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Chicago's Through n Through have been playing a raw, uncompromising fusion of thrash metal, crossover, and hardcore since 2014, embodying the DIY ethos of the Chicago underground with no frills attached. Their sound is fast, aggressive, and indebted equally to Bay Area thrash and East Coast hardcore, filtered through a Midwest bluntness.
Through Shadows from the ancient port of Cartagena in Murcia craft epic heavy metal that journeys through darkness toward triumphant resolution since 2021. Their Phoenician-founded city's millennia of history provides a fitting stage for their grand, narrative-driven compositions.
Sturgis, Michigan's Through the Ashes have been playing straight metalcore since 2018, bringing the genre's blend of heavy breakdowns and melodic passages to a small Michigan town better known for its proximity to Indiana than any music scene. They represent the kind of locally-rooted band that keeps metalcore's underground alive beyond the major market cities.
Los Angeles-based Through the Clouds formed in 2019 at the intersection of melodic hard rock and power metal, favoring anthemic songwriting, clean vocals, and technically accomplished guitar work with strong melodic hooks. They bring a polished, uplifting approach to power metal that sits comfortably alongside the genre's European masters while maintaining an American West Coast sensibility.
New York's Through the Discipline have been working the groove metal and metalcore crossover since 2004, bringing the rhythmic intensity and riff-focused sensibility of groove metal to structures shaped by metalcore's dynamic range. Two decades of activity in the competitive New York metal market speaks to a genuine ability to hold an audience.
Phoenix, Arizona's Through the Earth arrived in 2020 playing melodic death metal with the technical precision and harmonic depth that the genre demands, carving out space in the Arizona desert metal scene that has historically leaned toward thrash and doom. Their sound channels European melodeath influences into the dry, high-intensity environment of the Southwest.
Formed in 2015 in Dahlonega, Georgia — a small North Georgia mountain town — Through the Eyes of Hera play deathcore that incorporates mythological imagery alongside the genre's characteristic blending of death metal brutality and metalcore breakdowns. Their location in the Appalachian foothills gives them a distinct outsider quality relative to the better-known Atlanta metal scene.
Florence, South Carolina's Through the Eyes of the Dead are one of the more enduring acts to emerge from the mid-2000s wave of technical and melodic deathcore, having operated continuously since 2005 with a sound that foregrounds surgical guitar precision and shifting dynamics within extreme metal's most brutal frameworks. Their longevity has made them a touchstone for bands navigating the space between technical death metal and deathcore.
Asheville, North Carolina's Through the Fallen have been mixing classic heavy metal tonality with thrash aggression since 2014, playing to the strengths of Appalachian mountain town DIY culture where heavy music thrives outside of any major industry infrastructure. Their sound bridges the twin-guitar melodicism of traditional metal with the speed and riff density of thrash.
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