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Salt Lake City, UT · 2004–present · active
Salt Lake City metalcore project. The political theory concept applied to heavy music from Utah's capital.
Longview, TX · 2006–2015 · disbanded
Melodic metalcore with soaring choruses from East Texas.
Plano, TX · 2003–2006 · disbanded
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Frazeysburg, OH · 2025–present · active
A Karmic Gray is a metalcore act from Frazeysburg, Ohio, with four releases totaling 22 tracks since their emergence. The band incorporates guest features and genre-blending elements into their metalcore foundation, pointing toward a modern, collaborative approach. Their prolific output from a small rural Ohio town speaks to the democratization of extreme music production.
NY · 2022–present · active
New York City metalcore and thrash project named after the Exodus classic. Manhattan aggression paying tribute to Bay Area thrash royalty.
West Covina, CA · 2004–present · active
West Covina, California metalcore project. The dramatic name — love's conclusion driving self-destruction — channels emotional devastation through heavy music from the San Gabriel Valley.
San Diego, CA · 2014–present · active
A Truth Betrayed is a melodic death metal and metalcore act from San Diego, California. Their 2014 EP "Hybrid" fuses the melodic sensibilities of Scandinavian death metal with the aggressive energy of American metalcore.
PA · 2003–present · active
Washington, Pennsylvania grindcore and metalcore hybrid. The name captures the horror of consciousness from southwestern PA.
Olympia, WA · 2004–present · active
Black metal and metalcore project that originated in Phoenix and relocated to Olympia, Washington. Named after the accuser in the Salem witch trials, they've built a reputation for atmospheric, blackened metal that blends American and European influences.
Dover, DE · 2003–present · active
Dover, Delaware death metal and metalcore project. The name's grim imagery channels the First State's small but determined metal underground.
Providence, RI · 2008–present · active
Providence, Rhode Island metalcore project. The name's negation of hopelessness offers an unusually optimistic entry point for aggressive music.
CT · 2026–present · active
Acephalia is a slam and brutal death metal band from the Connecticut and Ohio area. Their 2026 EP "Visceral Atrophy" delivers three tracks of guttural, bone-crushing slam brutality.
Wilmington, NC · 2004–present · active
Wilmington, North Carolina metalcore project whose name is 'America' spelled backwards. Patriotism inverted through aggressive music from the Cape Fear coast.
Columbus, OH · 2009–present · active
Act of Violence is a thrash metal and metalcore band from Columbus, Ohio. With five releases spanning their career, the band fuses thrash metal's riff-driven aggression with the intensity of hardcore punk.
Hartford, CT · 2021–present · active
Adam Eytan is a progressive and melodic death metal solo artist from Hartford, Connecticut. The project blends technical precision with melodic sensibility within a framework of modern progressive death metal.

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