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Hanabie.

Tokyo, JP · 2015–present · active
Hanabie. are a Tokyo metalcore band formed in 2015 by high school friends, building a sound they describe as Harajuku-core from the collision of metalcore, hardcore punk, nu metal, electronicore, J-pop color, and youth-culture chaos. The lineup led by Yukina and Matsuri turned early underground momentum into international attention through releases such as Girl's Reform Manifest, Reborn Superstar!, and Bucchigiri Tokyo. Hanabie.'s music can be brutally heavy one moment and sugary, cartoon-bright, or electronically hyperactive the next, but the shifts are part of the identity rather than gimmicks. Harsh vocals, clean hooks, breakdowns, programmed textures, slap-bass flashes, and rapid genre jumps create a sense of overload that mirrors the band's visual and lyrical energy. Songs often deal with social pressure, work life, self-expression, food, playfulness, frustration, and the absurdity of modern life, making the heaviness feel both personal and wildly animated. Hanabie. matter because they bring a distinctly Japanese pop-cultural vocabulary into heavy music without softening the metalcore core. Their best songs sound like a city arcade collapsing into a mosh pit, bright enough to be playful and heavy enough to leave marks.
electronicoremetalcorenu metal

Hollywood Undead

Los Angeles, CA, US · 2005–present · active
Hollywood Undead emerged from the MySpace era with an audacious fusion of rap-rock, nu-metal, and pop-punk, hiding behind signature masks while delivering anthemic party tracks and darker introspective cuts in equal measure. From the frat-house chaos of 'Swan Songs' to the more refined aggression of later albums like 'New Empire,' the LA sextet have built one of rap-rock's most enduring followings.
alternative rocknu metalrap rock

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