Razor-sharp Groove / Thrash Metal / Punk out of Texas.

Candy formed between Richmond, Virginia and Buffalo, New York in 2016, drawing members from bands including Malfunction and Backtrack. Their debut LP Good to Feel (2018) established their uncompromising blend of ferocious hardcore, noise rock, and extreme metal, and they have continued to refine that sound on Heaven Is Here (2022) and It's Inside You (2024). The band draws from Integrity, Japanese burning spirit hardcore, and multiple schools of extreme metal.

Experimental post-black metal/grindcore/hardcore from Dallas.

Punishing Death Metal / Hardcore out of Texas.

Ceremony formed in Rohnert Park, California in 2005, releasing their debut EP Ruined on Malfunction Records that same year and quickly establishing themselves in the California hardcore underground with a raw powerviolence-adjacent approach. Over subsequent albums, the band underwent a deliberate stylistic migration through 1980s-influenced hardcore, garage rock, and post-punk, exploring a range of sounds while retaining an underlying confrontational energy. They have released six studio albums and remain active.

Razor-sharp Crossover / Hardcore / Thrash Metal out of Texas.

Melodic hardcore with passionate conviction from Abilene.

Coalesce formed in Kansas City, Missouri in 1994, pioneering an abrasive and technically demanding strain of metalcore characterized by odd time signatures, dissonant guitar interplay, abrupt dynamic shifts, and aggressive vocals. The band released key records including Give Them Rope (1997) and 0:12 Revolution in Just Listening (1999) on Hydra Head Records, establishing them as foundational figures in both metalcore and mathcore. They broke up in 2010 and have since performed reunion shows.

Dual-vocalist sludge metal/hardcore featuring Andrea Russi and Alyce H. Smith up front. A punishing addition to Houston's heavy underground.