Tulsa, Oklahoma's Gadgets Sons have been dragging metalcore through the sludge since 2017, pairing the emotional intensity of the former with the slow, oppressive weight of the latter.

Out of York, Pennsylvania, Gallowglas bring a hard-hitting mix of groove metal muscle and metalcore urgency that locks in tight riffs with punishing momentum. Founded in 2018, they channel the bruising working-class energy of the mid-Atlantic into every track.

Warwick, Rhode Island's Galvanized fuse thrash metal aggression with metalcore's kinetic energy, channeling the tight-wound intensity of the New England scene into a punishing hybrid. Since 2017 they've been one of the harder-hitting acts in the Ocean State underground.

Out of Arlington Heights, Illinois, Gas Mask Catalogue melds melodic death metal's harmonic drive with metalcore's cathartic dynamics, carving out a sound that's been evolving since 2009. The Chicago suburbs have produced a band with broader stylistic ambition than their geography might suggest.

Louisville, Kentucky's Gates to Hell bridge the gap between death metal's brutality and metalcore's rhythmic aggression, a combination that hits hard in live settings. Formed in 2021, they bring a confrontational energy rooted in the Ohio Valley's hardcore tradition.

Grand Rapids, Michigan's Genetic Drift bring together groove metal, thrash, and metalcore in a way that prioritizes physical impact over genre purity since 2015. Heavy enough to satisfy headbangers, structured enough to keep it from descending into chaos.

Bay Area band Geryon blends melodic death metal's emotive sweep with metalcore's rhythmic punch, crafting songs that hit hard while still leaving room for melody. They've been honing their hybrid sound in California since 2013.

Greensboro's Ghost in the Ruins are a 2022-formed metalcore band mining the emotional wreckage of a genre that specializes in it — tight, punishing breakdowns anchored by melodic passages that underscore a sense of desolate aftermath.

Lynchburg, Virginia's Ghost of a Fallen Age have been a fixture of the regional metalcore scene since 2007, building a catalog on thick, bruising riffs and the genre's characteristic push-pull of melody and aggression. Longevity in a brutal genre is its own credential.

San Francisco's Ghost of Winchester bring West Coast metalcore to a city better known for thrash and hardcore, their 2021 formation part of a broader resurgence of the genre on the Bay Area's crowded heavy scene. Tight, punishing, and melodically aware.

Named after a three-headed kaiju, Merced's Gidorah bring a corresponding multi-pronged assault of death metal brutality, groove-driven rhythm, and metalcore intensity. Their music hits like a creature that attacks from every direction at once.

Salinas, California's Give Her the Gun bring a melodically aware but uncompromising metalcore sound that's been sharpened through years of work since 2012. They're built for stages and pit floors in equal measure.

Boston's Give Zombies the Vote merge melodic death metal's harmonic sophistication with metalcore's rhythmic aggression and a name that's equal parts political provocation and horror camp. Active since 2012, they make technically ambitious music that never forgets to be fun.

Connecticut's Glass Divide brings groove metal's locked-in chug and metalcore's emotional intensity together in a combination that hits hard and keeps moving. The Shelton outfit has been sharpening this dual-edged attack since 2017.

Glass Killing Floor brings a blunt-force metalcore attack from the Louisville underground, pairing serrated riffing with the kind of emotional urgency that metalcore at its best has always traded in. They've been at it since 2019.