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West Palm Beach's Revelations have spent over fifteen years refining a strain of melodic metalcore that leans into soaring clean vocal hooks as much as crushing breakdowns, making them a fixture in South Florida's competitive heavy scene. Since 2009, they've honed a sound where the melodic scaffolding is strong enough to carry the emotional weight the genre demands, giving their heavier moments real contrast and impact. They're a reliable force in Florida's metalcore scene with enough hooks to crossover without losing their edge.
Vicious Thrash Metal / Crossover from Dallas.
Furious Thrash Metal from Fort Worth.
Prolific raw black metal and dark ambient project from Wales, active since 2018. The project has built a considerable reputation in the raw black metal underground for lo-fi, atmospheric recordings rooted in Welsh landscapes.
Revenge is a heavy metal band from Antwerp, Belgium, whose roots reach back to the mid-1980s Belgian metal underground. Their discography includes releases such as 'Vengeance' and 'Venomous Vengeance', recorded in Belgian studios and reflecting the traditional heavy metal sound of that era.
Revenge Attack is a thrash metal band from Erfurt, the capital of Thuringia in Germany, formed in 2020. The band delivers aggressive thrash from the medieval city in the heart of central Germany.
Považská Bystrica melodic groove metal and metalcore act formed in 2017, blending melodic hooks with heavy rhythms and breakdowns from northwestern Slovakia. Their accessible approach draws power from multiple modern metal traditions.
Thrash/death metal band from Udine in northeastern Italy, formed in 2024. Their approach delivers aggressive extreme metal from the Friuli capital.
Revenge Prevails is a black/death metal band from Uddevalla, Sweden, formed in 2013. Their releases including 'Jaws of Janus' and 'Black Void Injection' deliver dark, intense extreme metal with an ominous atmospheric edge.
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