Dallas hardcore punk. Fast, mean, and raw with a nasty edge.

Chicago's Harm's Way formed in 2006 as a powerviolence side project before evolving into a full-time act rooted in industrial-tinged metalcore. Signing to Metal Blade Records, the band released Posthuman (2018) and Common Suffering (2023), both of which demonstrated a progressive widening of their sonic palette beyond hardcore's usual constraints. Their trajectory from Crossed Out-influenced grind to groove-heavy metalcore has earned them a dedicated following across both punk and metal circles.

Orange County, California melodic hardcore band Ignite formed in 1993 and built a strong international reputation through relentless touring across more than forty countries before their commercial breakthrough A Place Called Home (2000) on TVT Records. Their catalog, which includes Call on My Brothers (1995), Past Our Means (1996), Our Darkest Days (2006), and A War Against You (2016) — which charted at number six in Germany — is characterized by complex arrangements, Zoli Teglas's soaring vocals, and consistently outward-looking, politically engaged lyrics. They remain one of the most durable and internationally recognized acts in American melodic hardcore.

Austin hardcore punk. Raging fast punk with a metallic edge.

Austin post-punk featuring members of Glue and Wiccans. Signed to Sacred Bones Records.

Savage Black Metal / Punk from Dallas.

Metallic hardcore / crossover from Dallas. Vicious and precise.

Houston hardcore you can dance to. Part of the new wave of Houston hardcore.

Hard-hitting Gothic Metal with Punk influences from Dallas.