Fierce Metalcore from San Antonio.

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Columbia City, Indiana's Matanza evolved from metalcore roots into a brutalizing blend of death metal and grindcore — all velocity, grit, and aggression with zero compromise. Their trajectory mirrors a band shedding its skin in pursuit of something far more savage.

East Hartford's Matt Danger blends progressive metal ambition with metalcore intensity, threading intricate arrangements through aggressive heaviness. Since 2012, the Connecticut act has pushed that tension in directions most bands in either genre wouldn't dare.

Hard-hitting Metalcore from Weatherford.

Denton metalcore with anthemic hooks and aggressive breakdowns. One of the biggest metalcore bands to come out of Texas.

Denver's Met by Moonlight are a young band formed in 2023 working the boundary between traditional heavy metal and metalcore, bringing melodic instincts and structural ambition to a style that often trades in blunt force alone. Their dual influences give them flexibility — the ability to write heavy, hook-driven material that draws on metal's classic vocabulary while incorporating the rhythmic intensity and emotional directness associated with the harder end of metalcore.

Formed in 2022 in Chicago, Misfire deliver energetic, hard-hitting thrash metal that taps into the genre's classic crossover roots, carving out a spot in the city's active heavy metal underground with straightforward riff intensity and driving tempos.

Virginia Beach, Virginia's Misura have been operating in the metalcore space since 1999, one of the genre's longer-running acts, bringing a seasoned, hard-hitting approach to the style shaped by over two decades of navigating the coastal Virginia underground.

Columbia, South Carolina's Moment of Truth have been blending groove metal churn, metalcore aggression, and death 'n' roll swagger since 2010, carving out a sound that hits hard from multiple angles.

Maryland metalcore and death metal hybrid project formed in 2022, blending the hook-driven intensity of metalcore with genuine death metal brutality rather than mere aesthetic borrowing. Their Bandcamp handle — morbideityhc — signals a hardcore-informed sensibility running underneath the heaviness.

San Francisco's Mordred are one of the most distinctive acts to emerge from the late-1980s Bay Area thrash scene, fusing tight thrash riffing with funk grooves and hip-hop sensibilities in a way that sounded unlike anything else at the time. Reactivated and recording since 2020, they continue to occupy a genre-crossing space that defies easy categorization.

Dayton, Ohio metalcore veterans Morning Again date back to 1998, representing the formative era of metalcore when the genre was still deeply entangled with hardcore punk ethics and the abrasive energy of the straight-edge movement.

Doylestown, Pennsylvania's Mother of Mercy have been fusing thrash metal aggression with metalcore structure since 2008 — a band that built its name on relentless live shows and a blunt, no-frills approach to extreme music.

Phoenix's Mourning Star bring a melodic metalcore sensibility to the Arizona scene, pairing melodic hooks and clean vocal dynamics with heavier breakdowns in the tradition of the genre's most song-focused practitioners.