A groove-driven force out of Capon Bridge, Virginia, F.E.A.R. merges the heavy, riff-locked churn of groove metal with the aggressive vocal attack of metalcore, carving out their sound since 2014.

Out of Mystic, Connecticut, this Face First blends thrash, groove metal, and metalcore into a hybrid sound that's been evolving since 2017, keeping a coastal New England edge to its aggression.

Milwaukee's Face of Ruin began in 2011 blending progressive death metal with metalcore, gradually tightening their sound into something more direct and deadly without losing the compositional ambition.

Orlando's Faces of Many have been building their brand of metalcore since 2018, a Florida act carving out space in one of the state's most competitive metal markets.

Philadelphia's Fall of Achilles formed in 2021 drawing from a wide net — groove, thrash, traditional heavy metal, and metalcore — reflecting Philly's history as a city where hardcore and metal have always bled into each other.

Out of Dunn, North Carolina, Fall River Massacre blends groove metal's rhythmic stomp with metalcore's structural urgency, a combination they've been refining since 2013. The result is a sound designed for heavy rotation at regional fests — thick, accessible, and hard-hitting.

Milwaukee's Falter has been combining the chaos of grindcore with metalcore's structured intensity since 2011. The pairing creates something with both the brevity and fury of grind and the purposeful aggression of core.

Aurora, Illinois's Far Under blends groove metal's rhythmic momentum with metalcore's structural intensity, active since 2019. The Chicago suburb has quietly produced a band that leans into heaviness with both fists.

Austin metalcore blending hip-hop, metal, and hardcore.

East Texas metalcore with massive breakdowns and melodic hooks. One of the biggest modern metalcore bands.

Furious Hardcore (early); Thrash Metal / Metalcore (later) from Laredo.