Johnson City, Tennessee metalcore and groove metal band formed in 2022, blending the melodic aggression and dynamic shifts of metalcore with the heavyweight mid-tempo chug of groove metal — a young act from the Appalachian edge of the state's emerging heavy music scene.

New England groove metal and metalcore hybrid formed in 2014, mixing heavy, syncopated riffing with metalcore's melodic sensibility for a sound built for the pit.

Rogue River, Oregon symphonic groove metal and metalcore band active since 2009, weaving orchestral ambition into heavy, rhythmically driven material from the rugged Rogue Valley.

Devastating Melodic Death Metal / Metalcore (early); Deathcore (later) from San Antonio.

St. Louis-based Silence the Witness blend the hook-driven intensity of metalcore with the heavier, more technically demanding elements of melodic death metal, drawing on both traditions to craft a dynamic and aggressive sound since 2015.

Miami's Silenmara fuses the locked-in pound of groove metal with metalcore's melodic aggression, building songs around syncopated riff cycles and a Southern Florida heat that adds a swaggering edge to the band's attack since forming in 2017.

Edison, New Jersey metalcore outfit Simensis, operating under the Canis Simensis Bandcamp handle, have been carving out their corner of the genre since 2017. Their metalcore approach draws on the genre's dual appetite for crushing heaviness and melodic tension.

Intense Metalcore from Fort Worth.

Wind Gap, Pennsylvania's Since the Fire have played metalcore since 2016, emerging from a small Lehigh Valley town where the genre's intensity likely provided a potent contrast to rural quiet. Their music fits squarely within the modern metalcore tradition of aggressive riffing paired with melodic dynamics.