pulkas were a London-based groove and alternative metal band formed in the mid-1990s who signed to Earache Records before releasing their lone studio album Greed in 1998, produced by Colin Richardson. A contractual dispute with Earache following interest from larger labels derailed the band's momentum, and they quietly dissolved around 1999–2000, leaving Greed as a cult artifact of the late-1990s British heavy underground.
Ringworm are a metalcore and hardcore band from Cleveland, Ohio, with origins tracing to 1989 under the name Force of Habit and formally operating as Ringworm from 1991. Blending first-wave black metal aesthetics with New York hardcore and thrash aggression, the band released multiple albums through Victory Records and have maintained their reputation as one of the most consistently punishing live acts in American hardcore over more than three decades.
River Black are a New Jersey metalcore and hardcore band formed around 2016 by guitarist John Adubato and drummer Dave Witte (Municipal Waste) following the dissolution of Burnt by the Sun, completing the lineup with bassist Brett Bamberger (Revocation) and vocalist Mike Olender. The band released their self-titled debut on Season of Mist in 2017, channeling post-hardcore intensity through a technical lens informed by their members' extensive backgrounds in death metal and hardcore.
RXPTRS are a metalcore and punk band from Bristol, UK, formed in 2018 and blending abrasive hardcore punk with melodic metalcore energy and aggressive riffing. The band released their debut full-length Living Without Death's Permission through Blacklight Media / Metal Blade Records in 2022, touring Europe alongside established acts and building a following on the strength of their explosive live performances.
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